The NDR Big Band posted this tune recently.
YouTube: “The NDR Bigband featuring ‘Panzerballett’ under the direction of Chief Conductor Geir Lysne.. ‘Typewriter II’ is a composition by guitarist Jan Zehrenfeld of the Munich band. The soloists are Percy Pursglove on trumpet, Gerd Boelicke on electric bass and Virgil Donati on drums.”
The NDR Big Band is a project of NDR Broadcasters (radio and television) in Hamburg, Germany. They have released ~74 albums since 1985. YouTube ; Discogs.
This is nominated for the 2024 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Large Ensemble Album. The awards are on 4 February.
Richard Salvucci/AllAboutJazz: “Here you have intriguing arrangements, superb musicians, and atmospherics galore… Olympians was recorded remotely during the pandemic. It is yet another lovely artifact of a very troubled time.” Dianne Reeves and Cecile McLorin Salvant each sing a song, and saxophonists Chris Potter and David Binney help.
Composer/arranger Vince Mendoza led the Metropole Orkest from 2005-13, and occasionally since. He has 7 Grammys and 1 Latin Grammy with 38 more nominations. This is his ~27th album since 1989. Vince’s: website ; Discogs ; Bandcamp.
The Orkest has 4 Grammys and 2 Oscars, and has released >150 albums since 1952. They are a project of Netherlands Public Broadcasting, and are based in Hilversum. The Orkest’s: website ; Discogs
Vince Mendoza & Metropole Orkest, Olympians, full album: YouTube ; Spotify