THIS SITE PROMOTES FUN JAZZ!

Excerpts from and links to album reviews of rather boisterous jazz albums. Artist info links at: Wikipedia; website; Discogs; Bandcamp as available. Links to the full album on: basic/free YouTube; subscription Spotify; purchase download Bandcamp. Check your favorite service. Please enjoy!

Thursday, February 1, 2024

WDR Big Band - YouTube song - ‘The Blues Ain't Necessarily Bad’

The WDR Big Band posted this tune recently. 


From the YouTube info: “The WDR BIG BAND plays ‘The Blues Ain't Necessarily Bad’ by Slide Hampton. Solos are played by Andy Haderer on trumpet, Raphael Klemm on trombone and John Goldsby on bass. The WDR Big Band is conducted by Stefan Pfeifer-Galilea. Produced in September 2021 at WDR Studio 4 / Cologne.”

The WDR Big Band is a project of WDR Broadcasters in Cologne, Germany. They have released >75 albums since 1979. YouTube channel (please subscribe); website ; Discogs  😎