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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!

Saturday, February 17, 2024

Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band - YouTube song - ‘Sin Filtro’

Here’s a song from an album discussed on 7 February below.


YouTube: “Featured on the new album LifeSongs…. Marshall Gilkes performs his composition ‘Sin Filtro’ together with the WDR BIG BAND. Recorded as part of the concert ‘Fresh Start’ at WDR JAZZCLUB / Cologne in November 2022.”

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 ; Wikipedia

Four posts below about seven WDR Big Band albums: with trombonist Marshall Gilkes; 4 albums of Steve Gadd et al & Bob Mintzer collaborations; with arranger Chuck Owens; with bassist Ron Carter.  😎

Big Band 2023 album releases.

Added these albums to Big Band 2023, now ~88 albums, at Spotify/JazzTodayish. Check your streaming service. Inverted & Mo’ Joe are keepers.

Pierre Blanchard & Metropole Orkest, Movies & Gypsies. If violinist Stephane Grapelli fronted an orchestra. Pierre Blanchard. YouTube.

Auckland Jazz Orchestra, Inverted. AllAboutJazz. YouTube. Bandcamp.

JOTC Open Orchestra, Mo’ Joe - The Music Of Joe Henderson. YouTube.  😎