The SWR Big Band
Germany's SWR Big Band is a dynamic ensemble with decades of experience as one of the premier large jazz outfits in Europe. Founded by Erwin Lehn in Stuttgart in 1951, the SWR Big Band initially started out as the Südfunk Tanzorchester, playing dance music on South German Radio. After Lehn's retirement in 1992 (and a renaming of the public radio station to Südwestrundfunk or SWR), the ensemble relaunched under the name the SWR Big Band. Benefiting from a rotating lineup of conductors as well a bevy of guest performers, they have released a long list of albums including 1993's Jazz in Concert with Bill Holman, 1996's SWR Big Band: Jazz Matinee with Phil Woods, and 2000's Plays the Music of Maria Schneider and Kurt Weill, Live! featuring Maria Schneider.
They have remained remarkably prolific over the past 20 years, collaborating on a steady string of albums with such luminaries as Bob Mintzer, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Roy Hargrove, Pat Metheny, and many more. A highly respected, in-demand ensemble, they have four Grammy nominations to their credit, including two for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album for 2002's Jazz Matinee with Slide Hampton and 2009's Fun Time & More Live with Sammy Nestico. On 2017's A Cool Breeze with Sammy Nestico, they paired again with the legendary composer and arranger for a set of some of his classic songs as well as newly penned charts.
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Discography
17 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Don’t Wait Too Long
Paul Carrack, The SWR Big Band
Soul - Released by Carrack UK on 20 Jan 2023
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Bird Lives
Magnus Lindgren, John Beasley, The SWR Big Band
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 12 Nov 2021
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Christmas with Paul Carrack
Paul Carrack, The SWR Big Band
Christmas Music - Released by Carrack UK on 13 Dec 2019
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Another Side of Paul Carrack
Paul Carrack, The SWR Big Band
Soul - Released by Carrack UK on 2 Oct 2020
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Walking in a Winter Wonderland
Paul Carrack, The SWR Big Band
Christmas Music - Released by Carrack UK on 29 Nov 2019
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Don’t Wait Too Long
Paul Carrack, The SWR Big Band
Soul - Released by Carrack UK on 6 Jan 2023
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Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying
Paul Carrack, The SWR Big Band
Blues - Released by Carrack UK on 2 Jun 2023
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Question
Paul Carrack, The SWR Big Band
Soul - Released by Carrack UK on 12 May 2023
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At Last
Paul Carrack, The SWR Big Band
Soul - Released by Carrack UK on 4 Sep 2020
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Cryin’ Won’t Help You
Paul Carrack, The SWR Big Band
Soul - Released by Carrack UK on 28 Oct 2022
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Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (Live)
Paul Carrack, The SWR Big Band
Christmas Music - Released by Carrack UK on 6 Dec 2019
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What's Shakin' on the Hill
Paul Carrack, The SWR Big Band
Soul - Released by Carrack UK on 18 Aug 2020
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The Story of the Big Bands
Jazz - Released by Sonoton Music on 2 Jun 1997
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The Only Thing Missing Is You
Paul Carrack, The SWR Big Band
Soul - Released by Carrack UK on 18 Nov 2022
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Trust in Me
Paul Carrack, The SWR Big Band
Soul - Released by Carrack UK on 9 Dec 2022
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I'll Always Be in Love with You
Paul Carrack, The SWR Big Band
Soul - Released by Carrack UK on 17 Mar 2023
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Sticks and Stones
Paul Carrack, The SWR Big Band
Soul - Released by Carrack UK on 24 Jul 2020
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo