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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A Fresh Taste of Thad Jones and Frank Foster
Klassiek - Released by SWR Classic on 1 jan. 1996
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mackie Messer: Brechts Dreigroschenfilm (Original Soundtrack)
SWR Big Band, Sinfonieorchester Des Südwestfunks
Originele soundtracks - Released by amboss Film + Musik on 13 sep. 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bluesette
SWR Big Band, Fola Dada, Klaus Wagenleiter
Jazz - Released by SWR Classic on 10 nov. 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Penny Blue
Traditionele jazz en dixieland - Released by SWR Classic on 12 mrt. 2021
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Menza, Don: Voyage
Klassiek - Released by SWR Classic on 1 jan. 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Simsalabim (Live)
Jazz - Released by ROOF Records on 2 nov. 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Swinging Wide
Vocale jazz - Released by SWR Classic on 11 feb. 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Let Love Alone
Vocale jazz - Released by SWR Classic on 11 mrt. 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
WINTHER: SWR Big Band Live
Moderne jazz - Released by SWR Classic on 26 sep. 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Roma (Live)
SWR Big Band, Giovanni Costello
Jazz - Released by Fine Music on 24 mei 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -