We're continuing on the tangent of classic Big Band music with a real "comfort jazz" piece, keeping it mellow for the last day of the week. This is Neal Hefti's classic "Li'l Darling, from the iconic 1958 album "Atomic Mr Basie". Recorded live in "WDR Big Band Jazz Club" in Bocklemünd, arranged and conducted by Jörg Achim Keller. ------------------------------------ Mit einem echten "Comfort Jazz"-Stück setzen wir die Tangente der klassischen Big-Band-Musik fort und halten sie für den letzten Ta

When Neal Hefti was about to record "Repetition" in 1947, Charlie Parker happened to walk into the studio and was inpromtu added to the track, adding a different flavor. In this arrangement by Jörg Achim Keller, Parker's solo has been voiced on the entire sax section instead. Recorded live in "WDR Big Band Jazz Club" as a part of our Neal Hefty tribut from last year, conducted by Jörg Achim Keller. ------------------ Als Neal Hefti 1947 "Repetition" aufnehmen wollte, betrat Charlie Parker zufäll

Here's another clip from our Neal Hefti tribute, back in 2022. This is the Hefti original "Bells", featuring Andy Haderer on trumpet, Paul Heller on tenor saxophone and Johan Hörlén on alto saxophone. Recorded live in the "WDR Big Band Jazz Club" in Bocklemünd, conducted by Jörg Achim Keller. ----------------- Hier ist ein weiterer Clip von unserem Neal Hefti Tribute aus dem Jahr 2022. Es handelt sich um das Hefti-Original „Bells“, mit Soli von Andy Haderer an der Trompete, Paul Heller am Tenors

A blues is a blues is a blues, or "Holy soprano saxes, Batman!", either way we're headed for the bat cave today. "Batman Theme" is one of Neal Hefti's most iconic theme songs for TV, forever linking him to a technicolor world of on-screen sound effects, riddles, penguins, shark repellant and men in tights! This version is an arrangement by Jörg Achim Keller and features Billy Test on the Hammond Organ. Recorded live in the "WDR Big Band Jazz Club" in Bocklemünd, conducted by Jörg Achim Keller. -