Alan Broadbent & WDR BIG BAND - Don't Ask Why

The WDR BIG BAND plays “Don't Ask Why” (composer: Alan Broadbent / Mark Murphy; arrangement: Alan Broadbent). Karolina Strassmayer plays solo on alto saxophone. The WDR BIG BAND is conducted by Alan Broadbent. Recorded live as part of the concert “The Birth Of The Cool Kind Of Blue” at the Kölner Philharmonie (May 2024)
More about the WDR BIG BAND:
www.wdr-bigband.de
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WDR BIG BAND:
Johan Hörlén - alto saxophone
Karolina Strassmayer - alto saxophone
Ben Fitzpatrick - tenor saxophone
Paul Heller - tenor saxophone
Jens Neufang - baritone saxophone
Ludwig Nuss - trombone
Raphael Klemm - trombone
Tim Hepburn - trombone
Mattis Cederberg - bass trombone
Andy Haderer - trumpet
Wim Both - trumpet
Rob Bruynen - trumpet
Ruud Breuls - trumpet
John Goldsby - bass
Billy Test - piano
Hans Dekker - drums
Arnd Richter - Manager WDR BIG BAND
Christian Schmitt - Tonmeister / Recording Producer
David Schwager - Sound Engineer
Nils Schröder - sound engineer

[@stumelis8469]

When listening to this wonderful orchestra, I often marvel at the incredible ying & yang that I hear, and feel... Just one of many beautiful examples of this is highlighted here. Karolina and Johan are so wonderfully matched in this band, each bringing, in their own way some of the finest alto playing i've ever heard. One of the best tandem of alto player's I've ever heard in any big band... Of course it is Karolina's turn in the spotlight that we get to enjoy here. So silky, so poignant, so achingly beautiful. Thank you ALL so very much......

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you very much for your kind words!

[@laurenhoward2888]

Wonderful use of dynamics Karolina and such an abundance of ideas. So well executed. She is so under appreciated. You never get the sense she is just trotting out licks but really feeling the melody and constructing an exciting and thrilling solo. Bravo!

[@dshey6802]

Karolina for the win--again and again. Alan Broadbent is a fabulous composer/arranger.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you!

[@Smilindog50]

Ah, Ms. Strassmayer! Very nice!

[@ElenaPetropavlovska]

Великолепное изысканное соло у Каролины! Браво! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙏🏻

[@bobblues1158]

Exquisite Alto solo!!!! And the band is a pleasure always. Great tune! Thank you all.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you for following us so consistently on YT!

[@TheWFamilyMusic]

Großartig! Frau Strassmayer habe ich schon live hören dürfen. Ich bin ein großer Fan von Euch und von ihr!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Vielen herzlichen Dank!

[@janvanderscheer1300]

❤❤ out of this world….so beautiful played

[@WDRBIGBAND]

😊🙏🏻

[@VictorBernalP]

El sonido de Karolina es perfecto, no imagino un mejor sonido de saxofón alto

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Muchas gracias, Victor!

[@galinakrivulin6767]

Thrilling! Dashing Karolina Strassmayer’s solo with great WDR Big Band! Beautiful composition! Thank you all.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙏🏻🎶

[@lessonwithcraig]

😲 🥰 thanks everyone… Especially Karolina 🫠

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you for watching, Craig!

[@lessonwithcraig]

@@WDRBIGBAND I wouldn’t miss it 👍🏻😃☕️

[@WDRBIGBAND]

the indispensable coffee....

[@lessonwithcraig]

@@WDRBIGBAND I never leave home without it ☕️😳👣☕️😳👣☕️😳😆

[@olivierherment1188]

Magnifique

[@WDRBIGBAND]

😊

[@valenticasanovas9074]

Un festival de virtuosisme i interpretació orquestral admirable.!!! Felicitats i gràcies Artistes.!!!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Moltes graces!

[@Валера-о8с5щ]

Нет слов выразить как вы подаете просто блестяще успехов вам и далее

[@WDRBIGBAND]

😊🎶

[@zinwah]

Wonderful !! Beautiful composition and arrangement with fabulous playing by Karolina. The unaccompanied chorus at the end is simply sublime.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@alexc6697]

Amazing sound Karolina. Prettiest alto sound alive.

[@JosephCsikos]

Very Beautiful!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you very much!

[@Dracula30able]

Excellent stuff. Karolina Strassmayer's alto sax playing here is sublime!

[@alfredoechevarrieta7512]

Muchas gracias.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

😊

[@michaelpedicinjr]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you!

[@StudioTrumpeter]

Аmazing! Karolina as always Super!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

😊

[@jeanpierrecarpentier]

Pure délice 😇💛💚💜

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙏🏻

[@hornsby5533]

Wunderschönes Saxophon. 😊

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Dankeschön!

[@ruudbreuls9085]

Beautiful Karo! One of a Kind!❤️

[@miguelteran9319]

uffff ...que belleza. Apenas para el amooorrrr jeje