Bob Mintzer & WDR BIG BAND - New Mambo

The WDR BIG BAND plays "New Mambo" under the direction of chief conductor Bob Mintzer (composition / arrangement). Solos are played by Johan Hörlén on alto saxophone and Billy Test on piano. Produced at WDR Studio 4 / Cologne (September 2022).
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WDR BIG BAND
Johan Hörlén - Alto Saxophone
Pascal Bartoszak - Alto Saxophone
Ben Fitzpatrick - Tenor Saxophone
Paul Heller - Tenor Saxophone
Jens Neufang - Baritone Saxophone
Ludwig Nuss - Trombone
Raphael Klemm - Trombone
Andy Hunter - Trombone
Mattis Cederberg - Bass Trombone
Andy Haderer - Trumpet
Rob Bruynen - Trumpet
Wim Both - Trumpet
Ruud Breuls - Trumpet
Hans Dekker, Drums
Sebastian Nickoll, Percussion
Billy Test, Piano
John Goldsby, Bass
Arnd Richter - Manager WDR Big Band
Christian Schmitt - Recording Producer
Walter Platte - Recording Engineer
Raimund Wunderlich - Recording Assistant
Carmen Braun - Director / Camera Operator
Leo Friedrich - Director of Photography / Camera Operator / Editing

[@johnfuller8284]

Billly Test’s playing is so creative! This is one monster solo… and he dances on the bench while performing it! Simply outstanding.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi John! True!

[@kendallruff8090]

Bob Mintzer is a treasure and a legend…what a band!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

😊Kendall!

[@fredgenius]

Flows like silk, truly the cream of big band jazz. I love the video, makes such a difference to see the musicians playing.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you for your kind words, Fred!

[@fredgenius]

I have to give a big shout out to the sound engineers, this a really beautiful soundscape, every detail captured perfectly, presented without fuss, without adding or taking anything away. Technology changes but the artistry remains, exactly as it should be. So big thanks from an audiophile.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@jorgestramusic]

Super cool writing by the awesome Bob Mintzer, love the harmonies on the Bones section and shout out to the super tasty solo by Billy, excellent as always!

[@carlosnagy]

Definitely WDR is a World Class Jazz Big Band. The Bob's (My favorite saxophonist) arrangement, and super solos of Johan and Billy are unique and amazing..!! The sound and video are fantastic. Long life to WDR.!!

[@skoch9995]

*Not a word needs to be added to this comment. Leave long WDR (You’ve got no choice Lol ... !!!!!*

[@carlosnagy]

@@skoch9995 ?????

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi carlos!Thank you very much!

[@ktrethewey]

One of Billy Test’s best solos!

[@traceyfrazier8592]

FIRST TIME HEARING THIS BEAUTIFUL SMOOTH GROOVE JAZZ MUSIC VERY RELAXING LOVE IT 🥁🎻🎺🎹🎸🎷🎧🎤🎛🎙🎶🎵🎼📯💃🕺

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🎶😊🎶

[@tomablaake]

The pianist 👏👏👏

[@WDRBIGBAND]

... Billy Test 👍

[@bulkin67]

Billy , your solos amazing .

[@rmoraespinto]

And, if you allow me, always very classy!

[@drumz47]

Spectacular 🏋🏿‍♀️Gives me so many free ideas as a rhythmist

[@Gemashke]

What a piano solo!!!!

[@traceyfrazier8592]

THEY ALL ON POINT LOVE THIS SMOOTH GROOVE JAZZ MUSIC VERY RELAXING 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@stuartdryer1352]

What a fantastic piano solo on this awesome chart.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

👍Stuart!

[@marked55555]

Fantastic chart Mr. Mintzer! ...and the WDR Big Band played flawlessly as always!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi marked55555! Thank you!

[@linuxtuxfriend9155]

Ich habe Bob schon vermisst. Gut, dass er bei euch weiter abliefert. Am 27.01.23, zu seinem 70., ist bei mir Bob-Mintzer-Tag. ;-)

[@nathishabane70]

Now this is music 🎶 👌 🙌 👏...

[@dfcordovez]

Such a Great Jazz Big Band WDR Is. One Of a Kind. Bob Mintzer Great as a 🎷 player and also as a Jazz Big Band Director. Honor to Dámaso Pérez Prado, the Mambo King 🎷🎷🎷🎷🎷Sound 🎶. Very nice solos by Johan 🎷and Billy 🎹 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Diego! Thank you!

[@bongoloony]

Nice solo Johan, lovely tone..beautiful piano too Billy and the bongo martillo cutting through at just the right level. The sound guys always get the production spot on..

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you, Jeff!

[@adrianchavana3799]

Played this number in high school. Trombone 3 part. Loved it

[@WDRBIGBAND]

👍👍👍 Adrian!

[@Youriedabanga3079]

My soul is just blessed with this beautiful composition, thank you so much Mr Bob Mintzer .

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Youri! Thank you for watching us!

[@nebrem]

Super!!!!!!!!!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

👍

[@galinakrivulin6767]

Wonderful! That’s who you are. Thank you.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Galina! Thank you!

[@JustTutupa]

Billy's solo is killer!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

😎Juan!

[@royblack1868]

Dieses Video schaue ich jetzt ungefähr zum eintausendstenmale... immer wieder sehr erfrischend! Danke! 🙏🏼

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Roy! Das ist schön zu lesen!

[@cheri238]

Bob Mintzer and the WDR Big Band. "New Mamba" with solos by Billy TEST, and John Holern on alto saxophone. All these musicians are excellent in all this music of Jazz. I congratulate you all for I understand the years of hard work to create such exquisite music 🎶 🎵 ❤️

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Anna! Thank you for your kind words! Stay healthy!

[@MrAll300]

wunderschön, vielen Dank an die Band und Bande.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Das freut uns, WOLKE! Danke!

[@G8rJimbo]

Top notch and amazing....as always. Keep it up!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Jimmy! Thanx!!!

[@maloneap64]

Amazing performance with the great minserian sounds from the ensemble and superb soloists

[@aminghini]

Essa Banda é simplesmente MARAVILHOSA....!!!!!!!!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙌 Arnaldo!

[@brunoesse]

Maestro Bob Mintzer, wonderful author and fantastic arranger! Spectacular orchestra! Amazing soloists! I felt a great emotion from the beginning to the end of the song! A thousand thanks !

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙌 Bruno!

[@metothemoon1227]

Very clean ;)

[@drumz47]

Hans Dekker on drums. He plays these charts so smooth and clean with great feel. Love how he pushes the orchestra.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Gregory!

[@BuddyBearCreator]

I wish I had your band behind me when I wrote that Jump Jive and Stretch Song !

[@Jazzpandragon]

What a pleasure to have such good sound and visual quality, and it's really subtly arranged in each piece! Superb discovery, well done to the team!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you, we will tell our video and sound team!

[@lessonwithcraig]

😳 Oh My… in the famous words of ‘Lawerence Welk’ “Wonnerful Wonnerful” Thank You Boys…👍🏻😎

[@WDRBIGBAND]

😎😎😎 Craig!

[@waynewright5023]

The solo by Bill Test was **spicy!!!!** You know that you're cooking when the horn section is dancing along with your solo in their seats!!!

[@lauracastilloruiz9471]

vibrante 😍👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😘

[@Marunius]

Beautiful from the first seconds!

[@jeanpierrecarpentier]

💝

[@juan.espinosa]

Simply wonderful!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Juan! Thank you!

[@pangeaproxima9446]

Piano solo was aweeeeesome!

[@waynejrice]

It's the two-handed licks with the parallel lines and the polyrhythmic chords (which reminded me of Lyle Mays) that got me in Billy's solo. Great tune and amazing playing by all.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you, Wayne!

[@metothemoon1227]

Eargasm!

[@stevekhan7790]

¡Bien sabroso! ¡Vaya Bob & the WDR Big Band! So great to hear your "New Mambo" in the hands of this fantastic band. EVERYONE sounds so terrific. Tremendous solos by Johan and Billy - and, as always, the superb ensemble playing. Postings like this set such a high standard for everyone!!! In the end, I'm just a fan like all those who consistently visit these pages. Bravo y'all!!! - Steve - New York, NY

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙌Steve!

[@1marttie]

Oh my, Mr. Test is killing the piano, again!!! Brava!!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Brooke! ...yes, the keys have to withstand something...:)

[@metothemoon1227]

Bob is a perfectionist. 👏

[@WDRBIGBAND]

😉 Me!

[@Soundpaintmusic]

Gorgeous!!

[@aurekeys]

Qué arreglos, qué solistas, qué belleza!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙌 Aure!

[@kennybradshaw2122]

AAA such a beautiful piece! By coincidence it was posted on my brothers birthday, 20 OCT!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

👍Kenny!

[@66bighorns]

Thank you all!!!!!

[@deusdedithmaranhao2553]

Bob... Are you sure you weren't born in Brazil? I felt at home! hehehe 🤩 - Bob... Você tem certeza que não nasceu no Brasil? Me senti em casa! hehehe 🤩

[@WDRBIGBAND]

😉Deusdedith!

[@FrancisFurtak]

Sweet, would love to hear this live!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Francis! Come around...

[@russellcampoli6063]

Love this arrangement 🎹🎹🎹

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thanx, Russell!

[@jjbloyber]

The Ultimate Jazz Band Machine!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

😎 jam8854!

[@jimbarcelona1078]

Outstanding as usual , really enjoyed it.And of course played my drumming to it .Thanks guys !

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Jim! Great!

[@upsessionsnews]

Amazing, team!❤

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Eric! Thanx!

[@fede9del12]

Bob + WDR = Amor eterno

[@WDRBIGBAND]

😊Federico!

[@JerryT21]

I noticed they look at the music sheet while soloing ' is the solo written out or are they just looking at the sheet to keep track on where they are?

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Jerry! The look at the sheet to hold on where they are!

[@humbertoarias8112]

🤩🤩🤩 please for the next session play Slo Funk by Bob 😈😈😈😈👊👊👊👊

[@dtsdigitalden5023]

Ahh brilliant! I miss that Yellowjackets lineup with Mintzer, Haslip, Ferrante and Kennedy. Seriously enjoyed Yellowjackets with WDR BB, the performance with Nguyen Le. WDR musicians are absolutely top of their craft, it never ceases to amazed me that such a large number of high calibre musicians can exist at one place at one time!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi DT's! Thank you for your kind words!

[@bobblues1158]

Great! Made me feel good!

[@IrisvS_76]

This makes me want to dance! 🥰💃🏻

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi IrisvS_76! What else is holding you back? Just do it!

[@IrisvS_76]

@@WDRBIGBAND Oh i do, but dancing alone is not quite the same. A good dancing partner would be better! 🤩

[@WDRBIGBAND]

True, IrisvS_76!

[@andrewcharley1893]

So Kool man YEAH!!!!!!!👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙌Andrew!

[@maurizioligas9017]

Meravigliosi!!!❤️❤️❤️

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙌 Maurizio!

[@vallentinlovstromwadell8950]

That piano solo is something else...

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙌 Vallentin!

[@neilstanniland1011]

Probably as good a chart as you can get,my personal favourite 'Thanks Hank' John La Barbera.

[@ginnameara5575]

❤Awesome!

[@jacobscolliers198]

It’s killer, fellas. Would be lovely to see a female in the band someday.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Jacob’s! Karolina Strassmayer plays alto sax in the WDR BIG BAND. She is on a sabatical at the moment...

[@Kontrabass66]

I really admire your deep knowledge about the big band´s personal!! 🤣

[@brucekuehn4031]

Shannon Barnett was in the trombone section for a while

[@MrOrenburgsky]

Very Nice !

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙌Артур!

[@veriodebona3887]

Una Big Band fantastica 👏👏👏🎶

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Obrigado, Verio!

[@TheMoegig]

God, that was good!!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thanx, Moe!

[@dmswanson5694]

Solid.

[@s.p.9582]

Total clave! 🔥🔥🔥

[@TheWFamilyMusic]

super!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thanx The W. Family MUSIC!

[@martinholmes6152]

Exceptional, brilliant solos by Billy and Johan help bring us up into the clouds, to what is already the peak of perfection! Totally fab!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Martin! Thank you!

[@ninajazzlover677]

Yeah, Johan & Billy! 👌

[@WDRBIGBAND]

😎Nina!

[@chriswilkes4350]

Dazzling solo by Billy Test.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

👍 Chris!

[@deetgeluid]

Is this the best big band in the world or what?❤ I’d like to see a video from the sound crew. About the preamps and whole idea of recording this. Because it sounds amazing!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

👍 deetgeluid!

[@NudePenguin]

I cannot believe how much this arrangement sounds like Mintzer! This sound is so recognizeable

[@coste84]

Gracias por este fantástico contenido!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

De nada, Àlex!

[@atsushiouchi]

Highlight of high school was playing Mintzer’s “Computer”

[@MelodiesForEverybody]

Background music for documentary films!

[@ewedude]

Billy Test is a bad ass.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

😎 Stutz!

[@pangeaproxima3681]

Smooth latin jazz! Who's on congas?

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Sebastian Nickoll is playing on congas.

[@pangeaproxima3681]

@@WDRBIGBAND Danke.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

@pangeaproxima3681 - gern geschehen!

[@brucekuehn4031]

Andy Hunter - silver trombone?

[@diamanti3270]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[@ryancox5097]

Who is this drummer?

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Ryan! Hans Dekker is on drums!

[@jazztls31]

Cool 😎😎😎

[@WDRBIGBAND]

👍 Uwe!

[@deanchovan6604]

Test is the best.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

👍😎 Dean!

[@usmpiano]

I miss Karolina!

[@Zxx459]

SO DRY...AND STIFF....NO FEELING

[@ClaytonScottRhodes]

An entire big band playing Jazz, and not one single non-white musician ?!? 🤔

[@slothmode3590]

it’s a German band though. Literally from Germany

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Slothmode! The members of the band are coming from Austria, Netherland, Sweden, Ireland, USA and Germany. ...

[@ClaytonScottRhodes]

@@slothmode3590Oh....my mistake. I just saw Bob Mintzer and assumed they were American, because he is.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Ice-Wight! No problem!

[@fijimorgan]

Shame that after all these years, Bob hasn't figured out what a mambo is. Apparently has no clue what clave is. Stop writing "Latin" charts if you have no idea what Latin music is.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi fijimorgan! "New Mambo" ...is the name of the piece. The WDR BIG BAND plays jazz music. We appreciate comments that follow the Nettique and respect that taste can not be compared.

[@pangeaproxima9446]

Perhaps it's called New Mambo for a reason.

[@itsaboutchina732]

There is not enough compression on everything in this mix. Unlistenable.

[@lorenzmuller3542]

Compare the horns to the Slonaker Big Band. WDR has sloppy timing, especially with the saxophones.

[@skoch9995]

*What happened to this cute lady on alto sax, flute, and everything else ..... !!!!!*

[@djibrilsoumare2393]

Karolina is on a Sabbatical leave. Idid ask the same question for one month

[@WDRBIGBAND]

True, djibril!