Makoto Ozone & WDR BIG BAND - No Siesta

The WDR BIG BAND performs his composition "No Siesta" with composer and bandleader Makoto Ozone. Solos are played by Andy Hunter on trombone, Makoto Ozone on piano, Hans Dekker on drums and Johan Hörlén on soprano saxophone. Produced live as part of the production "The Big Band World of Makoto Ozone" at WDR Studio 4 / Cologne (November 2023).
More about the WDR BIG BAND:
www.wdr-bigband.de
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WDR BIG BAND
Johan Hörlén - soprano saxophone
Martin Gasser - alto saxophone
Ben Fitzpatrick - tenor saxophone
Matthew Halpin - tenor saxophone
Jens Neufang - baritone saxophone
Ludwig Nuss - trombone
Raphael Klemm - trombone
Andy Hunter - trombone, valve trombone
Mattis Cederberg - bass trombone
Andy Haderer - trumpet
Max Seibert - trumpet
Rob Bruynen - trumpet
Ruud Breuls - trumpet
Hans Dekker - drums
Makoto Ozone - piano, conductor
John Goldsby - Bass
Arnd Richter - Manager WDR BIG BAND
Martin Rust - Tonmeister / Recording Producer
Walter Platte - sound engineer
Astrid Großmann - Sound Assistant
Carmen Braun - Producer / Director / Camera
Leo Friedrich - Director of Photography / Camera / Editing

[@StevenFeifke]

one of my favorite Makoto charts 🔥

[@bobblues1158]

Love virtuosity-especially in the service of the vibe! Whole band of virtuosos here!

[@jeanpierrecarpentier]

Wow,, awesome latin-jazz gem. 💚💜💝💖

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you!

[@alessandrobazzoli4242]

Top drummer

[@WDRBIGBAND]

😊🎶

[@Eddy.Du.Baixo.2]

WOW! THIS IS SAMBA!! MY HOME BRASIL! THANKS

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Muito obrigado and greetings to Brasil! From which area do you watch us?

[@bobsteiner9209]

Kudos to the sound engineers. Clarity from all sections, and maybe the best percussion audio I've ever heard.

[@allanblack1645]

Fully agree Bob!

[@radiobobmcwilliams2516]

Fantastic! I was lucky enough to see Makoto twice long ago with Gary Burton's Quartet.

[@elianadelpizzo7141]

Espetacular!!!!🎵🎼🎹🎶🎷👏👏🇧🇷

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@alejandroduran5022]

Que lindo cuando escuchas música que habla todas las lenguas ..... ❤

[@earlrobicheaux2632]

The band is on fire. And Makoto is double wow.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙏🏻😊🎶

[@bobblues1158]

What a Chart!!!! And the solos...... Man! What soprano setup is this Johan? Killing!!

[@JohanHorlen-dt1pk]

Yanagisawa 902 Soprano, Theo Wanne Durga 7 mouthpiece, Rigotti Gold 3.5 reeds, Rovner Platinum ligature. Thanks for your kind words! 🙂

[@brucekuehn4031]

Andy Hunter looks up to the ceiling at the end of his solo. Don’t worry about it - loved it!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

😁🎶

[@genekaplan1605]

incredible writing showing great understanding of the full potential of the modern big band !BRAVO to all!!

[@oskarkastre]

Bravo! Amazing band and wonderful composition.❤❤

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🎶♥️🎶

[@ElenaPetropavlovska]

Какой великолепный ритм!! WDR BB вы всегда совершенны в интерпретациях любых музыкальных стилей!!! 👏👏👏👏

[@marchandesermf2854]

So good !

[@CaiusV.]

Thank you ❤

[@michaelbereckis]

Great!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙏🏻

[@carlosnagy]

Fantastic version of No Siesta. The amazing and genial WDR Big Band Orchestra + My Hero Makoto Ozone.!!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@seandennis3148]

I reckon that if you're going to miss out on having a siesta, you need a vibrant tune like that, to justify it. I loved the tune, the arrangement, the variety of dynamic levels and the solos were definitely top notch too. Brilliant! ☀💎

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙏🏻🎶♥️

[@tommes55]

The WDR Bigband is made of musical diamonds 💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎

[@WDRBIGBAND]

😊😊😊Thank you very much!

[@andreasnystrom1998]

Love It! 💓

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you!

[@stumelis8469]

I love this band... The soloists nail the changes, the ensemble is wonderfully precise, and the artistic vision in bringing in so many wonderful artists as guests, that I have never heard of before, is a real treat.. Thank you...! Maybe because I have seen this previously, I am more sensitive to this issue, but this is not the 1st time, your media department has apparently not taken the time to actually review the videos before posting them, and have gotten the personnel wrong. This is clearly NOT Paul Heller on tenor sax ...For these cats who are trying to make their way in such a competitive arena, the exposure is priceless. Please amend the personnel roster.

[@chop1992]

That was the great Matthew Halpin, who was subbing for Paul Heller that day ;)

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thanks for the heads up! You're absolutely correct and we updated the video description!

[@MikeJamesMedia]

Outstanding!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you!

[@hornsby5533]

Ich bin Immer wieder sprachlos ob der Qualität.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Das freut uns zu lesen! Danke dir fürs stete Zuschauen!

[@andreychursin1469]

Браво!!!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙏🏻

[@allanblack1645]

Fantastic and hey! They all use the same headphones I do .. AKG-M50X check ‘em out.

[@previllazz]

¡Maravilloso.! Johan Hörlen, Solo on soprano sax, (not Alto)

[@WDRBIGBAND]

True, we corrected it. Thank you for the hint!

[@hokomoko100]

Excellent .

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you!

[@rudymasato2968]

Wow beautiful Jazz

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you!

[@Luke-im7nh]

Die Video Qualität!!! 👍

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Herzlichen Dank! Wir geben es an unser Videoteam weiter!

[@SaxPracticemanJazz]

遂に小曽根さん登場！良いなぁ。 やはり、No name horsesと一味違う。

[@WDRBIGBAND]

No Name Horses?

[@SaxPracticemanJazz]

@@WDRBIGBAND Yes!

[@eduardosilva6201]

Brazilian inspiration.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

True...

[@blueeeeelagooooon005]

サムネの笑顔が有吉に見えた⁉ｗ

[@StKe1000]

Chick Coreas brother?

[@WDRBIGBAND]

His good old friend...

[@migtrompete]

WOW!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@WDRBIGBAND]

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