Michael Philip Mossman feat. by WDR BIG BAND - Lester Left Town

The WDR BIG BAND plays the Wayne Shorter - title "Lester Left Town", arranged by Michael Philipp Mossman. Solos are played by Shannon Barnett on trombone, Ruud Breuls on trumpet and Frank Chastenier on piano. recorded during the WDR BIG BAND rehearsal at WDR Studio 4 / Cologne (2016).
For the WDR Big Band concert "Wayne Shorter Stories", American trumpeter, arranger and bandleader Michael P. Mossman has made a varied song selection that is meant to be representative of Wayne Shorter's large œuvre.
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WDR means Westdeutscher Rundfunk (West German Broadcasting Corporation).

[@PaoloLongo]

Great Mossman! great WDR Koeln! Music TOP!

[@nigelnash4264]

Of course ALL the musicians are INCREDIIBLE And I was SO SO thrilled at Ruud Breuls amazingingly POETIC solo in EVERY way Nigel Nash in Great Britain thank you all so much

[@jacobbritton7359]

Mossman's arranging skills are out of this world

[@WDRBIGBAND]

👏👏👏

[@tenpiualto]

This guy's the real deal. We were at Oberlin together back in the late 70's, and both played in the Oberlin Big Band, but I didn't know then that he could write like THIS!

[@jacobbritton7359]

@@tenpiualto I went to Oberlin as well. Michael visited and taught a masterclass. It was great!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Neil! nice story!

[@madjazzmike]

Hi to All”= What Class ! - Terrific session all round* , Trom solo “ FAB” + What a band ** = cheers .

[@delicious9824]

my favorite big band arranger. sorry maria.

[@carlosgnavarro]

A superb ensemble and the mastery of MP Mossman in his arrangements

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Carlos, 🙏🙏🙏

[@PeteN_2]

What a great chart by the late Wayne Shorter . Excellent ensemble playing , terrific solo trombone lines by Shannon Barnett , as usual amazing sight reading off a difficult chart .

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Pete! Thank you for your kind words.

[@givigachechiladze9158]

Band No - ONE in the world!

[@ajbfwb]

Another smokin' Mossman chart! Damn nice solo, Shannon.

[@bille9243]

Wow, that bone player is realllllly good!

[@tenpiualto]

Gives Rita Payés a run for her money along female trombonists. Uses the whole horn, and has great ideas she develops well. Wonderful changes in dynamics and colors. I want to hear more from her.

[@racehoglund7251]

wow shannon kicks butt!

[@rmoraespinto]

Great (and difficult) arrangement to play and direct (which Mr. Mossman did so well con alma!). Kudos to Mr. Mossman and the WDR BB. Special congrats to Ms. Barnett and Messrs. Breuls and Chatenier!!!

[@cupurro]

SO DAMM GOOD

[@iangray3899]

Again and again (altho' not every time!), these quite superb musicians produce wonderful listenable jazz, here with excellent interesting worthwhile harmonies through a clever arranger. Continue all of you with your great music,please.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

We will continue, - just follow our concert scedule for the next time after summer break: www1.wdr.de/orchester-und-chor/bigband/konzerte/index.html

[@user-vs7sm1wp7g]

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[@dfcordovez]

If only Stan Kenton could hear us now ✨🎶✨👏🏻👏🏻

[@dfcordovez]

Of course, Copacabana, Tropicana and Vegas sound is there 🎶

[@stellagoldgisser1092]

great chart !!!

[@Egbert1957]

.... trotz vertrackter Rhythmik und was-geht-noch-spielbarer im Arrangement, ist qualitativ alles wie (immer) aus einem Guss. Vor allem auch, dass was Frau Barnett - locker-mal-so in einer Probe vorträgt ist erschreckend dermaßen gekonnt und innovativ, dass der staunenden Zuhörer - wie ich - sich fragt: WO ist da noch eine hörbare Steigerung möglich und wie viele hart erarbeitete Musikerleben (a la Zeitschleife: täglich grüßt das Murmeltier) braucht es, um nur annähernd hier an das grenzwertig spielbare eines WDR-Bassposaunisten - über das reine Können und Beherrschen des meisterlich in Form gebogenen Blech-Materials und Eignung am Spielgerät, bei verinnerlichter Spieltechnik hinaus - im entferntesten zu erlangen ...

[@Gusrikh1]

Superb.

[@tsukumomiki981]

Nice rhythmical music and your performance. I'm exciting.💗

[@WDRBIGBAND]

😊Tsukumo!

[@1marttie]

Beautiful as always!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you, Brooke!

[@itegil]

Great solo by Ms. Burnett! One of the best bone solos I ever heard/watched. Why she is no longer with the band? 2'10"

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi itegil! She left the band already 3 years ago, in order to follow her solo carreer. She is really a great bone player and we are convinced about playing with her again sometimes.

[@dfcordovez]

Superb. What a Sound. Maestros 👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻

[@johnvono5787]

Well rehearsed and very tight. Curtis F. would have been very proud of trombone player.

[@basilhendricks788]

Bone swings wow

[@RubenMusic_s]

I Loved It !!!!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Ruben! 🙏🙏🙏

[@tenpiualto]

Mike, it is SO great to see you writing for and leading this band! I've been loving the arrangements of yours that have shown up on the WDR Big Band KZbin feed. Were you already writing charts back at Oberlin? If you were, it didn't make my radar screen. Maybe we took Wendall Logan's Jazz arranging course at the same time? It's been too long, and I just don't remember anymore.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Neil! Maybe you'd better write him directly on FB facebook.com/MiPhiMo....er probably won't look very often in the comments of our joint videos on KZbin....

[@jeremyquiros5483]

Are there recordings available for this or anything else from the Wayne Shorter Stories other than these KZbin videos? I find myself coming back to these videos over and over again because I love these arrangements.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Jeremy, unfortunately there is no CD for this. Sorry!

[@DirceuBraz]

DIESER TONINGENIEUR HAT WIRKLICH DIE HABEN MIKROS WIRKLICH NICHT IM GRIFF. SCHADE FÜR MANCHEN SOLIST DIE MANCHMAL KAUM HÖREN KANN ! NUN EIN LOB FÜR THE CAMERAMANs = GEIL ARBEIT !

[@michaelhoward7009]

Totally destroys the concept of the song. It is a tribute to -Lester Young. To each their own. Just IMO