WDR BIG BAND & Yellowjackets - Full Concert

The WDR BIG Band performs the concert "Jackets XL" together with the Yellowjackets under the direction of Bob Mintzer during the Leverkusener Jazztage 2019. The Yellowjackets are Russel Ferrante (piano, Fender Rhodes), Bob Mintzer (tenor saxophone, EWI), Dane Alderson (bass) and Will Kennedy (drums). Produced for WDR Jazzline under the direction of Elmar Herkrath; edited by Peter Sommer and the manager of the WDR BIG BAND: Friederike Darius.
In November 2019, two internationally acclaimed bands met on stage at the Leverkusen Jazz Days. Chief conductor, bandleader and saxophonist Bob Mintzer came with his band, the Yellowjackets, and presented the quartet's music, which Mintzer arranged for the WDR Big Band. The result was the joint CD "Jackets XL", which was nominated for the prestigious GRAMMY music award exactly two years later.
00:00:03 Downtown
00:07:40 Red Sea
00:15:47 Mile High
00:21:03 Dewey
00:29:09 One Day
00:37:35 Even Song
00:46:24 Tenacity
00:53:20 Imperial Strut
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[@henridelagardere264]

*November 2019* - So near and yet so far, will it prove to have been the last November of humanity?

[@stefangolubek8219]

WDR is one of the best big bands in the World. Top notch professionalism!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you, Stefan!

[@annealt9060]

I absolutely agree.

[@johnfuller8284]

It’s just hard to beat the Yellowjackets for professionalism and creativity! Combine them with the WDR Big Band and you’ve got magic. The current lineup is one of the best in Yellowjacket history. Dean Alderson is the most melodic bass soloist they’ve ever had in my opinion. I’ve seen them live 3 times and they never disappoint. I was glad to see Will Kennedy rejoin the group: Best drummer in Yellowjackets history.

[@claudepelarrey963]

Jimmy have done a great work the sound and the feeling of YJ

[@RogerBiwandu]

The late great Ricky Lawson was great with YellowJackets, specially for the music played at that period. Jimmy Hasplip will be forever the best YJ's bass player, you have to calm your excitation John. :-)

[@johnfuller8284]

@@RogerBiwandu I’m not saying Ricky Lawson was a slouch; far from it. I saw him with the YJs on two occasions. I just prefer Will Kennedy was the drummer the first time I saw the YJs. I was very glad to see him return. As for Jimmy Haslip, he played a huge part in the formation of the YJ sound. It was, is Jimmy’s mechanical solos that I didn’t care for.. Even Felix Pastorius was a better soloist in my opinion. Dean Alderson, on the other hand, can maintain the same funky groove that Jimmy did, while delivering some scorching good bass solos. We all have our favorites; your’s are good and so are mine. Enjoy the music!

[@RogerBiwandu]

@@johnfuller8284 It's not about who's my favorite, my favorite musician on YJ is Russ by far, saying this I love all of them, but I like the respect of the history of a band, that's all. And, I don't need a bass player being a "genius" at soloing, it's good if he is, but I really don't care, I want a bass player to play the bass as solid as possible, with good taste, feel and sound, cheers John.

[@peterklo5119]

Thank you so much! This is fantastic! That's what I like the Yellowjackets for melodic and groovy and together with this great body of sound, of course, swingin'.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you for your kind words, Peter!

[@ivellbullock784]

I have that song from their classic fusion jazz album called Four Corners. One of their best.

[@AcoustiMan818]

Many thx for uploading this great live concert with impeccable sound and performance quality👍🙏

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you for watching us, AcoustiMan!

[@arsenalius6855]

The great Group, the great Big Band and the great MUSIC! Thanks, Maestros! Danke schön!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you for watching us, Arsen!

[@arsenalius6855]

@@WDRBIGBAND 👍👍👍 🎷🎺🎹🎼🎼🎼

[@carlosnagy]

This combination between The Jackets + WDR Big Band are amazing and Explosive..!!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Have a look at the cd release, carlos!

[@robwest36]

2 great bands made greater band. Thanks

[@WDRBIGBAND]

😅 Rob!

[@thierrydumas]

C'est toujours un réel plaisir de retrouver cette formation même avec de nouvelles têtes en son sein.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

C'est la vie partout, les gens vont et viennent, - mais la musique reste... Thierry!

[@williammaestre9318]

The best of the best the best bands united

[@MrDaveaccord]

So glad I bought the new CD Jackets XL, it's fantastic.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Great, have fun with our music, MrDaveaccord!

[@RogerBiwandu]

The GREAT Russell Ferrante, he's SO funky when he plays "Imperial Strut", his left hand keeping that bloody bass line while soloing with his right hand, awesome !!! PS : not enough praise for him, he's the only one original member on stage, I mean come on, give some love to Russ please....

[@WDRBIGBAND]

😊Rodgebi!

[@gastonpugamusic]

It's so great!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙏🙏🙏 Gaston!

[@notpopebuthope]

GREAT SOUND & GROOVE HERE! ... CHEERS!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Keep grooving and thank you for watching us, notpopebuthope!

[@galinakrivulin6767]

Thank you for the amazing concert. Let’s keep our fingers crossed.

[@samissomar]

Great Jazz Soundscapings...Masters!...

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Muchas gracias, Américo!

[@BigDogSteveNami]

Audio and video are badly out of sync on the song “Dewey.” Otherwise, FANTASTIC!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you, we have to fix it, BigDogSteveNami!

[@renelaanen813]

Awesome, great band!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank your for watching us, Rene!

[@oswinhaas]

Simply fantastic ... Particularly like the bass-player ...

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you for watching us, Oswin!

[@JerryT21]

Music at its BEST 🔥🔥🔥

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hopefully, Jerry!

[@ajbfwb]

0:04 Downtown 7:42 The Red Sea 15:47 Mile High 21:03 Dewey 29:09 One Day 37:35 Even Song 46:24 Tenacity 53:20 Imperial Strut 59:21 Revelation

[@hudsoncampos2201]

Brilliant

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you, Hudson!

[@dimitriskaraganis]

superb!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you!

[@Fabelnegros]

wow... been waiting for this for so long.. thxx a lot.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Sometimes it is necessary to wait on something, - thank you for watching, el!

[@charlesmicheaux4121]

It's a beautiful thing to see and hear one of the greatest bands (Yellowjackets) still strong and amazing after 40 years! Cheers to WDR BIG BAND these musicians are DOPE!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙏🙏🙏 Charles!

[@lakkfatt2321]

Ganz großes akustisches Kino!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Danke, Bossa!

[@oiramssab]

They never disappoint... All masters of their crafts and truly inspire on many levels... Love Love Love

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you, Mario!

[@SaxPracticemanJazz]

Yeah.Bob.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

☺️S.P!

[@lauracastilloruiz9471]

Fabuloso concierto 😍😍😍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😘😘😘

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Muchas gracias, laura!

[@jazzwalk4672]

wow!!!!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you, 재즈산책!

[@geyrdrumond]

Simply amazing, awesome concert! Well done, guys!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Welcome to our channel, Geyr!

[@geyrdrumond]

@@WDRBIGBAND Thank you very much!!

[@fede9del12]

ya lo vi como 5 veces. WDR y Yellowjackets son todo lo que esta bien.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Wow, Ya has visto el concierto 5 veces a pesar del error de sincronización. Muchas gracias, Federico!

[@rocketpost1]

Superb concert, I wasn't intending to watch it all but I got hooked in. I didn't know the current line up of the Yellowjackets but new names to me were Will Kennedy and Dane Alderson who are both world class players. Great playing obviously from Russell and Bob.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

That is true, it is a great danger to get hooked in in, rocketpost1!

[@Casio61]

Will Kennedy is just an incredible player. Could it sound anything less than amazing with him playing underneath you?

[@liriosanz]

Que imponente !!!! Son geniales !!!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

😊Lirio!

[@galinakrivulin6767]

Streaming on tv now. ‘Nominated for Grammy music award exactly 2 years after the joint CD “Jackets XL” per Description.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Yep, Galina! That is the fact! Keep your fingers crossed!

[@alaingrenier3232]

Éblouissant !! Merci pour le partage !!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Merci pour regarder, Alain!

[@mariogarnachodosreis37]

Simply the best...

[@WDRBIGBAND]

It was a great production, mario!

[@mariogarnachodosreis37]

@@WDRBIGBAND ,i can imagine,i'm pianist...

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Keep playing, - we need music in these strange times, mario!

[@beebebop]

What a treat. Thank you! ❤️

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you for beeing with us, beebebop!

[@alffred4021]

Merci vil moll für di tolli Musig :)

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙏😊 Alf!

[@padean2008]

Thank you…grazie

[@californiabrass]

increíble concierto

[@LuisMartinez-nk3un]

Hermoso, gracias!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Gracias por watching us, Luis!

[@KoYounghwan]

This is crazy. Thanks for wonderful music.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi KoYounghwan! From where do you watch us? Thank you for being with us!

[@KoYounghwan]

@@WDRBIGBAND I'm from South Korea. Thank you for great wonderful music

[@WDRBIGBAND]

From South Korea, - welchome to our channel, KoYounghwan!

[@luizsiqueira3313]

Fabuloso! 👏👏👏❤❤❤

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙏 Luiz!

[@ChuckSilva]

What? So Gr8! ❤️❤️❤️🍻🎶🎼

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙏Chuck!

[@jasonruff1270]

man that piccolo really stands out!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙏 Jason!

[@johnrapach9764]

Fab

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thanx, John!

[@jeanpierrecarpentier]

💝💛💖💜

[@RainRelaxRadio]

Back in the 80s the musician's union had a contact book with all the musician's contacts... lol duh. Anyway, I was a young musician and one of my favorite artists were YellowJackets. Charles Brown the musician who wrote and sang "Merry Christmas Baby" was teaching me to play piano along with Dorothy Donegan. After one of my lesson I was talking to Dorothy she was about to throw a box full of old sheet music. I asked her if I could have it and she gave it to me. Inside the box was an old musicians union contact book. I looked up Russell Ferrante's number and gave him a call. He answered and spoke to me kindly and invited me to the studio in SilverLake. I met him at his house in the hills of SilverLake and the one thing I really remember was his very fluffy cat was sleeping on the stove lol. I love cats and was saying, "oh no that guy could catch on fire". Anyway I met Ricky Lawson and Jimmy at the studio and watch them play for a short time then I had to leave. I love these guys and their amazing music. Good music is oxygen

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hello Johnny! What a wonderful story. Thank you for sharing it!

[@GuillermoCarrasco]

OMG!

[@mauriciovasconcelos]

Sem comentarios Big Band das estrelas!!!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙏🙏🙏 Maurício!

[@mauriciovasconcelos]

@@WDRBIGBAND bautiful maravilha Vcs sao de outro planeta!! Feras!!

[@ElenaPetropavlovska]

Абсолютно идеальный Би-Боп!!! Если спросить, что такое Би-Боп- послушайте эту вещь!!! И вы услышите это!!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙏🙏🙏 Елена!

[@BlackRootsUNLIMITED]

Beautiful. So BEAUTIFUL! Top tier Musicianship. All the Musicians 👌🏿 Rhythm section of Drummer Will Kennedy and Dane Adelson on Bass🔥 I wish all the names of the Musicians were included in the description 🙏🏿 Greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬👊🏿🖤❤️

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Wow, thank you for your hint, BlackRoots! It was missing and we have to fix the jump marks for the single tunes!

[@BlackRootsUNLIMITED]

@@WDRBIGBAND You're welcome 👊🏿🖤❤️

[@solangeandreaarayacancino5737]

Wuhau!!!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Yeah, Solange! Keep watching! Thank you!

[@bduplessis1]

Bravo! Just one technical thing: Dewey is out of sync! This said, Top musiciens and sound guys! Thanks.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you for the hint, we are working on it, Bernard!

[@Colognenippes]

21:00 Dewey

[@lorenzmuller3542]

Red Sea 7:40; Even Song 37:35

[@Daniel_22765]

Das Bild ist aber auch manchmal zwei Sekunden zu spät :-(

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Es ist in der Mitte bei Dewey asynchron, - wir müssen wohl noch mal ran: ) Danke für den Hinweis!

[@VzlaAndJAZZ]

7:42

[@ItzTheFury]

do I hear a sneaky mario kart lick variation from 4:24 - 4:29 :D

[@Copernicus2013]

After 40 years Mintzer looks a lot better than Keith Richards!

[@robwest36]

No he didn’t

[@kostasax]

Greta concert. But some parts are out of sync

[@WDRBIGBAND]

That is true, we must fix it, kostasax!

[@ralphguenther3866]

Der Ton ist nicht synchron zum Bild, wer hat das verbrochen...? Peinlich....

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Ralph, Fehler passieren im Leben. Fraglich, was an Fehlern peinlich ist. Danke für den Hinweis!

[@gillesturcotte5661]

Great show ... but this electronic thing is as annoying to hear as it is offensive Without this annoying and offensive electronic thing , this would have been epic It's still worth it , but a large part is annoying ... it could have been epic

[@jimbosteen2935]

Yep forget the electric thing!!!!!!👎