Aaron Parks & WDR BIG BAND - Central Parks | Concert

The WDR BIG BAND will play the latter's compositions together with Aaron Parks under the direction of Christian Elsässer (arranger). The concert will be moderated by Sebastian Wellendorf. The concert "Central Parks" was recorded live at Stadtgarten Cologne (February 2024).
00:00:00 Homestead
00:03:42 Isle of Everything
00:14:13 Parks Lope
00:22:04 Nothing Knew
00:33:11 Digital Society
00:40:49 Little River
00:47:44 Vicious Fishes
01:34:00 Memory Of A Flame / Dense Phantasy
01:06:28 The Shadow & the Self
01:15:51 Cartoon Element
01:28:09 Praise
01:36:19 Lilac
More about the WDR BIG BAND:
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www.wdr-bigband.de
WDR BIG BAND
Stefan Pfeifer-Galilea - alto saxophone
Pascal Bartoszak - alto saxophone
Ben Fitzpatrick - tenor saxophone
Paul Heller - tenor saxophone
Jens Neufang - baritone saxophone
Ludwig Nuss - trombone
Raphael Klemm - trombone
Wolf Schenk - trombone
Mattis Cederberg - bass trombone
Andy Haderer - trumpet
Rob Bruynen - trumpet
Wim Both - trumpet
Ruud Breuls - trumpet
Hans Dekker, drums
Aaron Parks, piano
John Goldsby, bass
Arnd Richter - Manager WDR Big Band
Manuel Grunden - Sound engineer / Recording producer
Walter Platte - sound engineer

[@stuartdryer1352]

Aaron Parks deserves to be a LOT more famous. These pieces are small symphonies. I love the long forms.

[@MonitorSmith]

Aaron Parks is an outstanding composer, musician and improviser, I am happy to see him getting more exposure. The WDR Big Band creates a beautiful setting for his music here.

[@kornazov4]

Great arrangements and performing!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you! 😊

[@uuadnn]

WDR-big-band and Aaron Parks are amazing!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you!

[@tiluriso]

Thanks for sharing. Aaron Parks is arguably the most versatile and talented pianist /composer/leader of the past 15 plus years, his' 2008 debut 'Invisible Cinema' is IMHO a Modern Jazz Classic album, also love his 2013 ECM solo piano work, 'Arborescence', as well as both Little Big releases, as well as his outstanding 2017 Trio album 'Find The Way'.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

👍

[@MonitorSmith]

I fully agree.

[@duncanlemay7446]

Really some incredible arranging. I love the way it sets these pieces so musically and gives the musicians space to speak.

[@TheDanSebastian]

Aaron Parks is the most interesting and compelling pianist of his generation.

[@TheDanSebastian]

@@Kontrabass66 of all the things I have written on the internet I would never have guessed that this would be the one to get someone triggered. Relax dude, I just like Aaron Parks. And god doesn’t exist btw. Now would be the appropriate time to be triggered. 😂😂😂

[@Eduiglesia]

One of the best big bands in the world along with an exquisite pianist and composer!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

😊🙌🎶♥️

[@waltereicher7827]

Einfach großartig. Tolle Solisten und fabelhafte WDR Bigband. Danke.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

😊👍

[@kornazov4]

Amazing compositions, arrangements and performance! Thanks

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙏🏻🎶

[@Itgyrl909]

Sounds so beautiful! Great for my Sunday morning mood!!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you! 👍

[@Tomslincoln]

Beautiful! Thank you for the concert.♥

[@michaelbereckis]

Grandios! Toller Pianist und Komponist, tolle Arrangements und Soli, viele Instrumentenwechsel bei den Holzbläsern und WDR-Bigband in Bestform!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Danke, Michael!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙌👍

[@openreels]

Incredible playing, fantastic sound, and such beautiful arrangements by Christian Elsässer (with shades of Maria Schneider coming through). I love the way he keeps Aaron's chord structures intact, and expands them into the band format. The transition at 1:09:55 is killer. Simply great work!

[@misjase]

Well this was a special treat for sure; thank you...! 🙏💕

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you for watching us!

[@jeanpierrecarpentier]

Wow,, what a treat this concert 🧡💛💚💙💜🤎💖💝💛

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi, Jean Pierre, thank yo for being with us all the time! ♥️🎶

[@ulrichhobler8755]

Ich bin mal wieder hingerissen von dieser Big Band! Der Sound und die Solisten sind erstklassig.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Herzlichen Dank!

[@StudioTrumpeter]

Andy Haderer Trumpet solo Super!

[@galinakrivulin6767]

Started watching it earlier and there was some problem with transmission here and afterwards I had no time.Enjoying now, extended pleasure!!! Everything happens for a reason maybe to appreciate it even more…Excellent concert!
Thank you all.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you, Galina!

[@galinakrivulin6767]

@@WDRBIGBAND My pleasure.

[@hornsby5533]

Wie immer wunderbar. Danke.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙏🏻😊

[@danielsilberberg3718]

This is fabulous

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you!

[@dimitriskaraganis]

beautiful !

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you!

[@tommes55]

Die WDR Bigband ist so eine tolle Truppe 😊👍👌👏👏🎷🎸🎹🎺🎻🥁🪘🎵🎶

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Danke dir!

[@edmpayet4137]

Juste bien je kiffe total. Mon uni vers la fusion.

[@gillesmercier2089]

Excellent, merci.

[@carvalhovioloncelo8182]

Amazing

[@ElenaPetropavlovska]

Это очень необычная и глубокая музыка! Она сложная, но вы великолепно ее прочувствовали и исполнили!! Спасибо за этот концерт!! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Спасибо за то, что внимательно смотриш наш канал👍🎶

[@Teddy-ne3gd]

Ganz toll, vielen Dank.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

👍

[@GuillermoCarrasco]

The best !

[@bobbybroom]

👍🏿

[@wolfgangberger5079]

„Lilac“ at the very end is missing in the songlist.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you, we corrected it.

[@mario_israel]

Heut endlich mal wieder ein DANKESCHÖN... auch für die letzten veröffentlichten Videos... sehr schön... 💐

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙏🏻👍♥️

[@MrDsmith1959]

Great Conducting

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you!

[@JDAUDIOSHG]

Klingt ein bisschen körnig, die Mischung. Kann aber auch an dem YT-Stream liegen.
Konzert trotzdem klasse.
Gruß aus der Jazzfabrik Schaumburg vom Jörg

[@Kontrabass66]

Klingt so, als wäre es nicht im Studio sondern live aufgenommen, viele kommen damit einfach nicht mehr klar..danke dafür, WDR!

[@chriswilkes4350]

6/4 for the first tune?

[@StudioTrumpeter]

💥💥💥💫💫💫💫💢💢

[@wolliwolfsen291]

I‘m sometimes asking me what Bach, Beethoven/Mozart, Liszt and Ligeti in their epochs would have said to this kind of music

[@WDRBIGBAND]

What for?

[@jenslindstrom3257]

Monk, is good

[@TheMoegig]

Enjoy your music for tthe first time. Will look for more going forward. See you're going. to Jazz. Dock when in Prague. Try to meet up with Emile Viclicky while there and say Hi. Acquitance of mine. Good guy.