Garry Dial & Dick Oatts feat. by WDR BIG BAND - Ellington Unheard | Full Concert Part 1

The WDR BIG BAND performs previously unreleased works by Duke Ellington under the direction of its principal conductor Richard DeRosa (arrangements). Musical guests are Garry Dial on piano, who also wrote a large part of the arrangements, and Dick Oatts on saxophone. Recorded June 3, 2016 at the Philharmonie in Cologne, Germany.
After the death of composer and bandleader Duke Ellington in 1974, Garry Dial was entrusted by Ellington's family with the honorable task of sifting through and arranging Duke's musical estate. Garry Dial studied stacks of scores, fragments and notes. No work for the sidelines. As a result, many unpublished works came to light, which are now being premiered with the WDR BIG BAND.
Tracklist - Part One:
01 - Hey, Baby [00:04]
02 - Let The Zoomers Drool [12:02] C
03 - I Like Singing [20:20]
04 - Just A Gentle Word [29:35]
05 - Introspection 36:42]
A CD was released for this project:
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[@aarondyer.pianist]

When Shannon Barnett plays a solo I simply must stop whatever else I'm doing and pay attention. Outstanding!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Aaron, I will tell her your compliment. Thank you!

[@swingmanic]

I bet you're an Aussie as I am and yes she's pretty amazing! - In fact the whole band are awesome!

[@musictherapydepartment7739]

Beautiful Garry Dial.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Garry Dial - genius....

[@nigelnash4264]

Of course he's the TRUTH our greatest living saxophonist and mentor to so many Nigel Nash in Great Britain

[@santiagosuarezgarcia3305]

Johan horlen el solo que hace es de libro, con la cátedra y el doctorado, sonido limpio que dominio del instrumento es decir la perfección, este grandisimo músico sueco parami es el mejor xaso alto del siglo 21. Sus manos prodigiosas y su mente, es impresionante como hace hablar al xaso y como sele entiende tiene un lenguaje claro limpio trasparente bien definido, es decir un diamante puro, la pureza de este grandisimo músico es impresionante, y como cuenta la melodia sin pestañear, bamos y queno mueba una pestaña que se nos va hala estratosfera, fantástico

[@santiagosuarezgarcia3305]

@Pring Choons gracias amigo te deseo lo mejor,,y buen verano que disfrutes

[@micklechuck]

Wie großartig! Danke, dass ihr das hier zugänglich macht!

[@santiagosuarezgarcia3305]

Concierto de lujo, de una de las más grandes orquestas del parorama mundial, espledidos todos los solistas los solos de libro con la cátedra y el Doctorado ,, el píanista un virtuoso del teclado,, es decir un genio,, maravilloso el concierto

[@WDRBIGBAND]

So nice to hear from somebody who is really interested in our work! Thanx, Santiago.

[@ajbfwb]

Dick did a guest artist thing with my college big band, a year or two before I got there. Tough luck for me....sure would've been great to work with him!

[@maryserantoni267]

Dial & Oatts... Bravo! More, please....

[@johnrapach9764]

Best concert in many years! Thx!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Did you see part two as well, John?

[@hermanharry9809]

I have literally no idea what I am supposed to be doing for my listening report. Is there anybody out there!?!?

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Herman, Maybe just enjoy the music...

[@alyssachonko3476]

me either

[@samcowell8111]

any chance you still have a copy of the listening report? mine is due in 4 hours and i have no clue what any of this stuff means

[@crossleydd42]

Just A Gentle Word [29:35] seems rare to me as I've never heard Ellington perform a Latin American rhythm.

[@crossleydd42]

@@unfaithfulmisery5203 Not sure if you'll get this as you appear to have deleted your reply to my original post. Firstly, I'm not American. Secondly, my comment was a light-hearted jest and the exclamation mark would have given this away in my country, but perhaps not in yours, a regrettable cultural misunderstanding. Sorry. (Interesting, thx. Another title you could call yourself is "Unmitigated Misery"!)

[@ZorgShip9]

And Nuss with the solo later - bones representing! LETS GOOOOOO

[@ZorgShip9]

Boi threw some rosolino shit in there, hell yea!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🎶😊

[@ronparry9903]

Brilliant.

[@ZorgShip9]

Damn that Shannon Barnett solo was insane... need to check out more of her stuff.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

😎

[@moustaphadioum3438]

ayo if u in my history of jazz class please comment cuz idk how to do the listening report i just be cheating

[@alexsingleton3513]

Lol same tho.

[@nayelibalderas8565]

@Archbeetle1 waddup yall did u figure it out lmaooo

[@moustaphadioum3438]

@@nayelibalderas8565 nah i just guessed on everything

[@peggyadomako2331]

I’m struggling to figure it out

[@shanebusch8102]

I'm just now doing it and I am so lost on what any of this crap even means.

[@paxwallacejazz]

Such a wealth of musical intelligence.

[@juliocesarpimentelsombra8799]

Muito bom!

[@johnkenneway9633]

Bob Mintzer WDR BIG BAND Reflections On.Count Basie Full Concert

[@crmcninch]

spektakulär!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you, crmcninch!

[@rolandbutta5467]

Great though the playing is, the arrangements underline what great arrangers Ellington and Strayhorn were.

[@crossleydd42]

Actually, Roland, the arrangements were written by the two soloists Garry Dial & Dick Oatts. The unheard" part of the concert title may be that the tunes never made it to Ellington's repertoire.

[@mrquin1]

Burning!!!!

[@MrAugustosax]

Part 2 Anywhere?

[@ZorgShip9]

AND WHO IS THE BONE AT 39 MINUTES? bad bones all 'round...

[@ZorgShip9]

Andy Hunter

[@tobydouglas1410]

scary bile