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Large Jazz Ensembles: Gerald Wilson, Sun Ra and Others
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From June of this year, this is a show that features a varied selection of large jazz ensembles that delve into traditional and contemporary styles and sometimes even travel to the outer reaches of this music. Bandleaders and arrangers heard on the program include Gerald Wilson,
Christine Jensen
saxophone
Sun Ra
piano1914 - 1993
Bob Crosby
saxophone, alto1913 - 1993
Maria Schneider
composer / conductor
Astrud Gilberto
vocals1940 - 2023
Playlist
- Henry Threadgill Sextett "I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00
- DIVA Jazz Orchestra "Middleground" from 25th Anniversary Project (Artist Share) 1:08
" data-original-title="" title="">Tony Kadleck Big Band "Recorda-Me" from Sides (Alternate Side) 7:47Tony Kadleck
trumpet- Host Speaks 15:10
" data-original-title="" title="">William Parker and the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra "Interlude #7 (Huey's Blues)" from Mayor of Punkville (AUM Fidelity) 16:31William Parker
bass
b.1952- Sun Ra "That's How I Feel" from Lanquidity (Strut) 21:41
- Host Speaks 29:35
- " data-original-title="" title="">Jim Norton Jazz Collective "Bill's Hit Tune" from Time Remembered: Compositions of Bill Evans (Origin) 32:04
- Astrud Gilberto "A Felicidade" from Astrud Gilberto's Finest Hour (Verve) 34:59
- Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra "Seafever" from Treelines (Justin Time) 37:44
- Host Speaks 44:44
" data-original-title="" title="">Duke Ellington "Black and Tan Fantasy" from The Okeh Ellington (Columbia) 46:05Duke Ellington
piano
1899 - 1974
" data-original-title="" title="">Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra "Davenport Blues" from The Gennett Suite (Patois) 49:12Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra
band / ensemble / orchestra
b.1994- Bob Crosby "Little Rock Getaway" from South Rampart Street Parade (Decca) 57:30
- Host Speaks 1:00:00
" data-original-title="" title="">Satoko Fujii Orchestra Kobe "Fire" from Kobe Yee!! (Crab Apple) 1:01:40Satoko Fujii
piano
b.1958
" data-original-title="" title="">Stan Kenton "Incident In Jazz" from City Of Glass (Capitol) 1:11:12Stan Kenton
piano
1911 - 1979- Host Speaks 1:14:50
- The Dedication Orchestra "B My Dear" from Spirits Rejoice (Ogun) 1:16:10
- Gerald Wilson Orchestra "Romance" from Theme For Monterey (MAMA) 1:23:53
- Host Speaks 1:30:20
" data-original-title="" title="">Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra "Your Beauty is a Song of Love" from Carnegie Hall Concert (Columbia) 1:32:34Toshiko Akiyoshi
piano
b.1929
" data-original-title="" title="">Lalo Schifrin "Pavane" from Jazz Meets The Symphony 6 (Aleph) 1:39:13Lalo Schifrin
arranger
1932 - 2025- Host Speaks 1:44:12
- Maria Schneider "Look Up" from Data Lords (Artist Share) 1:45:07
" data-original-title="" title="">Art Ensemble Of Chicago "Odwalla / The Theme" from Selected Recordings (ECM) 1:54:07Art Ensemble Of Chicago
band / ensemble / orchestra
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Gerald Wilson
Jerome Wilson
Christine Jensen
Sun Ra
Bob Crosby
Maria Schneider
Astrud Gilberto
DIVA Jazz Orchestra
Tony Kadleck
William Parker
Jim Norton
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Buselli/Wallarab Jazz Orchestra
Satoko Fujii
Stan Kenton
The Dedication Orchestra
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Lalo Schifrin
The Art Ensemble of Chicago
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