Soulful Sunday: Duke Ellington, "Come Sunday," Barbara Bruckmueller Big Band

One of the happiest things that happened to me in 2011 was being introduced to the music of Barbara Bruckmüller.  Barbara is a young Austrian composer, arranger, and conductor who's been leading a big band in Vienna for the last several years.  She's been following two related paths -- reimaging the music of jazz greats and her developing own funkified, rocked-out sounds.  I wish I'd stumbled across her sooner.

This reworking of Duke Ellington's great hymn is terrific.  I love it.  I bet that you will, too.

 

 

Come Sunday:  Written by Duke Ellington / arranged by Barbara Bruckmüller

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 The Barbara Bruckmüller Big Band:

Soloists on "Come Sunday":  Cédric Gschwind, tenor saxophone; Karl Sayer, bass.

Barbara Bruckmüller:  composer, arranger
Andi See, Viola Falb, Cédric Gschwind, Martin Harms, Florian Fennes:  saxophones
Andi Pranzl, Bastian Stein, Simon Plötzeneder:  trumpets
Hermann Ebner, Michael Handler:  French horns
Robert Bachner, Mario Vavti, Martin Grünzweig:  trombones
Hepi Kohlich:  piano
Peter Panayi:  guitar
Karl Sayer:  bass
Wolfgang Kendl:  drums

Recorded at Porgy and Bess, Vienna, Austria, 3 January 2012.

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PS  You can check out more of Barbara's music on her website, here.

Comments

[Robert BAchner]

Here another, nice "Austrian" Duke Ellington video ;-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhPfwVKgmEE

[John]

Thanks very much for the link, Robert.

Folks, it takes you to a wonderful performance Duke's "Such Sweet Thunder" by the well known Vienna Art Orchestra. The VAO has been a major player on the jazz scene for over 30 years.

Barbara Bruckmueller's band is evidence that a younger generation of musicians is continuing a fine tradition.

[Robert Bachner]

Thanks for your reply John. There a lot of great writers and big bands in Austria who are taking up the jazz tradition. As I also do with my own Orchestra:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoypY3hQNZw

All the best from Vienna, Robert