Jim McNeely: Barefoot Dances and Other Visions | Frankfurt Radio Big Band | full concert | Jazz

Jim McNeelys Suite for his jazz orchestra - as he is the chief conductor of the Frankfurt Radio Big Band since years. With the best sound possible in our new series “Live Mastered“. Like it? Then please subscribe here: “Live Mastered“ what does that mean? Our Sound engineers do the best job on earth to work on the sound of our live shows to make it even more “fresh“, “brilliant“, “differentiated“ - what ever you may call it. We invite you to take the opportunity and make a direct comparison between the live sound of our Livestream (already very good) and the newly mastered version (with all the details in the arrangements made more “stand out“). Want to hear the difference to the livestream version? Here you go: Barefoot Dances and Other Visions recorded Friday 07 May 2021, hr-Sendesaal, Frankfurt: We would love to hear your comments! Do you hear the difference? What do you like most? General Information: Jim McNeely, arrangements, conductor hr-Bigband / Frankfurt Radio Big Band Timescodes: 0:00​​​ Intro 0:13 AD PARNASSUM - Comp. Arr: Jim McNeely (Soloists: Jerr Lu, p; Steffen Weber, ts) 12:05 INNER VISIONS -1) BOB’S HERE - Comp. Arr: Jim McNeely (Soloists: Christian Jaksjö, v-tb; Martin Scales, g) 21:41 INNER VISIONS -2) BLACK SNOW - Comp. Arr: Jim McNeely (Soloists: Jerry Lu, p; Martin Auer, flh) 31:17 INNER VISIONS -3) BAREFOOT DANCES - Comp. Arr: Jim McNeely (Soloists: Günter Bollmann, tb; Heinz-Dieter Sauerborn, sop) 37:54 INNER VISIONS -4) A GLIMMER OF HOPE - Comp. Arr: Jim McNeely (Soloists: Rainer Heute, bari; Robert Hedemann, b-tb; Felix Fromm, tb) 45:45 INNER VISIONS -5) REDMAN RIDES AGAIN - Comp. Arr: Jim McNeely (Soloists: Axel Schlosser, tp; Oliver Leicht, e-cl; Jean Paul Höchstädter, dr) 53:18 INNER VISIONS -6) FALLING UPWARDS - Comp. Arr: Jim McNeely (Soloists: Tony Lakatos, ts; Martin Scales, g; Jerry Lu, p; Steffen Weber, ts) 1:01:37 INNER VISIONS -7) THE COSMIC HODGE-PODGE - Comp. Arr: Jim McNeely (Soloists: Hans Glawischnig, b; Axel Schlosser, tp; Tony Lakatos, ts; Jean Paul Höchstädter, dr) saxes: Heinz-Dieter Sauerborn, Oliver Leicht, Tony Lakatos, Steffen Weber, Rainer Heute trumpets: Frank Wellert, Thomas Vogel, Martin Auer, Axel Schlosser trombones: Günter Bollmann, Felix Fromm, Christian Jaksjö, Robert Hedemann rhythm: Jerry Lu, p; Martin Scales, g; Hans Glawischnig, b; Jean Paul Höchstädter, dr hr-Sendesaal, February 12th 2021 More about Frankfurt Radio Big Band: #lucywoodward #jimmcneely #hrbigband A production of Hessischer Rundfunk © 2021 #jazz #jimmcneely #hrbigband “Barefoot Dances and Other Visions“ is the title of a seven-part suite Jim McNeely composed for the Frankfurt Radio Big Band in 2014. At this point, McNeely had already been regularly involved with the band for six years. First as “artist in residence“ from 2009 and then as principal conductor from 2011. Knowing the qualities of each musician in his head, he then wrote this suite, which was later even nominated for one of the coveted Grammy’s. Each piece presents two soloists, sometimes playing together. Some pieces begin with a chamber music cast acting “in front of the curtain,“ so to speak, as in a play. Then the curtain rises to reveal the full band. The Frankfurt Radio Big Band with its chief conductor and one of the most personal programs for “his big band“. __________________________________________________________ “Barefoot Dances and Other Visions“ ist der Titel einer siebenteiligen Suite, die Jim McNeely 2014 für die hr-Bigband komponiert hat. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt hatte McNeely bereits sechs Jahre regelmäßig mit der Band zu tun. Zunächst ab 2009 als „Artist in Residence“ und dann ab 2011 als Chefdirigent. Mit dem Wissen um die Qualitäten der einzelnen Musiker im Kopf schrieb er dann diese Suite, die später sogar für einen der begehrten Grammy’s nominiert wurde. Jedes Stück präsentiert zwei Solisten, die manchmal auch zusammenspielen. Einige Stücke beginnen mit einer kammermusikalischen Besetzung, die wie bei einem Theaterstück sozusagen “vor dem Vorhang“ agiert. Dann hebt sich der Vorhang, um den Blick auf die gesamte Band freizugeben. Die hr-Bigband mit ihrem Chefdirigenten und einem der persönlichsten Programme für „seine Big Band“.