Antonio Sanchez, WDR Big Band & Vince Mendoza - Channels of Energy (2018)

Two stars of international jazz, an amazing orchestra, a truly fresh repertoire and outstanding arrangements developed for a unique event to take place: the meeting of Antonio Sanchez on drums, Vince Mendoza as conductor and arranger and the WDR Big Band. Two invaluable CDs packed with everything you may dream)when you are about to listen to such a stellar Big Band that is conducted by a genius like Mendoza and plays music by an undisputed giant like Sanchez.

ANTONIO SANCHEZ, drums
WDR BIG BAND
Arranged and conducted by VINVE MENDOZA

REEDS
Johan Hörlen (as)
Karolina Strassmayer (as)
Oliver Peters (ts)
Paul Heller (ts)
Jens Neufang (bs)
Pascal Bartoszak (as)

TRUMPETS
Wim Both
Rob Bruynem
Andy Haderer
Ruud Breuls
John Marshall
Tom Walsh
Rüdiger Baldauf
Lorenzo Ludemann
Martin Reithner
Jan Schneider

TROMBONES
Ludwig Nuss
Shannon Barnett
Andy Hunter
Mattis Cederberg

Paul Shigihara (g)
John Goldsby (b)
Omer Klein (p)

Recorded in Cologne, Germany, 5-10 December 2016.

Tracklist
Disc 1 (36:34)
1. Minotauro (08:43)
2. Nooks And Crannies (09:21)
3. Nighttime Story (08:04)
4. The Real McDaddy (10:26)

Disc 2 (44:54)
1. New Life (11:00)
2. Grids And Patterns (10:04)
3. Imaginary Lines (09:35)
4. Channels Of Energy (14:15)