Big Band Symphonic Medley - John Wilson Orchestra (Arr. Andrew Cottee)
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- © BBC. First broadcast: Christmas Day 2010 - BBC2 TV.
Pieces:
0:23 - Skyliner - Charlie Barnet
1:01 - Take the 'A' Train - Duke Ellington
1:29 - Let's Dance - Benny Goodman
2:08 - I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm - Irving Berlin
2:45 - Begin the Beguine - Artie Shaw
3:27 - I'm Getting Sentimental Over You - Tommy Dorsey
4:14 - Midnight Sun - Lionel Hampton/Sonny Burke
4:43 - You Made Me Love You - James V. Monaco
5:43 - Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller
6:26 - Peanut Vendor - Stan Kenton
7:03 - Woodchopper's Ball - Woody Herman
7:33 - One O'Clock Jump - Count Basie
Mr. John Wilson is the greatest. BBC Orchestra is the finest you will ever hear playing.
It isn't the BBC orchestra. This is John Wilson's own orchestra and comprises some of the worlds greatest classical and jazz musicians.
These are the finest of musicians . When I was young in the sixties The M(ASS) Media Mafia were polluting the brains of youth . Just as they today . Same shit only forty years later . Effluent sales .
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Braggadocious and specious too.
Great music. As a 97 year old youngster, I remember going to the IMA auditorium in Flint, Michigan every Saturday night
To dance to the music of one of the great big bands. Good memories.
Wow! Considering your age, do you remember anything from the 1920s?
As a 21 year-old, it’s my mission to keep the spirit of those nights of your past alive for new generations to enjoy!🎷
I was once a technician in radio broadcasting and worked many name band remotes in the ‘40s and ‘50s. I had tape recordings made after our station acquired a Magnecorder, but I used the same tape over and over as the cost was $5 at a time I was making $1.25 an hour. So what I ended up with was the last broadcast I did; Ralph Flanagan in December 1950. I now wish I was not so tight with money.
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Not only beautiful music, but played by such superb musicians! Long live Big Band and Swing!
My gramps passed away and i found this on his quick memos to watch this on TH-cam ! Cool finding out music my grandpa liked. Love you and miss u gramps
I am 93 and I recall all of these songs. Nicely done. It was a different time but the music still brings out old emotions
Much better than most music nowadays my friend.
I love heavy rock, but this calms the soul.
When I was like 10 yrs old my grandfather introduce me to this music. Now I'm 28 and miss him a lot, but when I play the big band music I play it loud and made me think that he is enjoying by my side.
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What stunning arranging of these wonderful standards by Andrew Cottee. He must have put in a massive amount of work to weld all those numbers together.
I watch this over and over.Such great music! Talented musicians!
Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Woody Herman, Count Basie, Charlie Barnet, and a whole assortment of giants from that era coming back to live with this amazing arrangement! Thank you John Wilson Orchestra! The Stan Kenton piece was also spot on!
I am just discovering the music of John Wilson. He is a genius and a treasure. Many thumbs up!
You should check out the Tom and Jerry piece he did for the Proms a few years ago. It is simply FANTASTIC, and the orchestra is smiling the whole time!
Same here Bob! 😀
Just a youngster of 80 and my dad introduced me to these through his record collection in the forties. Went on to be a jazz drummer and play such numbers. Thanks Dad for a lifetime love of all music not just jazz.
Welcome to the 80s World Club!LOL! and also fan of that music as well as classical, opera when it is not corrupted by mad stage directors!
Magnífica orquesta, magnífico director e insuperable música. Lástima que hoy no existan, prácticamente, estas grandes orquestas.
At 75, this is why I love the era of Big Bands, Swing, and the songs and music from the period. It's timeless. Especially love the vibes on Midnight Sun.
Wonderful music. I'm 77 and I love John wilson and his orchestra
The arrangements are just stunning. The whole orchestra is top drawer.
John Wilson the main man!
It’s time for Big Band music to make a comeback! John, lead the way! Tour and let us all remember the brilliance of big band music!
Robertta Corbett yes like Ted Heath, Tommy Dorsey..
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THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. BEAUTIFUL. Every moment of practice, travel...all it takes to bring the joy! What a delight. Live on big band sound. John Wilson and group:
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Fantastic Performance !!!!
John Wilson is the reincarnation of Glenn Miller !!!
This is my kind of music. I have always loved this sound.
Fantastic big band sound! I th I k John Wilson should tour after virus lockdown and give performances of this type music
Wonderful John Wilson Orchestra. Brings joy to me, always. Thank you.
Wonderful! My God! I am enchanted!
Maria Heloisa Brant yes my wife say to me stop tapping please...x
Well I am 90ty today and hearing this really makes me want to get up and go round for jig Thank you
Dancing helps you stay young and agile, no matter how many birthdays you've had.
Yo también soy 90 y gozo esta música.saludos.
Go for it but be careful. Then you can do it again when you’re 100.
@@tallandhandsome29This what I call A BIG BAND,MEMORIES STANDING IN FRONT OF A ORCHESTRA
I'm 79 and I will join you!
Fantastic wonderful arrangement
Speaking as an eighty five year old, this music brings back a lot of wonderful memories. Wonderful presentation, by the way.
speaking as an 85 yr old I totally agree. Thanks
Speaking as a 67 year old I totally agree, as well as my 93 year old father .
As a youngster of 51, this is my kind of sound.
This is great music . Speaking as a sixty seven year old . Only 2 kinds of music. Good and bad.
As an 30 yrs old I agree with you, my grandfather rest his soul introduce me to this music and I love it.
The versatility and brilliance of John Wilson and his Orchestra has no equal. Keep up the awesome work Mr Wilson!!!
Have you heard his work on the movie Beyond The Sea, starring Kevin Spacey about the life of Bobby Darren, mind blowing 🎼🎼🎼🎼
So beautiful. My dear daddy was a big band musician, he played lead Alto sax with Clyde McCoy and sat in with other greats such as Les Brown and his band of reknowned. I was raised with awesome music like this. I am 62 but love the 1940's music, styles, and movies. They still sound (and look) good today.
Not to belittle your father's musicianship, but Clyde McCoy's band was not a big band, and although it did many things, swing was not one of them.
It's wonderful how the two great genres of music, jazz and classical come together. It's not really surprising, as so many devotees of either genre are in fact fans of both.
Congratulations to John Wilson, you created a fantastic band with a fantastic bond
This is just a sampling of the absolute best music from those bygone and historical eras. Timeless in style and unbeatable in quality, this is simply the best music around
I totally agree!
Love the clarinet player. They are all just great. Love listening.
Top class musicians ...they love to play for John Wilson who is the top of the tree when it comes to this style of music.
This is excellent,
REAL instruments played properly recapturing the mood,essence of the way it was intended to be.Usually others have 1 or 2 elements right,but these guys hit the nail on its head.
Not an easy thing to do,in these times of comparmise
Bravo,
Congrates,
Salute.
The orchestra is good, the editing is very poor.. Hardly professional in any respect. Just a G R I F T E R.
Many different big bands of long ago brought to life by the John Wilson Orchestra, wonderful memories, thanks for sharing.
What great music. Don't hear much of that anymore. It's still the best.
FANTASTIC! My wife and I are looking forward to seeing them .. yet again .. in the St David's Hall in Cardiff tomorrow on their outstanding UK Tour!
Even at young age I loved listening and watching big band such this performing now that I am in my senior age I still love it they are so classy and full of elegance
it is impossible not to dance to this music and it is as good as that made by John Wilson and his wonderful orchestra, Thank you very much John Wilson
These are some of the finest musicians in Britain and the world. Many of them have extensive big band, jazz and top session backgrounds. The string players and woodwinds, french horns etc. are from the leading symphony orchestras.
Thanks for the info...Cool....
There are some evidence when you hear them . La cerise sur le gâteau !
Touches my heart as I remember my late parents and their love of the music of the Big Bands. My Dad was in the USAAF, flying out of Basingbourn to targets in Germany early in WW II. He survived and never lost his love for the Brits and the big bands.
Marvelous!!! Although, I've never seen a crowd so still while the greatest music ever made was being played!!!
They were showing respect to the music and orchestra. They cheered loudly when it finished.
What a gathering of sheer talent. THRILLING BEYOND WORDS....🥂🍾
this was the great popular music of the forties, with the great bands like Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Benny Goodman etc. It was an era of great music and evokes great memories that Iw ill always remember.
All of these memories just going through my mind of my life!
The sounds of that era are incredible. My Dad had all of these tunes and he would let me play them.
These tunes are sent from heaven. Thanks so much for sharing 💗
What beautiful music, speaking as a young 75 year old.....lol
Nothing comparable. to listening and watching a symphonic orchestra in action. T
You gotta love this guy. He knows what to do.
Superb performance by the philharmonic orchestra. Kudos....bravissimo 🎻🎻🎺🎺❤️❤️🌹🌹🙏✌️🏌🏻♂️⛳️🏌🏻♂️⛳️
THANK YOU for listing all the songs that are played. So beautifully played, just like the masters before this orchestra! Wonderful pieces arranged by Mr. Andrew Cottee and lead by Mr. John Wilson! I happened to have grown up in the 1940's and 50's and this the type of music my dad played when he was in a Big Band in Baltimore, MD, playing at the State Theatre on Monument St. That was the time when you saw a movie and then had entertainment until the next movie. Great times and worth every cent payed. . . . Miss my dad and those times together! . . .SYLVIA! FL 8/5/2020
My mom was a british war bride from Scotland and came to the U.S. in 1944. When I hear this music I think of her.
Gosh ...great story ...
Music that Should be Remembered it’s the Best
It is ironic that the "Great American Song Book" is being saved by a very talented British conductor and an outstanding collection of exceedingly fine British musicians and singers. The sheer quality of these performances is a great gift to history.
Amazing to think that all the big hotels had their own bands and crooners at one time. Now they’re such a rarity anywhere, the pleasure of hearing this wonderful music played so beautifully is almost indescribable. Thank you so much.
Big band music will never come back but it will never die. It will also never loose it's place as a derivative of rag time. God bless all these folks, music in general, and the continuing of musical education.
Wow, a full symphony orchestra playing swing standards and doing it well. These guys are not "square" at all. The soloists do it brilliantly, and seem totally comfortable in all idioms. Well done my British friends. I wish I was there to hear it in person.
This orchestra is able to do justice to swing music without sounding as if they were wading through a pool of molasses, or should I say "treacle?"
Many of the soloists, brass and woodwind are in fact " big band " players augmented into the John Wilson orchestra.
Structured music is far more pleasing and soothing that the bang band sounds of the day. A salute to Wilson and his superb musicians..
Gordon Campbell, the solo trombone, has played at our local jazz club a couple of times and I'm always there to see him
Skyliner opens it up,. my favorite Big Bang song ! This was just TOO GOOD !
as a trombone player i played big bands and symphonic orchestra all my active life,, for me this is ultimate and dreamed heaven
There is nothing like the sound of band jazz music! Great selection of jazz standards. Thank you.
That is when music was music. Today these classics are being lost in the shuffle.
Sad....who will carry the torch when the "Baby Boomers" are gone. Today's music........Not sure what to call it. These are my parents music, but growing up instilled the music in me.
Wonderfull
I’m 14 and I love this music. I hope we don’t get lost in rap music. Rap isn’t even music to be honest
Totally amazing what us humans can do when we work together, beautiful sound and music.
Great arrangement!
Another part of this exceptional listening experience is watching a conductor with such great style,feeling so much joy from the music🎶❗️
John Wilson, one of the most experienced band leaders in the world today 🎼🎼🎼🎼
Beautiful !!! Superb music !!! I am a strictly classical music lover , but this is wonderful music .
Many would argue that it is in fact also classical music. At least this sort of music blurres the lines. Ravel always said that the Americans don’t take Jazz music seriously enough.
I listen to this everyday without fail! Fantastic arrangement with superior musicians equals perfection!!
Phenomenal Performance. My dad used to play the Violin and Viola in the San Francisco, CA symphony orchestra. I learned to appreciate this kind of music at an early age.
I hate to watch these videos because by the time they end my face is covered in tears and sometimes even my tie. The music, the memories and the pain, oh! The pain. Thank you.
I wish I could find more medley of John Wilson doing this "contemporaries" on
TH-cam. Great stuff!
Mr. Wilson...thank you. Wonderful music...wonderful arrangement and wonderful orchestra.
I agree Mr Wilson thank you for all the wonderful music I enjoy it so much
THANK YOU, jazztryfan, for this Absolute Jewel!!!
0:23 - Skyliner - Charlie Barnet
1:01 - Take the 'A' Train - Duke Ellington
1:29 - Let's Dance - Benny Goodman
2:08 - I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm - Irving Berlin
2:45 - Begin the Beguine - Artie Shaw
3:27 - I'm Getting Sentimental Over You - Tommy Dorsey
4:14 - Midnight Sun - Lionel Hampton/Sonny Burke
4:43 - You Made Me Love You - James V. Monaco
5:43 - Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller
6:26 - Peanut Vendor - Stan Kenton
7:03 - Woodchopper's Ball - Woody Herman
7:33 - One O'Clock Jump - Count Basie
Skylark
Nothing like the old dances, old music and songs and all the old singers of years gone by ! They will live on in our memories for a very long time to come .
I SOOO love the way a classical orchestra can play "THE BIG BAND MUSIC" FANTABBYDOZY!!!!
What a huge miss without all this wonderful music and the talented people to play for our enjoyment A big thank you from me
I am happy listening to this conductor and his orchestra playing old stadards.
Somethings are so old that they are new again.
This is totally and delightfully mind-heart-emotion blowing !!! Brings tears of joy to my eyes and ears!!!
Buenos dias
brings me back to my high school years. it was wonderful orchestral justice, and I loved the music.
Omit the phrase ii just put down.
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Superb symphonic orchestra, nothing like it, simply the best in listening pleasure. I am in heaven, Tony T.
OMG! I'm almost crying! Such a masterpiece.... Lovely songs!!
The trumpet player imitating Harry James on You Made Me Love You is unbelievable! He sounds just like Mr. James.
Love the music always brings back many memories
This is just wonderful. I did not think I would like it, as I am a purist, only liking the original big band recordings, never any modern reproductions. They always sounded inferior to me. But, somehow, this is great! Excellent musicians, and an imaginative arrangement. Well done, everyone!
Always keep ones mind open in music😂
Is there ANYTHING this man and his orchestra can't do ???
Yes loads!!!! get real.
So sorry Mr. Hi Brow. My thought was that an orchestra which had headlined numerous BBC Proms and had richly and beautifully played Broadway, the great movie scores, light opera, Gershwin, POP and numerous other venues was worth complimenting. I shall slink back into my unreal world and not bother you again.
Ignore him, they can do anything that involves playing music
Just wonderful Music From My Era ,Thank You, I’m Now in Tears !
I just love this medley & wish he would record this, along with other great medleys from the proms, on a CD.
Could listen to this orchestra all day. I love it!
This olde 75 year olde Jass Clown loves it!! Good to see the high brows have loosened up a bit in the best sense!!
Awesome!!
Thanks wonderful music by. John wilson
John Wilson's orchestra is really very good, thanks for uploading this
I am 87 years old. You just made my day thanks
I have just found the best music video that you tube that has to offer ,thank you.
I've seen / attended, many of Johns performances--but not this one. fantastic--but no surprises, quality all round.
Extraordinary... Special and Different... PERFECT... Divine... IMMORTAL... Absolutely... Bravo and Bravisimo...
... wenn man dies so betrachtet, ist dass eigentlich eine tolle Reminniszens an die TED HEATH BBC BIG BAND ....
Großartig, - alleine schon wegen Gordon Campell an der Posaune. - Authentisch auch deshalb, weil die trockene Aussteuerung für den Blechsatz genommen wurde und nur die Streicher einen leichten Hall haben.
DAS ist mutig, vom Tontechniker, weil, WENN hier - nicht sauber - intoniert wird, kann es so ausgehen, das jede kleinste Unstimmigkeit als vermeindlicher Klangfehler unangenehm hörbar wird ... ... so ohne Nach, oder Vorhall, der aus allem Stücken einen Einheitsbrei generiert.
DIE MEISTEN Cross-Over Begegnungen mit Jazz und Klassik sind dem Medien-Zeitgeist geschuldet und klingen dann, wie ein deutsches Musikersprichwort sagt, als wenn einer mit einem Sack Kartoffeln im Rucksack, einen Berg ungelenk abwärts stolpert. ES holpert im Ablauf, statt dass es natlos swingt, wie hier perfekt in diesem Video gelang.
WENN man nur zuhört und nicht das Video sieht, könnte dies durchaus aus den späten 40er sein, auch im Arrangement (S. Kenton oder W. Hermann) ...
Da hat sich mal einer, oder gleich mehrere Personen, echt die Mühe gemacht ...
... es nicht nur akademisch symphonisch klingen zu lassen, sondern - die richtigen wichtigen - Stellen im Orchester, mit erfahrenen Jazz und Swingmusikern zu besetzen und nicht mit Operetten-Philharmonikern.
IN deutschen studierten klassischen Kulturorchestern geht das meistens schief, wenn man dies nicht vorher berücksichtigte und den Blechsatz rigoros komplett austauscht mit Profis, wie hier excellent ausgeführt ..
Just love John Wilson and his orchestra! Ignites my heart to a great beat and that glorious happy feeling!
Always love listening to this- great!
Really nice arrangement. I agree that the soloists do an outstanding job!
Wonderful! A dying breed. Where did they all disappear too? This is just absolutely wonderful. Thank you. Bringing back memories is indeed an understatement.
love the old songs
Great stuff. Imagine writing oboe, bassoon and French horn parts for a swing band. Not to mention complete string arrangements.
I wish I was born early enough to play during this “Big Band Era”.
I always told my parents that they should have had me sooner.
This is truly beautiful music!
Find a local big band to join! I played in an amateur big band for 20 years when I lived in Holland and had a great time.
2:33 - Wonderful picture!
Fantastic! I have always loved Big Band!
Beautiful... No more words
Every time I hear this it makes me smile 💕❤️💕❤️♥️
BEAUTIFUL