Lungau Big Band

The Lungau Big Band (LBB) is an Austrian big band from Lungau in Salzburg .

history

The Lungau Big Band was founded in 1983 by trumpeter Horst Hofer in Lungau. His need was to do "something completely different" and he also found enough musicians from the Lungau for a big band.

For the first few years of their existence they played traditional arrangements from big big bands like Glenn Miller , Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey . The band later turned to modern big band literature ( Count Basie , Duke Ellington , Thad Jones , Toshiko Akiyoshi , Peter Herbolzheimer and many others)

In the last few years more and more original compositions were played, which were written by members of the band.

Projects

An important part of the music of the Lungau Big Band are different thematic focuses.

• in the mood LBB and Swing Sisters: A Tribute to the Andrew Sisters
• LBB goes Soul & Funk (Tony Momrelle voc.)
• the monk's progress (music by the monk of Salzburg , a composer and author from the late 14th century, in contemporary guise)
• A Tribute to Frank Sinatra LBB feat. Philipp Weiss (voc.)

Musician

Horst Hofer trumpet band leader and band founder Andreas Pranzl trumpet Peter Stiegler trumpet Johann Santner Trumpet Andi See alto saxophone Hubert Pertl alto saxophone Kurt Gersdorf tenor saxophone Herbert Hofer tenor saxophone Gernot Strebl baritone saxophone

Reinhard Summerer trombone Robert Bachner trombone Erwin Wendel trombone Burkhard Frauenlob keyboards , piano Philip Kopmayer drums Stefan Padinger bass

Guest musician

• Ray Anderson
• Randy Brecker
• Bart van Lier
• Bob Mintzer
• Tony Momrelle
• James Morrison
• Bill Watrous
• Nils Landgren
• Farina Miss
• Uroš Perich
• Àngela Tröndle
• Gunhild Carling

Discographic notes

CDs

• Message in the Music (2007), feat. Tony Momrelle
• Monk's Progress (2005)
• Soulmiles (2003), feat. Tony Momrelle
• LIVE (2000), recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival
• 15 Years Later (1997), feat. Lynne Kieran
• 10 Years After (1993), feat. Bill Ramsey , Karl Drewo

DVD

• Roots Lungau Big Band

Criticism

• ... spreads a sound that is located on the steep peaks of instrumental virtuosity. Christa Wieland-Aurora Magazine
• About "in the mood" ... a look back into the "good old days" ... and found the perfect partner in the "Vienna Swing Sisters". Oliver Baumann-Drehpunkt Kultur April 6th 09

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 6, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ http://www.sra.at/band/13779
3. ↑ Song meets big band. In: derStandard.at. October 2, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017 . 
4. ↑ https://www.porgy.at/events/8428/
5. ↑ http://www.aurora-magazin.at/medien_kultur/wieland_bigband_frm.htm
6. ↑ http://www.vienna-swingsisters.com/downloads/Presseheft.pdf