Discogs PWA

Danish Radio Big Band

The jazz big band of The Danish Broadcasting Corporation was established in 1964 and has been renamed several times. Currently the correct Danish name is "DR Big Bandet". The orchestra was build from "Det Nye Radio Danse Orkester", after that changing its name to "Danmarks Radios Big Band" and from 2008 "DR Big Band". Various English name variations have been used. The first leader was [a=Ib Glindemann]. Other leaders over the years have been [a=Thad Jones], [a=Bob Brookmeyer], [a=Jim McNeely] and [a=Chris Minh Doky]. Not to be confused with [a=The Danish Radio Jazz Group] which was formed in 1961.

Members: Gerard Presencer, Ray Stephen Oche, Bob Brookmeyer, Jan Kohlin, Thad Jones, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Allan Botschinsky, Benny Rosenfeld, Lennart Gruvstedt, Vincent Nilsson, Flemming Madsen, Palle Bolvig, Perry Knudsen, Bob Rockwell, Jan zum Vohrde, Ray Pitts, Peter Fuglsang, Nikolaj Bentzon, Steen Hansen, Peter Jensen, Kjeld Ipsen, Anders "Chico" Lindvall, Pelle Fridell, Lars Møller, Richard Boone, Anders Gustafsson, Per Gade, Thomas Ovesen, Klaus Löhrer, Erling Kroner, Lars Togeby, Ole Kock Hansen, Uffe Markussen, Ethan Weisgard, Anders Gårdmand, Tomas Franck, Axel Windfeld, Rune Harder Olesen, Ib Glindemann, Alf Vestergaard, Jonas Johansen, Søren Frost, Kaspar Vadsholt, Giordano Bellincampi, Henrik Bolberg Pedersen, Michael Hove, Jakob Munck Mortensen, Henrik Gunde, Annette Huseby, Thomas Fryland, Nicolai Schultz, Thomas Kjaergaard, Mads La Cour, Christer Gustafsson (2), Michael "Millfield" Mølhede, Pernille Bévort, Per Carsten Petersen, Lea Nielsen, Thomas Kjærgaard, and Anders Larson (3)