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Oliver Leicht Günter Bollmann Steffen Weber Hans Glawischnig Martin Auer Axel Schlosser Heinz-Dieter Sauerborn Rainer Heute Christian Jaksjø Thomas Vogel Martin Scales Frank Wellert Jean Paul Höchstädter Denis Gäbel Felix Fromm Sebastian Scobel Robert Hedemann Jonathan Böbel

ex Tony Lakatos, Dave King, Oli Rubow, Martijn De Laat, Danny Gottlieb, Jochen Rückert, Claes Crona, Achim Hartmann, Ingmar Heller, Stefan Pfeifer, Julian Argüelles, Conrad Jackel, Eberhard Leibling, Hubert Nuss, Detlev Beier, Torsten Maaß, Peter Reiter, Johannes Enders, Andy Greenwood, Richard Bergmann, Freddie Santiago, Kurt Bong, Wilson De Oliveira, Manfred Lindner, Torolf Mølgaard, Wolf Schenk, Tobias Weidinger, Jörg Achim Keller, Manfred Honetschläger, Peter Feil, Stephan Zimmermann, Werner Vetterer, Christof Lauer, Elmar Schmidt, Christian Meyers, Paul Lanzerath, Peter Grützner, Ed Partyka, Mario Gonzi, Eddy Koopman, Andreas Maile, Heinz Lichius, Alberto Menendez, Alex Malempré, Eckhard Baur, Thomas Heidepriem, Farouk Gomati, Ralf Hesse, Dieter Grünewald, Harry Petersen, John Oslawski, Richard Hellenthal, Jan Schreiner, Volker Stegmann, Chad Shoopman, Rodrigo Villalón, Benjamin Steil, Herbert Bings, Burkhard Roggenbuck, Manfred Kullmann, Hans-Reiner Schmidt

Big band of the German public broadcaster Hessischer Rundfunk (HR), hence the name. Founded in 1946 as „Tanzorchester von Radio Frankfurt“.

ALBUMS


Richard Bona, hr Bigband
Frankfurt 2018
2018, DVDr, Not On Label
Axel Schlosser, hr Bigband
Into The Mackerel Sky
2015, CD, Double Moon Records, ,
Big Band
Pe Werner & hr Bigband
Geparkte Männer
2014, CD, Single, Promo, Edel : Content
Pe Werner & hr Bigband
Wie Kommst Du Übern Winter
2014, CDr, Promo, Edel : Content
Jeff Cascaro, hr Bigband
Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home - The Arlen Songbook
2014, CD, Album, Herzog Records
Rebekka Bakken Feat. hr Bigband
Little Drop Of Poison
2014
Pe Werner & hr Bigband
Ne Prise Zimt
2013, ,
Holiday
Michael Wollny, Tamar Halperin, hr Bigband
Wunderkammer XXL
2013
Oliver Leicht, Frankfurt Radio Bigband* - hr-bigband*
Composed & Arranged
2012, CD, Album, Jazz4Ever Records
Joachim Kühn Trio* & hr-Bigband*
Out Of The Desert Live At Jazzfest Berlin
2011, CD, Album, ACT (4)
Colin Towns, HR-Bigband*
Visions Of Miles: The Electric Period Of Miles Davis
2009, CD, Album, In+Out Records
hr Bigband
A Tribute To Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band
2009, CD, Freunde und Förderer der hr-Bigband e. V., ,
Big Band/Bop
Tony Lakatos | Frankfurt Radio Bigband*
Porgy & Bess
2009, 2xCD, Album, Skip Records (2), ,
Big Band
hr-Bigband | Frankfurt Radio Bigband* , Jörg Achim Keller
Money Jungle - Ellington Reorchestrated
2009, CD, Album, hr-musik.de
nuBox | DJ Illvibe* | hr-Bigband* | Ed Partyka
Limbic System Files
2008, CD, Album, 19_Enja
HR-Bigband* Featuring Jack Bruce
HR-Bigband Featuring Jack Bruce
2007
Tania Maria With The Frankfurt Radio Bigband*
It's Only Love (Live)
2007, ,
Samba/Big Band
Jiggs Whigham & hr-Bigband*
Strangers In The Night - The Music Of Bert Kaempfert
2006, CD, Album, Polydor, Universal Music Group
Billy Cobham, Colin Towns, HR-Bigband*
Meeting Of The Spirits (A Celebration Of The Mahavishnu Orchestra)
2006, CD, Album, In+Out Records, ,
Jazz-Rock/Big Band/Fusion
hr Bigband / Jörg Achim Keller / Joey DeFrancesco / Jeff Hamilton
Once In A Lifetime
2006, CD, Album, TCB Records (2), ,
Big Band
hr Bigband
Pictures At An Exhibition / Echoes Of Aranjuez
2005, CD, Album, hr-musik.de
hr Bigband
Do It Again - hr Big Band plays Three Decades Of Steely Dan
2004, CD, Album, hr-musik.de
hr Bigband, Jörg Achim Keller, Marjorie Barnes, Frits Landesbergen
Swinging Christmas
2002, CD, Album, hr-musik.de, ,
Big Band/Swing/Holiday
Jazzkantine Und hr Bigband
Futter Für Die Seele
2002, ,
Blues Rock/Soul/Disco/Lounge/Rhythm & Blues/Funk/Jazzy Hip-Hop
Silvia Droste / Jeff Cascaro / hr Big Band*
The American Songs Of Kurt Weill
2001, CD, Album, hr-musik.de, ,
Big Band
Buddy DeFranco, Rolf Kühn, Eddie Daniels, hr Bigband, Kurt Bong
The Three Sopranos
2001, CD, Album, hr-musik.de, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Big Band
Eddie Daniels, hr Big Band*
Swing Low Sweet Clarinet
2000, CD, Album, Shanachie
hr Big Band*, Kurt Bong, Markku Johansson, Paul Lanzerath
Exorbitant
1994, CD, Album, JMP Records, ,
Big Band/Easy Listening
hr Bigband, Kurt Bong
Back Home
1994, CD, Album, JMP Special, ,
Big Band
Bobby Kimball & The hr Bigband*
Tribute To Ray Charles (50th Anniversary)
1993, CD, MMS, MMS, ,
Big Band
Electric Blues Duo & hr Bigband
Electric Blues Duo & hr Big Band
1993, CD, Album, Inak, Inak, ,
Blues Rock/Big Band
Bobby Kimball & The hr Radio Big Band*
Tribute To Ray Charles - Please Come Home For Christmas
1993, CD, Maxi, Ltd, Promo, MMS, ,
Big Band
Jean "Toots" Thielemans*, Big Band Hesenského Rozhlasu* Řídí Heinz Schönberger
Vzpomínka Na Duben / Pro Tvou Lásku
1981, 7", Supraphon
hr Big Band* , Leitung: Heinz Schönberger, Peter Herbolzheimer, Dieter Reith
hr Big Band 77
1977, LP, Album, Hessischer Rundfunk
The HR Orchestra*
Sigs & Sessions Vol. 37
LP, BBC Radioplay Music
Rebekka Bakken
Little Drop Of Poison
2014,
De Phazz* & The Radio Bigband Frankfurt*
Big
2009, ,
Bossa Nova/Big Band/Latin Jazz

APPEARANCES +


Andreas Bourani
Staub Und Fantasie
2015
Jonas Jonasson
Der Hundertjährige, Der Aus Dem Fenster Stieg Und Verschwand
2013, 3xCD, Der Hörverlag, hr1
Bill Ramsey
Ramsey Swings!
2011, 4xCD, Comp, Bear Family Records, ,
Schlager/Big Band/Swing
Richie Beirach & Dave Liebman*
Quest For Freedom
2010, CD, Album, Sunnyside
Dave Douglas With Jim McNeely + Frankfurt Radio Bigband*
A Single Sky
2009, CD, Album, Greenleaf Music, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Various
Mahavishnu Re-Defined (A Tribute To John McLaughlin And The Mahavishnu Orchestra)
2008, 2xCD, Comp, ESC Records, ,
Jazz-Rock/Fusion
Annett Louisan
Das Optimale Leben
2007
Various
Neue Welt (Streifzüge Durch Die Avantgarde)
2004, CD, Comp, Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, ,
Contemporary
The Beatles Revival Band
Scrambled Eggs
2003, CD, Promo, S/Edition, Not On Label (The Beatles Revival Band Self-released)
Various
Music Of Our Time
2003, Pre + CD, Album, Promo + CD, Album, Promo, Deutsche Grammophon
Mark-Anthony Turnage / John Scofield
Scorched
2003, ,
Fusion/Contemporary/Classical/Contemporary Jazz
Pe Werner
Ne Prise Zimt (Edition 2023)
2023, ,
Holiday
Various
Legendary Sounds
2021, CD, Comp, Promo, Stereoplay, ,
Post Bop/Swing/Easy Listening/Latin Jazz/Bossa Nova/Contemporary R&B/Soul/Smooth Jazz/Hard Bop/Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Big Band
Various
The Many Faces Of Eric Clapton (A Journey Through The Inner World Of Eric Clapton)
2016, ,
Blues Rock/Electric Blues/Classic Rock
Various
AUDIOphile Pearls Volume 8
2014, CD, Comp, Promo, Motor Presse Stuttgart GmbH & Co.KG., ,
House/Leftfield/Tech House/Country Blues/Romantic
Various
BHM Presents Selected Works (Funk-Jazz-Latin)
2011, ,
Funk/Jazz-Funk
Various
Jazziz On Disc - Winter 2010 - Critics' Choices And Other Voices
2010, 2xCD, Comp, Promo, Jazziz
Various
Hörvergnügen 4
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Jazz + World Partners
Various
As Time Goes By, Vol. 1 (In The Groove And Out Of The Ordinary)
2007, CD, Comp, In+Out Records, In+Out Records, ,
Hard Bop/Post Bop
Various
Maestros Of Cool - A Tribute To Steely Dan
2006, ,
Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Smooth Jazz/Pop Rock
Various
Der Frankfurt Sound - From The Sixties Up To Now
2005, CD, Comp, INFRACom!
Various
Der Frankfurt Sound
2005, CD, Comp, INFRACom!, ,
Free Jazz/Future Jazz
Various
Pop Ist Sheriff 3
2003, CD, Comp, Enh, Hazelwood Vinyl Plastics, ,
Downtempo/Pop Rock
Various
Pop Ist Sheriff 2
2002, CD, Comp, Hazelwood Records, ,
Downtempo/Pop Rock/Indie Pop/Lounge
Various
Pop Ist Sheriff! (No History Of Pop In Five Amusing Pieces)
2001, CD, Comp, Hazelwood Records
Various
Die Hr Bigband Und Ihre Gruppen - Sound '86
1986, LP, Comp, Hessischer Rundfunk
Rebekka Bakken
Little Drop Of Poison
2014,
De Phazz* & The Radio Bigband Frankfurt*
Big
2009