About
The WDR Big Band (pronounced [ˌveːdeːˈʔɛʁ] VAY-DAY-ERR) is the jazz big band of the German public broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), located in Cologne, Germany.
Members
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Rüdiger Baldauf trumpet
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Henning Berg trombone
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Jon Eardley trumpet
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David Horler trombone
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Paul Peucker reeds
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Jean Warland double bass
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Tobias Weidinger trumpet
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Karim Ziad membranophone
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Klaus Osterloh trumpet
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Roy Deuvall bass trombone
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Marshall Gilkes trombone
Member of
Discography
Albums
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The Third Stone
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Misa Espiritual - Airto's Brazilian Mass
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Carambolage
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Swing & Balladen
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Harlem Story
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The Escape
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WDR Big Band Köln
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Sketches of Bangalore
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Colours of Siam
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Dedalo
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Niedecken Köln
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Very Personal 01
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Winterwunderwelt
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Al' Arab Jazz
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Misa Afro Cubana
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Blues and Beyond
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Tango y postango
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The World of Duke Ellington, Vol.1 Apple Music
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Celebrating Billie Holiday
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Benny Goodman Revisited
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Bombella: Gold Train - South Africa
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Mambo Nights
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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio
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Caribbean Night
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Mit großem Besteck!
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Christmas Revisited
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Europhonia
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My Personal Songbook
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Metro "Big Band Boom"
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Köln
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Winterwunderwelt Vol. 2
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The Broader Picture
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Musique D'Afrique
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Rediscovered Ellington - New Takes on Duke's Rare and Unheard Music
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Balkan Jazz
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Homecoming
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Channels of Energy
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It's All About Love
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Always Forward
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Drop Shot
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Big Band Voodoo
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Newton's Cradle
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Begin Again
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Storytellers
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Spurensuche
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Blue Soul
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Jackets XL
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And Still We Sing
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Colors & Shadows
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Soundscapes
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Birth of a Bird
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Center Stage
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Center Stage
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Ariabesques: The Goldberg Variations
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LifeSongs
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Big Band Bass
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Interaction
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Plans & Drawers
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Rise
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In The Brass Palace
Singles
Live
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Mark Lettieri Group Meets WDR Big Band at Studio 4
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My Buick | REHEARSAL
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The East End
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Live at the Philharmonie Cologne
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Gotta Be Another Way
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One Hope | REHEARSAL
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Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten
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New York Voices Live with The WDR Big Band Cologne
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2011-03-25: Cologne, Germany
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Vans Joint
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Some Skunk Funk
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Pussy Cat Dues "The Music of Charles Mingus"
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Christian McBride
Links
Instrumental supporting musician
Subgroup
Also known as
WDR Big Band · WDR Big Band Cologne
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- df8cfd32-78c8-43ce-a1c5-2d3e9296b0f4
- ISNI
- 0000000107287452
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 9 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.