Jazz compositions:
I. Orchestral jazz compositions
SIDDHARTHA
(nach einer indischen Dichtung von Hermann Hesse)
for soloist: b-cl/fl/as/ss, big band & strings
performed as “WDR Nachtmusik”, Frank Gratkowsky (soloist), Jiggs Wigham (conductor) ,
Ensemble from Musikhochschule Köln
SUITE OF DREAMS
I. Dreams of the Past II. Dreams of the Future
III. Dreams of Love & Death IV. Awakening
for jazz quintett (tp/flgh/piano, cl/b-cl, vib/piano, bass, drums) & orchestra
recorded by Thorsten Wollmann Quintett & WDR Rundfunkorchester, David de Villier (conductor)
LYRIC SUITE
I. Salaam Bombay II. Horizons
III. Lament for a dead King
IV. Far Cry V. Falling Leaves
for jazz ensemble & small orchestra
performed and recorded by WDR with the Thorsten Wollmann Quintett & Orchestra,
featuring John Taylor (piano), conducted by the composer
PIMONMAS
LES VAGES ROUGES
for jazz ensemble & strings
OUVERTURE FOR JAZZ ORCHESTRA (Geckoverlag Köln)
commissioned & first performed by Bamberg Symphony Bigband
AOTEAROA / New Zealand
I. The Doll’s House (based on a short-story of Katherine Mansfield)
II. Dolphins & Whales
III. FjordlandIV. Waitomo
V. RangiheataVI. Whakaari
WDR-production for jazz orchestra and soloists
recorded by WDR-Big Band & 2 french-horns, percussion
featuring Hayden Chisholm (N.Z.), as & Henning Berg, tb
conducted by the composer
Variations on a Thai Theme, Northern Thai Song
Song for Janine, Rainy Season, Pagodas
Between Islands, Tropical Night
“CITY OF ANGELS”
II. Chinatown III. Night SketchI. Traffic Jam
IV. Pahurat V. Chao Phraya
VI. Bangkok Ways
WDR-production for big band + mallets, percussion and soloist
performed & recorded by WDR-Big Band, featuring Hayden Chisholm, as/ss
conducted by the composer
II. Compositions for big band and jazz orchestras
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Jazz-Suite |
(3 movements) |
Big Band Biberach |
Big Band |
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French American Black |
Bossa |
Big Band Biberach |
Big Band |
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After All |
Ecm-jazz |
Big Band Biberach |
Big Band |
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Light into Darkness |
3/4-4/4swing |
Stuttgart Big Band |
Big Band |
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In Between |
Medium swing |
LJJO-BadenW. |
Big Band |
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Passacaglia |
Rock |
LJJO-BadenW. |
Big Band |
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Two Faces of Janus |
Funk |
LJJO-BadenW. |
Big Band |
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Cool Affair |
Medium swing |
LJJO-BadenW./ BUJAZZO |
Big Band |
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Lantom |
Ballad |
LJJO-BadenW./ BUJAZZO |
flgh & winds |
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Africa-Suite |
Jazz-suite (5 movements) |
LJJO-BadenW./ MHS-Big Band |
Big Band |
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Brownie meets Bee Tee |
medium swing |
LJO-RheinlandPf. |
Big Band |
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On Summerdays |
Bossa |
BUJAZZO/ MHS-Big Band |
Big Band |
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Squirrels |
Jazz |
BUJAZZO/ MHS-Big Band |
cl & Big Band |
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Dimanche au Marais |
Jazz waltz |
BUJAZZO |
Big Band |
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Ancient Song |
5/4 jazz |
BUJAZZO/ WDR-Big Band |
taragot (ss) & Big Band |
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Canto Triste |
Bossa |
BUJAZZO |
voc (ts) & Big Band |
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Toccata |
Fast swing |
BUJAZZO |
Big Band |
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The Penguin |
Jazz waltz |
BUJAZZO/SDR-Big Band |
flgh & Big Band |
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Impressions of Ayutthaya |
Jazz suite (3 movements) |
SDR-Big Band |
tp/flgh, as/ss & Big Band |
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Symposium |
Counterpoint jazz |
MHS-Big Band |
Big Band |
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Cubes |
Ballad |
MHS-Big Band |
flgh & Big Band |
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Choral |
Ballad |
MHS-Big Band |
tb & Big Band |
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Mr. T. J. |
Blues |
MHS-/ Remscheid Big B. |
Big Band |
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Disneyland Party |
Rhythm changes |
NDR-Big Band |
Big Band |
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Ballad for Booker |
Ballad |
Remscheid Big B. |
tp & Big Band |
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Go Ahead |
Medium swing |
Remscheid Big B. |
tp & Big Band |
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Concerto for Soprano Saxophone |
Jazz concerto (3 movements) |
MHS-Big Band/ German Jazzorch. |
ss & Big Band |
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Waking up a Dragon |
fast jazz |
German Jazzorch. |
bari & Big Band |
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Musik zu Bildern von W. Kandinsky |
Classical (3 movements) |
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Jazz orchestra |
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Lines in blue colors |
Medium swing |
NDR-Big Band |
Big Band |
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Oaxaca Express |
fast latin |
WDR-Big Band |
Big Band |
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Flying |
fast swing |
WDR-Big Band |
tp/flgh, as & Big B. |
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Camelot |
med.-fast swing |
WDR-Big Band |
flgh, as & Big Band |
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Tagtraum |
ecm-jazz |
WDR-Big Band |
Big Band |
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Midnight Mood |
Ballad |
WDR-Big Band |
flgh & Big Band |
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Suite before A |
Jazz suite (4 movements) |
WDR-Big Band |
Big Band |
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Canterbury Affairs |
5/4jazz |
HR-Big Band |
Big Band |
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Rain Dance |
jazz/ballad |
Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra |
Big Band |
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Green Valleys Love Song |
med.-fast swing even eights jazz |
BUJAZZO Cologne Project |
flgh & Big Band voc & Jazzorch. |
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Lydian Dance |
6/4 jazz |
Ed Partyka Big B. |
Small Band |
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Paradise Garden |
even eights jazz |
Ed Partyka Big B. |
Small Band |
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Tension Lines |
fast swing |
Ed Partyka Big B. |
Small Band |
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Colors |
jazz-suite (4 movements) |
Cologne Project/ Workshopens. |
Small Band & String Quartet |
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Ballad for Booker |
Ballad |
Workshopens. |
Small Band & String Quartet |
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Collage Orange |
Collage |
Workshopens. |
Small Band & String Quartet |
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In the Circle of Life |
Rock |
Workshopens. |
Small Band & String Quartet |
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Dimanche au Marais |
Jazzwaltz |
Workshopens. |
Small Band & String Quartet |
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Helliconia |
Jazz suite (8 movements) |
Südpool-Ensemble |
Jazz Orchestra |
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Michelangelo/Architectonicae |
Classical |
Südpool-Ensemble |
Jazz Orchestra |
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III. Compositions for small jazz ensembles
„12“ for jazz ensemble (12 players)
MAROON, IN THE DARK, TWO FACES OF JANUS
for nonet
NOONTUNE for octet
STONES ON WATER for 6tp & rhythm
NYMPHONIA for 6 woodwinds & rhythm
NIGERIAN MARKET/MISSION, MORNING BLUES, TIME TO PLAY MUSIC,
THIS IS FOR WOODY, BROWNIE MEETS BEE TEE
for septet
A CHILDHOOD DREAM, BALLAD FOR MY FATHER, TAGTRAUM, FOXY, THE PENGUIN, TRAVELLIN’ HOME,
PRISM, SPANISH FLAVOUR, IN BETWEEN, BALLAD FOR BOOKER, GO AHEAD, TRANIN’,
FIVE PORTRAITS (Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Stan Getz, Chet Baker), SOMETHING LIKE THAT, LOST IN CLUBS
for sextet
CONCERTO BAROCCO (Suite in 5 movements),
DANCE OF THE MOON WITH THE SUN
for 2cl, b-cl, piano, bass
commissioned by Claudio Puntin
SUITE „DEATH OF THE SUN“ (6 movements)
MOONSUITE (5 movements)
SIAM (3 movements)
LYRIC SUITE (5 movements)
GREEN VALLEYS, MIDNIGHT MOOD, LEGEND, LINES IN BLUE COLORS, SEARCHING, COOL BLUES, CAMELOT,
LYDIAN DANCE, TENSION LINES, M.D., COOL AFFAIR, OAXACA EXPRESS, LIFECYCLE, SILENT WALTZ,
WAITING FOR A PRINCESS, THE BEARS WALK, NIGHTFEELINGS, PHRYGIAN DANCE, CANTO TRISTE,
HEARTS HANDS & SOULS, MOODS & COLORS
for quintet
SOUNDS OF BAMBOO (3 movements)
for „Pai Nam“-Ensemble (flutes, git, mallets, piano, bass, percussion)
LOOKING FORWARD for trio
CYCLE (I):WAVES, SUN, CLOUDS, RAIN
INTERLUDE, CASCADES, CRYSTAL, LAMENT, DANCE (with W. Kerschek)
for duo