Carla Bley & NDR Bigband: "La Leçon Française" | NDR

The American pianist and composer Carla Bley has written a small jazz opera about an English school class struggling with the challenges of the French language: "La Leçon Française". Together with the NDR Bigband, the New Boys Choir Hamburg and Steve Swallow, she celebrated her 80th birthday in June 2016 in the Rolf-Liebermann-Studio in Hamburg. CARLA BLEY, Piano, Composition "La Leçon Française" Reveille 0:08 Unspoken 2:15 Lucky Strokes 11:17 Socks 18:58 Rock-A-Bye-Baby (Trad) 30:38 Struck Dumb 31:25 Interlude 36:31 Le Rêve Du Jour 37:58 Team Sports 43:03 Quatre-Vingt-Dix-Neuf 47:57 Neuer Knabenchor Hamburg (Management: Jens Bauditz) Steve Swallow, Bass NDR Bigband June 2016, Rolf-Liebermann-Studio, Hamburg Webseite: www.ndr.de/bigband Facebook:   / ndrbigband   #ndrbigband #bigband #jazz #carlabley #music #ndr #hamburg #show #concert #band #jazzband #piano #drums #percussion #brass #trumpet #guitar #flute #trombone #bass #conductor #livemusic #gig #live #musicians #drummer #saxophonist #trumpetist #guitarist #studio #recording #livestream #acoustic #solo #live #musician #song #jazznetwork #woodwinds #performance #concerto #ensemble