SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (arr. for brass band) Eikanger-Bjorsvik Band / Bjarte Engeset [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2010 ] The idea of arranging movements from Prokofiev's popular ballet Romeo and Juliet for brass band and percussion is not as strange as it may first seem, since Russia boasts a great brass band tradition. The three arrangers who participated in this... |
RALF VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony & other works Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Mary Bevan (soprano), Kitty Whately (mezzo) / Royal College of Music Brass Band / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Oct/2017 ] "This splendid performance is now the best way to hear the 1920 version of A London Symphony." MuscWeb Nov 2017 |
CLEMENT JANEQUIN / THOINOT ARBEAU / PIERRE de la RUE / JOSQUIN DESPREZ / etc
Music in the Châteaux de la Loire Ensemble Clement Janequin, Dominique Visse / The Broadside Band, Jeremy Barlow [ Harmonia Mundi Resonances / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2016 ] Famous places and monuments all have a musical history whose richness and variety we do not always realise. For centuries their beauties have nourished the imagination of composers and performers who, in return, have often dedicated to them some of... |
Eric Winstone Big Band
Eric Winstone Plays 007 & Supe [ Vocalion / CD - released 21/Nov/2011 ] |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Brass Favourites (Incls 'William Tell Overture' & 'Entry of the Gladiators') The Fairey Band / Kenneth Dennison [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Feb/1991 ] This collection of 'Brass Favourites' comprises a varied selection of marches, transcriptions and solos. It features the Fairey Band of twenty years ago, under the direction of its then Musical Director, Kenneth Dennison. |
Fat Larry's Band
Off The Wall [ Ace Records U.K. / CD ] |
The Fatback Band
21 Karat Fatback: Best Of [ Ace Records U.K. / CD ] |
The Fatback Band
Hustle! The Ultimate Fatback 1969-84 [ Ace Records U.K. / CD ] |
The Fatback Band
Keep On Steppin' [ Ace Records U.K. / CD ] |
The Fatback Band
Night Fever [ Ace Records U.K. / CD ] |
The Fatback Band
NYCNYUSA [ Ace Records U.K. / CD ] |
The Fatback Band
Raising Hell [ Ace Records U.K. / CD ] |
The Fatback Band
Yum Yum [ Ace Records U.K. / CD ] |
SVENDSEN / GROSSMAN / MANDEL / LANGFORD / etc
The Concert Sound of the John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band. John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band [ Chandos Brass / CD ] Black Dyke Band, formerly John Foster & Son Black Dyke Mills Band, is one of the oldest and best-known brass bands in the world. |
The Gap Band
Gap Band IV / Gap Band V: Jammin' [ BGO Records / 2 CD - released 7/Mar/2014 ] From 1982 and 1983 come two US Top 30 albums from the Wilson brothers. The singles 'Early In The Morning' and 'Outstanding' were No.1 Billboard R&B chart hits, whilst 'You Dropped A Bomb On Me' and 'Party Train' reached No.2 and No.3 respectively... |
Gary Barlow & The Commonwealth Band
Sing [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 7/Jun/2012 ] |
BAX / ELGAR / GERMAN / MacKENZIE / WALTON / etc
The Crown Imperial: Marches for 20th Century British Coronations London Symphonic Concert Band, Tom Higgins [ Somm / CD - released 20/Jul/2014 ] "This is an interesting and imaginative concept, a mix of celebrated and little known and/or forgotten pieces composed for 20th century coronations. The mix shows commendable variety too in that the ear does not tire from an overindulgence of pomp. A |
Gilzene & The Blue Light Mento Band
Sweet Sweet Jamaica [ World Village / CD - released 3/May/2010 ] |
Girl Band
Holding Hands With Jamie (Limited Edition Yellow LP) [ Rough Trade / LP - released 25/Sep/2015 ] 'Holding Hands with Jamie,' Girl Band's debut album, comes a few years into their tenure; a few years after their first tour; nine days crammed into a Fiat Panda; a few years of stamping 7" sleeves to sell at merch tables and mail-order; a few years... |