The London Trumpet Sound - Geoffrey Simon: The London Trumpet Sound Vol. 1 & 2 (2003)

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Artist: The London Trumpet Sound
Title: Geoffrey Simon: The London Trumpet Sound Vol. 1 & 2
Year Of Release: 2003
Label: CALA Records
Genre: Classical/Jazz/Chamber/Trumpet
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log)
Total Time: 44:06 + 44:38
Total Size: 371 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

On paper, 27 top trumpet players in an ensemble sounds pretty impressive, but this group actually delivers the goods in both the pop and classical fields on this obvious crossover effort. Opening with "Sing, Sing, Sing," done in the manner of Benny Goodman (only with more horns) and complete with a percussion section doing its damnedest to stay in hailing distance of Gene Krupa, they work their way through an inventive version of "Misty" and then tackle the Beatles on "Penny Lane," the latter (big surprise) giving full play to its piccolo trumpet part. The more traditional longhair music that follows, by Rossini, Rodrigo, and Sousa, is also in the category of crowd-pleasing material, and the result is one of the more delightful orchestral pop albums of recent years.

Tracklist:

Vol. 1
Louis Prima (arr. Paul Sarcich)
01. Sing, Sing, Sing (Mike Lovatt Solo Trumpet) - 5:22
Erroll Garner (arr. Alan Gout)
02. Misty (Guy Baker Solo Trumpet) - 5:50
Traditional (arr. Andrew Crowley)
03. Jarabe Tapatio (Mexican Hat Dance) - 3:02
John Lennon / Paul McCartney (arr. Roger Harvey)
04. Penny Lane (Paul Archibald Solo Piccolo Trumpet) - 2:52
Jeremiah Clarke (arr. Simon Wright)
05. The Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary) (Robert Farley Solo Natural Trumpet) - 2:40
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (arr. John Humphries)
06. Rondo Alla Turca - 3:11
Gioacchino Rossini (arr. Paul Archibald)
07. The Thieving Magpie Overture - 10:32
Joaquín Rodrigo (arr. Daryl Runswick)
08. En Aranjuez con tu amor (based on Adagio from Concerto de Aranjuez) (Maurice Murphy Solo Flugelhorn) - 6:09
John Philip Sousa (arr. Richard Payne)
09. The Stars and Stripes Forever - 3:38

Vol. 2
Arturo Sandoval (arr. Tony Rickard)
01. Mambo Caliente (Patrick White Solo Trumpet, Henry Lowther Solo Flugelhorn) - 4:17
Isolina Carrillo (arr. Richard Payne)
02. Dos Gardenias (Mike Lovatt Solo Trumpet, Henry Lowther Solo Flugelhorn) - 3:07
Norman Whitfield / Barrett Strong (arr. Roger Harvey)
03. I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Patrick White Solo Trumpet) - 2:51
John Williams (arr. Paul Sarcich)
04. Superman - 4:35
James P. Carrell / David L. Clayton (arr. Daryl Runswick)
05. Amazing Grace (Carl Nielsen Solo Cornet) - 5:44
Leoš Janáček
06. Fanfare from Sinfonietta - 2:14
Jean-Baptiste Arban (arr. Paul Sarcich)
07. The Carnival of Venice (John Wallace Solo Trumpet, Roger Webster Solo Cornet) - 8:48
Georg Friedrich Händel (arr. Simon Wright)
Music for the Royal Fireworks:
08. Ouverture - 5:26
09. La Réjouissance - 1:57
10. Menuet - 1:20
Aaron Copland (arr. Tony Rickard)
11. Hoedown from Rodeo - 3:26

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