The Very Best of Brass Bands

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Overture ‘Phantom of the Opera’
recording of:
Overture (The Phantom of the Opera)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
The Really Useful Group Ltd (not for release label use!)
part of:
Das Phantom der Oper (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, German version)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Dutch version)
Andrew Lloyd Webber2:11
2Nessun Dorma
recording of:
“Nessun dorma” (from Turandot) (for brass band, arr. Snell)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
arranger:
Howard Snell (trumpeter, arranger, bandleader, conductor, composer, teacher)
arrangement of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
Giacomo Puccini3:23
3The Best of Abba: Dancing Queen / Take a Chance on Me / Winner Takes It All / Thank You for the Music
medley including a instrumental recording of:
Dancing Queen
writer:
Stig Anderson (Stikkan), Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Grove Park Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Union Songs AB (publisher), Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., EMI Waterford Music (from 1976 to present), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (from 1976 to present) and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (from 1976 to present)
premiered at:
Kungliga Operan (Royal Swedish Opera) in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1976-06-18)
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
medley including a instrumental recording of:
Take a Chance on Me
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
medley including a instrumental recording of:
Thank You for the Music
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
part of:
The Girl With the Golden Hair: 3 Scenes From a Mini Musical
medley including a instrumental recording of:
The Winner Takes It All
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) (ended), Universal Music Publishing Group (ended), Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (ended), Bocu Music, EMI Waterford Music, Union Songs AB (publisher), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Artwork Music Co., Inc. (from 1980 to ????) and Countless Songs, Ltd. (from 1980 to ????)
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson, Björn Ulvaeus6:28
4Puttin’ On the Ritz
instrumental recording of:
Puttin’ On the Ritz
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1929)
publisher:
Berlin Irving Music Corp and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
Idiot’s Delight (film)
Irving Berlin3:14
5A Whiter Shade of Pale
instrumental recording of:
A Whiter Shade of Pale
lyricist:
Keith Reid
composer:
Gary Brooker and Matthew Fisher (UK organist for Procol Harum/Prairie Madness, engineer)
publisher:
Belsize Music Ltd., Essex Music International Ltd., Onward Music Ltd., The Richmond Organization Éditions Essex (TRO) and Westminster Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
is based on:
Kantate, BWV 156 “Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe”: I. Sinfonia
is based on:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string)
Gary Brooker, Matthew Fisher3:58
6Yesterday
solo trombone:
Nick Hudson (Trombone Soloist)
arranger:
Howard Snell (trumpeter, arranger, bandleader, conductor, composer, teacher)
instrumental cover recording of:
Yesterday (original by The Beatles)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney) (from 1965 to present)
John Lennon, Paul McCartney4:18
7You’ll Never Walk Alone
instrumental recording of:
You’ll Never Walk Alone (Carousel)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), T.B. Harms Company, The Welk Music Group, Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Richard Rodgers4:25
8Radetsky March
recording of:
Radetsky March
composer:
Johann Strauss (Snr) (Johann Strauss I, Baptist, Vater, Johann Strauss I, Sr., the Elder, the Father)
arranger:
Patrick J. Ryan (brass band arranger)
arrangement of:
Radetzky‐Marsch, op. 228 (catch-all for arrangements)
Johann Strauss I3:21
9I Got Rhythm
instrumental recording of:
I Got Rhythm
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV and New World Music Co. (in 1930)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
George Gershwin3:44
10When I’m 64
instrumental recording of:
When I’m Sixty‐Four
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
written at:
Paul McCartney’s Home in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (in 1956)
John Lennon, Paul McCartney3:04
11Ticket to Ride
instrumental recording of:
Ticket to Ride
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, SBK Blackwood Music Inc. (1987-12-30–1989-07-14), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
translated version of:
Boleto para pasear
John Lennon, Paul McCartney3:51
12Selection from ‘West Side Story’
Leonard Bernstein8:48
13Georgia on My Mind
solo trombone:
John Maines
instrumental recording of:
Georgia on My Mind
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
Hoagy Carmichael2:32
14One Moment in Time
instrumental recording of:
One Moment in Time
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Albert Hammond
Albert Hammond5:39
15Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
recording of:
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind (for brass band, arr. Bolton/Banks)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer)
arranger:
Eric Banks (conductor and adjudicator of orchestras, wind bands and brass bands) and Cecil Bolton
arrangement of:
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
Hubert Parry3:09
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Credits

Release

liner notes:Michael Heatley
compiler:Alison Childs (British producer and hornist)
Nicholas Childs
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Hit Record Co. Ltd (Bramley Arms, Freston Road, London. W10 6SP) (in 1995)
licensed from:Doyen Recordings Ltd. (Specialist brass band label)
glass mastered by:Nimbus (disc manufacturer “mastered by”)
ASIN:UK: B0000275G3 [info]