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JOHN PHILIP SOUSA
Sousa: Music for Wind Band Volume 12 Royal Swedish Navy Band, Keith Brion [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 3/Jun/2013 ] "The disc is not exactly over-packed but there is plenty of interest. The Sound Off March (1885) injects marching pace oompah but also a bitter battle skirl suited to US Marines...The Swedish band has the manner off to a tee" (MusicWeb) |
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JOHN PHILIP SOUSA
Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 11 [Includes 'Wolverine March' & 'Bonnie Annie Laurie March'] Royal Swedish Navy Band, Keith Brion [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 2/Jan/2013 ] "This is another desirable addition to a very desirable series." MusicWeb |
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Safari Sound Band
Mambo Jambo [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] The Safari Sound Band from Kenya has existed for twenty years and has released several successful CDs. The 6-piece band consists of guitar, keybards, saxophone, bass, drums and percussion |
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JOHN RUTTER
Rutter: Brass at Christmas Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, Black Dyke Band, Darius Battiwalla, Nicholas Childs [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Nov/2024 ] John Rutter is probably the most acclaimed and successful composer of carols alive today. His large selection of popular sacred choral pieces in the genre reflect and celebrate the Christmas story. Rutter's unerring sense of melody combined with a... |
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The Shot Band
The Shot Band [ Red Rocks Records New Zealand / CD - released 23/Jun/2008 ] The Shot Band is one of New Zealand's best alt-country bands, combining the spirit of Johnny Cash and the swagger of Keith Richards. |
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JOHN PHILIP SOUSA
Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 23 The Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines Plymouth, Keith Brion [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 25/Mar/2022 ] This final volume in the series explores some of the lesser-known corners of Sousa's output. These include fantasies and humoresques that use renowned classical works and fashionable melodies of their day. |
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The Stanshawe (Bristol) Band conducted by Walter Hargreaves
Spectrum ” The Rise to Fame of the Stanshawe (Bristol) Band [ Saydisc / CD - released 1/May/2007 ] This album created quite a stir in the brass band world when it was released in 1975 and it remains spine-chilling to this day. |
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Stonehaven Pipe Band
Scotland the Brave [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] The Stonehaven Pipe Band present marches, strathspey, reels, airs, jigs and hornpipes. Additionally to the Scottish repertoire they also include more remote Celtic regions such as Brittany, Asturias and Galicia (Spain) and Ireland. The Band has... |
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Susie Arioli Swing Band
It's Wonderful [ Justin Time / CD - released 12/Apr/2010 ] |
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Tedeschi Trucks Band
Let Me Get By [ Universal Music / CD - released 11/Mar/2016 ] Let Me Get By features ten new, original songs that together stand as a testament to the hard work, independent spirit, and full-on commitment of the entire Tedeschi Trucks Band. The album's artwork-a Mongolian golden eagle pictured a moment after... |
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JOHN PHILIP SOUSA
Sousa: Music for Wind Band Volume 9 The Royal Norwegian Navy Band / Keith Brion [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 22/Sep/2011 ] 'Keith Brion, one of the foremost authorities on the music of Sousa, has been building an extensive library of Sousa's music for Naxos since 1998… Sousa-lovers will want the whole series.' (Fanfare) |
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HOLST / PUCKETT / THURSTON / JOHN WILLIAMS / etc
Air Force Blue United States Air Force Band, United States Air Force Singing Sergeants, Larry H. Lang [ Naxos Wind Band Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2015 ] With a tradition going back to its formation in 1941, The United States Air Force Band has long been the Air Force's premier musical organization, inspiring audiences in America and all over the world. Many of the works on this album demonstrate the... |
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IRA HEARSHEN
Strike Up The Band USAF Heritage of America Band, United States Air Force Band / Lowell Graham [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Apr/2013 ] Ira Hearshen is one of America's most popular and successful orchestrators and arrangers. Ira Hearshen's music is colourful and hugely approachable. It's often also laced with broad humour and wit. |
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CHARLES IVES
Ives: Variations on America / Old Home Days / The Alcotts United States Marine Band / Colonel Timothy W. Foley [ Naxos Wind Band Classics / CD - released 5/Sep/2007 ] All of the works heard on this disc are to a greater or lesser degree transcriptions or adaptations for the modern American concert band. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Masterpieces for Symphonic Band, Programs 1-3 The United States Marine Band, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 16/Dec/2018 ] A unique collaboration: the All-Star Orchestra's Music Director Gerard Schwarz guest conducts the United States Marine Band. Founded by an Act of Congress in 1798, it is America's oldest continually active musical ensemble. Three programs feature... |
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CARL HEINRICH GRAUN
Der Tod Jesu-Passion Cantata Uta Schwabe (soprano) Inge van de Kerkove (soprano) Christoph Genz (baritone) / La Petite Band Ex Tempore / Sigiswald Kuijken (conductor) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 15/Mar/2004 ] During his lifetime, Carl Heinrich Graun, a younger contemporary of Bach's, was one of the best-known exponents of Italian opera in Germany. Recorded here is his Passion Cantata Der Tod Jesu performed by an excellent team of soloists. |
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G. F. HANDEL
Handel: Six Concerti Grossi, Op. 3 Van Diemen's Band / Martin Gester, conductor and organ soloist [ BIS / CD - released 7/May/2021 ] What we know as 'Handel's Opus 3' is most likely little more than a brazen attempt by the London publisher John Walsh to make some quick money. In 1715, Walsh had issued a pirated edition of Corelli's 12 Concerti Grossi Opus 6 which proved an instant... |
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Various Artists includes Paul Whitman, Jack Hylton, New Mayfair Dance Orchestra, Teh Savoy Havana Band, Joe Venuti, The Savoy Orpheans, etc
Fascinating Rhythm: Hits of the 20s [ Past Perfect / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] Ah, the Roaring Twenties! Can there ever have been such a decade, so endlessly discussed, pored over and analysed... |
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Clan Sutherland Pipe Band
Scottish Pipes & Drums [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] A glorious feast of Scottish pipes and drums music, with a great variety of traditional as well as modernised arrangements (with keyboards, bass, acoustic and electric guitar accompaniments). |