Cat No. JM68405
Price £13.95
Material: Doyen
Category: BRASS BAND CDs

Foden's Band conducted by Michael Fowles.

21st. Centuary Brass Brass Band Music - and a complete break with what we thought conventional brass bands should sound like !
A breath of fresh air ? - definately, but a lot of the traditional brass band audience may struggle with the musical structures and concepts which composer Andy Scott has created in these works - indeed many listeners will feel completely"out of their comfort zone" with a couple of the tracks.

The playing and solo performances however are suberb throughout - with track 3 - CHRYSALIS MOON, which features a quartet of soloists, being a firm favourite.
Baritone players will love the opportunity to perform "FILM" , a beautiful ballad to showcase this instrument.
The more I listen to Andy Scott's music, the more I begin to appreciate his approach to writing for the Brass Band medium.

Tracks :

01. RUBY and ALL THINGS PURPLE
02  SPIRIT of MINGUS - 14.54
03. CHRYSALIS MOON - 4.54
    Trumpet/ Cornet Soloists : Allan Withington, Martin Winter, John Wallce & Mark Wilkinson.

     MOLECULAR COCKTAIL PARTY
Trombone Soloist John Barber
04. Riffs and Changes - 9.36
05. Free and Written - 5.21
06. Soul and Feel - 7.25

07. MADIBA -3.47
08. FILM - 4.16
Baritone Soloist - Natsumi McDonald
09. BIG ! - 2.27
10. FORGOTTEN PLACE - 5.35
11. LET THERE BE PEACE - 5.36
Glyn Williams and Bramwell Tovey

Total CD playing time 71.05