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Picture puzzle
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:42 pm
by Geotuba
While dredging through my archives I came across this picture so I thought folks might have fun over the holidays trying to figure out something about it. Some of you might even recognise it.
What can you figure out about it?
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:49 pm
by Locky
Looks like a part of the front piece of the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble CD Greatest Hits. A Decca Compilation circa 2001. As to the make model of the instruments I do not have a clue.
Compliments of the season
John
Album cover
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 6:06 pm
by gregsundt
Trombone: Conn 8H. Definitely a Philip Jones cover (I own it); the title is Just Brass, released in 1970. The pensive chap hiding behind Fletcher's Holton is, I believe, Elgar Howarth.
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 6:29 pm
by Eric B
Re: Album cover
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:38 pm
by Geotuba
gregsundt wrote:Trombone: Conn 8H. Definitely a Philip Jones cover (I own it); the title is Just Brass, released in 1970. The pensive chap hiding behind Fletcher's Holton is, I believe, Elgar Howarth.
Yes!! This is from the 1970 LP cover. I had not realised that the same picture was used on the more recent CD cover.
Listening to this LP in the early 70's was the first time I had ever heard a brass quintet and I remember being hooked on that genre as a result
. I just got one of those USB turntables for Christmas so am digging out all my old LPs to digitise - this was one of the first on my list to do.
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:51 pm
by Naptown Tuba
OK. I'll ask since I've always wondered . Is that guy REALLY that tall, or am I seeing some kind of optical illusion?
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 8:34 am
by Geotuba
Naptown Tuba wrote:OK. I'll ask since I've always wondered . Is that guy REALLY that tall, or am I seeing some kind of optical illusion?
Are you talking about the guy in the brown shirt? I think that is John Wilbraham and I recall that he was, indeed, a very large man. He sure could blow the heck out of a trumpet.
As an aside (picking up on a previous "viola" thread) a story was told about him and the back-desk viola player. One day at rehearsal the viola player turned to Wilbraham behind him and snarled, "Can’t you play a bit quieter, you’re giving me a headache?"
"If only you had practised more," he replied, "you would be sitting a bit nearer the front."
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 8:37 am
by sungfw
Naptown Tuba wrote:OK. I'll ask since I've always wondered . Is that guy REALLY that tall, or am I seeing some kind of optical illusion?
Considering the position of the hands of the guy to his right (viewer's left), even without knowing anything about the guy or the album/cd cover, it's clear he's squatting down.