Brass Band Recordings

djwesp · Post by **djwesp** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:00 pm

Here's a fun group.

http://www.grimethorpeband.com/

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:17 pm

Doc Jim Fox, who formerly had the online store Military Musician, runs a brass band internet radio station. He can tell what are good recordings.

The brass band website, 4barsrest, also has extensive reviews of brass band CD's.

Amazon and all the big name internet stores should have them, or can order them for you. If not, you can usually contact the band website and order direct, as has been the case with Black Dyke for years.

Rick F · Post by **Rick F** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:37 pm

One of my all-time favorite Brass Band CDs is, "Brass from the Masters (Vol 2)", by the Grimethorpe Colliery Brass Band. Here's a link for one at Amazon where you can listen to sample tracks. Track 2 is "Fantasy for Brass" by Malcom Arnold -- an awesome contest piece. There are other links on the 'sample' page to get this CD cheaper if interested.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... 2?v=glance
On that same page are some other brass band CDs. "Melody Shop" -- also by Grimethorpe is excellent.

Don't forget the BBBC (Brass Band of Battle Creek) recordings. I like their lates CD, "Live III".

https://www.shop.bbbc.net/displayProduc ... tegoryId=1

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 4:26 pm

...and let's not forget BBC Radio 2 "Listen to the Band" every week:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/listentotheband/

AndyCat · Post by **AndyCat** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 6:31 pm

The best 2 IMO are www.worldofbrass.com for more recent mainstream stuff, but also www.ukcd.net for recordings from every British and foreign brass (and military) band around.

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 6:50 pm

Read Andy's avatar: he knows. He is one.

chipster55 · Post by **chipster55** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 10:55 pm

Doc, try www.walkingfrog.com

They may have a few brass band recordings.

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 12:21 am

Oh, yeah -- for good podcast samplings week to week, downloadable:
http://www.brasscast.com

Adam C. · Post by **Adam C.** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:52 pm

Sorry to resurrect a dead thread, but I thought others would like to know what I stumbled upon this week.

Amazon's MP3 Downloads has added 20+ brass band recordings in recent months - most of them are Black Dyke, but even then there are a couple of recordings that were no longer available new. One of my favorites available there is the "Complete Champions" recording from about 1985. It's a fantastic album that I was only able to find used up until now.

For those unfamiliar with Amazon's service, it's a "buy the mp3's and do what you want" situation. Copy them to your IPod, Zune, laptop, backup CD, or whatever; no digital rights management that I know of.

Prices range from 6-10 bucks. I prefer to have actual CD's for my classical library, but with the exchange rate as it is this is a great option for recordings that aren't widely available in the U.S.

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:22 pm

And I need to update as well. Doc Fox' brass band internet radio station and his website store, militarymusician.com , are going strong. Please patronize them if you can. Doc Fox is a gentleman and a pleasure to do business with.

NickJones · Post by **NickJones** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:56 am

Another recomendation for Dr Jim , top bloke and does loads for the promotion of banding with the radio station....
another one is www.play.com cheap as chips and has a massive list of recordings.

Midland music too is another source http://www.ukcd.net/

My all time top ten cd's would be

10. Complete Champions - 1985 chandos recordings Black Dyke band - Peter Parkes
9. English Heritage -George Lloyds Music for Brass - Black Dyke Band 1991 - David King -Albany
8.Introduction - YBS Band - 1995 -David King -Polyphonic
7. Essays Vol 1,2,3 - YBS Band -David King -Polyphonic
6.Family Portraits - Point of Ayr Band - Mike Fowles ( just for Adam Frey's Euphonium Playing) Polyphonic
5. European Championships 1997 ( London Barbican) & European Championships 1998 ( Kerkrade Holland)- Various -Doyen
4. Brass from the Masters Vol 1 - Williams Fairey Band - James Gourlay ( severn suite , energy , Life Divine etc) Chandos
3. Theme and Co-operation Brass Band Berneroberland - James Gourlay - Serendipity
2. Tales and Stories - Eikanger Bjorsvik
1. Enigma - Fairey Band 2002 - Allan Withington - Egon ( just for a Dowland Suite)

Honourable mentions to
Wire Brass - High Wire 2007 recording
Ballet - Sunlife Band
Bourgeois - Sunlife Band
(both on the stanshawe label)
Five Blooms in a welsh Garden - Beaumaris Band ( for the title track , I think the only studio recording so far made in 1999)
Butterworth -Vol 1 - Black Dyke Band 2002

brianggilbert · Post by **brianggilbert** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:11 pm

Does anyone know where one can obtain a recording of the piece "Crusade" by Rieks van der Velde.

It was last year's test piece for the NABBA Challenge category.

tubiker · Post by **tubiker** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 5:41 pm

Yo

And don't forget that if you are stateside you can always order from amazon.co.uk as opposed to amazon.com

Andrew M