“Outstanding from the first note to the last” British Bandsman “In short, this is music of surpassing excellence. You can’t say better.” Music and Vision Daily To read the full reviews click here. Cool Brass and Hot Brass celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Cala Records. They derive from The London Sound, Cala’s renowned signature series. London's finest brass players and arrangers provide dazzling selections of jazz, Latin, film, show and popular music: unique performances by large ensembles of trumpets, French horns and trombones. It started when we challenged the trombone sections of seven great London orchestras to come together to record virtuoso arrangements of well-loved music. There was instant camaraderie amongst the musicians, who inspired each other with their talent and creativity. The London Trombone Sound was the result: rich, supple and beguiling.The London Horn Sound followed, and became the best-selling horn CD ever. The London Trumpet Sound also hit the spot, thenThe London Horn Sound returned, for the Give It One album and The Sound of Music Jazz Suite. Cool Brass brings together some of the more relaxing popular tunes from The London Sound collection. As for Hot Brass —well, it’s the opposite. Click here to purchase in lossless digital file form.
| 1 | Garner (arr. Gout) | Misty (The London Trumpet Sound) Guy Barker solo | 5:51 | | 2 | Lubbock (arr. Bissill) | Not Like This (Give It One—The London Horn Sound) Hugh Seenan, Richard Bissill, Gwilym Simcock soloists | 7:00 | | 3 | Lennon & McCartney (arr.Harvey) | Penny Lane (The London Trumpet Sound) Paul Archibald piccolo trumpet | 2:52 | | 4 | Ellington & Strayhorn (arr. Rattigan) | Daydream (Give It One—The London Horn Sound) David Lee, James Rattigan soloists | 4:09 | | 5 | Bissill | Fat Belly Blues (Give It One—The London Horn Sound) Anthony Halstead, Gwilym Simcock soloists | 5:40 | | 6 | Rodrigo (arr. Runswick) | En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor (The London Trumpet Sound) Maurice Murphy solo flugelhorn | 6:07 | | 7 | Gershwin (arr. Crees) | Someone To Watch Over Me (The London Trombone Sound) Richard Edwards solo | 5:51 | | 8 | Rodgers (arr. Jackson) | Edelweiss (The Sound of Music Jazz Suite—The London Horn Sound) Jeffrey Bryant, Timothy Jackson soloists | 3:04 | | 9 | Carillo (arr. Payne) | Dos Gardenias (The London Trumpet Sound) Mike Lovatt solo | 3:09 | | 10 | Mancini (arr. Crees) | The Pink Panther (The London Trombone Sound) Richard Edwards solo | 3:25 | | 11 | Jackson | Lana's Lullaby (Give It One—The London Horn Sound) Laurence Davies solo | 5:28 | | 12 | van Heusen (arr. Bissill) | Here's That Rainy Day (The London Horn Sound) Richard Bissill solo | 5:11 | | 13 | Holliday & Herzog (arr. Simcock) | God Bless The Child (Give It One—The London Horn Sound) Richard Bissill, Phillip Eastop, Frank Lloyd, Gwilym Simcock soloists | 9:33 | | 14 | Horner (arr. Bissill) | Titanic Fantasy (The London Horn Sound) Hugh Seenan solo | 9:23 | TT: 77:05 |
Review of The London Trumpet Sound: “The sheer brilliance of the playing is enough to inspire anyone.” Brass Herald
Review of The London Horn Sound: “In a word: stunning. The playing of virtually all of London’s top horn players is marvellous.” Gramophone
Review of The London Trombone Sound: “It’s wonderful, it’s marvellous… What else can one say? It’s a smash!” CD Review
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