Sunday Bandstand 6 August 2023

Sunday Bandstand 6 August 2023

Jack Trombey aka Jan Stoeckart (3.November 1927 – 1 March.2017) a Dutch composer, conductor, trombonist and radio producer, who often worked under various pseudonyms such as Willy Faust, Peter Milray, Julius Steffaro and Jack Trombey.

In the UK he is best known for Eye Level, the theme tune to the ITV series Van der Valk, which was number one on the UK singles chart in 1973. He also composed "Homeward Bound", a theme from the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), under the pseudonym Jack Trombey. He took piano and trombone lessons from the age of 12. After Graduating in 1950 he began his career as a professional musician (trombone and double bass) and conducting.

In 1974, he become a freelance composer, working as a music producer for various radio shows, with which he popularised brass and choral music. He also continued to compose and arrange music for Dutch films and for brass bands. He composed approximately 1200-1300 works.

He died on 13.01. 2017, in Hilversum, at the age of 89.

On this week's show we are playing Eye Level with the Hendon Band conductied by Don Morrison. 

Playlist 6 August 2023

 

Recording Details 

Rhythm and Blues – Philip Sparke   Opening for weekly show Foden's Band MD: Michael Fowles - 2010  'Patrons' Choice III' - CD - Egon CD-SFZ154 - 2010
Eye of the Tiger from Rocky 3 the movie - Frankie Sullivan and James Peterik arr. Alan Fernie Brass Band Oberaargauer (Switzerland) MD: Hannes Buchegger - 2005  'Epic Film Themes' - CD - Obrasso Recording  CD910 - 2005
The Planets, Op.32 - 6. Uranus, (The Magician) - Gustav Holst arr: Stephen Roberts  Black Dyke Mills Band MD: James Watson - 1996  'The Planets - Black Dyke Mills Band' - CD - Doyen DOY50 - 1996 
Summertime - George Gershwin arr. Howard Snell  Soprano soloist Richard Poole with the Foden's Band MD: Michael Fowles - 2022  'The Impossible Dream' - CD - Doyen Recording DOYCD413 - 2022
The Blue Bird -  Charles Villiers Stanford arr. Howard J. Evans Amsterdam Staff Band (The Netherlands) BM: Howard J. Evans - 2002  'The Rising of the Sun' - CD - SP&S Recording SPS 162CD - 2002
Eye Level -  Jack Trombey arr. Don Morrison Hendon Band MD: Don Morrison - 1976  'The Hendon Band – The Hendon Way' - Vinyl - Top Brass Series Pye Records – TB 3011 - 1976
Alicante -  Ricardo Sylvio arr.  Frederick Charrosin  Hanwell Brass Band MD: Eric Bravington - 1971  'Bandstand Brass' - Vinyl - Stereo Gold Award ‎– MER343 - 1971
Euphony - Robert Redhead  Euphonium Soloist Peter Wise accompanied by the Enfield Citadel Band BM: James Williams - 1979  'My Strength My Tower- Vinyl - Banners and Bonnets BABS 3516A - 1979
Tritsch Tratsch Polka (Op. 214) - Johann Strauss II (Published 1858) arr. Johny Ocean Brass Band Willebroek (Belgium) MD: Frans Violet - 2002  'Sparkling Brass' - CD - Bernaerts Recording BR 2002-023 - 2002
Riverhead - Derek Broadbent  Marsden Riverhead Brewery Band MD: Glyn Williams  'Riverhead' - CD - Self Published - No date.
Swan Lake - Finale - Tchaikovsky arr. Andrew Duncan  Whitburn Band MD: Philip McCann - 2002  'Victory' - CD - WBC Recordings CD001 - 2002
Godspell -Stephen Schwartz arr. Barrie Gott  Brisbane City Temple Band of the Salvation Army (Australia) BM: Barrie Gott - 2002  'Swingtime' - CD - B&H Sound Service BCTB2002 - 2002
The Life Within - Paul Lovatt Cooper Black Dyke Band MD: Professor Nicholas Childs - 2017  'Through the Flames - The Music of Paul Lovatt-Cooper Vol.III' - CD - Chandos Classical Doyen Recording DOY372 - 2017
Cleopatra - Eugene Demare Cornet Soloist Edwin Firth with Fodens Motor Works Band MD: Thomas Haynes - 1914 (Taken from a DCD compilation - 2000  'Centenary Brass - Foden's Courtois Band ' - DCD - Doyen Recording DOY CD100 - 2000
First Suite in Eb Flat - Gustav Holst CWS (Manchester) Band MD: Alex Mortimer - 1963   'Champion Brass' - Vinyl - Fontana 886164TY - 1963
My Funny Valentine - Richard Rodgers  arr. Adrian Drover Trombone Soloist Scott Stewart with the SWT Woodfalls  Band MD: David Barringer - 2005   'On Track' - CD - Amadeus Doyen Recording AMSCD087 - 2005
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring  - from Cantata No. 12 - J.S.Bach arr. Michael Allen  Boulder Brass Ensemble (USA) MD: Thomas Blomster - 1998  'Boulder Baroque'  - CD - AMCDmcd 61739 - 1998
Brass Accolade - Terence Brien  Brighouse and Rastrick Band GMD Major Desmond K. Walker - 1974  'Brass Accolade' - Vinyl - Music For Pleasure – MFP 50112 - 1974
Atonement - Roger Trigg Melbourne Staff Band (Australia) BM: Ken Waterworth - 2014  'Chronicles' - CD -  2014 
Memory from Cats - Andrew Lloyd Webber  arr. Alan Catherall Soprano Cornet Soloist Iwan Fox with the Tredegar Town Band MD: Russell Gray - 2004  'Building with Brass'  - CD - Amadeus AMS073 - 2004
Alpine March - Bertrand Moren  City of Cambridge Brass Band MD: Duncan Wilson - 2009   'Rememberance' - CD - Mitropa Music M-DISC  209-39-3 - 2009 
Rhythm and Blues – Philip Sparke   Closing for weekly show Foden's Band MD: Michael Fowles - 2010  'Patrons' Choice III' - CD - Egon CD-SFZ154 - 2010

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