there are also free downloads scattered about the site - mostly in use as demonstrations of how chord-sequences sound and how they are used, and some low res saxophone ringtones. You can find them by going to chords menu and browsing or by viewing our home page.
Bruce Richmond has taken the chords and tunes in 'Pavanne' (see other parts of this site) and ingeniously reorganised them, and then added words to get something quite unique. I don't think you will have heard the likes of it before. Probably it is rock, but whatever it is it has an awful lot of content. The recording is a multitrack recording made by Bruce Richmond and Hugh Harris (only), and nearly all the sound engineering is by Bruce. The words - well, listen to them and decide what you think it is about. We have a photo of Bruce playing a snaredrum with two (unmatched) paintbrushes here:
and this is only one of the many eccentricities that occurred during the making of this recording.
There are a few faults here, but nevertheless I think you will agree that this is a landmark amongst pop recordings.
PG:- there may be a parental guidance matter here, in that one of the verses has the sentence: "waiting round for others to finally shift their "****", although I find it difficult to imagine who these parents might be.
MP3 only - but those of you with a good ear will be able to pick up what chords and which parts of the tune he has used in what places from other areas of this site.
About 4mins 24 seconds.
There are more conventional versions of 'Pavanne' elsewhere on this site.
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What you get now is both a recording and copies of the original parts that were used by (the original) Palm Court Jazz in the 1980s, all in a .zip file. This means you can print out a set of parts and hear what they sound like when fitted together.
Hear the snippets and then decide. These snippets are multitrack recordings played by Hugh Harris, who was a founder-member of Palm Court Jazz and inventor of the name:
Hear a Queen's Farewell snippet
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Arranged for 5 saxophones by Tim Israel. Middle Ages. A baroque pavan.MP3. The written parts for this are included with Queen's Farewell.
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An arrangement of a piece allegedly written by Pergolesi (1710-1736) arranged by Hugh Harris. Sounds a bit like a fugue, but I am not quite sure if it is one. The original Hugh Harris arrangement was one in which everyone played from the same part, but all started at different points along it. This version is currently mislaid, but if it ever turns up it will be placed along with these parts.
The original was for virtually any number of players in excess of 2.
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arranged for 4 saxophones by Tim Israel. Don't know what century, but this crops up in various student books, so I expect you will know about as much as I do (or more) about it.MP3.
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by Hugh Harris 1989. For 5 saxophones. HH thinks this is a pastiche of 1930's Ellington, but that may be stretching things.....MP3.
Hear a Misty Afternoon snippet
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arranged by Tim Israel.
This ancient tune from time to time makes it's way into the modern-day charts. You will know it when you hear it. (quartet).MP3.
Hear a Plaisir d'amour snippet
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Marrow Calypso - written and played by Harry Michaels. A multitrack recording of a song about a man who meets a lady out shopping....and then she sees his marrow!....hear all about it!
Currently no snippet available, but the words and chords are availabale free elsewhere on the site.