Program No. 88 - 26th January 2014

Happy Australia Day everyone.

Tonight's show will be a celebration of Australian music, in brass, in cinema and on radio.

Hour 1 (Jazz and Contemporary Brass)

1.    Beds are Burning (Midnight Oil)
      - Scream In Blue (1992)

2.    Forgotten Years (Midnight Oil)
      - Blue Sky Mining (1989)

3.    ABC News Theme
      - Remixed by Pendulum (2010)

4.    Back In Black (Trombone Shorty)
      - Trombone Shorty - Live At Jazz Fest (2007)

5.    Holy Grail (Hunters & Collectors)
      -  Living In Large Rooms and Lounges (1995)

6.    Do You See What I See (Hunters & Collectors)
      - Collected Works (1986)

7.    Eagle Rock 1908 (Ross Wilson)
      - Tributary (2008)

8.    Land Down Under (Ophil)
      - Ophil Live (2005)

9.    Still Young  (The Cat Empire)
10.  Go (The Cat Empire)      -  Steal The Light (2013)

11.  Sydney By Night (James Morrison)
      -  Postcards from Down Under (1988)

Next week, we play music from Australian trumpeter and singer, Vince Jones.

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Hour 2 (Movie Scores)

We are featuring music from two iconic Australian movies. The first was released back in 1982 with music composed by Bruce Rowland - The Man From Snowy River. The second movie was released in 2008 with music composed largely by David Hirschfelder - Australia.

1.    Main Titles
2.    Mountain Theme
3.    Jessica's Theme
4.    The Chase
5.    Jim's Ride
6.    Jim Brings In The Brumbies
7.    Closing Titles
     - The Man from Snowy River

8.    Welcome to Australia (Overture)
9.    No Man Hires Me, No Man Fires Me
10.  The Rush
11.  Across the Room / Begin the Beguine
12.  Faraway Downs
13.  Fire from the Sky
14.  Nimrod (From the Enigma Variations)
15.  Waltzing Matilda
     - Australia

Next week we play music from Ramon Djawadi.
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Hour 3 (Brass Bands and Ensembles)

 1.   The Australasian (Grimethorpe Colliery Band)
     - Grimethorpe in Concert (2002)

2.    An Australian Fantasy (Sellers Engineering Band)
     - The World of Brass (1992)

3.    Endeavour (Yorkshire Imperial Band)
     - Endeavour (2002)

4.    At The Going Down Of The Sun (Kew Band Melbourne)
     - 'Neath Austral Skies

5.    Terra Australis (Brighouse & Rastrick Band)
     - The Nationals 2010

6.     Waltzing Matilda (Melbourne Staff Band)
     - Celebration Of Faithfulness (2007)

7.    Advance Australia Fair (Australian National Band & David Stanhope)
    - Advance Australia Fair: The Australian National Anthem (2005)

On next week's show, we feature trombone player Brett Baker.

Program No. 87 - 12th January 2014

Hour 1 (Jazz and Contemporary Brass)
James Morrison - Live Albums

Of the 26 albums Wikipedia show that James Morrison has released, the live albums are only a small minority. This show will feature those albums that I have managed to track down on that list (plus another one not on that list).

1.   The Flintstones Theme
    - James Morrison At The Winery (1984)

2.   The Opener
3.   Mack The Knife
    - Live At The Sydney Opera House (1996)

4.   Light Walk (with Melbourne Staff Band)
    - Fiesta (2007)

5.   Holy Holy Holy (with Edge Church International)
6.   Were You There / How Great Thou Art (with Edge Church International)
    - James Morrison Live At Edge (2012)

7.   Blues For Judy
    -  Swiss Encounter: Live at the Montreaux Jazz Festival (1989)

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Hour 2 (Movie Scores)
The Best of 2013

I thought 2013 was a good year for movie soundtracks. Given my leaning towards blockbuster and action movies I thought that in pretty much all cases the music scored did the movies justice. All the top composers had been busy during the year with Zimmer, Elfman, Shore, Newton Howard, Djawadi, Giaccino and Tyler featuring high on the list of my best scores for 2013.

I have limited my choice to movies I actually saw in 2013 (Unfortunately John Williams doesn't get a look in this year, because of this restriction).

1.   Marvel Studios Fanfare (Brian Taylor)
2.   Thor: The Dark World (Brian Taylor)
    - Thor: Dark World

3.   Un Monumneto (Ennio Morricone)
    - Django Unchained

4.   Star Trek Main Theme (Michael Giacchino)
    - Star Trek Into Darkness

5.   Pacific Rim (Ramin Djawadi and Tom Morello)
    - Pacific Rim

6.   Horn of Plenty (James Newton Howard)
    -  The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

7.   Love Is The Drug (Bryan Ferry & The Bryan Ferry Orchestra)
    - The Great Gatsby

8.   Look To The Stars (Hans Zimmer)
    - Man Of Steel

9.   The Main Titles (Danny Elfman)
10.  The Munchkin Welcome Song (Danny Elfman)
    - Oz the Great and Powerful

11.  Epic Final Confrontation (Danny Elfman)
    - Epic

12.  The Forest River (Howard Shore)
    - The Hobbit - The Desolation of Smaug

13.  Can You Dig It (Brian Tyler)
    - Iron Man 3

14.  Finale (Hans Zimmer)
    - The Lone Ranger

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Hour 3 (Brass Bands and Ensembles)
Cory Band

2013 saw Cory Band again dominate the contesting scene, winning,National Championships of Great Britain, Brass In Concert Championships and European Championships. They also toured Australia, as well as released Words and Music (judged by Brass Band World as the best brass band CD of 2013). Here is a selection of their performances during the year.

1.   Fanfare and Celebration 
     - Perihelion: Closer to the Sun - The Brass Band Music of Philip Sparke

2.   King's Messenger
    - Words and Music

3.   Los Hermanos de Bop
4.   La Fiesta
5.   My Way (with Dave Mitchell)
    - The Nationals 2013

6.   Perihelion
    - European Brass Band Championships


The show will be having a sort break next week, so join us back on 26th January for a special Australia Day edition of Brass Monkeys

Program No. 84 - Month of Christmas Music (Big Bands)

Continuing on in this month of Christmas music, and week 3 sees us venturing into Big Band Christmas music. This genre is much maligned, probably due it being overused in supermarket and shopping centre play lists.  However tonight is a good opportunity to sit back and fully appreciate the skill shown as traditional Christmas tunes are given a big band makeover.

Program List (in no particular order):

What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)
Adeste Fideles
Motown Jingle Bells
   - Boston Brass and the Brass All-Stars Big Band (Stan Kenton Christmas Carols - 2006)

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Winter Wonderland
   - Tony Bennett (A Swingin' Christmas - 2008)

Joy To The World
O Holy Night
God Rest Ye Merry Trombones
   - The Tom Kubis Big Band (A Jazz Musician's Christmas - 2002)

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
   - James Morrison Big Band (This Is Christmas - 1993)

Boogie Woogie Santa Claus
   - Lionel Hampton Orchestra (The Big Band Swing Christmas - 2008)

Another Christmas Song
   - Stephen Colbert (A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! - 2008)

Good Christian Men Rejoice
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Carol Of The Bells
   - The Cool Yule All-Stars (Big Band Christmas Volumes 1 and 2 - 2001)

Little Drummer Boy
   - Jack Livingston Big Band (Big Band Christmas -2007)

What Will Santa Claus Say (When He Finds Everybody Swingin')?
   - Louis Prima & His New Orleans Gang (The Big Band Swing Christmas - 2008)

White Christmas (duet with Shania Twain)
Frosty The Snowman (featuring the Puppini Sisters)
  - Michael Bublé (Christmas - 2012)

Christmas Night In Harlem
   - Benny Carter Orchestra (The Big Band Swing Christmas - 2008)

The Twelve Days Of Christmas
Silent Night
   - Glenn Miller Orchestra (In The Christmas Mood I - 1988 and II - 1993)

Silver Bells
   - Harry Connick Jr. (Harry For The Holidays - 2003)

(It Must Have Been Ol') Santa Claus
   - Harry Connick Jr. (When My Heart Finds Christmas - 1993)

We Three Kings
   - Harry Connick Jr. (What A Night! A Christmas Album - 2008)

Next week, a special 3 hour Christmas Extravaganza, starting 1/2 hour early at 6:30pm.

Program No. 83 - Month of Christmas Music (Brass Soloists)

In this second week of the month of Christmas music we will look at a number of brass soloists, in different genres - with their renditions of famous Christmas works.

Don't forgot the delayed start to my show tonight, as the radio station will be broadcasting live the Carols by Candlelight event in the Kinglake Ranges. Estimated start time about 8:00pm (AEST).

Program for tonight:

1. Mary's Boy Child
2. We Three Kings
3. Joy to The World
   - James Morrison (James Morrison - Christmas 2007)

4. Away In a Manger
   - James Morrison (This is Christmas 1993)

5. What Child is This (Greensleeves)
   - James Morrison (Three's Company 2010)

6. White Christmas
   - Carl Lenthe, Joseph Alessi, M. Dee Stewert & Mark Lawrence (Trombones Under the Tree 1991)

7. Jingle Bells
8. Good King Wenceslas
9. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
   - Wynton Marsalis (Christmas Jazz Jam 2009)

10. Frosty the Snowman
   - Toby Bannon with Yorkshire Building Society Band (Simple Gifts 2003)

11. The Christmas Song
12. First Noel
13. Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!
14. Silent Night
15. Santa Claus is Coming to Town
16. O Little Town of Bethlehem
17. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
   - Chris Botti (December 2002)

18. Snofnugg (Snowflakes)
19. Ding Dong Merrily on High
20. God Rest You Merry Gentlemen
21. O Holy Night
22. O Come All Ye Faithful
   - Øystein Baadsvik (Snowflakes - A Classical Christmas 2011)

Next week we venture into the world of Big Band Christmas Tunes.