Saturday, 20 February 2010

Bernard Brooks - Swing & Sway no.14

Introducing Bernard Brooks, who from the title of this CD is one of the more prolific of our sequence dancing players. He's the originator of the 'sequence quack', a charming staccato effect which comes from his stabbing his organ. A crude innuendo I'm sure you'll agree, but there's a certain amount which I have to write here in order to not look lazy, and I'm certainly up against it what with all the dancing I'm doing. This is a re-rip at 256kbps.

Includes Bernard's version of 'An Ordinary Copper' - the theme from 'Dixon of Dock Green'.




Bernard Brooks - Swing & Sway no.14 108Mb

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7 comments:

  1. Anonymous22 February 2010 at 09:30

    Hi, Slothy
    Great post ! Good e-organ + orchestra, gold repertoir, soft sound - no matter - rhythm or slow.
    Appreciated highly.
    Supr

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  2. Anonymous22 February 2010 at 09:38

    In addition - piano party is shurely excelent. Both - piano and hammond match perfectly.
    Supr

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  3. Wersiking22 February 2010 at 15:33

    So as the title say Swing and Sway how true if the cd and the front cover suggests, after a night at the local legion on the whiskey take teeth out and "Swing and Sway" home surely that top pocket would have at least four biros in it ? joking apart Bernard plays quite well and although the cover does not suggest which Organ he used by the sound of it,my guess it was yamaha and although this post is highly entertaining Somehow I dont think I will see Bernard on this years Britains got Talent

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  4. Anonymous27 February 2010 at 20:07

    This is an unbelieveable album. seriously. very laid back and spacy, with a brilliant feel for rhythm and arrangement...do you have anything else by this guy?

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  5. Slothy1 March 2010 at 22:47

    Thanks all..

    Wersiking - I looked at the cover inlay and no mention of the organ he used - it does say it was recorded in Eastbourne, which I somehow knew anyway..

    And yes, plenty more Bernard to come!

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  6. Anonymous25 June 2013 at 17:17

    unfortunately bernard died sunday 23rd june just gone , RIP to one of the best sequence organists this country has seen .Many an organist im sure will copy his style .

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  7. Anonymous8 September 2018 at 04:52

    Bernard played an Elka organ !

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