The main work on this reissue of the original Campion Cameo release is the eponymous Hat Box (Alan Bullard), a celebration of the town of Stockport, home to recorder virtuoso John Turner, to whom (with guitarist Neil Smith) this piece is dedicated. Stockport was formerly the centre of the hat-manufacturing industry and gave it's name to the hymn-tune Stockport, written by 18th century Stockport organist John Wainwright for the carol Christians awake, salute the happy morn. The eight hats depicted in this suite refer to phrases from Wainwright's famous tune. The rest of this delightful collection for recorder and guitar features works by composers with North-West connections, such as David Ellis and John Golland, and other friends of John's who enjoy writing for the recorder maestro. Added to this re-release is one new recording, a new composition for solo recorder by Scottish composer John Purser. This is a beautiful, evocative, and haunting work entitled Skye Blue, a musical depiction of the Isle of Skye, where the composer currently resides

Tracklist:

Bullard: Hat Box I. Top Hat Quadrille
II. Breton Beret (Valse Melancholique)
III. Mexican Hat Dance
IV. Smokey Stetson Shuffle (... After the Shoot-Out... )
V. Deerstalker's Jig
VI. Baseball Cap Stomp
VII. Best Bonnet Waltz
VIII. Cloth Cap Galop
Rak: Arioso
Anon: Greebsleeves to a Ground
Tomlinson: Chadkirk Idyll
Purser: Skye Blue
Ellis: Fred's Blue Ginger Staircase Music, Op. 2 I. Waltz in Green Chiffon
II. Steps in Blue
III. Escalation in Red
Van Eyck: Variations on Dowland's Comagin
Golland: New World Dances, Op. 62 I. Ragtime
II. Blues
III. Bossa Nova
Three Pieces from "T Uitnement Kabinet" I. Brande Yrlandt (Pieter de Vois)
II. Courante Monsieur (Anon)
III. Fantasia (Anon)
Duarte: Un Petit Jazz, Op. 92 I. Three
II. Four
III. Five and Six
IV. Twelve
Duarte: Un Petit Bis, Op. 92A
Hope: Bramall Hall Dances I Round Dance
II. Pavane
III. Ostinato
IV. Waltz
V. Galop

UPC: 7141148054043
Label: Imports
Release Date: 3.25.22
Format: CD

John Turner / Smith,Neil - Hat Box (Uk) (CD)