Duncan Hopkins

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Title: Red & Brassy New! sku: LRM004 Release Date: Oct 15th, 2005 Featuring: Duncan Hopkins, double bass/composer/arranger Roy Styffe, alto sax Adrean Farrugia, piano Anthony Michelli, drums The Canadian Staff Band of The Salvation Army Price: 20.00 Liner Notes: This album is subtitled "Music for brass band with jazz quartet. Initially I regarded it with some suspicion, thinking, "that sounds awful, it will never work". Except of course it does. Hopkins is an excellent composer and arranger and this turns out to be a very enjoyable album....

Title: Everything I Love sku: SRCD 5-2 Release Date: April 2004 Featuring: Nikki Iles Trio featuring Nikki Iles - piano Duncan Hopkins - double bass Anthony Michelli - drums Price: $20.00 Liner Notes: For a review of this brand new cd go to click here

Title: SECRET sku: Basho Records SRCD 3-2 Release Date: 2002 Featuring: Martin Speake Nikki Iles Duncan Hopkins Anthony Michelli Price: $20.00 Liner Notes: The new CD Secret is now available. Sound Clip: click here to hear

Title: SNAPSHOTS sku: UPRCD 171 Release Date: recorded 2000 Featuring: John MacLeod Trumpet/flugelhorn Roy Styffe Alto saxophone David Restivo Piano Kevin Dempsey Drums Duncan Hopkins Bass with special Guest Mike Malone on trumpet/flugel Price: $20.00 Liner Notes: Here the writing was sophisticated while keeping emotions up front, teetering on the edge of the avant-garde perhaps, but a fine example of Toronto talent at full creative tilt.

Title: KINDRED SPIRITS sku: UTY 151 Release Date: recorded Sept. 15 1995 Featuring: John MacLeod Trumpet/flugelhorn Roy Styffe Alto saxophone David Restivo Piano Kevin Dempsey Drums Duncan Hopkins Bass Price: $20.00 Liner Notes: There's something of Dave Holland, among other select influences, in both the playing and band of Canadian bassist Duncan Hopkins. The St. Catharines, Ont. Musician's strengths lie in his writing and sense of textural organization Sound Clip: click here to hear

Title: le Rouge sku: CPR 002 Release Date: Jan. 27/93 Feb 25/93 Featuring: Kenny Wheeler Trumpet /flugelhorn John Hasselback jr Trombone John Sherwood Piano Lorne Lofsky Guitar Kevin Dempsey Drums Duncan Hopkins Bass Price: $20.00 Liner Notes: Bassist (and presumably Canadian) Hopkins has put together a skilled and inspired ensemble on Le Rouge.