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BARRY TUCKWELL WITH THE TONY GOULD TRIO

STRINGS OF

THE TASMANIAN

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

GRAEME LYALL

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1 blame it on my youth 5’21(oscar levant/edward heyman)

2 autumn in new york 5’29(vernon duke)

3 smile 4’15(charlie chaplin/geoffrey parsons/john turner)

4 emily 4’34(johnny mandel/johnny mercer)

5 BEWITCHED, BOTHERED AND BEWILDERED 3’34piano solo(richard rodgers/lorenz hart)

6 these foolish things 5’09(jack strachey/harry link/holt marvell)

7 dindi 5’46(antonio carlos jobim/aloysio de oliveira/ray gilbert)

8 shadow of your smile 4’14(johnny mandel/paul francis webster)

9 THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT piano solo 4’33(jerome kern/dorothy fields)

10 over the rainbow 5’22(harold arlen/yip harburg)

11 i’ve grown accustomed to her face 3’57(frederick loewe/alan jay lerner)

12 WITH A SONG IN MY HEART piano solo 3’11(richard rodgers/lorenz hart)

13 the very thought of you 5’01(ray noble)

14 skylark 5’04(hoagy carmichael/johnny mercer)

Total Playing Time 66’55

barry tuckwell french horntony gould pianoben robertson bassdavid jones percussionimogen manins cellostrings of the tasmanian symphony orchestragraeme lyall saxophone, musical director

all arrangements by graeme lyall, except 5, 9, @ by tony gould

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As a young horn player growing up in the 1970s, myself and all other horn players knew of

Barry Tuckwell – the greatest living horn player of his generation. His legendary status was

enriched even further by recording after recording, resulting in a discography of some 50

albums, many of which are still available today.

Barry has made two recordings featuring non-classical music – the first showcasing the music

of Jerome Kern, arranged by Richard Rodney Bennett; and the second, well-known jazz

standards arranged for horn and piano, featuring jazz piano luminary, George Shearing. These

two albums demonstrate Barry’s wonderfully diverse musicianship and his gift for bringing to

each piece not only a richness of sound and texture, but a truly unique style – it’s as though

you put on a CD and instantly you can recognise Barry’s sound and hear his musical signature.

After a long and illustrious career, Barry returned to Australia to retire. But this was a short-lived

experiment, as there were immediately numerous requests to fulfill a variety of teaching,

advisory and other roles.

By late 2006 Barry was back playing the horn. But this time it was part of the horn quartet for a

live performance of Schumann’s fiendishly difficult Concertstück for four horns with the

Stonnington Symphony Orchestra. I met up with Barry after the concert.

Some months passed and I was talking with another Australian music giant – jazz pianist Tony

Gould, who has been playing piano and making recordings for almost as long as Barry. Tony’s

reputation as an all-round musician, not simply as a pianist, is legendary. I mentioned the idea

of a recording bringing together a jazz trio (Tony’s of course), a string ensemble and a solo horn.

The repertoire would be well-known jazz standards. Tony thought this was a ‘ripper’ of an idea.

‘Who would we get to play the horn,’ he asked. ‘Only one contender,’ I said. ‘Barry Tuckwell.’

A lunch was organised with Barry, Tony and myself. Barry told us about the other two non-

classical albums he had done and how they came into being. I said I wanted this to be different:

to have elements of classical style but really be a jazz/easy listening album. Over a period of a

few weeks we came up with a shortlist of our favourite pieces.

The next question was, who to get to do the arrangements. Tony said that Graeme Lyall was the

only person for the job. Graeme is another legend of the Australian music scene – composer,

arranger, master saxophonist and former bandleader. Graeme was delighted to be a part of the

project – he loved the idea of blending some well-known popular tunes with new and novel

arrangements, performed by some of the best musicians in the world to produce what would be

a unique musical experience.

And so the work began.

Barry Tuckwell, Tony Gould, Graeme Lyall and the Strings of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

were all locked in. Tony seconded percussionist David Jones and bass player Ben Robertson to

the project. David and Ben are two of the finest jazz musicians in the world and their

involvement brought rare sensitivity and great musicianship to the project.

In August 2008, this travelling musical juggernaut went to Hobart and recorded all eleven tracks

in just two days.

The Very Thought of You presents a beautiful cross-section of ‘standards’, arranged in a most

serene and original way. The album is designed to be of an ‘easy listening’ nature – not hurried

or frenetic but quite laid-back and ambient in its sound quality. Each track as you listen to it,

has a way of enveloping you with its richness and diversity of sound.

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To watch and listen to artists of the calibre and experience of Messrs Tuckwell, Gould, Jones,

Robertson and Lyall working together in such an intimate way is a truly remarkable experience

and one I feel privileged to have been a part of. To hear the results of their work is not only

utterly satisfying but has, I believe, resulted in a truly unique recording – in terms of the

bringing together of the arrangements, the personnel and most importantly, the quality of the

end result.

I would like to thank all the amazing musicians who were not only great fun to work with and

totally professional throughout the process, but who helped to create an experience and

recording which we hope you will enjoy listening to many, many times.

The Very Thought of You brought together a collection of extraordinary musicians to play these

beautiful arrangements for the enjoyment of all who listen to this very special album.

Peter Marks

When I retired from concert life I was at first relieved not to have the constant pressure of life

as a public performer.

This was not to last, as I soon found that I desperately missed the role of being a re-creator of

music: how to interpret a piece of music; working on a phrase; even trying to perfect the shape

of a single note. So when Peter Marks suggested making a recording of my favourite songs, I

was delighted. This not only gave me the opportunity to make music again, but it also brought

me new personal and musical friends. Working with Tony Gould, Graeme Lyall, David Jones and

Ben Robertson was a delight and a pleasure.

I hope you enjoy the results of our endeavours.

Barry Tuckwell

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I have the generous and creative Peter Marks to thank for involving me in this project. It was a

rare experience, for how often do you find two of the greatest musicians in the world in their

respective and contrasting fields – Barry Tuckwell and Graeme Lyall – coming together to create

music of such high quality and beauty?

With Barry’s glorious sound and Graeme’s beautiful arrangements for string orchestra, this is a

timeless collection of pieces. The songs for this CD were selected because of their melodic

beauty, which seems qualified by all of them being well-loved and known, and having stood the

test of time.

It was a privilege also to be a part of the rhythm section with bassist Ben Robertson and

percussionist David Jones – both extraordinary players. And of course Graeme’s playing (he

also conducted the strings) is second to none in the world. Imogen Manins’ cello solos add a

beautiful dimension to the whole project.

So sit back and enjoy the

beautiful sounds of The

Very Thought of You.

Tony Gould

Blame it on my Youth

Composed in 1934 by the brilliant pianist and slightly eccentric Oscar Levant who was known to

hang out regularly with the Marx Brothers. The song is now considered to be a standard.

Autumn in New York

Composed by Vernon Duke in 1934. This piece is regarded as a classic from the American

Popular Song repertoire and a jazz standard which was composed for the Broadway musical

Thumbs Up!. Many versions have been recorded by legendary artists including Frank Sinatra,

Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald.

Smile

Written by the great Charlie Chaplin for his 1936 movie, Modern Times. The lyrics (added to

Chaplin’s music by Geoffrey Parsons and John Turner in 1954) tell us to “...cheer up, there is

always a bright tomorrow, as long as you smile.” It is probably a coincidence that the first notes

of the melody are exactly those of Brahms’ Requiem!

Emily

This beautiful song was written by Johnny Mandel, who also composed the theme for the

famous TV series M*A*S*H. The song was written for the 1964 film The Americanization of Emily,

with lyrics by Johnny Mercer.

These Foolish Things

With words and music by Jack Strachey, Harry Link and Holt Marvell, ‘These Foolish Things’ was

written in 1935 for the London revue, Spread It Abroad and was first performed by Judy

Campbell. Billie Holiday recorded this now legendary piece in 1936.

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Dindi

Dindi is just one of the many beautiful pieces by the great Brazilian composer/performer

Antonio Carlos Jobim. The English lyrics were added later by Ray Gilbert. There have been great

recordings of this song by Frank Sinatra and Astrid Gilberto, among others.

The Shadow of Your Smile

Another glorious piece by Johnny Mandel. It is the love theme from the film, The Sandpiper.

Written in 1965 with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster, it won the 1965 Academy Award for Best

Song as well as several other prestigious awards.

Over the Rainbow

Composed in 1938, ‘Over the Rainbow’ went on to become number one of the ‘Songs of the

Century’ list compiled by the Recording Industry Association of America. The song is from the

movie, The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland. Music by Harold Arlen, and lyrics by Yip Harburg.

I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face

This poignant and romantic song is from the musical My Fair Lady, with music by Frederick

Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner.

In 1964 it was adapted for the screen,

starring Audrey Hepburn and

Rex Harrison.

The Very Thought of You

‘The Very Thought of You’ was

published in 1934, with music and

lyrics by Ray Noble. It was recorded

twice that same year, first by Noble’s

famous orchestra with singer

Al Bowlly, and then by Bing Crosby. Ricky Nelson, Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald all added

their interpretations to the catalogue, and decades later it was recorded by Wynton Marsalis.

Skylark

Written in 1942 by Hoagy Carmichael (with lyrics by Johnny Mercer), ‘Skylark’ is a much-loved

standard. Like another of his well-known tunes “Stardust”, it seems to have the improvisations

built into the melody. It has been recorded by many great singers and instrumentalists over the

decades, Aretha Franklin among them.

Barry Tuckwell AC OBE

Described in the New Yorker as “the leading french horn player of his generation”, Australian-

born french horn virtuoso Barry Tuckwell has performed throughout the world as soloist,

chamber musician, teacher and conductor for over 60 years.

The only horn player to have built a career on solo and chamber music performances, Barry

Tuckwell is the most recorded horn player in the world, with more than 50 recordings and three

Grammy nominations to his credit. More than 20 works have been written for him by leading

contemporary composers including Oliver Knussen and Sir Richard Rodney Bennett.

Born in Melbourne to a distinguished musical family, he joined the Melbourne Symphony

Orchestra at the age of 15 and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra a year later, before leaving for

England at 19. He was Principal Horn with the London Symphony Orchestra for 13 years and

during this time was Chairman of the Board of Directors for six years.

Barry Tuckwell is also well known as a conductor, appearing with leading orchestras in Europe

and the United States. In 1982 he founded the Maryland Symphony Orchestra and was its Music

Director and Conductor for 16 years.

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Ben Robertson

Ben Robertson has always had a fondness for trio playing

since early childhood exposure (by his father) to the trios of

Errol Garner, Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett.

In his formative musical years he was lucky to fall under the

tutelage of Melbourne ‘trio-ist’ Tony Gould (later recording an

avant-garde trio Lirik to critical acclaim) and was also part of

one of Allan Browne’s early chordless trios with Steve Grant.

Since then trios have formed a big part of Ben’s musical

development. In addition to the Tony Gould Trio, he plays with

the trios of Fiona Burnett, Geoff Hughes, Tim Wilson and Tim Stevens.

Ben has had extensive experience in a wide variety of musical settings. With credits in the

studio on over 60 jazz and commercial recordings, many television appearances and national

and international touring, Ben also performs with artists such as James Morrison, Lee Konitz

and American Broadway diva Barbara Cook.

David Jones

David Jones is one of the most innovative and musicaldrummers in the world. He has toured nationally andinternationally and has performed and recorded in the genres of rock and pop, jazz, classical, ambient, world music, cabaret, theatre, television and improvised works.

He has played with many great artists and ensembles,including James Morrison, John Farnham, Stevie Wonder,

Barry Tuckwell is a Companion of the Order of Australia, an Officer of the Order of the British

Empire, an Honorary Doctor of Music from the University of Sydney, and a Fellow of the Royal

College of Music and the Royal Society of the Arts. Other awards have included the George

Peabody Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Music in America, and the Andrew White Medal

from Loyola College. He is also an honorary member of both the Royal Academy of Music and

the Guildhall School of Music in London.

Tony Gould AM

Pianist and composer Tony Gould is one of Australia’s most respected musicians. His career has

embraced many styles of music, not least jazz and other improvisatory musics in addition to

traditional and contemporary classical musics. He gives many concerts each year and for 50

years he has been involved in an extraordinary number of recording projects both as pianist

and composer and has been at the forefront of music education in Australia via various tertiary

institutions in Melbourne and throughout Australia.

He has a PhD from Latrobe University, a Master of Arts from Monash University and a Bachelor

of Music from the University of Melbourne. In early 2005 Tony resigned his position as Head of

the School of Music, Victorian College of the Arts to renew his passion for a hands-on approach

to music-making in performance, composition and writing.

Recent awards include the APRA / Australian Music Centre (AMC) Classical Music Award for

Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in Education (2005), an Australia Council Music

Board Fellowship (2006-2007) and a Distinguished Artist residency at Arthur Boyd’s artist’s

studios in Bundanon (2007). He was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2007.

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Her recording Under the Tall Trees with David Jones and Tony Gould is yet another new direction

for the cellist, looking to both the past and present for inspiration and material, always with the

intention of making music which combines craft with creativity and always in the true spirit of

improvisation and beauty.

Graeme Lyall AM

Graeme commenced his professional career at the age of 17 at the Palais Ballroom and The

Embers night club in Melbourne. At 19 he moved to Sydney and at 22 was appointed as a

musician and arranger with the TCN 9 Orchestra.

He moved back to Melbourne in 1971 to take up an appointment as composer, arranger and

record producer at Armstrong Studios. He was a member of the ABC Melbourne Showband for

three years and in 1977 was appointed Director of Music at GTV-9 Melbourne. Graeme was the

winner of the Best Arrangement award at the Yamaha International Song Festival four times and

winner of the Australian Writers and Art Directors Guild Award for the Best Music for a Television

Commercial (Hallmark Greeting Cards).

In the mid 1980s Graeme left full-time television to concentrate on teaching. He returned for

special events including the AFL and NRL Grand Finals, Carols by Candlelight and the Logie Awards.

But in 1991 he returned to television full-time as Musical Director of Hey Hey It’s Saturday.

Since 1992, Graeme has taught at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, the Victorian College of

the Arts and the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts. As well as performing, writing,

arranging and teaching, Graeme is the Artistic Director of the West Australian Youth Jazz

Orchestra and musical director of the 50-strong WAYJO Composers Ensemble.

John Denver, Marcia Hines, Tommy Emmanuel, Don Burrows, Debra Byrne, Rhonda Burchmore,Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Larry Adler, Don McLean, Don Burrows, the Melbourne, Sydney and AdelaideSymphony Orchestras, The Queensland Orchestra and the West German Radio Big Band (Cologne).

David was Head of the Drum Department at the Sydney Conservatorium from 1985 to 1993. In

2000, David returned to his home town of Melbourne; soon after, he joined James Morrison’s

sextet and toured extensively with the band over three years, before being awarded a two-year

Fellowship through the Australia Council. This led to the production of the Meditations on Love

CD (ABC Classics) and associated concerts. His most recent release through ABC Classics is the

solo album Colours of the Drum, a double CD plus bonus DVD.

Since 2004, David Jones has entered the world of symphony orchestras and solo concerts. In

2006, Tokyo composer Toshi Watanabe composed a Drumkit Concerto especially for David.

Recent highlights have included a momentous solo set at the 2008 Cape Breton Drum Festival

in Canada, where he shared the stage with some of the world’s greatest drummers.

Imogen ManinsImogen Manins is an uncommonly gifted cellist, with a

formidable grasp of the standard classical repertoire as well as

a wonderfully creative and innovative musical mind. This has

led her to collaborations with a number of Australia’s most

outstanding improvisers, and an exploration of new musical

ground for cello. With an Australian Postgraduate Award Imogen

completed a Masters in Music Performance at the Victorian

College of the Arts in 2002, studying with the distinguished

cellist Nelson Cooke, and writing a thesis on Czech composer

Bohuslav Martinu.

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ViolinRosalin Lazaroff Concertmaster

Alison Lazaroff-Somssich

Associate Concertmaster

Susanna Lazaroff Principal 2nd

Christine Lawson Principal 1st

Miranda Carson

Yue-Hong Cha

Cherelle Gadge

Elizabeth Gormley

Anthea Hetherington

Michael Johnston

Christopher Nicholas

Viola Janet Rutherford *

Rodney McDonald

William Newbery

David Wicks

CelloSue-Ellen Paulsen *

Ivan James

Martin Penicka

Brett Rutherford

Double Bass Stuart Thomson *

Michael Fortescue

*principal player

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