Thoroughbred Thunder

Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips (conductor)

Catalog #: TROY0294
Release Date: August 1, 1998
Format: Digital
Wind Ensemble

For many years, here at Albany Records, we have had the idea of doing a recording of American music that would tie in to horse racing - specifically the August season at Saratoga. Thoroughbred Thunder is the result and it has an appeal and charm well beyond its initial idea. Obviously, all of the selections have something to do with horses and racing, so any place that has a race track, or a racing audience will find this disc most entertaining. It should be a best seller, not only at Saratoga, but at Churchill Downs, Belmont and any other place there is a track. What about the music? It does sound like what you would hear at a circus. It has a jolly, albeit, repetitive nature to it, but this will only make the disc appeal to a wide variety of listeners: the listener for whom the composers on this disc they have only read about, never having heard a note of their music to the listener who is looking for something just as entertaining and charming as the title suggests.

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Track Listing

Title Composer Performer
Shoot The Chutes Galop Russell Alexander Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor
Steeplechase Russell Alexander Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor
Bastinado Galop Russell Alexander Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor
Round-Up Russell Alexander Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor
Cavalry Soldier March James Brockenshire Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor
Equestrian (Buffalo Bill) March William Paris Chambers Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor
The Challenge March Guy Holmes Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor
Winter Sports Galop Guy Holmes Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor
Thunderbolt Galop Fred Huffer Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor
They're Off, Galop Frederick Jewell Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor
In The Lead March Frederick Jewell Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor
Home Stretch Galop Karl King Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor
Emporia Galop Karl King Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor
Excelsior Group Karl King Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor
Prestissimo Galop Karl King Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor
Majestic Galop Karl King Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor
Walsenburg Galop Karl King Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor
White Horse March Gordon Newham Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor
Con Celerita Galop Joseph Richards Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor
Seppdway Galop Joseph Richards Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor
American Ranger March Joseph Richards Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor
Show World March Joseph Richards Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor
March "To The Frontier" Joseph Richards Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor
Geneva Galop Joseph Richards Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor
Ozark Trails March Joseph Richards Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor
Black Horse Troop March John Philip Sousa Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor
Riders For The Flag March John Philip Sousa Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor
Contest Winners March John Taylor Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor
Victory Parade March John Taylor Matthew Phillips Circus Band, Matthew Phillips, conductor

Reviews

  • "Any recording of American marches by composers other than Sousa is unusual. Most of these are by Karl King, Joseph Richards, and Russell Alexander...Each has something to do with horses. They were heard at racetracks, holiday parades, cavalry maneuvers, county fairs, circuses, Wild West shows, and so on. Half are galops, easily recognized by their quick tempos. It sounds like a nice idea for a recording but most of these marches are nondescript. The ones that aren't are by (surprise!) Sousa...The Philadelphia-based band tries hard, though, playing with spirit and taste."

    – American Record Guide

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