Gordon Jacob: Suite in B flat

A performance of Gordon Jacob's Suite in B flat, played by the William Davis Construction Group Band conducted by John Berryman. Part of a BBC Radio 3 Bandstand programme broadcast on 19th January 1980. Just about Jacob's best work for band, in my opinion. Sorry about the hiss.

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The second movement is one of the most beautifully written - such a gentle but infinitely deep melancholy!

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So many superb modal moments - completely worthy of the Great Modal Masters - in this piece. Jacob - woefully neglected and simply not 'heard' in the deepest sense. A rich musical feast indeed. Can we now please have one of our modern top-shelf bands dedicate an album to Jacob's music for brass band? Thanks in advance.