Bryan Corbett became involved in music at age 7 when his father gave him his first trumpet. His musical background includes the positions of principle trumpet with the National Children’s Wind Orchestra of Great Britain and the International Youth Wind Orchestra, performing in venues around the world. Through his father jazz has always been a major influence in his music training.

Bryan studied in Liverpool and the Royal Northern College of Music. He also received scholarships to study in Norway and with some of North America’s top jazz artists in the USA. His influences include Chet Baker, Freddie Hubbard, Miles Davis and Wynton Marsalis, to name but a few.

1998 saw Bryan join Curtis Little and the Receivers, working hard around the UK Midlands top venues. The start of his own quintet saw him appearing at nationwide jazz venues such as Ronnie Scotts and on National TV. Bryan released his second album Simply Blue in 2001. Good reviews have established Bryan as one of the UK’s most respected jazz trumpeters. He has worked with Courtney Pine, Kenny Baker, Tommy Smith and the North America All Stars Big Band to name but a few.

The release of Bryan's album ‘Corbenova’ has attracted considerable media and radio interest and has been remixed for general release. The two tracks for download are from the original album. Bryan now travels the world as his career moves into its next phase.

Now, who has not heard this guy play at least a thousand times. He is the part of the world famous ‘Phoenix Horns’. The brass section of Earth Wind & Fire from its classic period. The ‘Phoenix horns’ were, and still are in demand for that icing on the cake, the magic fairy dust, call it what you will. Phil Collins million seller Sussudio album created a big stir at the time and still does. That’s Rhamlee and the boys writing and playing the big brass arrangements as well.

You would usually hear Rhamlee as part of a band, but for this Rhamlee has been brave enough to record the trumpet totally unaccompanied. Nowhere to hide, nowhere to run. This is the sound of the player and his horn, pure and simple. No tricks, no double tracking, no second chance.

Davie gives his personal interpretation of ‘Wonderful World’ originally a huge hit for Louis Armstrong. Louis did not play trumpet on the hit record, and Davie responds by not singing on his version. ‘So What’ is a different twist on a popular classic.

Peter Volpe is originally from the north east of England. After studying Music and French in London he moved to France. Based in Paris, he has been a professional freelance musician since 1980, working principally in the fields of Jazz and Latin music. He has a particular interest in mainstream modern jazz. In addition to his various activities as a sideman, he runs his own quintet in which Partick Vilanueva, heard on the Hammond organ, is his regular pianist.

‘Keeping an Eye on Spring’ and ‘Ten Eighty Six’ are Peters own compositions.