Fanfare for the Common Man Dan Dean

• Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934): Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 “Enigma”:
• 1 Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation IX. Adagio “Nimrod" 04:12
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048:
• 2 Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: III. Allegro assai 03:07
• Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990): Fanfare for the Common Man:
• 3 Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man 03:34
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): Préludes, Book 1, L. 117:
• 4 Debussy: Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: 8. La fille aux cheveux de lin 02:34
• Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934): The Planets, Op. 32:
• 5 Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War 06:49
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140:
• 6 Bach: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 05:08
• French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812:
• 7 Bach: French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812: III. Sarabande 02:49
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525:
• 8 Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 08:02
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, BWV 147:
• 9 Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, BWV 147 02:41
• Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847): A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61:
• 10 Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: I. Scherzo 04:34
• Aram Khachaturian (1903 - 1978): Gayane Suite No. 3:
• 11 Khachaturian: Gayane Suite No. 3: IV. Gayane's Adagio 04:53
• Total Runtime 48:23

Info for Fanfare for the Common Man

One has come to expect the unexpected from multi-talented artist Dan Dean. In the midst of a successful forty year career as a bassist, composer, producer and recording engineer, Dean has in recent years delved into classical vocal works. What began as a project for electric bass and orchestra, 2017's Songs Without Words evolved into a multi-layered, highly ambitious choral work, with Dean himself supplying vocals on arrangements of pieces by Bach, Rimsky-Korsakov and Mussorgsky. Shortly after its release, he began arranging more classics that inspired him and returned to the studio for this second volume. The result is Fanfare For the Common Man, featuring much loved works by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Elgar, and Debussy. From Bach's Baroque masterpiece, "Brandenburg Concerto #3 in G Major," to Holst's broadly cinematic "Mars: The Bringer of War," Dean masterfully arranges and sings all the parts of timeless classical orchestrations expressed through the resonance of his own voice. Both admirably and remarkably, he achieves the tonal character of the strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion, in terms of amplitude, spectral sound and emotive objective.

"...what fine musicianship and ear-opening performances. Prepare to be astonished." (Melinda Bargreen, Music Critic)

Dan Dean, vocals, whistle

Recorded & mixed September 11, 2017 - September 17, 2018 by Dan Dean at DDP Studios, Mercer Island, WA
Mastered by Friedemann Tischmeyer, Hamburg, Germany
Produced by Dan Dean

Dan Dean
Truly a multi-talented artist, Dan Dean has achieved national and international recognition as a Bassist, Producer, Composer, Vocalist, and as an audio engineer.

Dan has performed with the some of the finest musicians and musical organizations of our time, including: Shelly Manne, Howard Roberts, The Great Guitars (Herb Ellis, Charlie Byrd, Barney Kessell), Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, B.B. King, Eddie Harris, Blue Mitchell and Harold Land, Buddy DeFranco, Donny Hathaway, Tom Scott, Dave Grusin, Don Grusin, Ernestine Anderson, Bill (William O.) Smith, Ernie Watts, the Seattle Symphony, Walt Wagner, Seattle Opera, Freddie Hubbard, Bill Mays, Della Reese, Emil Richards/Joe Porcaro and many others.

Dan has received numerous broadcast and film awards including the Cannes Golden Lion, Addy Awards, Telly Awards, Best of the West Awards, Clio Awards, IBA Awards, IBA "Spike" Award, NEA Composition Award recipient in Jazz Composition, One Show Silver Pencil, a Seattle Symphony Orchestra commission to compose "Piece for Electric Bass and Vibraphone", National Jazz Educators Award of Excellence, Rosie Awards and others. The Dan Dean Sample Libraries have thus far won 3 Keyboard Magazine's "Key Buy" awards, Electronic Musician Magazine's "Best Buy", and over the past year an a half have earned a total of 35 stars in Sound On Sound Magazine.

Dan has been a major contributor to music education. He is the author of the widely successful Hal Leonard Series for Electric Bass Method Books 1, 2 and 3, Hal Leonard Electric Bass Studio Series Books 1, 2 and 3, Bass Trax and other related projects. He has been a member of the teaching faculties in Jazz studies and Electric Bass, of Western Washington University, Olympic College and Shoreline College. Dan received his B.A. in 1975 from the University of Washington where he majored in English Composition and Literature. He is also an FAA rated commercial pilot.

Dan is also a member of several professional organizations. He is a member of ASCAP (as a Writer and Publisher), the Society of Composers and Lyricists, AES (Audio Engineering Society) and an AFM member.

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