Adrian Brett is a British

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. In 1979, Brett released an

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entitled ''Echoes of Gold'', Warwick Records which appeared in the

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of the

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. He received a gold disc for successful sales. Another album, ''Stepping Stones'', was later issued by Warwick. ''Stepping Stones'' peaked at number 53 in Australia in March 1982. Brett also specialises in ethnic flutes and pipes. It was he who played the famous ocarina motif on Ennio Morricone's theme for "For A Few Dollars More". Years later he would play lead ethnic flutes on Mike Batt's score for the film "Caravans" starring Anthony Quinn and based on the James Michener novel. The exact same ocarina that he had used for Morricone's iconic hit was later used on Katie Melua's "Nine Million Bicycles" international hit, written and arranged by Batt Mike Batt memoirs

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Biography on Becker Ensemble of London site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brett, Adrian Living people British flautists 1945 births People from Deal, Kent People educated at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys