Gregory Bowen (''né'' Gregory Emmanuel Cole Bowen, May 3, 1943) is a Welsh trumpet player. His primary work was done in London before relocating to

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, Germany in 1976. Since 1961, Bowen has performed and recorded with jazz, pop artists and entertainers from Europe and North America on records, soundtracks and T.V. broadcasts. Most notable is his lead trumpet work on the

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film soundtracks '' Goldfinger'', '' Thunderball'' and '' You Only Live Twice''.

Early life

Bowen was born in the town of

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; he is the younger of two brothers."Arts: Trumpeter Greg Bowen Returns", Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), March 29, 2003 His father Selwyn was a steelworker, his mother Florence a housewife. Bowen started to play the

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at the age of eight in the

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Town Band. The band's director Cliff Ward arranged a few solo trumpet works to feature Greg.Series of interviews with musicologist Oliver Busch, over 2018/19 While at Strade Secondary School in

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, he joined the

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Youth Orchestra and then later the

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. While still at school, Bowen became a part-time student at the

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where he studied with Ron Trottman of the

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. In 1959 he became a full-time student at the college and moved to Cardiff. From 1958 onwards, Bowen started playing with bands and orchestras in Wales, most notably with the BBC Welsh Dance Orchestra, directed by Allan Singleton-Wood and featured in the BBC national TV show ''Swing High'' and on Welsh radio.

Career

Early professional years in London

In 1961 Bowen moved to London and played with popular dance orchestras of Johnny Howard, Jack Dorsey, Ray McVay, and Denny Boyce. In 1964 Bowen shifted away from local dance bands to becoming the lead trumpet player in

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's orchestra, touring throughout Britain and accompanying

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. In 1965 he become the lead trumpet chair with

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's big band.British Modern Jazz. Discography and Videography for albums and BBC broadcasts of U.K. big band and small group jazz from the 1940's onward. (Greg Bowen listed in many groups from 1964 through the 1980's)
/ref> From 1966 onward he played lead trumpet in

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's big band. In 1973 Bowen was part of

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's big band, playing on the album '' Song For Someone''. From 1970 to 1973 Bowen recorded on a number of tracks with C.C.S. which produced several Top 40 ranked instrumental rock n' roll "covers" in the early 1970s. He also served as first trumpet with the instrumental based Mantovani Concert Orchestra in the mid-1970s which played cover versions of pop music. In 1970 Bowen went on a European tour as co-lead trumpet with

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and for

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' European tour in 1972. He would continue to work with the BBC big bands in London and Wales in later years. By the mid-1960s, Bowen had become a full-time recording session musician and made the majority of his professional work in London. He often worked seven days a week, frequently doing three recording sessions a day. He played on recordings such as the

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' ''

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'', Tom Jones's ''

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'' (1968),

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's ''

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'' (1967),

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's ''

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'' (1967), as well as early

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recordings. A large part of Bowen's session work during this time was made up of recordings for

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and television. In his work on

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, he played in Bob Sharples's Orchestra for the T.V. show '' Opportunity Knocks'' (music arranged by

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). Other TV shows starred Tom Jones (''

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''),

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Cilla Black Priscilla Maria Veronica White (27 May 1943 – 1 August 2015), better known as Cilla Black, was an English singer, actress and television presenter. Championed by her friends the Beatles, Black began her career as a singer in 1963. Her ...

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; musical directors he worked for at this time were Alan Ainsworth,

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, Johnny Harris, and

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. Film soundtracks Bowen played on include ''

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'' (1965), ''

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'' (1970), and ''

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'' (1973).

Playing for James Bond films

In 1964, Bowen was first contracted to play trumpet on the recording sessions for '' Goldfinger'', the third installment of the popular

film series. He continued to play lead trumpet on the

films '' Thunderball'' (1965), '' You Only Live Twice'' (1967), '' On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' (1969) and '' Diamonds Are Forever'' (1971), with trumpeters Leon Calvert,

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, Bert Ezzard, and Albert Hall. For '' Live And Let Die'' (1973), '' The Man with the Golden Gun'' (1974), Tony Fisher took over the lead trumpet chair, with Bowen in the trumpet section alongside Eddie Blair, Leon Calvert, and Stan Roderick (who had played lead trumpet in the first two Bond films: '' Dr. No'' and '' From Russia With Love'').Fisher, Tony. HERALDTRUMPET.COM, Note given as to who was in trumpet sections for James Bond films. Earlier 007 films did not have Derek Watkins but was Greg Bowen and Tony Fisher doing lead trumpet work. Monday, January 15, 2007 11:06 am, Post subject: Bond film tracks
/ref>Leonard, Geoff. JohnBarry.org. Who Played Trumpet on the Bond scores 1962–1974? Posted, Thursday, 26 January 2017 14:54, Greg Bowen in picture to left of three trumpet players
/ref> In 1975, Bowen went on a five-week tour of Japan with the

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to promote '' The Man with the Golden Gun''. The trumpet section on this tour consisted of Stan Roderick, Greg Bowen, Tony Fisher, and Eddie Blair. After he moved to

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in 1976, he was contacted by John arryabout ''

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'' in 1985 for the recording session in London.

Professional career in Germany

Move to Berlin and the RIAS Jazz Orchestra

From 1973 on Bowen frequently worked in Cologne playing lead trumpet with

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's big band ("Orchester Kurt Edelhagen") which was recording and broadcasting for WDR Radio and T.V. This led to work with the RIAS Tanzorchester under musical directors Werner Müller and

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(now the

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). In 1974 Bowen met German jazz pianist and bandleader

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who was the current musical director of the West Berlin-based (renamed in 1995). Bowen was later hired to take the permanent lead trumpet chair with the RIAS Dance Orchestra in 1976; moving his family to Berlin from the UK. Bowen held the RIAS lead trumpet position for 25 years until the orchestra was officially disbanded in 2001. With the RIAS Big Band he recorded extensively for albums, TV shows and radio programs.

Other work in Berlin and central Europe

After his relocation to Berlin and apart from his RIAS commitments, in the 80s and 90s played for numerous recording sessions appearing on records for artists such

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and

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. His credits for Berlin and European produced films range from '' Die Blechtrommel'' (The Tin Drum – 1979) to '' Beyond The Sea'' (2004). Bowen played regularly with

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's Rhythm Combination & Brass, appearing on albums as well as on the popular TV show '' Bio's Bahnhof'', on which Herbolzheimer's band was a regular feature. More recently he has been performing with the Berlin Big Band and since 2014, he has been playing lead trumpet and recording with the Maria Baptist Jazz Orchestra.

Honors and awards

In 2013, Greg Bowen was made a Honorary Fellow of the Royal Welsh College for Music and Drama, Cardiff, an honor shared for instance with Dame

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, and Sir Tom Jones.Gregory Bowen, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Welsh College for Music and Drama
/ref>

Selected discography

* 2016 ''Here & Now'' (Maria Baptist Music) Maria Baptist Orchestra * 2014 ''Auserwählt'' (

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)

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* 2014 ''Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus'' (Jazzwerkstatt) * 2011 ''Berlin Cookbook'' (Mons) Dietrich Koch Big Band * 2011 ''Der Ganz Normale Wahnsinn'' (

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)

* 2009 ''Premiere'' (Mons) Deutsche Oper Big Band Berlin * 2008 ''10117 Berlin'' (NRW) Peter Tenner Jazz-Orchester * 2007 ''Mike Taylor Remembered'' (Trunk) Tribute to Mike Taylor Ensemble * 2003 ''Nana Swings'' (

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)

* 2000 ''Deutsche Schlager'', (

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)

* 1999 ''Blue Highways'' (Nagel Heyer) RIAS Big Band * 1998 ''The Music of the Trumpet Kings'', (Nagel Heyer) RIAS Big Band * 1997 ''Destiny'', (Mons)

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and the RIAS Big Band * 1994 ''Big Band Dancing'', (Sonoton) RIAS Big Band * 1989 ''Jazz-Club · Big Band compilation'' (

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)

* 1987 ''Latin Groove'', (Mons)

Rhythm Combination & Brass * 1987 ''Tribute To Charlie'' (Koala)

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* 1985 ''Lightnin'', (Jeton) Klaus Weiss Big Band * 1982 ''Süss Und Erbarmungslos'' (Rocktopus) Lilli Berlin * 1981 ''Welterfolge'' (

)

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* 1978 ''

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* 1978 ''So Hat Es Die Natur Gewollt'' (

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) Ulrich Roski * 1978 ''Non Stop Dancing 78 – Folge 25'' (

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)

* 1977 ''Montreux Summit, Vol. 1 and 2'' ( Columbia), various artists * 1977 ''Song For Someone'' (

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)

* 1977 ''Disco 1978'' (

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) Orchestra Kai Warner * 1976 ''Yes Sir, That's My Baby'', (

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)

and the RIAS Tanzorchester * 1975 ''Plant Life'', (

)

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* 1974 ''Bert Kaempfert in London'' (

)

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* 1973 ''

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'', ( Rak) CCS * 1973 ''

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)

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* 1972 ''Bootleg Him!'', (

)

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* 1972 ''Mr. Trumpet'', (Longines Symphonette Society)

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* 1972 ''The Bill McGuffie Big Band'', (Rediffusion)

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Big Band * 1971 ''Platinum'' (

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* 1971 ''What The World Needs Now!'', (Pye Records) Tony Hatch and his Orchestra * 1971 ''Benny Goodman in Concert (Recorded Live in Stockholm)'', (

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)

And His Orchestra * 1971 ''Spindrift'', (

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'' (

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)

* 1970 ''Bill McGuffie An Alto And Some Brass'', (Rediffusion)

* 1970 ''CCS'', (RAK) CCS * 1970 ''Ascension Heights'', ( Blue Horizon)

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* 1970 ''The Seven Ages of Man'', ( Columbia)

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* 1970 ''When The Saints Go'', (

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)

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* 1970 ''The Orchestra'' (

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* 1970 ''Marching Song: An Anti-War Jazz Symphony'', ( Deram) Mike Westbrook Concert Band * 1969 ''Rumpus'', (Savage Solweig)

Big Band * 1968 ''Definitely What!'', ( Brunswick)

Brian Auger and the Trinity Brian Auger and the Trinity was a British band led by keyboardist Brian Auger. His duet with Julie Driscoll, the Bob Dylan– penned "This Wheel's on Fire", was a number 5 hit on the 1968 UK Singles Chart. The song also reached number 13 in C ...

* 1968 ''Fall Out'' (

) Terry Smith * 1968 ''Beautiful in the Rain'' (Marble Arch Records) The Tony Hatch Sound * 1968 ''Why Not!'' (

) Johnnie Spence Big Band * 1967 ''This Is My Scene'' (

) The Alan Tew Orchestra * 1967 ''The Two Faces of Fame'' (

)

Georgie Fame Georgie Fame (born Clive Powell; 26 June 1943) is an English R&B and jazz musician. Fame, who had a string of 1960s hits, is still performing, often working with contemporaries such as Alan Price, Van Morrison and Bill Wyman. Fame is the on ...

* 1967 ''Beatle Music'' (World Record Club) The Session Men * 1967 ''This Is My Scene'', (

) Alan Tew Orchestra * 1967 ''The Third Face of Fame'', ( Columbia)

* 1967 ''

Seekers Seen in Green ''Seekers Seen in Green'' is the sixth studio album by the Australian group The Seekers. It was released in the UK and Europe in 1967 by Columbia Records and EMI Records. It was released in Canada in 1967 and in the US in 1968 by Capitol Records ...

'', ( Columbia)

The Seekers The Seekers were an Australian folk-influenced pop quartet, originally formed in Melbourne in 1962. They were the first Australian pop music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States. They were ...

* 1967 ''

Magical Mystery Tour ''Magical Mystery Tour'' is a record by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a double EP in the United Kingdom and an LP in the United States. It includes the soundtrack to the 1967 television film of the same name. The EP ...

''/''

'' (

Capitol A capitol, named after the Capitoline Hill in Rome, is usually a legislative building where a legislature meets and makes laws for its respective political entity. Specific capitols include: * United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. * Numerous ...

Parlophone Parlophone Records Limited (also known as Parlophone Records and Parlophone) is a German–British record label founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. The British branch of the label was founded on 8 August 192 ...

* 1967 ''100% Proof'' (

* 1967 ''Dawn'' ( Columbia),

Nina & Frederik Nina & Frederik were a Danish–Dutch popular singing duo of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Their repertoire consisted of a blend of folk music, calypsos and standards.Sleeve notes of album ''Nina & Frederik'' – MFP 1401, by Verity Stevens Th ...

* 1967 ''

Emotions Emotions are mental states brought on by neurophysiological changes, variously associated with thoughts, feelings, behavioral responses, and a degree of pleasure or displeasure. There is currently no scientific consensus on a definition. ...

'' (

Pretty Things The Pretty Things were an English band formed in September 1963 in Sidcup, Kent. They took their name from Willie Dixon's 1955 song "Pretty Thing". A pure rhythm and blues band in their early years, with several singles charting in the Unite ...

* 1966/1975 -four singles recorded/two released- (

), ''

Bluesology Bluesology was a 1960s British blues group, best remembered as being the first professional band of Elton John (then known by his birth name Reginald Dwight). History From about 1960, organist Reginald Dwight – then aged 13 – and his neig ...

'' * 1966 ''Sound Venture'' ( Columbia)

and the Harry South Big Band * 1966 ''Songs for a Rainy Day'' ( Columbia),

Roy Castle Roy Castle (31 August 1932 – 2 September 1994) was an English dancer, singer, comedian, actor, television presenter and musician. In addition to being an accomplished jazz trumpet player, he could play many other instruments. Following a vers ...

* 1966 ''London Swings'' ( Stereo 2/EMI), Johnny Scott Orchestra * 1966 ''Drum Spectacular'' ( Stereo 2/EMI), Kenny Clare, Ronnie Stephenson * 1965 ''Zodiac Variations'' (

John Dankworth Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, CBE (20 September 1927 – 6 February 2010), also known as Johnny Dankworth, was an English jazz composer, saxophonist, clarinettist and writer of film scores. With his wife, jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine, he ...

Selected live broadcasts, T.V., Youtube, etc.

* 1964 Harry South Big Band – (May 6, 1964, BBC Radio, ''Jazz Club'' Broadcast with

Humphrey Lyttelton Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton (23 May 1921 – 25 April 2008), also known as Humph, was an English jazz musician and broadcaster from the Lyttelton family. Having taught himself the trumpet at school, Lyttelton became a professional ...

) * 1965

And The Commonwealth Big Band – (November 7, 1965, BBC Radio, ''Jazz Club'' Broadcast with

) * 1966 ''Jazz Goes to College: the

Big Band'' – (Recorded on May 11, 1966, at Queen Mary's College, London, made for T.V. series, Broadcast with

) * 1969 ''Jazz Scene at the Ronnie Scott Club'' –

Big Band – August 24, 1969 (BBC broadcast live at

Ronnie Scott's Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club is a jazz club that has operated in Soho, London, since 1959. History The club opened on 30 October 1959 in a basement at 39 Gerrard Street in London's Soho district. It was set up and managed by musicians Ronnie Sco ...

Club) * 1972 C.C.S. – August 5, 1972 (BBC 2 ''Sounds for Saturday'')C.C.S. with Greg Bowen on trumpet. BBC "Sounds for Saturday", BBC 2 England, 5 August 1972 (21.25)
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Selected filmography/soundtracks

*2004 '' Beyond The Sea'' *1981 '' Nighthawks'' *1980 ''

Inferno Inferno may refer to: * Hell, an afterlife place of suffering * Conflagration, a large uncontrolled fire Film * ''L'Inferno'', a 1911 Italian film * Inferno (1953 film), ''Inferno'' (1953 film), a film noir by Roy Ward Baker * Inferno (1973 fi ...

'' *1979 '' Die Blechtrommel'' (The Tin Drum) *1974 '' The Man with the Golden Gun'' *1973 ''

'' *1973 '' Live and Let Die'' *1971 '' Diamonds Are Forever'' *1970 ''

'' *1969 '' On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' *1967 '' You Only Live Twice'' *1965 '' Thunderball'' *1965 ''

'' *1964 '' Goldfinger''

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Early life

Career

Early professional years in London

Playing for James Bond films

Professional career in Germany

Move to Berlin and the RIAS Jazz Orchestra

Other work in Berlin and central Europe

Honors and awards

Selected discography

Selected live broadcasts, T.V., Youtube, etc.

Selected filmography/soundtracks

See also

References

External links