Henk Ummels

Thrift Shop is a song by the American rapper Macklemore and his producer Ryan Lewis. The single was released on 3 September 2012. The song is about buying cheap clothing in thrift shops, and contempt...

Jimmy Webb konnte mit diesem Song in den sechziger Jahren einen Mega-Hit landen. Die bekannteste Interpretation stammt von der Soul-Gruppe The 5th Dimension. Es ist Musik aus dem Genre des sogenannten...

The origin of Bella Ciao is uncertain. Possibly it is derived from an older song on the same melody, also called Bella ciao, about the abuses in the rice harvest in northern Italy in the 19th century,...

The origin of Bella Ciao is uncertain. Possibly it is derived from an older song on the same melody, also called Bella ciao, about the abuses in the rice harvest in northern Italy in the 19th century,...

This piece features music from the 1978 film Grease, the songs Greased Lightening, Rock 'n' Roll is Here to Stay, Hopelessly Devoted to You and We Go Together, have been tastefully arranged in a beaut...

This is the music of a popular American science fiction television serial dating from the late 70's. The music composed by Glenn A. Larson and Stewart Philips sounds a little bit familiar, as it seems...

This is the first great hit (and the last as well) of Mink De Ville. This group was lead by singer and lyricist Willy De Ville. He started a solo career about 1990 with the guitar player of the group...

Several artists such as Incognito, John Legend and Trijntje Oosterhuis have made a cover of this great classic by the inimitable Stevie Wonder. The film 'Hitch' starring Will Smith used this music as...

Here is a splendid arrangement of a selection of the most famous hits by this true artist: 'You are the sunshine of my life', 'Isn't she lovely', 'I just called', and the unforgettable 'Sir Duke'.

The Jim Croce hit streak began in 1972, with 'You don't mess around with Jim' en 'Operator then'.in April 1973, he introduced his most famous character, 'Bad, Bad Leroy Brown'. A swinging evergreen, b...

La Mer' (Beyond the sea) is a song written by French composer, lyricist, singer and showman Charles Trenet (1913 - 2001). Trenet wrote the lyrics of 'La Mer' on the train in 1943 while travelling alon...

'Mr. Bojangles' is a popular song written and initially recorded by Jerry Jeff Walker in 1968 and covered since by many other artists. The song was inspired by an encounter with a street performer in...

This is what Chris Hazell, the composer, had to say about 'Three Brass Cats': 'Some years ago I had four cats in the house - all were strays and decided that I was a soft touch when it came to free bo...

This arrangement of the bigband classic is based on the song as it was originally used in the film 'Swing Time' (1936) starring Fred Astaire. 'The Way You Look Tonight' won the Academy Award that year...

This swinging composition from the popular composer Dean Jones is a tribute to the much loved 'Light Walk' from Barry Gott. This is a delightful interlude during a heavy concert, and perfect for a sum...

The composer Chris Hazell was the producer for many recordings by The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble. The original Cats suite (Three Brass Cats - also available at Molenaar edition) was so popular, he wr...

Land of Make Believe is a huge hit from the American flugelhorn player, composer and conductor Chuck Mangione. The performance on the live LP 'An Evening of Magic, Live at the Hollywood Bowl' is consi...

The beat just rolls on! Movin' Up! is very much a sequel to Dean Jones' previous work Hangin' On! There are the usual sounds you'd expect from a swing band piece: vibrant sounding from the trumpets an...

The infernal and extremely rhythmical 'Samba di Janeiro' was a hit made popular by the group Bellini years ago. A driving and exotic sounding percussion introduction is followed by a most compelling t...

This arrangement from Henk Ummels contains three big movie hits from the year 1984. The title songs from Ghostbusters, Footloose and Beverly Hills Cop. It's inconceivable that 1984 was a year that so...

Thrift Shop is a song by the American rapper Macklemore and his producer Ryan Lewis. The single was released on 3 September 2012. The song is about buying cheap clothing in thrift shops, and contempt...

Back to Normandy is a composition for concert band on the occasion of D-Day. On D-Day (June 6, 1944) the liberation of Western Europe started at the beach of Normandy. A long campaign through Europe f...

'Land of Make Believe' ist der größte Hit von dem amerikanischen Flügelhornist, Komponist und Dirigent Chuck Mangione. Legendarisch ist die Aufführung auf der Live-LP 'An Evening of Magic, Live at the...

'Land of Make Believe' ist der größte Hit von dem amerikanischen Flügelhornist, Komponist und Dirigent Chuck Mangione. Legendarisch ist die Aufführung auf der Live-LP 'An Evening of Magic, Live at the...