{"id":1,"date":"2019-09-10T13:03:23","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T13:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antoniobrass.com\/?p=1"},"modified":"2024-02-11T12:07:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T12:07:05","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/antoniobrass.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span>Welcome to The Antonio Brass!<\/span><\/h1>\n<div>Ruud Stuurman<\/div>\n<h1>\n<p>In 1998 Ruud Stuurman (Rudy Antonio) founded The Antonio Brass, a group that more and more people got to know as a result of many concerts at different places, like the Jaarbeurs, in Utrecht, Antonius Zalencentrum in Leiden, theatre De Naald at Naaldwijk, at the Beurs van Berlage, in Amsterdam, for an international audience with people from all over Europe, but also from Japan, Canada and the USA, in the Tropical Garden in Burgerveen etc.<\/p>\n<\/h1>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The Antonio Brass is a group with changing formations through the years. Most important to Ruud Stuurman in his musical life were Kees Buurman, a piano and keyboard player, Ruud Ebbens, a guitar player, and his son Paul Stuurman, a trumpet player like himself.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The music played by The Antonio Brass, both existing and self-composed items, is best described as a mixture of jazz, blues and Tijuana music. The music creates a joyful atmosphere and is by no means elitist, but rather appreciated by many people of different backgrounds.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>At the end of 2002 Ruud Stuurman disbanded the Brass after many performances and releasing five albums during five years.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>On November 9th 2006 the Brass came together again with a new line-up for a one-off concert. The album \u201cQue pasa Antonio?\u201d is a registration of that particular concert. More concerts followed and new albums were released.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Unfortunately permanent member and wonderful rhythm guitar player Ruud Ebbens passed away in December 2011.\u00a0 Since 2012 the Brass returned to concert stage with a new permanent line-up and the Move Back concert was released on DVD and Blu-ray.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<div>Discography<\/div>\n<h2>The Antonio Brass<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/R-12642234-1539195799-3204.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Route 47 (1998)<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Route 47 : MPR980152<\/strong><br \/>Produced by Ruud Stuurman<br \/>Arranged by Ruud Stuurman, Paul Stuurman, and Ruud Ebbens<br \/>Live recorded by Stef Kenens at the Roomburgh Theatre, Leyden<br \/>Mixed and mastered by Stef Kenens at Clifton Studio, Wassenaar<br \/>Engineered by Ariaan den Os, MediaPro, Leyden<br \/>Cover\/booklet design by Harry Stuurman<br \/>Album released 1998<\/p>\n<p><strong>Song Listing:<\/strong><br \/>The Lonely Bull (Sol Lake)<br \/>The Work Song (Nat Adderley \u2013 Brown Jr.)<br \/>Let It Be Me (Gilbert B\u00e9caud)<br \/>Up Cherry Street (Julius Wechter)<br \/>A Taste Of Honey (Bobby Scott \u2013 Rick Marlow)<br \/>Summertime (George Gershwin \u2013 Dubose Heyward)<br \/>When She Walks On By (Hein Heemskerk)<br \/>Route 47 (Ruud Stuurman)<br \/>Skokiaan (P.D.)<br \/>Stranger On The Shore (Mr. Acker Bilk \u2013 R. Mellin)<br \/>Lazy Bones (Johnny Mercer \u2013 Carmichael)<br \/>I Will Wait For You (Jobim \u2013 Mendonca \u2013 Gimbel)<br \/>Guantanamera (J. Marti)<br \/>Never Without You (Ruud Stuurman)<\/p>\n<p>This is the first album released by A&amp;B Sounds. Trumpet player Ruud Stuurman (Rudy Antonio) played together with his friend Ruud Ebbens, a guitar player, and two other guys, in 1991 and 1992, until the moment that Ruud Ebbens left for England. Ruud Stuurman met Ruud Ebbens again after his return to the Netherlands and they decided to start the band again. In April 1998 they found four other guys, among them Ruud\u2019s son, Paul Stuurman, also a trumpet player and only sixteen years old at the time.<br \/>A concert in the Roomburgh Theatre in October 1998 was live recorded. For this concert, Ruud Stuurman wanted a blues song. He had one that he wrote in 1980, which had no name. Ten days before the concert he played it for the band; ten days later the band played it at the concert as Route 47.<br \/>As the booklet says: \u201cWithout any doubt there will be a real Route 47, but this one is an imaginary way to the blues\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/486x486bb.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Christmas Album (1999)<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Christmas Album : MPR990162<\/strong><br \/>Produced by Ruud Stuurman<br \/>Arranged by Paul Stuurman, Ruud Stuurman, and Ruud Ebbens<br \/>Recorded, mixed and mastered by Han de Jonge<br \/>Recorded at LAK Theatre, Leyden<br \/>Mixed and mastered at Willem Schneider Studio, The Hague<br \/>Engineered by Ariaan den Os, MediaPro, Leyden<br \/>Cover\/booklet design by Paul Stuurman<br \/>Album released 1999<\/p>\n<p><strong>Song Listing:<\/strong><br \/>Twinkle Star (Ruud Stuurman)<br \/>Jingle Bells (P.D.)<br \/>The Little Drummer Boy (H. Simeone \u2013 H. Onorati \u2013 K. Davis \u2013 G. Coulonges)<br \/>It\u2019s Christmas Time (Ruud Ebbens)<br \/>O, Christmas Tree (P.D.)<br \/>According To Your Word (Paul Stuurman \u2013 Ruud Ebbens \u2013 Hans van der Grijp \u2013 Ruud Stuurman)<br \/>Las Ma\u00f1anitas (P.D.)<br \/>The Bell That Couldn\u2019t Jingle (Burt Bacharach \u2013 L. Kusik)<br \/>Jingle Bell Rock (J. Beal \u2013 J. Boothe)<br \/>The Adoration Of The Magi (M. Rozsa)<br \/>Just A Prayer (Ruud Ebbens \u2013 Hans van der Grijp \u2013 Paul Stuurman \u2013 Ruud Stuurman)<br \/>Feliz Navidad (Jos\u00e9 Feliciano)<\/p>\n<p>As a result of a performance at the \u201cJaarbeurs\u201d, Utrecht, Colomba Publishers, Oegstgeest, asked The Antonio Brass to make a Christmas CD. In cooperation with Colomba and A&amp;B Sounds, \u201cChristmas Album\u201d was released. Ruud Stuurman aimed not to create just another Christmas album but to add something new to the existing repertoire, and the Brass agreed with him. This led to the re-arrangement of existing items and composition of new ones. The album is noted for its variety, starting with \u201cTwinkle Star\u201d by Ruud Stuurman and including well-known pieces like \u201cJingle Bells\u201d and \u201cO, Christmas Tree\u201d, re-arranged into swinging music. It also features original songs like \u201cIt\u2019s Christmas Time\u201d by Ruud Ebbens and \u201cAccording To Your Word\u201d, showcasing the composing talents of Paul Stuurman at only 17 years old. The inclusion of \u201cThe Adoration Of The Magi\u201d, taken from the movie \u201cBen Hur\u201d, adds a unique touch to the album, embodying the spirit of Christmas. Despite the tight schedule for recording and preparation, the experience was unforgettable for all the musicians involved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>I Can Only Speak Of You (2000)<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><strong>I Can Only Speak Of You : MPR2000180<br \/><\/strong>Produced by Ruud Stuurman<br \/>Arranged by Ruud Stuurman, Paul Stuurman and Ruud Ebbens<br \/>Live recorded by Stef Kenens<br \/>Mixed by Stef Kenens and Paul Stuurman<br \/>Mastered by Paul Stuurman<br \/>Recorded at Roomburgh Theatre (1-4) and Imperium Theatre (5-10)<br \/>Mixed at Clifton Studio, Wassenaar and A&amp;B Studio, Stompwijk<br \/>Mastered at A&amp;B Studio, Stompwijk<br \/>Engineered by Ariaan den Os, MediaPro, Leyden<br \/>Cover\/booklet design by Paul Stuurman<br \/>Album released 2000<\/p>\n<p><strong>Song Listing:<\/strong><br \/><span>Skokiaan (P.D.)<\/span><br \/><span>Cryin\u2019 In The Rain (Carole King \u2013 Howard Greenfield)<\/span><br \/><span>Strike Up The Band (George Gershwin \u2013 Ira Gershwin)<\/span><br \/><span>Feeling Groovy (Paul Simon)<\/span><br \/><span>Up Cherry Street (Julius Wechter)<\/span><br \/><span>Alley Cat (Bjorn)<\/span><br \/><span>Going Places (Ruud Stuurman)<\/span><br \/><span>This Guy\u2019s In Love With You (Burt Bacharach \u2013 Hal David)<\/span><br \/><span>Route 47 (Ruud Stuurman)<\/span><br \/><span>I Can Only Speak Of You (Ruud Stuurman)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the accompanying booklet Ruud Stuurman says:<br \/>\u201cThe idea behind this album is that it was never meant to be an album. The tracks were live recorded on several locations, only for our own use. But now that our bass-player Hein Heemskerk and our drummer Kees van Hees have left the band, we thought it would be nice to release this album\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>There were only six tracks recorded at the Imperium Theatre in Leyden (tracks 5 \u2013 10), too little for an album. So tracks 1 to 4 were added from earlier recordings at the Roomburgh Theatre.<\/p>\n<p>Tracks 1 and 3 feature Ruud Stuurman: trumpet; Ruud Ebbens: guitar; Marc van Heugten: bass and Tim Schouten: drums.<\/p>\n<p>Track 2 feature Ruud Stuurman: vocals and Ruud Ebbens: guitar.<\/p>\n<p>Tracks 4 to 10 feature Ruud Stuurman: trumpet, vocals; Paul Stuurman: trumpet; Ruud Ebbens: rhythm guitar; Hans van der Grijp: lead guitar; Hein Heemskerk: bass and Kees van Hees: drums.<\/p>\n<p>The cover photo shows Ruud Stuurman in 1970 in Chartres, France.<br \/>The photo was taken by Roon Koevoets, with whom Ruud played at that time in Limetz, near Paris.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_5996.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Steel Brass (2001)<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Steel Brass : MPR010321<\/strong><br \/>Produced by Ruud Stuurman<br \/>Arranged by Ruud Stuurman, Kees Buurman and Ruud Ebbens<br \/>Live recorded by Stef Kenens (1), Rob Stuurman (2-3), Elly Vorst (4-8) and Nico van der Horst B.V. (9-10)<br \/>Mixed by Stef Kenens and Paul Stuurman<br \/>Mastered by Paul Stuurman<br \/>Recorded at Roomburgh Theatre (1), Valkenburg ZH (2-3), Staalwijk (4-8), and Antonius Zalencentrum (9-10)<br \/>Mixed at Clifton Studio, Wassenaar and A&amp;B Studio, Stompwijk<br \/>Mastered at A&amp;B Studio, Stompwijk<br \/>Engineered by Ariaan den Os,<br \/>MediaPro, Leyden<br \/>Album released 2001<\/p>\n<p><strong>Song Listing:<\/strong><br \/>Feelings (L. Gaste \u2013 M. Albert)<br \/>March 29th Journey (Ruud Ebbens \u2013 Hans van der Grijp \u2013 Ruud Stuurman)<br \/>On The Wings Of A Nightingale (Paul McCartney)<br \/>Tequila (Chuck Rio)<br \/>Love Potion No. 9 (Jerry Leiber \u2013 Mike Stoller)<br \/>Zondag (G. Stellaard \u2013 B. van Dijk \u2013 T. Beishuizen)<br \/>Steel Jam (Kees Buurman \u2013 Ruud Stuurman)<br \/>Funky Steel Area (Ruud Stuurman \u2013 Kees Buurman)<br \/>Guantanamera (J. Marti)<br \/>Champs Elys\u00e9es (Joe Dassin)<\/p>\n<p>This album is a journey through time.<br \/>All numbers are live-recordings. The first was recorded October 23, 1991 in the Roomburgh Theatre, Leyden, the numbers 2 and 3 date back to March 29, 1992, and were recorded in Valkenburg ZH. At the time Ruud Stuurman played with Ruud Ebbens, guitar, Marc van Heugten, bass, and Tim Schouten, drums and vocals, complemented by Hans van der Grijp, keyboard, in track 2.<br \/>When Ruud Ebbens left for England while another performance was still in the offing, Kees Buurman, an old school-friend of Ruud Stuurman\u2019s, was prepared to take over Ruud Ebbens\u2019 guitar-part on his keyboard. So Ruud Stuurman, trumpet and vocals, Kees Buurman, keyboard, Marc van Heugten, bass, and Tim Schouten, drums and vocals, played November 21, 1992, at Staalwijk, Leyden, a crowded, smoky and noisy room, as can be heard in tracks 4 to 8.<br \/>Ruud Stuurman had played with Kees Buurman before. The very first time was July 1970 in France, which was unfortunately not recorded. But in 1981 they met again and also in 1986, on January 18, or rather January 19, for the performance was the last part of a programme lasting the whole evening and did not start till 0.30 a.m. Tracks 9 and 10 on this album are taken from this performance, featuring not only Ruud Stuurman, trumpet, and Kees Buurman, keyboard and piano, but also Louis van der Goes, trumpet, and Fred Koene, drums. In \u201cChamps Elys\u00e9es\u201d we also hear Jean-Pierre Schutz, lead vocals, another old school and study friend of Ruud Stuurman\u2019s, who unfortunately passed away far too young, at the age of 41.<br \/>So this album may rightly be called a journey through time!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Te-Quiero-Mi-Corazon.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Te Quiero, Mi Corazo\u0301n (2002)<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Te Quiero, Mi Coraz\u00f3n : MPR020338<\/strong><br \/>Produced by Ruud Stuurman<br \/>Arranged by Paul Stuurman, Ruud Ebbens and Ruud Stuurman<br \/>Live recorded by Stef Kenens<br \/>Mixed by Stef Kenens and Paul Stuurman<br \/>Mastered by Paul Stuurman and Ariaan den Os<br \/>Recorded at Roomburgh Theatre, Leyden<br \/>Mixed at Clifton Studio, Wassenaar and A&amp;B Studio, Stompwijk<br \/>Mastered at A&amp;B Studio, Stompwijk and at MediaPro, Leyden<br \/>Engineered by Ariaan den Os, MediaPro, Leyden<br \/>Cover\/booklet design by Paul Stuurman<br \/>Album released 2002<\/p>\n<p><strong>Song Listing:<\/strong><br \/>Walk, Don\u2019t Run (J. Smith)<br \/>The Girl From Ipanema (Gimbel \u2013 Jobim \u2013 De Moraes)<br \/>Te Quiero, Mi Coraz\u00f3n (Ruud Stuurman)<br \/>Never Without You (Ruud Stuurman)<br \/>Alley Cat (Bjorn)<br \/>I Can Only Speak Of You (Ruud Stuurman)<br \/>Cryin\u2019 In The Rain (Carole King \u2013 Howard Greenfield)<br \/>Your Mother Should Know (John Lennon \u2013 Paul McCartney)<\/p>\n<p>This is the fifth album by a group that more and more people get to know as a result of many concerts, like those at the Jaarbeurs, in Utrecht, for more than 4000 people, at the \u201cA Swingin\u2019 Affair\u201d-festival at Naaldwijk, and at the Beurs van Berlage, in Amsterdam, for an international audience with people from all over Europe, but also from Japan, Canada and the USA.<br \/>The title-song of this album is the very sensitive and beautiful Spanish song \u201cTe Quiero, Mi Coraz\u00f3n\u201d by Ruud Stuurman, but \u201cThe Girl From Ipanema\u201d is also played with great Latin feeling. Another obvious feature of the album is the Beatles song \u201cYour Mother Should Know\u201d, in which Paul Stuurman takes over the lead-trumpet very well. Guitar players Ruud Ebbens and Hans van der Grijp are still going strong in the album, and the new musicians of the Brass, Guus Kras on bass and Klaas de Koning on drums and percussion, are doing very well. Jack Warmerdam, who already features in \u201cChristmas Album\u201d, seems to enjoy taking care of the trombone-part and some percussion.<\/p>\n<p>The music played by The Antonio Brass is a mixture of jazz, blues and Tijuana music and every time the audience seems to like it\u2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Song for Anna (2003)<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Song for Anna : MPR030363<\/strong><br \/>Produced by Ruud Stuurman<br \/>Arranged by Ruud Ebbens and Ruud Stuurman<br \/>Live recorded by Stef Kenens at the Roomburgh Theatre, Leyden<br \/>Mixed by Stef Kenens at Clifton Studio, Wassenaar<br \/>Mastered by Paul Stuurman at A&amp;B Studio, Stompwijk<br \/>Engineered by Ariaan den Os, MediaPro, Leyden<br \/>Cover\/booklet design by Harry Stuurman<br \/>Album released 2003<\/p>\n<p><strong>Song Listing:<\/strong><br \/>Tequila (Chuck Rio)<br \/>Feelings (L. Gaste \u2013 M. Albert)<br \/>South of the border (Jimmy Kennedy \u2013 Michael Carr)<br \/>Song for Anna (Ruud Ebbens)<br \/>Love potion no. 9 (Jerry Leiber \u2013 Mike Stoller)<br \/>Cryin\u2019 in the rain (Carole King \u2013 Howard Greenfield)<br \/>Skokiaan (P.D.)<br \/>Strike up the band (George Gershwin \u2013 Ira Gershwin)<br \/>America (Leonard Bernstein \u2013 Stephen Sondheim)<br \/>Hello Dolly (Jerry Herman)<\/p>\n<p>At the end of 2002 Ruud Stuurman disbanded the Brass. So there was no performance or recording in 2003. In the meantime there was a release of an earlier recording.<br \/>All numbers are live recorded October 23, 1991 during the concert in the Roomburgh Theatre, Leyden. At the time Ruud Stuurman played with Ruud Ebbens, guitar, Marc van Heugten, bass, and Tim Schouten, drums and vocals.<\/p>\n<p>So this album is a journey through time, back to 1991.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Brazzy Business (2005)<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Brazzy Business : MPR50534<\/strong><br \/>Produced by Ruud Stuurman<br \/>Arranged by Ruud Ebbens, Ruud Stuurman and Paul Stuurman<br \/>Live recorded by Stef Kenens,except for tracks 1 (Nico van der Horst BV) and 7 (Rob Stuurman)<br \/>Recorded at several theatres<br \/>Mixed by Stef Kenens and Paul Stuurman<br \/>at Clifton Studio, Wassenaar and at A&amp;B Studio, Stompwijk<br \/>Mastered by Paul Stuurman at A&amp;B Studio, Stompwijk<br \/>Engineered by Ariaan den Os, MediaPro, Leyden<br \/>Cover\/booklet design by Harry Stuurman<br \/>Album released 2005<\/p>\n<p><strong>Song Listing:<\/strong><br \/>Guantanamera (J.Marti)<br \/>Feelings (L. Gaste \u2013 M. Albert)<br \/>Skokiaan (P.D.)<br \/>Cryin\u2019 in the rain (Carole King \u2013 Howard Greenfield)<br \/>Strike up the band (George Gershwin \u2013 Ira Gershwin)<br \/>Hello Dolly (Jerry Herman)<br \/>On the wings of a nightingale (Paul McCartney)<br \/>I can only speak of you (Ruud Stuurman)<br \/>The lonely bull (Sol Lake)<br \/>I will wait for you (Jobim \u2013 Mendonca \u2013 Gimbel)<br \/>Walk, don\u2019t run (J. Smith)<\/p>\n<p>Brazzy Business is the first compilation album of The Antonio Brass. All songs are taken from live performances and featured earlier on the albums \u201cRoute 47\u2033, \u201cSteel Brass\u201d, \u201cTe quiero, mi coraz\u00f3n\u201d and \u201cSong for Anna\u201d.<br \/>Ruud Stuurman (Rudy Antonio) played at many different places, like the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht, Antonius Zalencentrum in Leiden, theatre De Naald in Naaldwijk, the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam, the Tropical Garden in Burgerveen, even in France, with always changing formations. The Antonio Brass was more a concept than a band, a name that masked a changing roster of musicians. But no matter where or with whom he played, he always liked to do his \u201cbrazzy business\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Live Events (2006)<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Live Events : MPR60638<\/strong><br \/>Produced by Ruud Stuurman<br \/>Arranged by Paul Stuurman,<br \/>Ruud Ebbens and Ruud Stuurman<br \/>Live recorded by Stef Kenens at Imperium Theatre and Roomburgh Theatre<br \/>Mixed by Stef Kenens and Paul Stuurman at Clifton Studio, Wassenaar and at A&amp;B Studio, Stompwijk<br \/>Mastered by Paul Stuurman at A&amp;B Studio, Stompwijk<br \/>Engineered by Ariaan den Os, MediaPro, Leyden<br \/>Cover\/booklet design by Harry Stuurman<br \/>Album released 2006<\/p>\n<p><strong>Song Listing:<\/strong><br \/>The work song (Nat Adderley \u2013 Brown Jr.)<br \/>Let it be me (Gilbert B\u00e9caud)<br \/>Route 47 (Ruud Stuurman)<br \/>Lazy bones (Johnny Mercer \u2013 Carmichael)<br \/>Up cherry street (Julius Wechter)<br \/>Alley cat (Bjorn)<br \/>Going places (Ruud Stuurman)<br \/>This guy\u2019s in love with you (Burt Bacharach \u2013 Hal David)<br \/>Your mother should know (John Lennon \u2013 Paul McCartney)<br \/>The girl from Ipanema (Gimbel \u2013 Jobim \u2013 De Moraes)<br \/>Te quiero, mi coraz\u00f3n (Ruud Stuurman)<br \/>Never without you (Ruud Stuurman)<\/p>\n<p>Live Events is the second compilation album of The Antonio Brass. All songs are taken from live performances and featured earlier on the albums \u201cRoute 47\u2033, \u201cI can only speak of you\u201d and \u201cTe quiero, mi coraz\u00f3n\u201d.<br \/>Ruud Stuurman (Rudy Antonio) played with always changing formations. The Antonio Brass was more a concept than a band, a name that masked a changing roster of musicians. The band had a more or less permanent line-up from 1998 until the end of 2002. Permanent members besides Ruud Stuurman were Ruud Ebbens on rhythm guitar, Paul Stuurman on trumpet and Hans van der Grijp on lead guitar. But no matter where or with whom he played, the fans loved these \u201clive events\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Qu\u00e9 pasa Antonio?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Qu\u00e9 pasa Antonio? : MPR90878<\/strong><br \/>Produced by Ruud Stuurman<br \/>Recorded by Frank Stuurman<br \/>Mixed and mastered by Dick de Witte<br \/>Live recorded at the Roomburgh Theatre, Leiden<br \/>Mixed and mastered at Clifton Studio, Wassenaar<br \/>Engineered by Ariaan den Os, MediaPro, Leiden<br \/>Photography by Harry Stuurman<br \/>Cover\/booklet design by Paul Stuurman<br \/>Album released 2009<\/p>\n<p><strong>Song Listing:<\/strong><br \/>I\u2019m getting sentimental over you (George Bassman)<br \/>The lonely bull (Sol Lake)<br \/>The work song (Nat Adderley-Brown Jr.)<br \/>Let it be me (Gilbert Becaud)<br \/>Up cherry street (Julius Wechter)<br \/>A taste of honey (Bobby Scott-Rick Marlow)<br \/>Alley Cat (Bjorn)<br \/>Perfidia (A.Dominguez-X.Cugat-Heaganey)<br \/>The girl from Ipanema (Gimbel-Jobim-De Moraes)<br \/>Going places (Ruud Stuurman)<br \/>Route 47 (Ruud Stuurman)<br \/>My heart belongs to daddy (Cole Porter)<br \/>Imagine (John Lennon)<br \/>I will wait for you (Jobim-Mendonca-Gimbel)<br \/>Stranger on the shore (Mr. Acker Bilk-R.Mellin)<br \/>Walk, don\u2019t run (Johnny Smith)<br \/>Acapulco 1922 (Eldon Allan)<br \/>Tequila (Chuck Rio)<br \/>Qu\u00e9 pasa Antonio? (Ruud Stuurman)<\/p>\n<p>Returning to concert stage, after an absence of nearly four years: The Antonio Brass ! The music playd by The Antonio Brass, both existing and self-composed items, is best described as a mixture of jazz, blues and Tijuana music. The music creates a joyful atmosphere and is by no means elitist, but rather appreciated by many people of different backgrounds. At the end of 2002 Ruud Stuurman disbanded the Brass after many performances and releasing five albums during five years. In 2006, November, the Brass got together again for a one-off concert at the Roomburgh Theatre. 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Ten days before the concert he played it for the band; ten days later the band played it at the concert as Route 47.<br \\\/>As the booklet says: \\u201cWithout any doubt there will be a real Route 47, but this one is an imaginary way to the blues\\u201d.<\\\/p>\",\"image\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/R-12642234-1539195799-3204.jpg\",\"title\":\"Route 47 (1998)\"}},{\"type\":\"grid_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"\n\n<p><strong>Christmas Album : MPR990162<\\\/strong><br \\\/>Produced by Ruud Stuurman<br \\\/>Arranged by Paul Stuurman, Ruud Stuurman, and Ruud Ebbens<br \\\/>Recorded, mixed and mastered by Han de Jonge<br \\\/>Recorded at LAK Theatre, Leyden<br \\\/>Mixed and mastered at Willem Schneider Studio, The Hague<br \\\/>Engineered by Ariaan den Os, MediaPro, Leyden<br \\\/>Cover\\\/booklet design by Paul Stuurman<br \\\/>Album released 1999<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p><strong>Song Listing:<\\\/strong><br \\\/>Twinkle Star (Ruud Stuurman)<br \\\/>Jingle Bells (P.D.)<br \\\/>The Little Drummer Boy (H. 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Ruud Stuurman aimed not to create just another Christmas album but to add something new to the existing repertoire, and the Brass agreed with him. This led to the re-arrangement of existing items and composition of new ones. The album is noted for its variety, starting with \\u201cTwinkle Star\\u201d by Ruud Stuurman and including well-known pieces like \\u201cJingle Bells\\u201d and \\u201cO, Christmas Tree\\u201d, re-arranged into swinging music. It also features original songs like \\u201cIt\\u2019s Christmas Time\\u201d by Ruud Ebbens and \\u201cAccording To Your Word\\u201d, showcasing the composing talents of Paul Stuurman at only 17 years old. The inclusion of \\u201cThe Adoration Of The Magi\\u201d, taken from the movie \\u201cBen Hur\\u201d, adds a unique touch to the album, embodying the spirit of Christmas. Despite the tight schedule for recording and preparation, the experience was unforgettable for all the musicians involved.<\\\/p>\",\"image\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/486x486bb.png\",\"title\":\"Christmas Album (1999)\"}},{\"type\":\"grid_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"\n\n<p><strong>I Can Only Speak Of You : MPR2000180<br \\\/><\\\/strong>Produced by Ruud Stuurman<br \\\/>Arranged by Ruud Stuurman, Paul Stuurman and Ruud Ebbens<br \\\/>Live recorded by Stef Kenens<br \\\/>Mixed by Stef Kenens and Paul Stuurman<br \\\/>Mastered by Paul Stuurman<br \\\/>Recorded at Roomburgh Theatre (1-4) and Imperium Theatre (5-10)<br \\\/>Mixed at Clifton Studio, Wassenaar and A&amp;B Studio, Stompwijk<br \\\/>Mastered at A&amp;B Studio, Stompwijk<br \\\/>Engineered by Ariaan den Os, MediaPro, Leyden<br \\\/>Cover\\\/booklet design by Paul Stuurman<br \\\/>Album released 2000<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p><strong>Song Listing:<\\\/strong><br \\\/><span>Skokiaan (P.D.)<\\\/span><br \\\/><span>Cryin\\u2019 In The Rain (Carole King \\u2013 Howard Greenfield)<\\\/span><br \\\/><span>Strike Up The Band (George Gershwin \\u2013 Ira Gershwin)<\\\/span><br \\\/><span>Feeling Groovy (Paul Simon)<\\\/span><br \\\/><span>Up Cherry Street (Julius Wechter)<\\\/span><br \\\/><span>Alley Cat (Bjorn)<\\\/span><br \\\/><span>Going Places (Ruud Stuurman)<\\\/span><br \\\/><span>This Guy\\u2019s In Love With You (Burt Bacharach \\u2013 Hal David)<\\\/span><br \\\/><span>Route 47 (Ruud Stuurman)<\\\/span><br \\\/><span>I Can Only Speak Of You (Ruud Stuurman)<\\\/span><\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>In the accompanying booklet Ruud Stuurman says:<br \\\/>\\u201cThe idea behind this album is that it was never meant to be an album. 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So tracks 1 to 4 were added from earlier recordings at the Roomburgh Theatre.<br \\\/><br \\\/>Tracks 1 and 3 feature Ruud Stuurman: trumpet; Ruud Ebbens: guitar; Marc van Heugten: bass and Tim Schouten: drums.<br \\\/><br \\\/>Track 2 feature Ruud Stuurman: vocals and Ruud Ebbens: guitar.<br \\\/><br \\\/>Tracks 4 to 10 feature Ruud Stuurman: trumpet, vocals; Paul Stuurman: trumpet; Ruud Ebbens: rhythm guitar; Hans van der Grijp: lead guitar; Hein Heemskerk: bass and Kees van Hees: drums.<br \\\/><br \\\/>The cover photo shows Ruud Stuurman in 1970 in Chartres, France.<br \\\/>The photo was taken by Roon Koevoets, with whom Ruud played at that time in Limetz, near Paris.<\\\/p>\",\"title\":\"I Can Only Speak Of You (2000)\"}},{\"type\":\"grid_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"\n\n<p><strong>Steel Brass : MPR010321<\\\/strong><br \\\/>Produced by Ruud Stuurman<br \\\/>Arranged by Ruud Stuurman, Kees Buurman and Ruud Ebbens<br \\\/>Live recorded by Stef Kenens (1), Rob Stuurman (2-3), Elly Vorst (4-8) and Nico van der Horst B.V. 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So Ruud Stuurman, trumpet and vocals, Kees Buurman, keyboard, Marc van Heugten, bass, and Tim Schouten, drums and vocals, played November 21, 1992, at Staalwijk, Leyden, a crowded, smoky and noisy room, as can be heard in tracks 4 to 8.<br \\\/>Ruud Stuurman had played with Kees Buurman before. The very first time was July 1970 in France, which was unfortunately not recorded. But in 1981 they met again and also in 1986, on January 18, or rather January 19, for the performance was the last part of a programme lasting the whole evening and did not start till 0.30 a.m. Tracks 9 and 10 on this album are taken from this performance, featuring not only Ruud Stuurman, trumpet, and Kees Buurman, keyboard and piano, but also Louis van der Goes, trumpet, and Fred Koene, drums. In \\u201cChamps Elys\\u00e9es\\u201d we also hear Jean-Pierre Schutz, lead vocals, another old school and study friend of Ruud Stuurman\\u2019s, who unfortunately passed away far too young, at the age of 41.<br \\\/>So this album may rightly be called a journey through time!<\\\/p>\",\"image\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/IMG_5996.jpg\",\"title\":\"Steel Brass (2001)\"}},{\"type\":\"grid_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"\n\n<p><strong>Te Quiero, Mi Coraz\\u00f3n : MPR020338<\\\/strong><br \\\/>Produced by Ruud Stuurman<br \\\/>Arranged by Paul Stuurman, Ruud Ebbens and Ruud Stuurman<br \\\/>Live recorded by Stef Kenens<br \\\/>Mixed by Stef Kenens and Paul Stuurman<br \\\/>Mastered by Paul Stuurman and Ariaan den Os<br \\\/>Recorded at Roomburgh Theatre, Leyden<br \\\/>Mixed at Clifton Studio, Wassenaar and A&amp;B Studio, Stompwijk<br \\\/>Mastered at A&amp;B Studio, Stompwijk and at MediaPro, Leyden<br \\\/>Engineered by Ariaan den Os, MediaPro, Leyden<br \\\/>Cover\\\/booklet design by Paul Stuurman<br \\\/>Album released 2002<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p><strong>Song Listing:<\\\/strong><br \\\/>Walk, Don\\u2019t Run (J. 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Another obvious feature of the album is the Beatles song \\u201cYour Mother Should Know\\u201d, in which Paul Stuurman takes over the lead-trumpet very well. Guitar players Ruud Ebbens and Hans van der Grijp are still going strong in the album, and the new musicians of the Brass, Guus Kras on bass and Klaas de Koning on drums and percussion, are doing very well. 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Gaste \\u2013 M. Albert)<br \\\/>South of the border (Jimmy Kennedy \\u2013 Michael Carr)<br \\\/>Song for Anna (Ruud Ebbens)<br \\\/>Love potion no. 9 (Jerry Leiber \\u2013 Mike Stoller)<br \\\/>Cryin\\u2019 in the rain (Carole King \\u2013 Howard Greenfield)<br \\\/>Skokiaan (P.D.)<br \\\/>Strike up the band (George Gershwin \\u2013 Ira Gershwin)<br \\\/>America (Leonard Bernstein \\u2013 Stephen Sondheim)<br \\\/>Hello Dolly (Jerry Herman)<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>At the end of 2002 Ruud Stuurman disbanded the Brass. So there was no performance or recording in 2003. In the meantime there was a release of an earlier recording.<br \\\/>All numbers are live recorded October 23, 1991 during the concert in the Roomburgh Theatre, Leyden. At the time Ruud Stuurman played with Ruud Ebbens, guitar, Marc van Heugten, bass, and Tim Schouten, drums and vocals.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>So this album is a journey through time, back to 1991.<\\\/p>\",\"title\":\"Song for Anna (2003)\"}},{\"type\":\"grid_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"\n\n<p><strong>Brazzy Business : MPR50534<\\\/strong><br \\\/>Produced by Ruud Stuurman<br \\\/>Arranged by Ruud Ebbens, Ruud Stuurman and Paul Stuurman<br \\\/>Live recorded by Stef Kenens,except for tracks 1 (Nico van der Horst BV) and 7 (Rob Stuurman)<br \\\/>Recorded at several theatres<br \\\/>Mixed by Stef Kenens and Paul Stuurman<br \\\/>at Clifton Studio, Wassenaar and at A&amp;B Studio, Stompwijk<br \\\/>Mastered by Paul Stuurman at A&amp;B Studio, Stompwijk<br \\\/>Engineered by Ariaan den Os, MediaPro, Leyden<br \\\/>Cover\\\/booklet design by Harry Stuurman<br \\\/>Album released 2005<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p><strong>Song Listing:<\\\/strong><br \\\/>Guantanamera (J.Marti)<br \\\/>Feelings (L. Gaste \\u2013 M. Albert)<br \\\/>Skokiaan (P.D.)<br \\\/>Cryin\\u2019 in the rain (Carole King \\u2013 Howard Greenfield)<br \\\/>Strike up the band (George Gershwin \\u2013 Ira Gershwin)<br \\\/>Hello Dolly (Jerry Herman)<br \\\/>On the wings of a nightingale (Paul McCartney)<br \\\/>I can only speak of you (Ruud Stuurman)<br \\\/>The lonely bull (Sol Lake)<br \\\/>I will wait for you (Jobim \\u2013 Mendonca \\u2013 Gimbel)<br \\\/>Walk, don\\u2019t run (J. Smith)<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>Brazzy Business is the first compilation album of The Antonio Brass. All songs are taken from live performances and featured earlier on the albums \\u201cRoute 47\\u2033, \\u201cSteel Brass\\u201d, \\u201cTe quiero, mi coraz\\u00f3n\\u201d and \\u201cSong for Anna\\u201d.<br \\\/>Ruud Stuurman (Rudy Antonio) played at many different places, like the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht, Antonius Zalencentrum in Leiden, theatre De Naald in Naaldwijk, the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam, the Tropical Garden in Burgerveen, even in France, with always changing formations. The Antonio Brass was more a concept than a band, a name that masked a changing roster of musicians. But no matter where or with whom he played, he always liked to do his \\u201cbrazzy business\\u201d.<\\\/p>\",\"title\":\"Brazzy Business (2005)\"}},{\"type\":\"grid_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"\n\n<p><strong>Live Events : MPR60638<\\\/strong><br \\\/>Produced by Ruud Stuurman<br \\\/>Arranged by Paul Stuurman,<br \\\/>Ruud Ebbens and Ruud Stuurman<br \\\/>Live recorded by Stef Kenens at Imperium Theatre and Roomburgh Theatre<br \\\/>Mixed by Stef Kenens and Paul Stuurman at Clifton Studio, Wassenaar and at A&amp;B Studio, Stompwijk<br \\\/>Mastered by Paul Stuurman at A&amp;B Studio, Stompwijk<br \\\/>Engineered by Ariaan den Os, MediaPro, Leyden<br \\\/>Cover\\\/booklet design by Harry Stuurman<br \\\/>Album released 2006<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p><strong>Song Listing:<\\\/strong><br \\\/>The work song (Nat Adderley \\u2013 Brown Jr.)<br \\\/>Let it be me (Gilbert B\\u00e9caud)<br \\\/>Route 47 (Ruud Stuurman)<br \\\/>Lazy bones (Johnny Mercer \\u2013 Carmichael)<br \\\/>Up cherry street (Julius Wechter)<br \\\/>Alley cat (Bjorn)<br \\\/>Going places (Ruud Stuurman)<br \\\/>This guy\\u2019s in love with you (Burt Bacharach \\u2013 Hal David)<br \\\/>Your mother should know (John Lennon \\u2013 Paul McCartney)<br \\\/>The girl from Ipanema (Gimbel \\u2013 Jobim \\u2013 De Moraes)<br \\\/>Te quiero, mi coraz\\u00f3n (Ruud Stuurman)<br \\\/>Never without you (Ruud Stuurman)<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>Live Events is the second compilation album of The Antonio Brass. All songs are taken from live performances and featured earlier on the albums \\u201cRoute 47\\u2033, \\u201cI can only speak of you\\u201d and \\u201cTe quiero, mi coraz\\u00f3n\\u201d.<br \\\/>Ruud Stuurman (Rudy Antonio) played with always changing formations. The Antonio Brass was more a concept than a band, a name that masked a changing roster of musicians. The band had a more or less permanent line-up from 1998 until the end of 2002. Permanent members besides Ruud Stuurman were Ruud Ebbens on rhythm guitar, Paul Stuurman on trumpet and Hans van der Grijp on lead guitar. But no matter where or with whom he played, the fans loved these \\u201clive events\\u201d.<\\\/p>\",\"title\":\"Live Events (2006)\"}},{\"type\":\"grid_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"\n\n<p><strong>Qu\\u00e9 pasa Antonio? : MPR90878<\\\/strong><br \\\/>Produced by Ruud Stuurman<br \\\/>Recorded by Frank Stuurman<br \\\/>Mixed and mastered by Dick de Witte<br \\\/>Live recorded at the Roomburgh Theatre, Leiden<br \\\/>Mixed and mastered at Clifton Studio, Wassenaar<br \\\/>Engineered by Ariaan den Os, MediaPro, Leiden<br \\\/>Photography by Harry Stuurman<br \\\/>Cover\\\/booklet design by Paul Stuurman<br \\\/>Album released 2009<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p><strong>Song Listing:<\\\/strong><br \\\/>I\\u2019m getting sentimental over you (George Bassman)<br \\\/>The lonely bull (Sol Lake)<br \\\/>The work song (Nat Adderley-Brown Jr.)<br \\\/>Let it be me (Gilbert Becaud)<br \\\/>Up cherry street (Julius Wechter)<br \\\/>A taste of honey (Bobby Scott-Rick Marlow)<br \\\/>Alley Cat (Bjorn)<br \\\/>Perfidia (A.Dominguez-X.Cugat-Heaganey)<br \\\/>The girl from Ipanema (Gimbel-Jobim-De Moraes)<br \\\/>Going places (Ruud Stuurman)<br \\\/>Route 47 (Ruud Stuurman)<br \\\/>My heart belongs to daddy (Cole Porter)<br \\\/>Imagine (John Lennon)<br \\\/>I will wait for you (Jobim-Mendonca-Gimbel)<br \\\/>Stranger on the shore (Mr. Acker Bilk-R.Mellin)<br \\\/>Walk, don\\u2019t run (Johnny Smith)<br \\\/>Acapulco 1922 (Eldon Allan)<br \\\/>Tequila (Chuck Rio)<br \\\/>Qu\\u00e9 pasa Antonio? (Ruud Stuurman)<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>Returning to concert stage, after an absence of nearly four years: The Antonio Brass ! The music playd by The Antonio Brass, both existing and self-composed items, is best described as a mixture of jazz, blues and Tijuana music. The music creates a joyful atmosphere and is by no means elitist, but rather appreciated by many people of different backgrounds. At the end of 2002 Ruud Stuurman disbanded the Brass after many performances and releasing five albums during five years. In 2006, November, the Brass got together again for a one-off concert at the Roomburgh Theatre. This album is a live recording of that particular concert.<\\\/p>\",\"title\":\"Qu\\u00e9 pasa Antonio?\"}}]}]}]}],\"name\":\"Discography\"}],\"version\":\"4.3.2\"} --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to The Antonio Brass! 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