EP130 - Stewart Prosser - The Style Council - Honorary Councillor - Brass musician and Arranger...

I am delighted to be joined by Brass Musician and Arranger,
Stewart Prosser on this 130th edition of The
Paul Weller Fan Podcast for what was a hugely enjoyable chat.


Stewart is such a talent - a fabulous trumpet and flugelhorn
player, and brass arranger, who played a key role in The
Style Council's early years. He joined the band as an
Honorary Councillor in 1984 for the Council Meeting Part 1 Tour,
and stayed all the way up to the Wembley Showbiz gigs at the end
of 1985.


Throughout his career, he has created music in a wide range of
styles – jazz, classical, rock, pop and it was a delight to dig
in to his memories. From his time as principal player of the
Hampshire Youth Concert Band to the band Rye and The
Quarter Boys and those special years with The
Style Council.


He was a huge part of that live sound - together with Billy
Chapman on sax and Chris Lawrence on trombone. Sadly Chris is no
longer with us, but it was so nice to hear Stewart's memories of
his friendship with Chris in out chat.


Stewart also played on studio recordings for the number one album
Our Favourite Shop - performng trumpet on album
opener Homebreakers and album closer
Walls Come Tumbling Down, along with Flugelhorn
on A Man of Great Promise. He also played
trumpet on Big Boss Groove for the Groovin'
single EP.


We also chat about his time touring with the band across the UK,
Europe, Japan and Australia - friendships made, life on the road
and how his live solo came about for Le Départ (see the video
below!)


Stay tuned for a lovely exclusive on upcoming new music from
Stewart and somebody else with a special connection to the band
too!.


Plus we chat about his ongoing project Walk Upon
England which was created with his friend, the composer
Damian Montagu. Their first album, In A South Downs
Way, created with their pal, the actor Hugh Bonneville,
was released in 2016 and swiftly went to Number One on the
Classical Album chart!


Listen out for a lovely story about a live performance of the
album at a theatre in Chichester. It's a moment that tells so
much about the magic of The Style Council experience.


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