Thank you for this. I found it just by chance. I remember Matty visited with us several times at City Music when the store was in Hayes (after the move from Uxbridge) and I worked as a "Saturday Boy". Matty was inspirational, but also demoralizing for us mere mortals who realized music was not a way to make a living!
David (Burrows& Bishop), Pauline, Bryan, Ian, Grant, Adrian, to name but a few from the late 80's early 90's. Anyone from that time who wants to reconnect - get to Facebook.
@stuartclubb : I first hear Matt(y) play in 1975 at the Regal Uxbridge on the Compton organ, and was impressed by his musicality during an impromptu performance. I caught up with him again a couple of years ago when he was playing the piano (exquisitely) for diners at Kettner's Restaurant in London, and a couple of months later I bumped into him at a John Wilson concert. Sadly, he died last year. He was in his early 90s.
@56Packman Matthew Ross was not heard regularly on theatre organ, being more of a jazz pianist. As far as I know he made only one theatre organ CD, an album of Christmas music. It consists of a mixture of Christmas carols and popular Christmas/winter songs. The latter are played with imagination, but the carols are poorly interpreted. The recording quality is also not good. I've used a track on another video clip on YouTube, 'The Forest in the Snow'.
its a shame this place is a nightclub now and the organ cant be used. Shame the same cant happen to this place as whats happened to the Troxy stepney where the Troc wurli is going!
Thanks for this very inventive rendering of bossa nova master composer Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Desafinado". EJ: You have some very impressive posting material. I look forward to your future posts.
I remember my dad taking Matt to the Gaumont State Cinema in Kilburn so he could play the Wurlitser there when I was about 9
GRJAP 5 months ago
A fantastic sounding organ. I wonder if it could be played again?
mattrehmhext 1 year ago
@mattrehmhext - The organ is still there. It needs reconnecting to the console and blower and a major refurbishment.
EditorJohn 10 months ago
Thank you for this. I found it just by chance. I remember Matty visited with us several times at City Music when the store was in Hayes (after the move from Uxbridge) and I worked as a "Saturday Boy". Matty was inspirational, but also demoralizing for us mere mortals who realized music was not a way to make a living!
David (Burrows& Bishop), Pauline, Bryan, Ian, Grant, Adrian, to name but a few from the late 80's early 90's. Anyone from that time who wants to reconnect - get to Facebook.
stuartclubb 1 year ago
@stuartclubb : I first hear Matt(y) play in 1975 at the Regal Uxbridge on the Compton organ, and was impressed by his musicality during an impromptu performance. I caught up with him again a couple of years ago when he was playing the piano (exquisitely) for diners at Kettner's Restaurant in London, and a couple of months later I bumped into him at a John Wilson concert. Sadly, he died last year. He was in his early 90s.
EditorJohn 1 year ago
An interesting ending.
hopeyjo 1 year ago
excellent rendition, I would like to hear more of this artist.
56Packman 1 year ago
@56Packman Matthew Ross was not heard regularly on theatre organ, being more of a jazz pianist. As far as I know he made only one theatre organ CD, an album of Christmas music. It consists of a mixture of Christmas carols and popular Christmas/winter songs. The latter are played with imagination, but the carols are poorly interpreted. The recording quality is also not good. I've used a track on another video clip on YouTube, 'The Forest in the Snow'.
EditorJohn 1 year ago
Just listened to this again. It is like listening to the Odeon, Leicester Square Compton - yet this organ is 11 ranks smaller!!!!! :-)
ChrisLawtonorganist 1 year ago
its a shame this place is a nightclub now and the organ cant be used. Shame the same cant happen to this place as whats happened to the Troxy stepney where the Troc wurli is going!
bmhall100 1 year ago
Thanks for this very inventive rendering of bossa nova master composer Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Desafinado". EJ: You have some very impressive posting material. I look forward to your future posts.
klavier1us 1 year ago
Yes, it's a quaint, sweet little instrument. It's still there, but unplayable.
EditorJohn 1 year ago
This is wonderful! What a wonderful sounding Compton organ!
ChrisLawtonorganist 1 year ago