The hardest chart my Big Band has ever played

🎶 This is on my new album Out of Print, out Monday. Preorder it here: https://louisdowdeswell.com/out-of-print 🎟 Album launch concert: Cadogan Hall, London, Monday 2 November 2026. Tickets: https://cadoganhall.com/whats-on/out-... Danse Macabre means Dance of Death. Death plays the fiddle at midnight and the skeletons dance till dawn. Here the fiddle is Tommy Emmerton on distorted guitar. Callum Au rewrote Saint-Saëns for big band and one metal guitarist. It is the hardest chart the band has ever recorded. ‘Danse Macabre’ Written by Camille Saint-Saëns Arranged by Callum Au (callumaumusic.com) Recorded at MasterChord Studios, London Mixed by Nick Pugh Mastered by Gavin Lurssen Video editing: Nicolas Bernier Guitar solo: Tommy Emmerton @tommyemmerton Lead trumpet: Louis Dowdeswell Trumpet: Ryan Quigley @ryanquigleymusic Tom Walsh @tommy_walshy Andy Greenwood @andygtpt James Copus @jamescopus Alto Saxophone: Sammy Mayne Simon Marsh @simondanielmarsh Tenor Saxophone: Martin Williams Graeme Blevins @graemeblevins3435 Baritone Saxophone: George Millard @georgemillard Trombone: Andy Wood Callum Au @callumau Tom Dunnett Bass Trombone: Simon Minshall @th_minsh Guitar: Jake Willson Keys: Chris Eldred @chriseldred89 Bass: Laurence Cottle Drums: Joel Barford @joelbarforddrums Percussion: Joey De Leon, James Turner @jahturner 🎺 Break through your ceiling and add 2 notes to your trumpet range in 12 weeks or your money back: https://www.skool.com/lta 🛒 Charts, play-alongs and the Big Band Toolkit: https://shop.louisdowdeswell.com 🎧 Louis Dowdeswell on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2l8Bs... 🔧 Gear: Bach trumpets https://bachbrass.com · GR mouthpiece UK/EU https://tinyurl.com/ldmp-uk-eu · USA https://tinyurl.com/ldmp-usa · Hawkins mutes https://tinyurl.com/ldmutes