New Singles
New Singles
Ben Castle’s Major Record Label
proudly presents
‘An EP’ is a collection of preposterous versions of classic Jazz standards, with guest appearances from Matt Berry, Beth Rowley and Roy Castle.
The band is comprised of long-term collaborators and friends, Mark Edwards, Tim Harries, Troy Miller and many others.
In 2004, Weather Report’s Joe Zawinul said about the band, “These guys are funny, and they are great. They have a great future ahead of them”.
Let’s see if he was right.
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Ben Castle’s Major record label
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Ben Castle’s Major record label
Other releases on Ben Castle’s Major Record Label
The Tombola Theory
Over The Moon EP
Released 2014
Featuring Ben Castle, Mara Carlyle, Alice Grant, Oren Marshall, Martin Wheatley, Mike Outram, Pat Illingworth, Ash Soan, Mark Edwards, Jim Watson, Mike Innes, Tom Allan.
Written by Ben Castle
Produced by Paul Pilot
Artwork by Gabi Froden
“It totally blew my mind, I absolutely loved it”
Blah Street
Released 2004
Featuring Ben Castle, Mark Edwards, Tim Harries & Phil Crabbe
Plus guests Beth Rowley, Kevin Jamieson, Enrico Tomasso & Mike Innes
Mixed by Steven Wilson & Colin Walker
All compositions by Ben Castle except 'Green Fairy' & 'Lunar Bloom' by Tim Harries
“You must check out this band, they are funny and they are great. They have a great future ahead of them”
four from the madding Crowd
Recorded August 1997
Released 2000
Ben Castle: tenor sax, clarinet
Mark Edwards: piano, samples, organ
Tim Harries: electric bass, organ
Phil Crabbe: drums, percussion
Terl Bryant: percussion
All compositions by Ben Castle except 'whenever' by Tim Harries
Spotify Playlist of all Ben’s recordings
A Selection of Other recordings
2023 - Sex Education Soundtrack Album
2023 - Keaton Henson - House Party
2022 - Kula Shaker - First Congregational Church of Eternal Love and Free Hugs
2022 - Keane - Strangeland 10: Work In Progress Versions
2022 - Andrea Corr - The Christmas Album
2022 - Nerina Pallot - I Don’t Know What I’m Doing
2022 - David Ford - Love & Death
2022 - Supriya Nagarajan - Posse of Fireflies
2022 - Katharine Timoney - Life Came Into Colour
2021 - Villagers - Fever Dreams
2020 - Gregory Porter - Getting Thru It
2020 - Shri - The Letter
2020 - Dr Rubberfunk - My Life At 45
2020 - Side 4 Collective - We Burn Bright
2020 - Alex Baranowski - Music from ‘Staged’
2019 - Elton John - (I’m Gonna) Love Me Again
2019 - The Matthew Herbert Brexit Big Band - The State Between Us
2019 - Jamie Lawson - The Years In Between
2019 - Joe Stilgoe’s Christmas Album
2018 - Matt Berry - Televison Themes
2018 - Matthew Herbert - A Fantastic Woman soundtrack
2018 - Swing Out Sister - Almost Persuaded
2018 - Nakhane - You Will Not Die
2017 - Aretha Franklin & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - A Brand New Me
2017 - Duke Special - Hallow
2017 - Nerina Pallot - Stay Lucky
2017 - New Jackson - From Night To Night
2017 - Mark Morriss - Look Up
2017 - Charlie Dore - Dark Matter
2107 - Omar - Love In Beats
2017 - Port Noo - In The Middle Of Everything
2016 - David Brent - Life On The Road
2016 - Will Young - Summer Covers
2016 - Tom Chaplin - The Wave
2016 - Matt Berry - The Small Hours
2016 - Elvis Presley & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - The Wonder of You
2016 - Robbie Williams - The Heavy Entertainment Show
2015 - Lianne La Havas - Blood
2015 - Herbert - The Shakes
2015 - Le Galaxie - Le Club
2015 - Shri - Just A Vibration
2015 - Sweet Billy Pilgrim - Motorcade Amnesiacs
2015 - Gavin Harrison - Cheating The Polygraph
2015 - Kylie Minogue - Kylie Christmas
2015 - Roberto Carlos - Primera Fila
2015 - Joe Stilgoe - New Songs For Old Souls
2015 - The Overtones - Sweet Soul Music
2014 - George Michael - Symphonica
2014 - Michael J McEvoy - The Long Way Home
2014 - Michael W Smith - The Spirit of Christmas
2014 - Paolo Nutini - Caustic Love
2014 - Paloma Faith - A Perfect Contradiction Outsiders' Edition
2013 - Mark Edwards - In Deep
2013 - Jacqui Dankworth - Live to Love
2013 - Miles Kane - Don't Forget Who You Are
2013 - Liane Carroll - Ballads
2013 - Omar - The Man
2013 - Matt Berry - Kill the Wolf
2013 - Mark Morriss - A Flash of Darkness
2013 - Will Grove-White & The Others - Small Fry
2013 - Jamie N Commons - Rumble and Sway
2013 - Robbie Williams - Swings Both Ways
2013 - The Overtones - Saturday Night at the Movies
2012 - Rumer - Boys Don't Cry
2012 - Keane - Strangeland
2012 - Duke Special - Oh Pioneer
2012 - Storm Corrosion - Storm Corrosion
2012 - Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - Reel to Reel
2012 - Guillemots - Hello Land!
2011 - Twiggy - Romantically Yours
2011 - Patrick Wolf - Lupercalia
2011 - Duke Special Sings the Songs of Ruby Murray EP
2011 - Radiohead - Daily Mail/Staircase
2011 - Steven Wilson - Grace for Drowning
2010 - The Divine Comedy - BANG goes the knighthood
2010 - Carl Barat - Carl Barat
2010 - Kula Shaker - Pilgrims Progress
2009 - An Education - Original Soundtrack
2009 - Duke Special - The Stage, a Book and the Silver Screen
2009 - Beverly Knight - 100 percent!
2009 - Paloma Faith - Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?
2009 - Fyfe Dangerfield - Fly Yellow Moon
2009 - Will Grove-White & The Others
2008 - Duke Special - I Never Thought This Day Would Come
2008 - Matthew Herbert Big Band - There's Me and There's You
2008 - Beth Rowley - Little Dreamer
2008 - Guillemots - Red
2007 - Freemasons - Unmixed
2007 - Beth Rowley - Violets EP
2007 - Herbert - Scale
2007 - Kula Shaker - Strange Folk
2006 - Duke Special - Songs From the Deep Forest
2006 - Sister Rotunda - Sister Rotunda
2006 - Dani Siciliano - Slappers
2006 - Will Young - Keep On
2005 - Chris Botti - To Love Again
2005 - Beth Rowley - Sweet Hours EP
2005 - Johnny Halliday - Ma Verite
2005 - Carleen Anderson - Soul Providence
2005 - Djabe - Slices of Life
2004 - Steve Waterman - Stablemates
2004 - Jamie Cullum - Twentysomething
2004 - Beth Rowley EP
2004 - Clare Teal - Don't Talk
2003 - Taboo - Cast Album
2003 - No-Man - Together We're Stranger
2003 - Culture Club box set
2003 - Andy Hamill - Bee for Bass
2003 - Djabe - Sheafs Are Dancing
2002 - Carleen Anderson - Alberta's Granddaughter
2002 - Kula Shaker - Kollected
2002 - Moloko - Statues
2002 - Reef - Getaway
2002 - Boy George - U Can Never Be 2 Straight
2002 - Pop Idol - The Big Band Album
2002 - Matt Bianco - Echoes
2001 - Ian Mosley & Ben Castle - Postmankind
2001 - Jamie Cullum - Pointless Nostalgic
2001 - Geoff Gascoyne - Songs of the Summer
2001 - Omar - Best by Far
2001 - Zappatistas - Live at Leeds
2001 - Djabe - Update
2001 - Embrace - If You've Never Been
2001 - Dave Jones - Affinity
2001 - The Pete Cater Big Band - Upswing
2000 - Geoff Gascoyne - Autumn
2000 - Chaconne Brass - We Are Not Alone
2000 - Embrace - Drawn from Memory
1999 - Kula Shaker - Peasants, Pigs and Astronauts
1999 - Marillion - marillion.com
1999 - Marillion - Live at the Zodiac
1999 - Berkshire Youth Jazz Orchestra - Pendulum
1998 - The Pete Cater Big Band - Playing With Fire
1998 - Mica Paris - Black Angel
1996 - Ben Castle - Breathe Easy
1995 - The Fabulous Sister Brothers - Live In Kemptown
1995 - NYJO - A View from the Hill (Live at Ronnie Scott's)
1994 - Ben & Roy Castle's Big Celebration
DVD
2014 - Jamie Cullum - Jazz a Vienne
2014 - Paloma Faith - Live at the BBC Proms
2012 - Radiohead - Live from the Basement
2008 - Duke Special - Five Nights at the Empire, Belfast
2004 - Carleen Anderson - Grace and Favours
2004 - Jamie Cullum - Live at Blenheim Palace
2002 - Pop Idol Tour