Desperate Brasswives is a group of nine women brass players from Austria and Bavaria. The group consists of four trumpet players, three trombone players, and two tuba players. From time to time, the group has the assistance of two men who usually play percussion. The group typically plays rock-and-roll covers, such as the composition that opens this edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion; namely, “Dance With Somebody.” This is not the same tune made popular by Donna Summer during the 1980s, but rather a big rock-and-roll hit from 2009, originally recorded by the Sweedish rock-and-roll band Mando Diao. On the pop charts, the tune reached No. 1 in Austria and No. 2 in Germany.
- Dance With Somebody
Composer: Gustaf Noren (1981- ) & Bjorn Dixgrad (1981- )
Performer: Desperate Brasswives
Album: Best of Woodstock der Blasmusik, Vol. 11
- Dohoam is uberoi
Composer: Leonhard Meixner
Performer: Cubaboarisch 2.0 (Cubavarians)
Album: Best of Woodstock der Blasmusik, Vol. 11
- Tip Easy Blues
Composer: Joe Robinchaux (1900-1965) & Theodore Purnell (1908-1967)
Performer: Red Allen & His New York Orchestra
Album: Jazz Classics in Digital Stereo: New Orleans
- The Blues
Composer: Unknown, arranged by Dewey Bregman
Performer: Coleman Hawkins (1904-1969) & Red Allen (1908-1967)
Album: Standards and Warhorses
- Almtaler Polka
Composer: Patrick Prammer (1987- )
Performer: Kaiser Musikanten
Album: Best of Woodstock der Blasmusik
- Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head (1969)
Composer: Burt Bacharach (1928-1923) & Hal David (1921-2012)
Performer: Philharmonic Wind Orchestra
Album: Move and Light Music Highlights
- On the Sunny Side of the Street (1930)
Composer: Jimmy McHugh (music, 1894-1969) & Dorothy Fields (lyrics, 1904-1974)
Performer: Philharmonic Wind Orchestra
Album: Move and Light Music Highlights
- Appalachian Overture (1983)
Composer: James Barnes (1949- )
Performer: Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra
Album: Overtures, Vol. 2
- Symphonic Overture (1991)
Composer: James Barnes (1949- )
Performer: Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra
Album: Overtures, Vol. 2
- Tippin' In (1945 recording)
Composer: Robert Lewis "Bobby" Smith (music, ?) & Marty Symes (lyrics, 1904-1953)
Performer: Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra
Album: Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 40's, Vol. 2
- Sentimental Journey (1945 recording)
Composer: Les Brown (music, 1912-2001), Ben Homer (music, 1917-1975) & Bud Green (lyrics, 1897-1981)
Performer: Hal McIntyre & His Orchestra
Album: Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 40's, Vol. 2
