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Times
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
Professor Peter Bassano obituary: Trombonist on Hey Jude
Peter Bassano spent almost three decades as a trombonist with the London Philharmonia Orchestra and served almost as long as a professor at the Royal College of Music. Yet the best-paid gig of his career came in August 1968 when he was still a student and got a call to turn up with his trombone one evening for a three-hour recording session at Trident studios in London's Soho. 'We weren't told what it was but then George Martin arrived and I realised it was a Beatles session,' he recalled. Martin told Bassano and the other 35 members of the ad hoc orchestra that they were required to play four notes in the coda of Hey Jude. According to Norman Sheffield, the studio's owner, several
The Sun
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Musician who played on one of most famous songs of all time leaves just £1k in his will
THE trombone player on Beatles track Hey Jude left just £1,000 in his will — despite admitting it made him more money than anything else. Peter Bassano, who was also part of the chorus that sang the 'Na, na, na, na, na, na, na' refrain at the end of the 1968 song, died aged 79 in February. 2 He also worked with the Bee Gees and later became a lecturer at the Royal College of Music. Documents show Mr Bassano left £1,000 in his estate, sharing it equally among his four children. He told a podcast in 2022: 'I turned up with my trombone and producer George Martin said, 'All I want you to do is play four notes consecutively'. 'We did that, that was straightforward. 'Then he said he wanted us to sing. "We learnt it all and sang away. "I thought, this sounds awful, it won't get anywhere. ' John Lennon brought out a crate of beer with him, and it became a party. 'My critical appraisal was proven to be totally incorrect.' He added: 'Over the years, that single, easy and enjoyable session has earned me more money than anything else I have ever done.' Chesney Hawkes starts a rendition of Hey Jude at Box Park 2
