I am researching the role of the recorder ('blokfluit') in rock music.The most famous recorder solo is of course Paul McCartney in Fool On The Hill. Brian Jones is next best in the Rolling Stones 1967 classic Ruby Tuesday.
I contacted Glenn Shannon from California, a modern day composer for recorder quartets. I asked Glenn for his professional opinion on the skills of Paul McCartney as a recorder player. My own is that Paul McCartney is a genius on the (bass) guitar but sucks big time on the recorder (a more difficult instrument than the guitar by the way).
Glenn Shannon, who admitted he didn't know Fool On The Hill, listened to the song and this is his reply: "His fingers and articulations are sloppy - but it is actually the perfect way to play it, rough and unsophisticated. And don't forget they were all on LSD, if not during the recording then at least during the songwriting. One of my ensembles is named "Hotte Ayre". "
"Ik heb niet de behoefte om te gaan psychologiseren over iemand die is overleden. Ik zit Bril dicht op de huid, beschrijf al zijn kanten tot in detail – maar het is aan de lezer om conclusies trekken.” Aldus Astrid Theunissen over haar 'biografische schets' van Martin Bril, die voorjaar 2014 verscheen. 
