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-	{{Template}}	+	{{Template}}'''Simon Harry Piers Jeffes''' (19 February 1949 – 11 December 1997) was an [[England|English]] classically trained guitarist, composer and arranger. He formed, and was the core performer of, the [[Penguin Cafe Orchestra]]. He was the composer of the ballet ''[[Still Life at the Penguin Cafe]]''.
-	The '''Penguin Cafe Orchestra''' ('''PCO''') was a collective of performing musicians created by classically trained British guitarist, composer and arranger [[Simon Jeffes]]. Jeffes and cellist co-founder [[Helen Liebmann]] were core members throughout its life and a number of other musicians joined as the band grew and developed, many of whom appear on the PCO's six studio albums.	+
-	The PCO toured extensively during the 1980s and 1990s, and two albums, ''[[When in Rome...]]'' (1988) and ''Concert Program'' (1995) captured the sound of the live ensemble. The Penguin's sound is not easily categorized, but has elements of exuberant [[folk music]] and a minimalist aesthetic occasionally reminiscent of composers such as [[Philip Glass]]. The Penguin Cafe Orchestra recorded and performed for 24 years until Jeffes died of a [[brain tumour]] in 1997.	+	He is also known for assisting [[Sex Pistols]] producer [[Bill Price (record producer)|Bill Price]]{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}} with the string arrangement for the now-legendary [[Sid Vicious]] version of “[[My Way (song)|My Way]]” which reached #7 on the UK singles charts as part of ''[[The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle]]'' soundtrack.
-	==Discography==	+	Jeffes was born at the Montalan Nursing Home, [[Crawley]], [[Sussex]], on 19 February 1949, the son of James Henry Elliston Jeffes, a research chemist, and his wife, Anne Hope Madeline, née Clutterbuck.
-	===Studio albums===	+
-	* ''[[Music from the Penguin Cafe]]'' (1976) OBSCURE 7, later EEGCD 27	+
-	* ''[[Penguin Cafe Orchestra (album)|Penguin Cafe Orchestra]]'' (1981) EEGCD 11	+
-	* ''[[Broadcasting from Home]]'' (1984) EEGCD 38	+
-	* ''[[Signs of Life (Penguin Cafe Orchestra album)|Signs of Life]]'' (1987) EEGCD 50 - [[UK Albums Chart|UK]] #49	+
-	* ''[[Union Cafe]]'' (1993) ZOPFD 001	+
-	* ''[[A Matter Of Life...]]'' (2011) (As Penguin Cafe)	+
-	===Extended play===	+	Jeffes died of an inoperable brain tumour on 11 December 1997, leading to the breakup of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra.
-	* ''[[The Penguin Cafe Orchestra Mini Album]]'' (1983) EGMLP 2 &ndash; <small>Six-song mini-LP consisting of 2 previously released tracks, 2 live tracks, and 2 new compositions.</small>	+
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-	===Live albums===	+
-	* ''[[When In Rome... (album)|When In Rome...]]'' (1988) EEGCD 56	+
-	* ''[[Concert Program]]'' (1995) ZOPFD 002	+
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-	===Collections===	+
-	* ''Preludes, Airs & Yodels'' (A Penguin Cafe Primer) (1996)	+
-	* ''A Brief History'' (2001) CDV 2954	+
-	* ''History'' (2001) Virgin Records LCO 3098	+
-	* ''The Second Penguin Cafe Orchestra Sampler'' (2004)	+
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-	===Simon Jeffes albums===	+
-		+
-	* ''[['Still Life' at the Penguin Cafe]]'' (1990) DECCA 425 218-2	+
-	* ''Piano Music'' (2000) ZOPFD 003 &ndash; <small>Solo pieces, collected after Jeffes' death.</small>	+
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-	===Soundtracks===	+
-	* ''[[Night Shift (film)|Night Shift]]'' (1982) ("Cutting Branches for a Temporary Shelter")	+
-	* ''[[Malcolm (film)|Malcolm]]'' (1986)	+
-	* ''[[She's Having a Baby|She's Having A Baby]]'' Trailer (1988) ("Music For A Found Harmonium")	+
-	* ''Oskar und Leni'' (1999) (10 songs, all new recordings of previously released tracks from back catalogue)	+
-	* ''[[Chuck and Buck]] (2000) ("Air a Danser," "Paul's Dance," "Prelude and Yodel," "Nothing Really Blue")	+
-	* ''[[Slim Susie]]'' (2003) ("Perpetuum Mobile")	+
-	* ''[[The Good Girl]]'' (2002) ("Air" and "Steady State")	+
-	* ''[[The Princess and the Warrior]]'' Official Soundtrack'' (2000) ("Nothing Really Blue")	+
-	* ''[[Napoleon Dynamite]] Official Soundtrack'' (2005) ("Music For A Found Harmonium")	+
-	* ''[[It's All Gone Pete Tong]] Official soundtrack'' (2005) ("Music For A Found Harmonium")	+
-	* ''Hewlett Packard - Advert'' (2006) ("Perpetuum Mobile")	+
-	* ''[[3 lbs]]'' - "Lost For Words" (2006) ("Perpetuum Mobile")	+
-	* ''[[Year of the Dog (film)|Year of the Dog]]'' (2007) ("Music for a Found Harmonium")	+
-	* ''[[All the Little Animals]] Music written by Simon Jeffes, performed and recorded by PCO members Geoffrey Richardson, Jennifer Maidman and Steve Fletcher	+
-	* [[Capitalism: A Love Story]] (2009) ("Music For A Found Harmonium")	+
-	* [[Mary and Max]] (2009) ("Perpetuum Mobile")	+
-	* Origin Energy 'Sustainability Drive' advert ("Perpetuum Mobile")	+
	==See also==		==See also==
-	*[['Still Life' at the Penguin Cafe]], a ballet composed by Simon Jeffes and choreographed by David Bintley	+	*''[[Still Life at the Penguin Cafe]]''
		+	*[[Penguin Cafe Orchestra]]
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Simon Harry Piers Jeffes (19 February 1949 – 11 December 1997) was an English classically trained guitarist, composer and arranger. He formed, and was the core performer of, the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. He was the composer of the ballet Still Life at the Penguin Cafe.

He is also known for assisting Sex Pistols producer Bill PriceTemplate:Citation needed with the string arrangement for the now-legendary Sid Vicious version of “My Way” which reached #7 on the UK singles charts as part of The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle soundtrack.

Jeffes was born at the Montalan Nursing Home, Crawley, Sussex, on 19 February 1949, the son of James Henry Elliston Jeffes, a research chemist, and his wife, Anne Hope Madeline, née Clutterbuck.

Jeffes died of an inoperable brain tumour on 11 December 1997, leading to the breakup of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra.

See also

• Still Life at the Penguin Cafe
• Penguin Cafe Orchestra