Bachelors from Prague  Bachelors from Prague were an Australian band formed in 1985. Original members were Russell Cook on drums, George Friml on bass guitar, Bruce Haymes on keyboards, Henry Maas on vocals, Chris Minko on trumpet, Andrew Philipp on saxophone, Jeff Raglus on trumpet, Tom Roberts on guitar, and Justin Stanford on percussion. Their music is described by Ian McFarlane as a mix of "1940s jazz, 1950s R&B;, 1970s funk and salsa" and by Maas as, "jazz meets dance." In 1991 Friml was replaced on bass guitar by Thiery Fossemalle. The group broke up in 1993 but reunited in 2016 and in the following year. They released five albums including, "Live at Sing Sing" (1986), "The Energetic Cool" (August 1988), "Birth of the Fool" (March 1990) and "The Essentials" (1990). Their 1989 single, "Get Smart", was later covered by Melbourne Ska Orchestra, which issued it as a single in 2014. Bachelors from Prague were formed in Melbourne in 1985 as an R&B, jazz and funk band. Their initial line-up was Henry Maas on lead vocals (ex-Busby Berkleys, Buddy Lowenstein Big Band), Bruce Haymes on keyboards (ex-Richard Clapton Band, Russell Morris and the Rubes), Chris Minko on trumpet, Andrew Philipp on saxophone, Jeff Raglus on trumpet (ex-Escalators), Tom Roberts on guitar, Justin Stanford on percussion, George Friml on bass guitar, and Russell Cook on drums. Their first album, "Live at Sing Sing" (1987), was recorded live-in-the-studio in December of the previous year, with David Williams producing. In May 1988 they issued an album, "The Energetic Cool", which provided two singles, "Go" (July 1988) and "Tightrope" (February 1989). To promote the album they appeared on SBS-TV and on Nine Networks' "Hey Hey It's Saturday". Kathryn Whitfield of "The Canberra Times" described "Go", "these boys are a little jazzy, a little bluesy and a little like the one-time band The Bureau. Brassy sounds, lots of oomph and plenty to offer." They toured Europe in 1990, which "proved that there was a market for new original music... [and] convinced the band that setting up base in Europe would be essential."