A short and direct lesson on how to write piano parts for your big band arrangements.
Elliot Deutsch is a composer and arranger of big band music in Los Angeles, CA. His arrangements and orchestrations have been performed and recorded by Arturo Sandoval, Martina McBride, Big Phat Band, Take 6, and many others. Deutsch's collaborations with electro swing producer Atom Smith have been streamed over a million times on Spotify. As a freelance trumpeter, Deutsch has toured with Solomon Burke and The Mutaytor, and he performs regularly with the polka band Die Sauerkrauts and the party band That Vibe.
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All of the background music was recorded by the Pandemonium Big Band.
00:00 Intro
00:44 Jazz notation VS traditional
01:17 Chords & Slashes
02:23 Ex. "Pink Sunset"
03:37 Rhythm Slashes
04:47 Ex. "Lady Be Good" [1]
05:14 Grand Staff Notation: Break
05:58 Ex. "Lady Be Good" [2]
06:12 Grand Staff Notation: Groove
07:15 Ex. "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
07:42 A few more considerations
09:38 Outro
10:12 Patrons
#keyboard #notation #jazzensemble
28 июн 2024
