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I had a great time singing the lead vocal part for Gerhard Guter’s stunning big band arrangement of “Pure Imagination” in 3/4. The shift into waltz time gives this classic song a graceful ...
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Pure Imagination In 3/4 For Big Band
I had an absolute blast singing the lead vocal on Gerhard Guter’s incredible 3/4 big band arrangement of Pure Imagination, and I wanted to share the performance—and a bit about Gerhard’s talent and ...
“I wanted to make swinging big band music, but I didn't want it to be a '20s/'30s tribute,” Ray says. ... with the ultimate goal of getting Bublé to use those arrangements in his band.
The band is peppered by excellent players - among them the very fine multi-instrumentalist Jay Thomas - - and is obviously well rehearsed. The dynamics are there, but in a subtler manner than one ...
Jones’s big-band arrangements conjure an array of emotions — all pleasant, all escapist. There’s the goofiness of “Soul Bossa Nova,” with the double piccolos you’ll recognize from the ...
Outfits like Tony Corman’s Morechestra, the Electric Squeezebox Orchestra and Tommy Igoe’s Groove Conspiracy are keeping big band music alive in the Bay Area.
Tolvan Big Band: Effortlessly - Music by Helge Albin. by Eyal Hareuveni October 13, 2013. Swedish saxophonist, composer and arranger Helge Albin has led the Tolvan Big Band since 1979. Albin turned ...
Michael Charles is partial to electronic dance music (EDM) and rap. The 13-year-old Metairie eighth grader, however, is not antipathetic to exploring other music styles, even those that may have ...