In 1941, Benny Goodman led the second of his great ensembles. Only Teddy Wilson, Irving Goodman, and arranger Jimmy Mundy remained from the 1935-39 band that jump-started the swing era of popular musi...
Recorded by Charlie Parker with Strings Arranged by Jimmy Mundy, Edited by Jeffrey Sultanof This arrangement of Easy to Love was written by Jimmy Mundy for Charlie Parker with Strings, and performed l...
Recorded by the Jazz Interactions Orchestra Jazz Big Band Arrangement This arrangement by Oliver Nelson was recorded by the Jazz Interactions Orchestra in 1967, an ensemble led by pianist Billy Taylor...
Recorded by Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Jazz Big Band Arrangement Well, what can you say about Rob McConnell's writing that hasn't already been said? His writing is consistently interesting, surp...
Recorded by the Jazz Interactions Orchestra Jazz Big Band Arrangement This composition by Oliver Nelson was recorded by the Jazz Interactions Orchestra in 1967, an ensemble led by pianist Billy Taylor...
Recorded by the Duke Ellington Orchestra Jazz Big Band Arrangement This arrangement by Billy Strayhorn was written in 1956 for Duke Ellington and recorded during a session for Bethlehem Records. It wa...
Recorded by the Terry Gibbs Dream Band Jazz Big Band Arrangement Here is Bill Holman's arrangement as written for the Terry Gibbs Dream band and recorded in 1961 live at the Summit Club (released on V...
Recorded by the Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra Jazz Big Band Arrangement With Vocal Trio Sy Oliver was the chief arranger for the Jimmie Lunceford band from 1934 though 1939. Many of Sy’s compositio...
