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Summary: Who's behind those Star performances?
Review: As a fine script and make-up is essential to the box office success of film stars, so is the musical arranger to the entertainment field. Think about the songs you sing, your favorite recording artists, the music sound track behind your favorite movie, etc, etc, etc. None would capture your fancy without the music arranger whom you never see or meet. This book allow us to meet a few great arrangers through succinct essays. Say hello to Les Brown, Henry Mancini, Jerry Mulligan, and Johnny Mandel just to mention a few. Then immerse yourself in the music world of the big band era, films and even step into a studio with back up singers. You'll never again toss away the talented folk behind the scenes whose arrangements set the tone, timbre, rhythm, harmonies and mood for your viewing, singing, dancing, listening pleasure. Ricki Martin? Frank Sinatra? Rosemary Clooney? Miles Davis? Satchmo? Christina Aguilera? Diana Ross? Barbra Streisand? Judy Garland? Trust me, all are defined, and refined by the true stars, THE ARRANGERS!!!! Gene Lees and Jeffrey Sultanof have delivered a clever technical precise informative piece. I like this book.
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Summary: Who's behind those Star performances?
Review: As a fine script and make-up is essential to the box office success of film stars, so is the musical arranger to the entertainment field. Think about the songs you sing, your favorite recording artists, the music sound track behind your favorite movie, etc, etc, etc. None would capture your fancy without the music arranger whom you never see or meet. This book allow us to meet a few great arrangers through succinct essays. Say hello to Les Brown, Henry Mancini, Jerry Mulligan, and Johnny Mandel just to mention a few. Then immerse yourself in the music world of the big band era, films and even step into a studio with back up singers. You'll never again toss away the talented folk behind the scenes whose arrangements set the tone, timbre, rhythm, harmonies and mood for your viewing, singing, dancing, listening pleasure. Ricki Martin? Frank Sinatra? Rosemary Clooney? Miles Davis? Satchmo? Christina Aguilera? Diana Ross? Barbra Streisand? Judy Garland? Trust me, all are defined, and refined by the true stars, THE ARRANGERS!!!! Gene Lees and Jeffrey Sultanof have delivered a clever technical precise informative piece. I like this book.
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