16-01-2015, 22:53
Take my hipster creds and throw'm in the trash with this stuff...but Lordy, do I love it! Let's start with:
Neal Hefti Film scores and arrangements for and playing with such as Count Basie and Woody Herman. Quite the trumpet player too, though he gave that up in the late '50's to focus on writing. A big influence on players like Miles Davis and Charlie Parker. Wrote in both the Pop and Jazz idioms successfully. Had his own orchestra now and then but had much more success working with others. A Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Hefti
Some tunes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jWXXWDEdCs << a light remix of 2 of his better tunes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx3aoB6I5YY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuxgcQWOc3o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oNDdyPC4Ak
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTNwTOZyMKM
Les Brown Bandleader and song writer ( he has at least partial credit in 1620 songs, often as lyricist*). Led bands for 60+ years. His Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Brown_(bandleader)
Some tunes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXknqXi9Hdo << Always worked well with vocalists
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLiVK64NIrM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf3W0az82Pk
BONUS: full album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2-u2V14RtE
* Here's a list: http://www.lyrics.com/lesbrown
Neal Hefti Film scores and arrangements for and playing with such as Count Basie and Woody Herman. Quite the trumpet player too, though he gave that up in the late '50's to focus on writing. A big influence on players like Miles Davis and Charlie Parker. Wrote in both the Pop and Jazz idioms successfully. Had his own orchestra now and then but had much more success working with others. A Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Hefti
Some tunes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jWXXWDEdCs << a light remix of 2 of his better tunes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx3aoB6I5YY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuxgcQWOc3o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oNDdyPC4Ak
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTNwTOZyMKM
Les Brown Bandleader and song writer ( he has at least partial credit in 1620 songs, often as lyricist*). Led bands for 60+ years. His Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Brown_(bandleader)
Some tunes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXknqXi9Hdo << Always worked well with vocalists
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLiVK64NIrM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf3W0az82Pk
BONUS: full album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2-u2V14RtE
* Here's a list: http://www.lyrics.com/lesbrown
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR