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Origins of chords and voice leading over the decades


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I was listening to Anaheim 74 and could hear arranging and drop two voicings in their jazz concert section that to me became Blue Devils' thick chord sound. Wayne perfected this more and more over the years. We do not need to talk about just the previous statement but all evolution of brass favorites and the techniques used to create such great chords and voicings! If you are an arranger or a judge of brass, please share your experiences!

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There were a lot of pretty advanced concepts being worked with in the 60's in DCA- Listen to the Cabs with their arrangement of "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" and you'll here some really advanced voicings. Also some nice writing with the Selden Cadets and St.Rita's Brassmen in period. The best arrangers in period were really beginning to delve into those issues in that era, and things began to evolve through the '70's.

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Great writing and for one valve, a rotor or slide. Chromatic tensions and dissonance as well. To get intonation on paper. No Midi virtual Finali back then.Tweak the show at camp! Different times!

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Today s "arrangements" are really orchestrations. It's a valid skill, but very different from figuring out how to voice tunes for instruments that were not chromatic.

Some of the real geniuses of old were Emil Pavlik (Kilties), Rip Bernert (Audubon), Jim Donnelly (Sky), Joe Genero (Cabs), Hy Dreitzer (Sky, St. Rita's...etc), Truman Crawford (Royal Aires...etc.)

Whether they know it or not, all of today's arrangers owe them a significant debt.

Words are insufficient. Listen to the recordings. Fleetwood Sounds has re-issued many of them.

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74 Kilties ! Great brass! In Eli's Coming, the arranger had to static modulate the melodies between the baritones and sops. Two diatonic close related keys to keep the line in tune. That guy could write! Off to check out St. Ritas!

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Cabs and Brassmen! Got the hair standing goose pimples! Now off to the NY Skyliners.

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Imagine arranging Copland's Third Symphony,but for G bugles in 1969. Chromatic but still range, tessatura limited to the valves. A great study for arranging chords! Harmony history. In awe here. St. Rita's Brassmen Brooklyn!!!

I am sure every brass player remembers their favorite chords. Even the warm ups on the starting line. That hurricane force sustained wind 60 horn power hype! Don Hill would point to each one of us and raise or lower your note at a quadruple fortissimo. Dissonance then consonance. What a sound!

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You started this conversation with Anaheim Kingsmen. Mike Duffy is a genius at voicing, but did not write 1974. You forgot to mention Jim Ott. Ironlips nailed it with some of his mentions. Some people that cannot be left out of this list. Don Angelica, Corky Fabrizio, Red Windsor, Larry Kirchner, Tony Yaklic (sp), Jim Wedge et al...

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You started this conversation with Anaheim Kingsmen. Mike Duffy is a genius at voicing, but did not write 1974. You forgot to mention Jim Ott. Ironlips nailed it with some of his mentions. Some people that cannot be left out of this list. Don Angelica, Corky Fabrizio, Red Windsor, Larry Kirchner, Tony Yaklic (sp), Jim Wedge et al...

Truth! Al "Corky" Fabrizio was the best arranger and brass instructor I ever had. Jim Elvord was amazing too.

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