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For big band, I love "Waltz of the Flowers" on Wayne Bergeron's album, You Call This a Living? I think it's by Bill Liston.

I should have known when I saw that you give your location as "Earth." I don't think I can help you then. Maybe you should call your local high school or school district and inquire about making a donation.

Wow! Cool jazz, hot topic indeed! My story's a little different. I'm an easterner. It was Shorty Rogers who first transported me out west. This was in the day before his Big Band Express. I was midway through high school, suffering from an overdose of Glenn Miller and looking for some fresh music to play with a small group, and I happened to see an advertisement for a couple Shorty Rogers arrangements in Down Beat, "Morpo" and "Pirouette." I bought them and then bought the recording, a 45RPM album titled Shorty Rogers and His Giants. Yep. still have the charts, still have the recording. In an effort to learn more about Shorty's arranging techniques, I reversed-engineered the parts and made a concert-pitch score. So that started me on a track of arranging. The album itself sent me looking for more recordings by Shorty and his sidemen on this recording, among them Jimmy Giuffre, Milt Bernhart, Johnny Graas, Hampton Hawes, and Shelley Manne. Actually, I was greatly disappointed at first because I was unable to find anything by the exquisite alto player listed as Art Salt. It took me a few weeks to figure out that the performer whose recordings I should be looking for was actually Art Pepper. So all this was my introduction to jazz. I wouldn't know about Miles Davis or Charlie Parker or any of the cats performing closer to home for months, maybe years to come.

I'm not from California, but I have friends in California who might be interested. Would you mind identifying the city or telling me what part of California you're from?

Pepper Adams was an icon. Hoping the project bears fruit.

Yes, I refer to a different album, Phillips (Holland) 840 046 BY that includes photos. I'll forward the material I have to you.

I have photos from the LP, tune selections, personnel. Would any of these help?

I have a copy of this long out-of-print album, released on vinyl in 1987 and reissued on CD in 1993. I've found a listing of the tracks but no other information. Can anyone fill me in? I'm particularly interested in knowing who arranged each of the eight tunes. Thanks for checking! Doug

I have a fair-sized library of big-band LPs and CDs and a rather large collection of big-band arrangements. I know people who try to collect an mp3 (or whatever) of every chart they own. That I don't do!

Many thanks. I'm sort of a collector of big-band arrangements, so this is exactly what I was looking for. Here's the lineup for Pete Petersen's Playin' in the Park: 1. A Beautiful Friendship, arr. Rick Stitzel (3:11) 2. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You, arr. Don Schamber (4:29) 3. Speak Low, arr. Don Schamber (3:54) 4. I'll Close My Eyes, arr. Don Schamber (4:35) 5. Seems Like Old Times, arr. Frank Mantooth (2:56) 6. Take the "A" Train, arr. Don Schamber (4:45) 7. How Long Has This Been Going On, arr. Don Schamber (6:16) 8. Down Home, arr. Shorty Rogers (5:39) 9. After You've Gone, arr. Don Schamber (4:04)

Has anyone been able to track down the arrangers for the tunes played on Pete Petersen's big band recording, "Playin' in the Park"? No arranging credits are given on the CD. Might they be given on the vinyl edition?

The current discussion, "Turn It Over," brought to my head a question. Is there any technical reason why CDs could not be imprinted on both sides? Does a double album really have to have two discs?

Speaking for myself, I've discovered and purchased many an album through Amazon's audio samples. Many are historical rather than contemporary, so it looks like my discoveries and purchases will dwindle.

Jake - Responding via e-mail. - Douglas

Sent you a private message.

Your request leaves me a little confused. I have the Neal Hefti arrangement. Yes there's a kind of call and response between the reeds and the brass, but there is no sax soli. However, there's space for a tenor sax solo.

I'm a little confused about who's looking for what, but if you're looking for HSQ charts, I can help you acquire them. Feel free to contact me for details.

Vol. 1 goes by the title Dream Band. Vol. 2 is titled Sundown Sessions. http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=sr_adv...lbum-Submit.y=9

Let me tell you why I wanted to know. I wanted to acquire the arrangement. Apparently the album doesn't give arranging credits. I found a source for an arrangement of this tune as played by Count Basie, so I took a chance and bought it. It turned out to be the arrangement that Basie recorded on his Montreux '77 album, exactly what I was looking for. But here's the problem. The arrangement is in manuscript, but on the second page of each part is the typed line "Arranged by Quincy Jones." So which arranging information is correct? Either the information on the chart identifying Quincy Jones is correct or your information identifying Neal Hefti is correct. So now may I please ask, What is the source of your information that Neal Hefti is the arranger?

Would somebody who has this album please tell me who is given the arranger credits for "The More I See You"?

Certainly much of the fun is with the arrangements. How can you beat arrangements by composers and arrangers like Shorty Rogers, Marty Paich, Bob Florence, Bill Holman, and Med Flory?

Thanks for your expertise on this one, Steve!

If you're interested in acquiring these long out-of-print arrangements (seven in all), I can help guide you.

Thanks. My interest does not really extend that far. Maybe someone else is interested. Also, I wonder if these arrangements are available to student bands. I could see them as quite appealing in high school programs. I know of only one of these great arrangements that were ever published. So no, they're not commonly available to student bands.