The Arrangers' Dreambook (Volume 1)

All the sax, brass and ensemble voicings of all the bands today and yesterday in one book for both the young and the experienced arranger. No more wondering: "How does he get that sound?" The book deals strictly with voicings. The examples mean very little horizontally. The main purpose is to see wht's happening vertically. How the chord is voiced in the saxes, brass, and ensemble. The voicing and position of the saxes in relation to the brass is what determines the style of the ensemble sound. The examples are the bands of Maynard Ferguson, Les Brown, Ted Heath, Herb Pomeroy, Les Elgart, Thad Jones, Count Basie, Johnny Richards, Charlie Barnet, Guy Lombardo, Bill Holman, Ernie Wilkins, Stan Kenton, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Ray Anthony, Biff Smith, and Jaxon Stock.