Orchestration #10 – Tutti Voicings D

This post is a continuation of the last few, but will focus on more muted tutti voicings. If you haven't yet read the other posts you can do so here and here. My Ship - 2nd A section Gil employs a full tutti behind Miles stating the melody in the 2nd A section of My …

Orchestration #10 – Tutti Voicing C

This post will be a continuation of the last where I analyze a couple more loud and bright tutti voicings by Gil. Sort Kinda - Intro This arrangement from the Claude Thornhill era starts with a nice bright opening that concludes with a full tutti chord. The instrumentation is almost for a typical big band …

Orchestration #10 – Tutti Voicing B

I have previously posted about Gil's tutti voicings. But I thought it would be good to show some more tutti voicings in different settings. This post will focus on bright loud moments such as endings or shot notes. There's A Boat Leaving Soon for New York - End of shout chorus There is a dramatic …

Orchestration #9 – Trios B

This post is a continuation from the last one which is focusing on instrumental combinations of three instruments. The Duke - backings in the solo section Behind Miles improvisation is a nice combination of alto sax, bass clarinet and trombone. In this case there are two trombones in octaves. The unison octaves are very silky …

Orchestration #9 – Trios A

It is quite common in ensemble jazz music to harmonize a melody or backing chords in 3-part harmony. In this post I have picked out some of these moments in Gil's music. I'll be discussing different instrumental combinations and how they have been orchestrated to sound interesting and stand out from any backgrounds. Trumpet (flugelhorn), …

Orchestration #8B – Moon Dreams

This will be the final post concerning the opening of Moon Dreams. This post will look more closely at the the specific voicings and orchestration that Gil has utilized in the first few phrases of this classic arrangement. Bars 1-4 The general outlay of the voicings was discussed in the previous post. As can be …

Orchestration #8A – Moon Dreams

Continuing on with the Moon Dreams analysis, the next two posts will be looking at the orchestration of the opening of Moons Dreams. This post will focus on voicing, density and other general characteristics. General Observations Instrumentation: Reeds: Alto & baritone Sax Brass: French Horn, trumpet, trombone & tuba Rhythm Section: Bass & drums Note …