Readers familiar with Jeff Sultanof’s essays for Rifftides on Pete Rugolo and Russ Garcia know the depth of his knowledge and wisdom about arranging and composing. Professionals in many areas of music admire him for his analyses and editing of scores and for his teaching about major figures … [Read more...]
Archives for October 29, 2012
Mulligan’s “Yardbird Suite,” Continued
MULLIGAN AND “YARDBIRD SUITE" Part 2 By Jeff Sultanof When Jazz Lines began operation, Rob DuBoff had a meeting with Franca Mulligan and made an agreement. I contacted him about what Mulligan had said to me, and became his editor. Obviously the CJB library was a priority, but Jazz Lines … [Read more...]
Mulligan And Parker Bonus
Here’s Mulligan’s composition “Rocker†(aka “Rock Salt’) for Charlie Parker with strings, recorded in concert in New York in 1950. … [Read more...]
Other Matters: Strategic Withdrawal & Good Advice
If all had gone as planned, in a few hours I would be on an airplane headed east. A bunch of us who wrestled our commissions from the United States Marine Corps a few years ago were going to have a reunion at Quantico, Virginia, the scene of the struggle. Hurricane Sandy put an end to that. Along … [Read more...]