arranging & composing for the small ensemble: jazz/r&b/jazz-rock David Baker Revised Edition a rt POSOOPPT PSPC O TTI Gowdoerag POT IIIss cHrangipani Bress ’ m aarranging & composing for the small ensemble: jazz/r&b/jazz-rock Revised Edition by DAVID BAKER fo > s S Copyright © 1985 by Frangipani Press, A Division of T.L.S. Enterprises ro Al Rights Reserved International Copyright Secured Printed in U.S.A. rs WARNING: No part of this work may be reproduced or transmi form or by any ro means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or an; retrieval system, without permiss ‘om the publisher. Unauthorized reproducti ro in whole or in part, is a violation of the U.S. Copyright Law. ro > > ISBN 0-8917-443-4 ro ad ro ad Frangipani Press P.O. Box 669 Bloomington, Indiana 47402 812-332-3307 mtIIIIG Seed TYITITIGT IIs TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword by Quiney Jones Preface Chapter I; Nomenclature Chapter Hi: The Instruments 5 Chapter 11: General Rules fos Instrumental Seoring Chapter IV: Constructing a Melody Chapter V: Techniques To Be Used in Developing a Melody Chapter VI: Fitting Chords To a Given Melodic Line Chapter VIE: Writing for the Rhythm Section Chapter VII: The Piano Trio _ Chapter IX: ‘The Jazz Quartet | Chapter X: Scales and Their Relationship To Chords Chapter Xk; Two-Voice Writing Chapter XH: Turmbacks .... Chapter XII; Three-Voice Writing Chapter XIV; Four-Voice Writing Chapter XV: Five-Voice Writing Chapter XVI: Six-Voice Writing Chapter XVI: Bitonal Writing Chapter XVIII: Putting an Arrangement Together ‘Chapter KIX: Chord Substitutions pen Chapter XX: The Blues and Rhythm & Blues . Chapter XI: A Model Arrangement Appendices: Bibliography Selected Lists of Published Compositions, Recordings, and Books by David Baker Biographical Notes .... ‘i —— . . 101 113 123 125 135 139 145 153 m 173, 178,