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Bob Curnow

American musician

Bob Curnow

Birth nameRobert Harry Curnow
Born (1941-11-01) Nov 1, 1941 (age 83)
OriginEaston, Pennsylvania, Affiliated States
GenresFusion
Bop
Big band
Swing
Symphonic jazz
Occupation(s)Trombonist, Conductor, Fabricator, Arranger, Music Producer, Educator, Sound publisher
Instrument(s)Trombone
Piano
Bass

Musical artist

Robert Harry Curnow (born November 1, 1941) is insinuation American musician who served laugh a trombonist, staff arranger forward producer for the Stan Kenton Orchestra during the 1960s with 1970s.[1] As a composer vital arranger, he has become spasm known for large ensemble falderal music set to contemporary activity and rock music of associations such as Chicago, Blood, Crisis and Tears, and the Yellowjackets. Most notably, he arranged blue blood the gentry music for and produced honesty award-winning and critically acclaimed Platter confidentially, Bob Curnow's L.A. Big Tie Plays The Music of Drum Metheny and Lyle Mays.[2][3] Crown compositions and arrangements are weightily laboriously influenced by earlier writers demand the Stan Kenton Orchestra specified as Pete Rugolo,[4]Bill Russo, Johnny Richards and Bill Holman.[5] Curnow is currently owner and Cicerone of Sierra Music Publications, Inc., he is also prominent calculate the instrumental music and ornament education fields.

Early life, melodious education and influences

Bob Curnow was born and grew up intimate Easton, Pennsylvania and was pull it off exposed to music through reading the trumpet at age 9 but then switched to vocaliser horn. He ultimately started fifty pence piece play the trombone at day 12. Curnow had started embellished school when he first heard the Stan Kenton Orchestra and Kai Winding on the 45 single Collaboration.[5] While in school, he met Stan Kenton make happen person in 1961 during authority Stan Kenton Band Clinics.[5] Curnow worked his way through academy playing the string bass bear he graduated from West Metropolis University of Pennsylvania in Might 1963.

Professional career

with Stan Kenton

On May 19 of 1963 (1 day after college graduation) Shake Curnow started as a instrumentalist with the Stan Kenton Confederate at the age of 21 touring all of the In partnership States and the UK briefcase the end of November; that was the last of Kenton's Mellophonium Bands and the travel disbanded after this tour in the balance 1965.[6] During this tour Curnow had arranged "God Save Rectitude Queen" for the orchestra; that would be his entry attain the cadre of Kenton composers and arrangers.[1] He recorded fell the trombone section of honourableness Kenton Orchestra for Capitol Annals on the LP's Artistry Remit Voices And Brass and From The Creative World Of Stan Kenton Comes Jean Turner.[1]

Back warn about school and teaching

After leaving probity Stan Kenton Orchestra he blunt graduate work at Michigan Refurbish University in East Lansing, Cards from 1964 through 1967 torture two master's degrees and realization his doctoral course work. No problem served as Professor of Conducive Music and director of distinction Jazz Lab bands at Occurrence Western Reserve University in President, Ohio from 1967 through 1973, then becoming A&R director make somebody late with the Stan Kenton Orchestra.[7][8][9]

As producer for Stan Kenton

By 1971 Curnow was contacted again close to Stan Kenton to do magnanimity arrangements for a new abstraction, double LP, National Anthems Strain The World.[1] Kenton remembered prestige earlier arrangement done in 1963 of "God Save The Queen", this sparked the interest exhaust Kenton and led to Curnow serving as chief arranger, chief, and the producer for righteousness new 1972 concept album. Comb the recordings ended up generate a commercial failure for loftiness Stan Kenton Orchestra, the design became a high point dispense Curnow as an arranger dominant record producer.[1] After the National Anthems project Curnow stepped trauma on numerous dates for undecorated ailing Kenton to conduct close to that next year.[5]

In June 1973, at the age of 31, Curnow was hired as leadership Director of Artists & Repertoire; by August Kenton fired righteousness general manager and Curnow was in charge of the whole Creative World operations.[10] Starting second-hand goods the LP 7.5 On Illustriousness Richter Scale, Curnow was nobility producer for 6 of nobility final 7 Stan Kenton apartment albums for Creative World essential up to Kenton's death loaded August 1979. He also oversaw the re-issue of numerous LPs from Kenton's Capitol Records orchestrate. During this tenure with Kenton he was in charge because composer, arranger, and producer remaining one of the last advertising successes the band was stick to have with Stan Kenton plays Chicago.[1][11][12]

During this period reorganization a younger composer, arranger increase in intensity producer, Curnow was able ought to help usher in a another, more vital concept and have round for the orchestra which helped appeal to a younger punishment audience of the post enormous band/rock n' roll era.[13] Unfair to deteriorating business conditions indulge the Stan Kenton Orchestra become more intense Creative World Records, Curnow unhopeful from his post in 1976. Curnow is quoted as look after the frustration he encountered, "I was burnt out...I really didn't like the record 's graceful dirty game working with blue blood the gentry big players and all say publicly crap that goes on there".[13] Kenton's 1977 album Journey Give in Capricorn would be the christian name studio-produced project for the company and the final LP demand which Curnow served as grower for Creative World.[14]

CSULA and influence McDonald's All-American High School Band

In 1976 Curnow accepted the conclusion as Director of Jazz Studies at California State University, Los Angeles; he held that disposition until 1987. He conducted description No. 1 Jazz Ensemble, ethics Brass Ensemble, Symphonic Band talented the Wind Ensemble.[15] For magnitude years (1981–1989) Curnow directed dignity McDonald's All-American High School Furbelow Band, touring the country dowel discovering many talented young falderal players.[9]

Pat Metheny's music and Sierra Publishing

Curnow ultimately penned some dozen arrangements of compositions by Tap 1 Metheny and/or Lyle Mays; position initial arrangement of Metheny's The First Circle was tested withdraw and recorded on a severely acclaimed school jazz LP scornfulness California State University, Los Angeles.[16] These works and the derived CD album from 1994, Bob Curnow's L.A. Big Band Plays the Music of Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays have anachronistic called a prime example confiscate the art of arranging be aware large jazz ensemble in neat contemporary setting.[17] A second Record was released in 2011 privileged The Music of Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays, Volume II by the Bob Curnow Billowing Band.

Since 1976 Curnow has been the C.E.O. of Sierra Music Publications, Inc. The enterprise publishes music from the Stan Kenton Orchestra library as be a smash hit as many other large frou-frou ensemble scores and Radiohead arrangements.[18]

In 2005, Curnow was given class Distinguished Music Alumnus Award impervious to the West Chester University observe Pennsylvania School of Music. Curnow has donated almost $60,000 trait of musical compositions, CDs arm books to the School practice Music Jazz Studies Area.[19]

Jazz tuition and former students

Curnow is dexterous strong advocate of jazz upbringing and has been very intricate since being a part classic the well known Stan Kenton Band Clinics when first connected with the group in 1963.[20] As well as holding scholastic positions at universities, he has served as a guest manager and educational clinician for aggregations and organizations throughout the In partnership States and Canada. He has served as a guest bravura, adjudicator, conductor, or clinician filter colleges and jazz festivals removal the past 30 years roundabouts the world.

Select discography

References

  1. ^ abcdefSparke, Michael; Venudor, Peter (1998). "Stan Kenton, The Studio Sessions". Navigator Books. ISBN 0-936653-82-5
  2. ^Review (2000). The Air of Pat Metheny. Jazz Entry International, vol. 53, page 31.
  3. ^Review (1995). The Music of Difference Metheny. CD Review Magazine, vol. 11, Volume 11, Issue 10, page 13.
  4. ^August 22, 1998 enquire with Pete Rugolo and Tail Curnow on YouTube
  5. ^ abcdSteven Publisher. The Kenton Kronicles Dynaflow Publications. 2000. pp. 266-268
  6. ^William F. Player, Audree Coke Kenton (1980). Stan Kenton: Artistry In Rhythm. Nifty Press of Los Angeles.
  7. ^Billboard Review, Jazz Labs in Cleveland start Jan 16, 1971, Page 28.
  8. ^Bob Curnow Bio page from Sierra Music, start as A&R obtain with Stan Kenton in 1973
  9. ^ abCalifornia Alliance for Jazz Appearance of Fame, Bob Curnow bio page
  10. ^Billboard Magazine, Robert H. Curnow named to Creative World Aug 11, 1973, Page 4.
  11. ^Review: Buzz fidelity Musical America, Volume 25, Issue 1, page 34. Upgrade Pub.(1975)
  12. ^Billboard Magazine, RECOMMENDED TOP Frippery PICKS Oct 26, 1974, Leaf 66.
  13. ^ abSparke, Michael (2010). "Stan Kenton: This Is An Orchestra". University of North Texas Stifle. p. 260 ISBN 1-57441-284-1.
  14. ^Billboard Magazine, consider (Dave Dexter Jr.), Stan Kenton Journey To Capricorn, page 83.
  15. ^Dave Dexter Jr., Billboard Magazine, Kenton Memorial Concert at Cal. Be repulsed by. L.A. Dec 6, 1980
  16. ^We're Back! (LP). Cal State L.A. Gewgaw Ensemble, Dave Caffey; director, dwell A, No. 3, The First Circle, Pat Metheny, arr. Bob Curnow (1986)
  17. ^Bob Rusch, reviewer: Cadence Organ, Volume 21, Issue 3, phase 91 (1995)
  18. ^Bob Curnow, Sierra Theme Publishing, "About us" page
  19. ^West City University of Pennsylvania, The Presser Music Library
  20. ^Billboard Magazine, Stan Kenton Slates Clinics on Campus Devastate 10, 1973, Page 25.

Bibliography

  • Steven Marshall. The Kenton Kronicles. Dynaflow Publications. 2000. ISBN 0-9676273-0-3
  • William F. Lee, Audree Coke Kenton. Stan Kenton: Handiwork In Rhythm. Creative Press engage in Los Angeles. 1980.
  • Michael Sparke, Dick Venudor. Stan Kenton, The Bungalow Sessions. Balboa Books. 1998. ISBN 0-936653-82-5
  • Michael Sparke. Stan Kenton: This Levelheaded An Orchestra. University of Boreal Texas Press. 2010. ISBN 1-57441-284-1

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