Grammy-nominated arranger Michael Abene explores creating captivating introductions using his arrangements of Bjork’s “Cover Me”, and Charles Mingus’ “Duke Ellington’s Sound of Love”.
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Michael Abene is a Grammy-nominated arranger, composer, pianist, and conductor. He was the Musical Director, Principle Composer/Arranger of the WDR Radio Big Band of Cologne, Germany from 2004 to 2014, and has served as Associate Music Director of the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop, Associate Professor of Jazz Composition at Manhattan School of Music, and Professor of Ensemble Conducting and Associate Professor of Jazz Composition at the KUG Jazz Institute in Graz, Austria. Abene joined the Maynard Ferguson Band as a teenager and composed and arranged many charts for the band. He arranged and conducted Patti Austin’s Grammy-winning “Avant Gershwin”, the Grammy-nominated “Symphonica” featuring Joe Lovano, and contributed arrangements to three Grammy-nominated GRP All-Star Big Band recordings. Abene has written for Eddie Daniels, Randy Brecker, John Scofield, Kurt Elling, Terell Stafford, Dianne Reeves, Tom Harrell, Paquito D’Rivera, and Jazzmeia Horn among countless others.


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AUDIO CREDITS

Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. [ Ссылка ]

Referenced Audio: “Cover Me”, composed by Björk. Performed by Björk on the album “Post” (1995). Elektra.
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Example 1: “Cover Me”, composed by Björk, arranged by Michael Abene. Performed by Fay Claasen featuring the WDR Big Band on the album “Sing!” (2010). Challenge Records.
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Example 2: “Duke Ellington’s Sound of Love”, composed by Charles Mingus, arranged by Michael Abene. Performed by Joe Lovano featuring the WDR Big Band on the album “Symphonica” (2009). Blue Note.
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Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. [ Ссылка ]

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