“The arrangers of the music have exploited the full beauty of a classical string ensemble using selections that are as diverse, for example, as Percy Grainger’s ‘Molly on the Shore’ and Johnny Mandel’s ‘ Don’t Look Back.’ The jazz musician and the classical player may be two entirely separate species but ... they can clearly make beautiful music together.”
Allison Kerr, writing about the “Don’t Look Back” concert at the Edinburgh Festival, August 2006.
Don’t Look Back, A program of music for eleven chamber strings plus harp, triangle, rhythm section and Warren Vaché on cornet, interspersed with songs played by the jazz trio (rhythm section) alone.
Orchestration for chamber players from your ensemble
3 First Violin / 3 Second Violin / 2 Viola / 2 Cello / 1 Double Bass / 1 Harp / 1 Triangle and The Warren Vaché and jazz trio.
The Arrangers and the arrangements: listen to the arrangements as they were played by the Scottish String Ensemble on the ‘Warren Vaché with the Scottish String Ensemble: Don’t Look Back’ CD.
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(Producer Arbors Records, and available from Amazon, Arbors Records, or iTunes.)
For the occasion, Bill Finegan, “the dean of arranging,” at age 87 agreed to do three arrangements, his first in ten years.
arranged by Bill Finegan It Was Written in the Stars Leo Robin, Harold Arlen
April in My Heart Helen Meinard, Hoagy Carmichael arranged by Bill Finegan
My Mistress’ Eyes Erich Korngold arranged by Warren Vaché
Valse Prismatique James Chirillo arranged by James Chirillo
Spring Johnny Carisi arranged by Johnny Carisi for Charlie Parker
I Fall in Love Too Easily Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne arranged by Warren Vaché
My Love and I (from Apache) David Raksin arranged by Alan Barnes
On the Street Where You Live Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe arranged by James Chirillo
Molly on the Shore Percy Grainger adapted by James Chirillo from a Percy Grainger arrangement
Don’t Look Back Kaye Dunham, Johny Mandel arranged by Bill Finegan
