Inside the Score is superb!
The Gordon Delamont series is interesting.
Of course, Sammy Nestico's is great, but a lot of it is pretty basic. The section on strings sets it somewhat apart from your usual big band arranging book.
Mancini's is excellent. As I remember it, it is pretty Mancini-studio oriented.
Dick Grove's written a very good big band book, "Arranging Concepts" (1972), somewhat pedantic at times. This is not to be confused with his later "Arranging Concepts Complete".
IMO Gene Puerling is a brilliant arranger for voices and he often scores from the bass line up. There is (was?) a little book of songs that he arranged for 8 voices, titled, "The Gene Puerling Sound" from Shawnee Press. If you can get ahold of it, it's worth it.
The Gordon Delamont series is interesting.
Of course, Sammy Nestico's is great, but a lot of it is pretty basic. The section on strings sets it somewhat apart from your usual big band arranging book.
Mancini's is excellent. As I remember it, it is pretty Mancini-studio oriented.
Dick Grove's written a very good big band book, "Arranging Concepts" (1972), somewhat pedantic at times. This is not to be confused with his later "Arranging Concepts Complete".
IMO Gene Puerling is a brilliant arranger for voices and he often scores from the bass line up. There is (was?) a little book of songs that he arranged for 8 voices, titled, "The Gene Puerling Sound" from Shawnee Press. If you can get ahold of it, it's worth it.
