Paul E. RinzlerJazz Arranging and Performance Practice
A Guide for Small Ensembles
Paul Rinzler (Doctor of Arts, University of Northern Colorado) teaches music theory and jazz studies classes at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He has played jazz piano professionally for many years and was recently awarded an NEA jazz performance grant. His big band compositions are published by Walrus publishing, and his articles on jazz have appeared in the New Grove's Dictionary of Jazz and the Annual Review of Jazz Studies.
Part 1 Preface Chapter 2 I. BEGINNINGS (INTROS) Part 3 Turnarounds Part 4
Material from the Head Part 5 New Material Part 6 Pick-up Notes Part 7 Free
Time Part 8 Vamps Part 9 Pyramids Part 10 No Intro Chapter 11 II. ENDINGS
Part 12 Tags Part 13 Similar Endings and Intros Part 14 linking Several
Ednings Part 15 Cliche Endings Part 16 Fermatas Part 17 Staccato Vamps Part
18 New material Part 19 Ritard Chapter 20 III. ACCENTS, BREAKS, DYNAMICS
Part 21 Accents Part 22 Breaks Part 23 Dynamics Chapter 24 IV. STYLE
CHANGES Part 25 Style Changes within a Chorus Part 26 Style Changes between
Choruses Part 27 Style Changes for an Entire Tune Part 28 Free Jazz Chapter
29 V. TIME AND TEMPO CHANGES Part 30 Definitions Part 31 Tempo Changes Part
32 Time/Feel Changes Part 33 Meter Changes Part 34 Playing Behind and Ahead
of the Beat Chapter 35 VI. FORM CHANGES Part 36 Standard Forms Part 37
Standard Jazz Arrangement Part 38 Changing in the Chorus Structure Part 39
Number of Heads Part 40 Solos Part 41 Changing the Melody Part 42 Fours
Chapter 43 VII. RHYTHM SECTION PROCEDURE Part 44 Different Procedure in
Head Part 45 Dropping Instruments Out Part 46 Deviations From Standard
Patterns Chapter 47 VIII. JAZZ HARMONY Part 48 Chord Symbols Part 49
Relationships between Chords and Scales Part 50 Notating Extensions and
Substitute Chords Part 51 Chord Progressions and Substitute Chords Part 52
Common Progressions and Substitute Chords Part 53 Reharmonizing the Given
Chord Progression Chapter 54 IX. HARMONIZATION AND ORCHESTRATION Part 55
One-part Writing Part 56 Two-part Writing Part 57 Three-part Writing Part
58 Spacings and Inversions Part 59 Combinations of Instruments Part 60
Limited Harmonization Part 61 Counterpoint and Backgrounds Part 62 New
Melodies Part 63 Appendix A. Notation Part 64 Appendix B. Instrumentation
Part 65 Appendix C. The Rhythm Section Part 66 Appendix D. Annotated
Arrangement Part 67 Glossary Part 68 Bibliography Part 69 Discography Part
70 Index of Tunes Part 71 General Index
