Writing a Sax Soli DEMONSTRATION - Big Band Arranging SECRETS REVEALED

In this lesson I show you how I orchestrate a saxophone soli. This is actually how I do it... in real time. This 8-bar soli took about 35 minutes to orchestrate. I am only slightly faster than that when I am writing on my own (without narration).
Watch as I harmonize the melody using closed voicing, choosing passing chords, etc. Then hear me talk through my considerations for choosing a particular open voicing.

Elliot Deutsch is a composer and arranger of big band music in Los Angeles, CA. His arrangements and orchestrations have been performed and recorded by Arturo Sandoval, Martina McBride, Big Phat Band, Take 6, and many others. Deutsch's collaborations with electro swing producer Atom Smith have been streamed over a million times on Spotify. As a freelance trumpeter, Deutsch has toured with Solomon Burke and The Mutaytor, and he performs regularly with the polka band Die Sauerkrauts and the party band That Vibe.

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All of the background music was recorded by the Pandemonium Big Band.

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