Bob Curnow composer / arranger

date of birth: 01.11.1941

Robert Harry "Bob" Curnow (born November 1, 1941) is an American musician who served as a trombonist, staff arranger and producer for the Stan Kenton Orchestra during the 1960s and 1970s. As a composer and arranger he has become well known for large ensemble jazz music set to contemporary fusion and rock music of groups such as Chicago, Blood, Sweat and Tears, and the Yellowjackets. Most notably he arranged the music for and produced the award winning and critically acclaimed CD, Bob Curnows L.A. Big Band Plays The Music of Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays. His compositions and arrangements are heavily influenced by earlier writers for the Stan Kenton Orchestra such as Pete Rugolo, Bill Russo, Johnny Richards and Bill Holman. Curnow is currently owner and President of Sierra Music Publications, Inc., he is also prominent in the instrumental music and Jazz Education fields.

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JE: Minuano (six eight) Pat Metheny / Arr. Bob Curnow

This is another Masterwork by Metheny and Mays and destined to become the same kind of classic as The First Circle . Exciting 6/8 Latin moving into and out of 3/4, with very reasonable trumpet ranges. The piece is approx. 9 minutes in duration, 450 measures of dramatic, big-band dynamite! Clarinet doubling. (8 brass w/opt. 10) From the Still Life (Talking) LP. As recorded on B ...

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Duration: 8:04 min
Difficulty: 5+

Composer: Pat Metheny
Arranger: Bob Curnow

Jazz Ensemble / Big Band

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JE: Always and Forever Pat Metheny / Arr. Bob Curnow

This beautiful ballad is featured on Pat's newest recording Secret Story, and has been scored to highlight solo statements by flugelhorn, guitar or alto saxophone (your choice). It is a warm, pensive ballad with lush, moving harmonies in the Metheny vernacular, and scored for ease of performance and maximum emotional impact. As recorded on Bob Curnow's L.A. Big Band, The Musi ...

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Duration: 5:27 min
Difficulty: 3+

Composer: Pat Metheny
Arranger: Bob Curnow

Flügelhorn

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JE: The First Circle Pat Metheny / Arr. Bob Curnow

The LP The First Circle contains some of the most exciting contemporary music ever created. This chart has been acclaimed as one of the best big band arrangements ever done! The piece is rhythmically complex and demands the full attention of the players. Nine minutes of sheer joy......A GREAT FESTIVAL PIECE!! As recorded on Bob Curnow's L.A. Big Band,The Music of Pat Metheny a ...

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Duration: 8:55 min
Difficulty: 4

Composer: Pat Metheny
Arranger: Bob Curnow

Unterhaltungsmusik

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Eighteen Pat Metheny / Arr. Bob Curnow

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Duration: --:-- min
Difficulty: 3

Composer: Pat Metheny
Arranger: Bob Curnow

Blasorchester / Concert Band

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JE: Artemis & Apollo Johnny Richards / Arr. Bob Curnow

This is a newly re-arranged version of the magnificent melody recorded on the Adventures In Time CD (available on CD from Sierra). Bob Curnow eliminated the mellophonium parts, used a standard saxophone section and changed the key to make it more accessible to most bands. 5-5-4-3 (10 brass optional).

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Duration: 3:00 min
Difficulty: 3+

Composer: Johnny Richards
Arranger: Bob Curnow

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JE: First Child Bob Curnow

One of the loveliest ballads ever recorded by the Kenton Band. Recorded on the Stan Kenton Plays Chicago CD. This is one of 2 original pieces by Bob Curnow from this album. This Kenton arrangement is finally available. Features a 3-horn melodic line in a flowing, richly-harmonized texture. No improvised solos, and reasonable ranges. 5-5-4-3

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Duration: 4:00 min
Difficulty: 4

Composer: Bob Curnow
Arranger: -

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JE: Inner Crisis Larry Willis / Arr. Bob Curnow

Exactly as recorded on the CD "Stan Kenton Plays Chicago," this chart is a great feature for alto saxophone set in a big band fusion style. Every reed player plays flute in the intro, and the chart just screams from there! Lots of exciting, strong, no-doubt-it's-Kenton music! Curnow's chart really works great! 5-5-5-3

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Duration: 6:35 min
Difficulty: 4

Composer: Larry Willis
Arranger: Bob Curnow

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JE: Northwest Riff Bob Curnow

This piece is patterned after Stan Kenton's Dynaflow, but it is written in such a way that it is quite easy to play. There is room for alto sax, piano and bass solos. Big sounds without killing chops! 5-4-4-4

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Duration: 1:50 min
Difficulty: 2

Composer: Bob Curnow
Arranger: -

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JE: Recuerdos (edited) Johnny Richards / Arr. Bob Curnow

Johnny Richards wrote this gorgeous melody as part of the incomparable Stan Kenton "Cuban Fire" CD, and now this version allows the music to be performed without all of the usual high trumpet and complex rhythms of the Stan Kenton Orchestra recording. Fred Stride and Bob Curnow have collaborated on this edited version with the goal of having Johnny's music playable by just abou ...

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Duration: 4:00 min
Difficulty: 3+

Composer: Johnny Richards
Arranger: Bob Curnow

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JE: Rise & Fall of a short Fugue Bob Curnow

The Stan Kenton Orchestra was always ahead of its time! This chart was recorded on the Stan Kenton Plays Chicago CD ( available from Sierra Music). It was one of two originals on the album. Stan asked Bob to write something which could be performed differently every night. The fugue is an interesting tone row style jazz line which leads into a free-form section which is cued by ...

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Duration: 4:00 min
Difficulty: 4

Composer: Bob Curnow
Arranger: -

Unterhaltungsmusik

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JE: Samana Manny Albam / Arr. Bob Curnow

The publication of this piece is dedicated to the memory of Manny Albam, the composer. Bob Curnow took the original orchestration (as recorded by Stan Kenton's Innovations Orchestra) and scored it for tradition jazz ensemble instrumentation. This is a wonderful Latin piece, with a nifty swing section in the middle. Manny was so innovative in his writing, that the piece sounds l ...

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Duration: 2:40 min
Difficulty: 3+

Composer: Manny Albam
Arranger: Bob Curnow

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JE: Sara's Song Bob Curnow

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Duration: 3:00 min
Difficulty: 3

Composer: Bob Curnow
Arranger: -

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JE: Too Soon Tomorrow Pat Metheny / Arr. Bob Curnow

Pat Metheny is the master at composing moving, gorgeous ballads, and Too Soon Tomorrow is no exception. This is on the CD Imaginary Day by the Pat Metheny Group. Bob Curnow has orchestrated it in a sensitive and effective manner, featuring tenor saxophone and flugelhorn throughout. The arrangement was premiered with Carl Saunders (flugelhorn) and Bill Perkins (tenor saxophone) ...

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Duration: 7:00 min
Difficulty: 4

Composer: Pat Metheny
Arranger: Bob Curnow

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JE: Writer's Cramp Bob Curnow

This is a new edition (Finale computer notation) of this feature for the trombone section. It is available with a full score for the first time. It has also been edited to allow for performance by 8 brass as well as 10. There is solo space for trumpet, and the rhythm section starts things off. This is a happy, swinging chart with lots of full ensemble passages that really roa ...

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Duration: 5:00 min
Difficulty: 3+

Composer: Bob Curnow
Arranger: -

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