Jazz Articles about Mark Taylor and the BigBand

Mark Taylor and the BigBand: To the Edge

by Nicholas F. Mondello
August 19, 2015

The person who grasps the reins as big band arranger assumes assorted artistic and aesthetic responsibilities--a “structural" engineer, a sound painter, a decision-maker, and quite importantly, a challenger and motivator. The finest purveyors of the craft, both past and present, are all well-aware of these demands. Yet, they relish the opportunity and provide the musical canvas that allows the performers to do their own magic acts. Arranger and performer --it is a symbiotic relationship of the highest creative order.