Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'arranges'

Tito Puente: 'El Rey'

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:00:00 EST

He was a dynamic percussionist, a masterful arranger and an irrepressible showman. Throughout a career lasting more than 50 years, Puente fused American jazz with Afro-Cuban rhythms, earning him the title King of Latin Music.

U.N. Aid Convoy Delivers Relief In Congo

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:00:00 EST

A U.N. aid convoy is headed for rebel-held areas of eastern Congo with medical supplies for some of the 250,000 people who have fled the fighting. Diplomats from the U.S., Europe and the U.N. are trying to arrange a regional peace conference.

Obama Campaign Gets Out The Vote

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST

With 24 hours to go before Election Day, the campaigns will deploy thousands of people to go door-to-door, make last-minute phone calls, and arrange for rides to the polls Tuesday. Steve Hildebrand is deputy campaign manager for Barack Obama. He tells Renee Montagne what the campaign is trying to accomplish the final day of campaigning.

Neal Hefti, Big Band Trumpeter, TV Theme Composer, Dies

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:44:00 EDT

Neal Hefti reached a wide audience through the theme songs he composed for TV's Batman and Odd Couple. But he was a talented jazz arranger who got his start with the Charlie Barnett and Woody Herman big bands.

Glen Campbell: A Rhinestone Cowboy Returns

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:02:00 EDT

Rhinestone Cowboy, Glen Campbell has reinvented himself with his new album, Meet Glen Campbell. Rethinking rock's greatest acts, Campbell arranges the songs of Tom Petty, The Velvet Underground, and U2, which he has recorded at the age of 72. Hear Campbell's renditions when he stops by World Cafe with host David Dye.

George Duke Puts His Stamp On Funk

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:22:00 EDT

Duke has put out more than 30 albums, which have incorporated jazz, pop, Latin and R&B to critical and commercial success. On his latest album, Dukey Treats, the legendary keyboard player, composer, arranger and bandleader pays tribute to funk, soul and Sly Stone.

Soulive With Fred Wesley, Live At Newport

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:52:00 EDT

The popular funk band teams up with James Brown's arranger and trombonist in a collaboration between two different generations of groove musicians. Hear them perform a set of original jams and classic R&B numbers, live at the Newport Jazz Festival

Inara George Extends 'An Invitation'

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:33:00 EDT

For An Invitation, George wrote the songs with just her voice and a guitar, then sent them away to master arranger Van Dyke Parks. The result is a lushly orchestrated, theatrical song cycle, which buoys George's unique vocal phrasing with a small orchestra.

Top Five Neglected Classic Jazz Records

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:48:00 EDT

For all the jazz albums which are universally hailed as classics, there are more records out there which should be recognized as such. Arranger and Grammy-winning record producer Bob Belden picks the top five slept-on masterpiece jazz LPs.

Melba Liston: Bones Of An Arranger

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:00:00 EDT

She cut her teeth as a trombonist in the big bands of Gerald Wilson and Dizzy Gillespie. She scored classic records for everyone from Marvin Gaye to Randy Weston. And against the odds, she made it as a woman in jazz.

Anne Mette Iversen: Putting Strings to Swing

Mon, 19 May 2008 10:12:00 EDT

Few jazz arrangers can deter schmaltz when putting strings to swing. And even fewer possess Iversen's sense for dulcet harmonies and exquisitely developed form — the patient listener is rewarded with a probing, big-R Romantic, strings-only cadenza at the end of "West."

Gil Evans: Distinction in Arranging

Wed, 14 May 2008 06:00:00 EDT

One of the most creative arrangers in jazz history, the composer and bandleader continuously developed new musical textures — including many heralded collaborations with Miles Davis — during a career of more than half a century.

Northwest Pakistan Peace Deal in the Works

Fri, 02 May 2008 06:00:00 EDT

Pakistani officials are trying to arrange a peace deal with tribal elders in northwest Pakistan. Previous attempts have failed, but there is optimism this time because a Pashtun nationalist party, the ANP, is involved in the negotiations. NPR's Philip Reeves reports from Islamabad.

Wife's Story Highlights Indian Marriage Scam

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:40:00 EST

Social activists say as many as 15,000 women in the northern state of Punjab alone are the victims of a growing racket in which Indian men based overseas arrange marriages back home for the purpose of extorting wealth from their brides' families.

Mel TormÃ©: The 'Velvet' Voice of Jazz

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 06:00:00 EDT

Mel TormÃ© was a consummate entertainer: a drummer, singer, composer, arranger, lyricist, writer and actor. Of course, underlying it all was his intuition for all things jazz -- and a voice to match.

White House Supports Wolfowitz Amid Scandal

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:11:00 EDT

World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz faces demands for his resignation over a promotion he helped to arrange for Shaha Riza, a bank employee whom he has dated. The bank's Board of Directors is considering what action to take.

What Is that Old Saying...

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 04:10:00 EDT

In the on-air puzzle for this week, given two words, re-arrange the letters of the first word to get a new word. That new word and the second word are both parts of a familiar proverb or saying. For example, given "words" and "pen," you'd re-arrange the letters of "words" to make "sword" and you'd say, "the pen is mightier than the sword."

John Williams: Music from 'My Fair Lady'

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:27:00 EST

Composer, conductor and arranger John Williams gives a jazz twist to Lerner and Loewe's classic Broadway score for My Fair Lady. Featuring singers Dianne Reeves and Brian Stokes Mitchell, the Steve Houghton Quintet and a big band, songs like "The Rain in Spain" have never swung so much.

Company Holds or Ships No-Fly Items from Chicago Airport

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

A new kiosk at Chicago's O'Hare airport may help some passengers who have items confiscated by airport security. For a fee, they can leave the items in storage, or arrange for shipping to their home or destination. Chicago Public Radio's Diantha Parker reports.

Thom Bell, Building the Sound of Philadelphia

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 13:07:00 EDT

Producer, composer and arranger Thom Bell was one of the prime originators of the Sound of Philadelphia, creating hits with the Delfonics such as "La La La Means I Love You" and "Didn't I Blow Your Mind." Bell was born in Jamaica and moved to Philadelphia at age 5. He planned to become a classical conductor, but in his early 20s, he was signed by Cameo Records to create a Philadelphia version of Motown.

Crohn's Sufferer Urges Postmaster to Approve Stamp

Thu, 25 May 2006 16:03:00 EDT

Gideon Sofer, a freshman at the University of California-Berkeley who suffers from Crohn's disease, meets with the U.S. Postmaster General to discuss a U.S. stamp that would highlight Inflammatory Bowel Disease. The meeting was set up through New Jersey's Make-A-Wish Foundation. It's taken Sofer years to develop the idea, garner support, and to arrange the meeting, As a stamp collector, Sofer says he realizes that out of tens of thousands of proposals, only 20 are accepted each year. But he still hopes that his proposal can change things for the better. Michele Norris talks with Sofer.

Film Revives Cowboy's Matchmaking Business

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 10:03:21 EST

In Casas Grandes, Mexico, lives one of the great characters of the borderlands -- an old horse trainer who arranges marriages between lonely American men and willing Mexican women. He's now the subject of a documentary film called Cowboy del Amor.