Rich DeRosa has had extensive experience doing arrangements on demand for various bands and vocalists and is always willing to tailor the arrangement to suit the needs of the client. This page offers a tour through some of his unpublished arrangements.
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Arranged originally for the great harmonica player Toots Thielemans, this version with strings and rhythm section is most intimate. There are optional solo parts for trumpet and alto sax. It can also feature violin or possibly a soprano or tenor vocalist. Soloist with Strings *solo instrument may be interchanged
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Commissioned by Wynton Marsalis for the <em>Wynton with Strings</em> concert, these arrangements feature a jazz quintet (tpt, t.sx, pno, bs, dms) with chamber orchestra and offer modern perspectives on three classic tunes. Soloist with Strings, Harp, and Rhythm Section *solo instrument may be interchanged
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This tune, made famous by Louis Armstrong, was arranged originally for the great harmonica player Toots Thielemans and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. The full orchestra version features alto sax. It can also feature violin or possibly a soprano or tenor vocalist. There is an alternate solo part for trumpet that can interchange with soprano or tenor sax. Soloist with Strings, Harp, Chamber Orch (WWs/Br), and Rhythm Section
- featured solo instruments may be adapted for other instruments.