DIS Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Has anyone been able to track down the arrangers for the tunes played on Pete Petersen's big band recording, "Playin' in the Park"? No arranging credits are given on the CD. Might they be given on the vinyl edition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Here's a photo of the back of the LP: http://www.ebay.com/itm/PETE-PETERSEN-Playing-Park-PAUSA-LP-VG-NM-/310300828477 And another one here: I can make out Frank Mantooth, Shorty Rogers, and Rick Stitzel. Not sure about the other guy, Don..Schamber? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tapscott Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 (edited) I'm of very little help because I too have the CD (and it's pretty good), and you're right - no arrangers are listed. Track 8 "Down Home" is probably a Shorty Rogers chart since it's a Shorty original. Is Pete Peterson still around? Why not do a google search, email him and ask him. P.S. Well, there you go. Jim nails it, as usual. Yes, Don Schamber, recognize his name from somewhere - a Chicago based arranger, IIRC. Edited October 31, 2012 by John Tapscott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Not sure about the other guy, Don..Schamber? Yes. He's a very good writer IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIS Posted November 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 Many thanks. I'm sort of a collector of big-band arrangements, so this is exactly what I was looking for. Here's the lineup for Pete Petersen's Playin' in the Park: 1. A Beautiful Friendship, arr. Rick Stitzel (3:11) 2. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You, arr. Don Schamber (4:29) 3. Speak Low, arr. Don Schamber (3:54) 4. I'll Close My Eyes, arr. Don Schamber (4:35) 5. Seems Like Old Times, arr. Frank Mantooth (2:56) 6. Take the "A" Train, arr. Don Schamber (4:45) 7. How Long Has This Been Going On, arr. Don Schamber (6:16) 8. Down Home, arr. Shorty Rogers (5:39) 9. After You've Gone, arr. Don Schamber (4:04) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 Do you collect recordings of the arrangements, or, perhaps, the arrangements themselves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIS Posted November 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 I have a fair-sized library of big-band LPs and CDs and a rather large collection of big-band arrangements. I know people who try to collect an mp3 (or whatever) of every chart they own. That I don't do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristine Boyle-Topete Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Don Schamber spent most of the latter part (30 years or so) of his career as the head of the music department at a Coastal California community college (Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, CA) where many of these charts were written and first performed by his auditioned student and community big band. I know this because he was my band director there both while I was a student and after I returned from university. I was in the band at the time that several of the above charts were created and was honored to be a part of his fine organization. He was a fabulous musician, as well as a wonderful man and mentor. He passed a few years ago, but thanks to Mr. Petersen his music lives on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIS Posted May 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Thanks for the mini biography. I don't know that Don Schamber's arrangements were ever recorded by the really big name bands, but he was certainly a very deserving writer. You can hear several more of his charts recorded by Rob Parton's big band. I've taken a real liking to his charts. Another unheralded composer-arranger whom I compare Schamber to is Carroll DeCamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristine Boyle-Topete Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Thanks for the reminder about Rob Parton - I had forgotten his band did some too. I have those recordings on vinyl - boxed up for the moment until I get a new turntable. I repurchased all of the albums in digital form from Amazon and am enjoying refamiliarizing myself with the charts and reliving some good times. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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