Top Arranger Quotes
It's understanding the intention of a composer that allows a producer and an arranger to make those moments speak.
Michael Bolton
When I was a kid and I bought a record, I ripped that thing open, I wanted to know who was playing what, what studio it was cut at, who was the string arranger, who was the engineer.
Lenny Kravitz
Simon Hale, the British arranger, does all string and wood arrangements on my records.
Duncan Sheik
But, I don't think any arranger should ever write a drum part for a drummer because if a drummer can't create his own Interpretation of the chart and he plays everything that's written, he becomes mechanical; he has no freedom.
Buddy Rich
We spent a month in LA using a pool of musicians, a string arranger called Benjamin Wright, some great backing singers, and it gave tracks like Dynamite, which was written there, that kind of flavour.
Jay Kay
Norman Granz 
Otis Rush 
Michael Bolton 
Buddy Rich 
Mel Torme 
Lenny Kravitz 
Jay Kay 
Duncan Sheik 
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It's understanding the intention of a composer that allows a producer and an arranger to make those moments speak.
Michael Bolton 
59% of people like this quote
When I was a kid and I bought a record, I ripped that thing open, I wanted to know who was playing what, what studio it was cut at, who was the string arranger, who was the engineer.
Lenny Kravitz
56% of people like this quote
Simon Hale, the British arranger, does all string and wood arrangements on my records.
Duncan Sheik
55% of people like this quote
But, I don't think any arranger should ever write a drum part for a drummer because if a drummer can't create his own Interpretation of the chart and he plays everything that's written, he becomes mechanical; he has no freedom.
Buddy Rich
53% of people like this quote
We spent a month in LA using a pool of musicians, a string arranger called Benjamin Wright, some great backing singers, and it gave tracks like Dynamite, which was written there, that kind of flavour.
Jay Kay
52% of people like this quote
I was a schooled musician. When I made 'Blue Velvet', I told everyone what to do. I was an arranger. I learned music in school I told the band to play this. I told the guitar to do that.
Bobby Vinton
51% of people like this quote
I picked all the tunes before I went to Memphis, and the band was all set. Willie Mitchell is an arranger like I am, and he let me do what I had to do.
Otis Rush
50% of people like this quote
Ellington is a writer and arranger, as well as a musician and leader. He does movie sound tracks.
Norman Granz
45% of people like this quote