Books by Norman David

The Ella Fitzgerald Companion. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2004.
Praeger Publishers

The Ella Fitzgerald Companion is part of the Greenwood Press Companions to Musicians Series. While the book contains general biographical information, it is primarily a comprehensive study and celebration of the great singer's development and rise to the stature as the greatest singer of the twentieth century. The book looks at Fitzgerald's primary influences, her great accompanists, the top arrangers and bandleaders with whom she worked, her style, rehearsal techniques, and concurrent social issues. The book also features a comprehensive CD discography. Interspersed throughout the book are over eighty transcriptions, illuminating and dissecting the artistry and ideas of not only Fitzgerald but also her important influences.

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Jazz Arranging. New York: Ardsley House Publishers, 1998.

Jazz Arranging is a comprehensive study of the instruments and arranging techniques used in contemporary ensembles ranging from small groups to big band. The book is designed for course work in college-level music programs and as a reference manual for professionals or anyone interested in the craft of arranging. The text has enjoyed considerable success and, to date, has been adopted for course work at over twenty-five colleges and universities.

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