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Ralph Joseph P. Burns (June 29, 1922 – November 21, 2001) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. [1] Early life. Burns was born in Newton, Massachusetts, United States, [1] where he began playing the piano as a child. In 1938, he attended the New England Conservatory of Music.
Ralph’s masterpiece was “Summer Sequence,” a 20-minute suite introduced to the world by Herman at Carnegie Hall on March 25, 1946. “That was something I wish I could remember more,” said Burns years later.
Jul 18, 2021 · Woody Herman, Ralph Burns, Neal Hefti, Shorty Rogers, Chubby Jackson. 7 CDs DELUXE BOX SET. Playing the brilliant arrangements of the 22 year old Ralph Burns, Herman and his Thundering Herds made music that is as electrifying today as it was six decades ago." - Loren Schoenberg, liner notes.
Apr 12, 2018 · One of those "classical" musicians who have had a significant but unsung influence on jazz, she trained a lot of excellent pianists, including — after Ralph's time — Michael Renzi, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Steve Kuhn, Richard Twardzik, and Dave Mackay. A characteristic of her former students tends to be a warm, golden tone.
Oct 28, 2016 · In order to fill out the concert where “Ebony Concerto” was to be presented, Herman had one of his arrangers, the gifted Ralph Burns, (pictured at right) compose a piece which was called “Summer Sequence.”. It was a three-part work which ran about nine minutes, and Herman recorded it in September of 1946. The fourth part of ...
Nov 13, 2007 · In the liner notes for the two CD set Blowin' Up A Storm - The Columbia Years: 1945-1947, Burns, who died in 2001 after an equally successful career as a composer and arranger for Broadway musicals and film, referred to the band as being comparable to one of the great athletic teams: "It had heavy strength.
Jul 6, 2015 · With Herman, Burns was probably best known for his arrangement of the moody mulitpart Summer Sequence (1946) and reedy Early Autumn (1948).
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