Don Sebesky is best known as the house arranger for many of producer Creed Taylor's productions for Verve, A&M, and CTI. He is also known as the man whose orchestral backgrounds helped make artists like Wes Montgomery, Paul Desmond, Freddie Hubbard, and George Benson acceptable to audiences outside of jazz. He has taken critical heat for this, but Sebesky's arrangements have usually been among the classiest in his field, reflecting a solid knowledge of the orchestra, drawing variously from big band jazz, rock, ethnic music, classical music of all eras, and even the avant-garde for ideas. He once cited Bartok as his favorite composer, but, if you listen closely, you can also hear Stravinsky in his work.
Don Sebesky is best known as the house arranger for many of producer Creed Taylor's productions for Verve, A&M, and CTI. He is also known as the man whose orchestral backgrounds helped make artists like Wes Montgomery, Paul Desmond, Freddie Hubbard, and George Benson accepta...
