Ron Simmonds — Crescendo & Jazz Music Articles 1964–2000
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1 2 12 01/07/1964 The Max Greger Orch Report Simmonds, Ron 20 The Max Greger Orch.
2 4 8 01/03/1966 Berlin Newsletter Report Simmonds, Ron 37 Berlin news
3 4 12 01/07/1966 Berlin Newsletter Report Simmonds, Ron 11 Friedrich Gulda Eurojazz
4 5 1 01/08/1966 Jazz Workshop at Recklinghausen Report Simmonds, Ron 10 Jazz Workshop at Recklinghausen
5 5 4 01/11/1966 Looking Back at the Bands Article Simmonds, Ron 20 Ron Simmonds: candid reminiscences
6 5 6 01/01/1967 The Berlin Jazz Festival Report Simmonds, Ron 19 The Berlin Jazz Festival 1967
7 5 7 01/02/1967 The art of ensemble playing Article Simmonds, Ron 26 The art of ensemble playing
8 5 8 01/03/1967 Woody in Berlin Report Simmonds, Ron 6 Woody Herman in Berlin
9 5 10 01/05/1967 About that mouthpiece Article Simmonds, Ron 32 Trumpet mouthpiece design
10 5 11 01/06/1967 Be your own mouthpiece doctor Article Simmonds, Ron 25 Trumpet mouthpiece design
11 5 12 01/07/1967 What's with the German Scene Article Simmonds, Ron 10 Ron Simmonds reports from Berlin
12 6 3 01/10/1967 Overnight - the scene changed Article Simmonds, Ron 20 RIAS Dance orch in Berlin
13 6 4 01/11/1967 Love thy bandleader Humour Simmonds, Ron 6 Bandleaders
14 6 6 01/01/1968 A revolution in big-band playing Article Simmonds, Ron 18 Don Ellis
15 6 7 01/02/1968 The Don Ellis Story Interview Simmonds, Ron 14 Don Ellis
16 6 7 01/02/1968 Doggin' around Humour Simmonds, Ron 21 Phil Seamen dog story
17 6 8 01/03/1968 The Finks Article Simmonds, Ron 4 Why I left England
18 6 9 01/04/1968 Keeping the piece Humour Simmonds, Ron 6 West Side Story, Ray Davies and the Bee-Gees
19 6 10 01/05/1968 Clean the smelly thing Humour Simmonds, Ron 33 Trumpet care
20 6 11 01/06/1968 Give the girl a chance Humour Simmonds, Ron 33 Trumpet tips
21 7 3 01/10/1968 The Confidence Game Humour Simmonds, Ron 26 Ron Simmonds bares his soul
22 7 5 01/12/1968 Why did the girls find us so damnably attractive? Humour Simmonds, Ron 10 Ron Simmonds in South Africa
23 7 9 01/04/1969 Boffins? Article Simmonds, Ron 7 Ron Simmonds on balance engineers
24 7 10 01/05/1969 Two mikes are not better than one Article Simmonds, Ron 25 Electronics in the studio
25 7 11 01/06/1969 Give Credit Article Simmonds, Ron 14 On paying compliments
26 7 12 01/07/1969 I told you I love you Article Simmonds, Ron 32 How to get fired
27 8 1 01/08/1969 Putting a name to them Humour Simmonds, Ron 15 Nicknames
28 8 2 01/09/1969 Why Britain was not invaded Humour Simmonds, Ron 4 Historical research
29 8 3 01/10/1969 The Magic Mouthpiece Maker Article Simmonds, Ron 4 Story of Tom Wray
30 8 5 01/12/1969 The end of a jazzman Obituaries Simmonds, Ron 16 Bert Courtley
31 8 12 01/07/1970 The do-it-yourself film session Humour Simmonds, Ron 16 Mad film session in Berlin
32 9 3 01/10/1970 Harry James lives! Report Simmonds, Ron 1 Harry James
33 9 4 01/11/1970 Pulling the Tram Humour Simmonds, Ron 10 Trumpet tips
34 9 6 01/01/1971 Oliver Nelson in Berlin Report Simmonds, Ron 26 Oliver Nelson
35 9 12 01/07/1971 A Timely Warning Humour Simmonds, Ron 8 Arranging pitfalls
36 10 10 01/05/1972 Superband Report Simmonds, Ron 27 Slide Hampton Berlin band
37 10 11 01/06/1972 Making a hit with Hamp Report Simmonds, Ron 16 Lionel Hampton and Ron Simmonds
38 11 7 01/02/1973 Beef Stroganoff Humour Simmonds, Ron 12 Trip to Moscow
39 11 8 01/03/1973 How high the C? Humour Simmonds, Ron 10 Ron Simmonds goes into the upper register
40 13 11 01/06/1975 Photo Photo Simmonds, Ron 17 Don Ellis
41 16 6 01/01/1978 Digging the digs Humour Simmonds, Ron 6 Digging the digs
42 16 10 01/05/1978 Rocked on my Heels Humour Simmonds, Ron 8 Udo Lindenberg, Peter Herbolzheimer, Ian Hamer
43 25 1 01/01/1988 Let's Remember these good new days. Humour Simmonds, Ron 10 Sophisticated Lady
44 25 3 01/03/1988 Themes on a sunny shore Humour Simmonds, Ron 15 Themes on a sunny shore
45 25 4 01/04/1988 Untrivial Perceptions Humour Simmonds, Ron 17 RS takes a train
46 25 5 01/05/1988 The Enscrambled Ear Humour Simmonds, Ron 17 Interview with a bandleader, Geraldo, Bolero
47 25 6 01/06/1988 The Interloper Tune Humour Simmonds, Ron 17 Harry Roche, tigers, George Chisholm, one-legged drummer, Bobby Lamb, Pete Jacques
48 25 6 01/06/1988 Contemporary Arranging Arranging Simmonds, Ron 32 Mozart: Symphony in G minor
49 25 7 01/07/1988 What Lies Behind the Jargon Humour Simmonds, Ron 14 Superlatives
50 25 7 01/07/1988 Contemporary Arranging Arranging Simmonds, Ron 32 Chords, score
51 25 8 01/08/1988 Happier to be Without Them Humour Simmonds, Ron 15 Oscar Rabin, Hawaiin guitars, American Patrol x2, Nippy Noya
52 25 8 01/08/1988 Contemporary Arranging Arranging Simmonds, Ron 32 Chordal relationships
53 25 9 01/09/1988 Contemporary Arranging Arranging Simmonds, Ron 32 Diminished chords
54 25 10 01/10/1988 Life is Just a Bowl of Chalk Humour Simmonds, Ron 23 Tubby Hayes, trumpet tutor, vibes player, Russian dialogue
55 25 10 01/10/1988 Contemporary Arranging Arranging Simmonds, Ron 32 The fourth and other chords
56 25 11 01/11/1988 The Quietest Spot in Spain Humour Simmonds, Ron 6 Quo Vadis
57 25 11 01/11/1988 Contemporary Arranging Arranging Simmonds, Ron 34 Minor 7(-5) chords
58 26 1 01/01/1989 Domestic Battlefield Humour Simmonds, Ron 7 How not to commission an arrangement
59 26 1 01/01/1989 Contemporary Arranging Arranging Simmonds, Ron 34 Added tone chords
60 26 2 01/02/1989 Can You Hear Me, Betty Humour Simmonds, Ron 15 Shake hands everybody
61 26 2 01/02/1989 Contemporary Arranging Arranging Simmonds, Ron 34 Open Harmony
62 26 3 01/03/1989 The Dream of Doktor X Humour Simmonds, Ron 12 New ways of writing music
63 26 3 01/03/1989 Contemporary Arranging Arranging Simmonds, Ron 38 Open Harmony Part 2
64 26 4 01/04/1989 Contemporary Arranging Arranging Simmonds, Ron 34 Close Harmony
65 26 5 01/06/1989 The Fee That Got Away Humour Simmonds, Ron 14 Left-handed trumpet, most unforgettable person
66 26 5 01/06/1989 Contemporary Arranging Arranging Simmonds, Ron 34 Passing notes, clusters and other devices
67 26 6 01/08/1989 Four-Fiddle Trumpet Humour Simmonds, Ron 30 Turning the page
68 26 6 01/08/1989 Contemporary Arranging Arranging Simmonds, Ron 36 Static Harmony
69 26 7 01/09/1989 Magyar Wanderers Humour Simmonds, Ron 18 Football dog
70 26 7 01/09/1989 Contemporary Arranging Arranging Simmonds, Ron 34 Introductions & Bridges
71 26 8 01/10/1989 Date Worse than Death Humour Simmonds, Ron 30 TV talent contest
72 26 8 01/10/1989 Contemporary Arranging Arranging Simmonds, Ron 35 Introductions
73 26 9 01/11/1989 The Eternal Iceberg Humour Simmonds, Ron 11 The tin-eared choreographer
74 26 9 01/11/1989 Contemporary Arranging Arranging Simmonds, Ron 36 Forming a second theme
75 27 1 01/01/1990 Off With Their Heads Humour Simmonds, Ron 16 Golf tournament music
76 27 2 01/02/1990 Contemporary Arranging Arranging Simmonds, Ron 37 Empty Spaces
77 27 2 01/02/1990 The Blindfold Test Humour Simmonds, Ron 38 Blindfold test
78 27 5 01/08/1990 Music Hath Charms Humour Simmonds, Ron 10 Alligators, Katinka, Lions that pee, chimps that grab clarinets, flamingoes
79 27 5 01/08/1990 Literals and other Thoughts Humour Simmonds, Ron 20 Ish Kabibble, Nat Gonella, Lugano Jazz Festival, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Harald Danko
80 27 6 01/10/1990 The Arrangement 1 Arranging Simmonds, Ron 34 With a little bit of luck score
81 27 7 01/12/1990 Napoleon: A Seasonal Tale Humour Simmonds, Ron 15 Christmas donkey
82 27 7 01/12/1990 The Arrangement Arranging Simmonds, Ron 34 Score: With A Little Bit of Luck
83 28 1 01/05/1991 Agony Column Humour Simmonds, Ron 4 Doctor Jazz answers
84 28 1 01/05/1991 The Arrangement Arranging Simmonds, Ron 34 Score: With a Little Bit of Luck
85 28 2 01/06/1991 Gulag Humour Simmonds, Ron 23 Buying books
86 28 2 01/06/1991 Arrangement 4 Arranging Simmonds, Ron 30 Score: With a Little Bit of Luck
87 28 3 01/08/1991 The Arrangement Arranging Simmonds, Ron 30 Score: With a Little Bit of Luck
88 28 4 01/10/1991 It's All a Fake Humour Simmonds, Ron 7 Semantics
89 28 4 01/10/1991 Arrangement 6 Arranging Simmonds, Ron 28 Score: With a Little Bit of Luck
90 28 5 01/12/1991 Equal Rights Humour Simmonds, Ron 24 Girl musicians
91 28 5 01/12/1991 The Duke Arranging Simmonds, Ron 30 The Duke I
92 29 1 01/01/1992 The Genius Humour Simmonds, Ron 12 Musical computer
93 29 1 01/01/1992 The Duke Arranging Simmonds, Ron 28 The Duke II
94 29 2 01/03/1992 The Piano Player Tribute Simmonds, Ron 5 Norman Stenfalt
95 29 2 01/03/1992 The Duke Arranging Simmonds, Ron 30 The Duke III
96 29 3 01/05/1992 The Band Uniform Humour Simmonds, Ron 6 The band uniform
97 29 3 01/05/1992 The Arrangement Arranging Simmonds, Ron 28 Going Down!
98 29 4 01/08/1992 The Analogy Humour Simmonds, Ron 8 The Analogy
99 29 4 01/08/1992 Going Down II Arranging Simmonds, Ron 30 Score: From this moment on
100 29 5 01/10/1992 The Waterworks Humour Simmonds, Ron 7 Berlin dance hall Resi
101 29 6 01/12/1992 Advertising Humour Simmonds, Ron 7 The advertising band scheme
102 29 6 01/12/1992 The Arrangement Arranging Simmonds, Ron 32 Small mercies
103 30 1 01/03/1993 The Magic of the Bandleaders Humour Simmonds, Ron 22 Edwin Holland, Tommy Sampson
104 30 1 01/03/1993 The Arrangement Arranging Simmonds, Ron 32 Using chords (cancelled due to printer's error)
105 30 2 01/05/1993 The Tabulator Humour Simmonds, Ron 10 New ways to play trombone; The Phagotus
106 30 2 01/05/1993 The Arrangement Arranging Simmonds, Ron 32 Tables I
107 30 3 01/08/1993 The Rehearsal Band Humour Simmonds, Ron 12 The Rehearsal Band
108 30 3 01/08/1993 Tables 2 Arranging Simmonds, Ron 30 Modes
109 30 4 01/10/1993 The Band Contest Humour Simmonds, Ron 10 The MM band contest
110 30 4 01/10/1993 Jimmy Deuchar Tribute Simmonds, Ron 14 Jimmy Deuchar
111 30 4 01/10/1993 The Arrangement Arranging Simmonds, Ron 30 More Modes
112 30 5 01/12/1993 A Fun Quiz Humour Simmonds, Ron 4 Fun quiz
113 30 5 01/12/1993 State of the Art Humour Simmonds, Ron 12 Nat Gonella
114 31 1 01/02/1994 The Gig Humour Simmonds, Ron 5 Japan 1
115 31 1 01/02/1994 Small Group Scoring Arranging Simmonds, Ron 34 Small Group Scoring
116 31 2 01/04/1994 The Arrangement Arranging Simmonds, Ron 30 Small group scoring II
117 31 3 01/06/1994 Stan Tribute Simmonds, Ron 6 Stan Roderick
118 31 3 01/06/1994 Contemporary Arranging Arranging Simmonds, Ron 34 The Sax Section 1
119 31 4 01/08/1994 The Jazz Festival Humour Simmonds, Ron 4 Japanese band II
120 31 4 01/08/1994 The Arrangement Arranging Simmonds, Ron 36 The Sax Section
121 31 5 01/10/1994 The Saxofoons Humour Simmonds, Ron 4 Dutch 1000 sax concert
122 31 5 01/12/1993 Tables IV Arranging Simmonds, Ron 34 Modal scoring: Jackeline
123 31 5 01/10/1994 The Sax Section Arranging Simmonds, Ron 36 Sax Section 3
124 31 6 01/12/1994 Quips Humour Simmonds, Ron 6 Things they said
125 31 6 01/12/1994 The Sax Section Arranging Simmonds, Ron 36 Voicings
126 32 1 01/02/1995 The Young Lions Report Simmonds, Ron 4 Bundes Jazz Orchestra,Bujazzo, Peter Herbolzheimer
127 32 1 01/02/1995 Latino Friends Arranging Simmonds, Ron 32 Latino Friends I
128 32 2 01/04/1995 The Singer Humour Simmonds, Ron 5 The Singer
129 32 2 01/04/1995 Latino Friends Arranging Simmonds, Ron 36 Latino Friends II
130 32 3 01/06/1995 Newspeak, Oldspik Humour Simmonds, Ron 8 OJ, 1st Brigade Band, Edelhagen
131 32 3 01/06/1995 Last Chorus Tribute Simmonds, Ron 32 Marshall Royal, Richard Krueger
132 32 3 01/06/1995 Latino Friends Arranging Simmonds, Ron 36 Latino Friends III
133 32 4 01/08/1995 The Monastery Humour Simmonds, Ron 18 Jazz Festival Combain la Tour
134 32 4 01/08/1995 Latino Friends Arranging Simmonds, Ron 32 Latino Friends IV
135 32 5 01/10/1995 Marty Paich Tribute Simmonds, Ron 4 Marty Paich
136 32 5 01/10/1995 Carl Drewo Tribute Simmonds, Ron 5 Carl Drewo
137 32 5 01/10/1995 Laurindo Almeida Tribute Simmonds, Ron 5 Laurindo Almeida
138 32 5 01/10/1995 The Brothers Humour Simmonds, Ron 6 The Brothers, trombone association, Frank Rosolino Scholarship
139 32 5 01/10/1995 Latin Friends Arranging Simmonds, Ron 38 Latin Friends V
140 32 6 01/12/1995 The Solid Gold Saxophone Humour Simmonds, Ron 8 The Solid Gold Saxophone
141 32 6 01/12/1995 A Perfect Gent Humour Simmonds, Ron 26 Ted Heath - a perfect gent
142 32 6 01/12/1995 The Arrangement Arranging Simmonds, Ron 38 Computer music writing: capella
143 33 1 01/02/1996 The Jazz Experts Humour Simmonds, Ron 6 Experts and critics, Tom McQuater, Glenn Miller
144 33 1 01/02/1996 Cubase Score Arranging Simmonds, Ron 36 Cubase Score
145 33 2 01/04/1996 The Athletes Humour Simmonds, Ron 8 The Athletes
146 33 2 01/04/1996 Encore Arranging Simmonds, Ron 36 Computer music writing: Encore
147 33 3 01/06/1996 The Big, Big, Rendezvous Report Simmonds, Ron 19 Stan Kenton Rendezvous in Daventry
148 33 3 01/06/1996 The Arrangement Arranging Simmonds, Ron 34 Computer music writing: Sibelius 7
149 33 3 01/06/1996 Practise with the Experts Feature Simmonds, Ron 39 Trumpet Warm-ups
150 33 4 01/08/1996 Better Than People Humour Simmonds, Ron 18 Computer musicians
151 33 4 01/08/1996 Chords in Fourths Arranging Simmonds, Ron 34 Chords in Fourths
152 33 5 01/10/1996 The Hit Man Humour Simmonds, Ron 7 Jazz concert in Greenland
153 33 5 01/10/1996 The Arrangement Arranging Simmonds, Ron 32 Melodic Construction
154 33 6 01/12/1996 Carmell Jones Obituaries Simmonds, Ron 2 Carmell Jones
155 33 6 01/12/1996 Send in the Clones Humour Simmonds, Ron 15 The cloned Christmas show
156 33 6 01/12/1996 Finale Arranging Simmonds, Ron 32 Finale music writing programme
157 34 1 01/02/1997 Memories of Ronnie Obituaries Simmonds, Ron 22 Ronnie Scott
158 34 1 01/02/1997 Music-Writing Software Arranging Simmonds, Ron 31 Review of all music-writing programmes
159 34 2 01/04/1997 The Fandango Humour Simmonds, Ron 24 Quiet night in Tenerife
160 34 2 01/04/1997 Funky Sea, Funky Dew Arranging Simmonds, Ron 32 Funky Sea, Funky Dew
161 34 3 01/06/1997 Adventure into the Unknown Humour Simmonds, Ron 14 Adventure into the Unknown
162 34 3 01/06/1997 Swing for Beginners Arranging Simmonds, Ron 32 Swing for Beginners
163 34 4 01/08/1997 A Page of History Article Simmonds, Ron 10 Arthur Birkby story
164 34 4 01/08/1997 Swing for Beginners Part Two Arranging Simmonds, Ron 32 Swing for Beginners Part Two
165 34 5 01/10/1997 Wally and Liza and Joe Humour Simmonds, Ron 12 Wally Heider, Liza Minnelli, Joe Temperley
166 34 5 01/10/1997 The Mighty Man Obituaries Simmonds, Ron 19 Terry Lewis
167 34 5 01/10/1997 Swing for Beginners Part Three Arranging Simmonds, Ron 32 Swing for Beginners Part Three
168 34 6 01/12/1997 Swing for Beginners Part Four Arranging Simmonds, Ron 32 Swing for Beginners Part Four
169 35 1 01/02/1998 Rain Dance Humour Simmonds, Ron 11 Concert in a thunderstorm
170 35 1 01/02/1998 Body and Soul Arranging Simmonds, Ron 32 Vocal score of Peter Herbolzheimer arrangement for BuJazzO
171 35 3 01/06/1998 Return of the Young Lions Article Simmonds, Ron 12 BuJazzO back again
172 35 3 01/06/1998 Body and Soul II Arranging Simmonds, Ron 32 Vocal score of Peter Herbolzheimer arrangement for BuJazzO continued
173 35 4 01/08/1998 Hey! Wait a Minute! Humour Simmonds, Ron 8 Hey! Wait a Minute!
174 35 4 01/08/1998 Encore, Encore! Music Writing Simmonds, Ron 32 Tips on Encore Music Writing Programme
175 35 5 01/10/1998 Drummers I Have Loved Humour Simmonds, Ron 5 Drummers I Have Loved
176 35 5 01/10/1998 Sibelius Strikes Back Music Writing Simmonds, Ron 32 Sibelius music writing software
177 35 5 01/10/1998 Study in C# minor Music Writing Simmonds, Ron 33 Sibelius music writing software demo
178 35 6 01/12/1998 Ill Winds Humour Simmonds, Ron 9 Tuning up, Adolph Sax, Benny Bailey, Ambrose, Al Porcino, Lew Soloff, wooden mouthpieces
179 35 6 01/12/1998 Scoring with Sibelius Music Writing Simmonds, Ron 32 Sibelius music writing software
180 36 1 01/02/1999 Love You Madly Humour Simmonds, Ron 8 Duke Ellington memories
181 36 1 01/02/1999 Beautiful Sounds Music Writing Simmonds, Ron 32 The small group - piece of Morgennebel
182 36 2 01/04/1999 Handshakes All Round Humour Simmonds, Ron 11 Bread in your ear and other stories
183 36 2 01/04/1999 Hot Tips for Sibelius Music Writing Simmonds, Ron 32 Help for correcting Sibelius shortcomings in version 1,104
184 36 3 01/06/1999 State of the Art Article Simmonds, Ron 22 The Pete Cater Big Band
185 36 3 01/06/1999 Serial Writing: The Suspect Music Writing Simmonds, Ron 34 Frank Griffith: The Suspect
186 36 4 01/08/1999 The Prolific John Keating Profile Simmonds, Ron 14 John Keating
187 36 4 01/08/1999 Walls of Sound Arranging Simmonds, Ron 34 Frank Griffith: Some Other Time
188 36 5 01/10/1999 The Red Mist Humour Simmonds, Ron 12 The Red Mist and other stories
189 36 5 01/10/1999 Music from Heaven Music Writing Simmonds, Ron 34 Angela Morley
190 36 6 01/12/1999 The Magnificent Delaney Article Simmonds, Ron 14 Eric Delaney
191 36 6 01/12/1999 The fingered tremolo Music Writing Simmonds, Ron 36 The fingered tremolo
192 36 6 01/12/1999 Memories of Art Farmer Obituaries Simmonds, Ron 36 Art Farmer
193 36 6 01/12/1999 Laura Music Writing Simmonds, Ron 37 Laura
194 37 1 01/02/2000 The Man Who Never Was Humour Simmonds, Ron 10 The Man Who Never Was
195 37 1 01/02/2000 Not Quite Jazz Music Writing Simmonds, Ron 34 Art Farmer solo
196 37 1 01/02/2000 Art's Solo Music Writing Simmonds, Ron 35 Art's solo
197 37 2 01/04/2000 Zing Go The Strings Music Writing Simmonds, Ron 32 Violin bowing
198 37 3 01/06/2000 Unfounded Gossip Humour Simmonds, Ron 25 Unfounded Gossip
199 37 3 01/06/2000 Software: Finale 2000 Music Writing Simmonds, Ron 34 Software: Finale 2000
200 37 5 01/10/2000 Signs of the Times Humour Simmonds, Ron 8 Signs of the Times
201 37 5 01/10/2000 Scoring Imperfect Music Writing Simmonds, Ron 34 A look at the scoring software on the market
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