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Bob Florence
Bob Florence
Born: May 20, 1932 in Los Angeles, CA
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Died: May 15, 2008 in Los Angeles, CA
Styles: Post-Bop
Biography: As a longtime staff arranger for Liberty Records, Bob Florence wrote some of the most innovative and challenging charts in postwar jazz--in many respects a man out of time, he possessed a particular brilliance for large ensemble arrangements in the tradition of Duke Ellington, although the commercial ...Read full biography
With All the Bells and Whistles
With All the Bells and Whistles
Released: 1995
Label: Mama Foundation
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Arranger/pianist Bob Florence's release for the MAMA Foundation may very well be his finest; it certainly offers a strong sampling of his talents. Four of the ten songs are standards, and "Oceanography" ...Read full review
Funupsmanship
Funupsmanship
Released: 1993
Label: Mama Foundation
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Bob Florence has long been one of the most stimulating arrangers in jazz and this live set from his big band features some of his most interesting charts. With such soloists as trumpeters Steve Huffsteter ...Read full review
More Bob Florence albums: Main Albums (19), Compilations (4)
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