Jazz arranging · Fusion & Jazz-Funk
GilGoldstein
b. 1950 arranger · composer · orchestrator
Goldstein's arranging style combines sophisticated jazz harmonies influenced by Clare Fischer and Bill Evans with world…
- Predominant era
- Fusion & Jazz-Funk
- Lifespan
- b. 1950
- Signature
- iridescent color
Bio · 28 words
Gil Goldstein was born in Boston and became one of jazz's most harmonically sophisticated arrangers. He studied at Berklee College of Music before establishing himself in New York.
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Musical style
Sound DNA
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Iridescent
Instrumental color leads the design.
Balanced
Space and activity stay in balance.
Layered
Registers work as distinct layers.
Layered
Several musical planes coexist.
Elastic
The rhythmic feel expands and contracts.
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Orchestration
Technique deck
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Music first
Scores & orchestras
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Gil's Goldstein · 1991
Dindi
Goldstein's arrangements showcase his harmonic sophistication and his incorporation of accordion into jazz contexts.
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The Vertigo Suite · 2009
Vertigo Suite
Goldstein's arrangements here demonstrate his mature style integrating various influences.
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Under Cover: The Duke Pearson Songbook · 2019
Christo Redentor
Goldstein's arrangements of Duke Pearson's music demonstrate his gifts for creative reinterpretation.
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Start here
Three essential albums
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- 01 1991 Gil's GoldsteinGil Goldstein Goldstein's arrangements showcase his harmonic sophistication and his incorporation of accordion into jazz contexts.
- 02 2009 The Vertigo SuiteGil Goldstein Goldstein's arrangements here demonstrate his mature style integrating various influences.
- 03 2019 Under Cover: The Duke Pearson SongbookGil Goldstein Goldstein's arrangements of Duke Pearson's music demonstrate his gifts for creative reinterpretation.