The 16-piece Vanguard Jazz Orchestra was playing arrangements from its celebrated book, including a few that made their debuts some 40 years ago.
Its top-of-the-line production values included an orchestra conducted by Paul Gemignani playing arrangements by the likes of Don Sebesky and Peter Matz.
Her performance was matched by the facility of her musicians, the pianist Jeff Harris, the bassist John Miller and the guitarist Jack Cavari, who were playing arrangements by Larry Yurman.
This was offset by the appearance of a string quartet, playing arrangements written by Mr. Avital, and in the presence of the strings the jazz quartet reduced itself.
From that point onward the group spent an increasing amount of its time playing arrangements of music from idioms not primarily dependent on scored composition, be it Indian raga, Portuguese fado, California surf rock or Mexican techno.
Long live Mr Lawson, as well as the London Sinfonietta, with conductor Baldur Brönnimann playing arrangements by Nancarrow devotee Yvar Mikhashoff, and the Arditti Quartet, all brilliant and loving exponents.
After working with studio bands on his first Atlantic singles, he convinced that label to let him record with his touring band, playing arrangements that had been road-tested on the rhythm-and-blues circuit.
Recordings as a leader continued, usually as part of a trio or quartet, but, after joining Milestone Records around 1967, Timmons' album Got to Get It! featured him as part of a nonet, playing arrangements by Tom McIntosh.
But Richard Kirsch, the executive director of Citizen Action of New York, said that even the appearance of a "pay to play" arrangement soils the process.
We try to play arrangements that are little out of our reach.
