This is not so unusual - names on parts, I mean, even names of payers
who are not playing the parts. I heard that Jack Sheldon's part for
the Sandpiper theme (Johnny Mandel) said, "Miles", plunger trombone
parts I've seen have said, "Tricky Sam", and many rhythm guitar parts
are marked "Freddie Green". I played the Bernstein Mass at the Met
many years ago, but I don't remember seeing the score. Big Al and
Little Al is pretty cool though.
Chuck
On Jun 29, 2009, at 1:59 PM, noel jones wrote:
Bernstein had a fondness for Allen digital computer organs, mainly
because many orchestras tend to sharpen as they play while pipe
organs go flat from the heat of the orchestra's bodies.
The allen was unaffected by this, so he had a solid pitch reference
at all times in recordings, saving $ in splicing work later on.
In The Mass he calls for a small organ and then a large one: Little
Al and Big Al.
noel jones
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