Head arrangement

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The head arrangement initially describes a musical arrangement that the players have in mind, i.e. that does not have to be fixed in writing. It is an inexpensive way of structuring a piece of music that is played by large ensembles. Often only the order of the improvising soloists is discussed and determined before the start of the game. It often consists of simple riffs . The result depends heavily on the musicians involved.

Head arrangements found in the area of Kansas City Jazz use ( One O 'Clock Jump ), were also in free improvised music used. There this type of musical structure is used, for example, in Alexander von Schlippenbach's Globe Unity Orchestra and Misha Mengelberg's ICP Orchestra . There, in the head arrangement, the composition of smaller formations within the ensemble and their sequence in the musical process can be determined.