SKU: KN.62063
UPC: 822795620634.
This swing original for advancing groups is equally appropriate as an opener, closer, or anything in between. Included are brief idiomatic saxophone soli passages, a stop-time section featuring the horns, and accessible solo changes. A guitar chord chart by Jim Greeson is included in each set. Duration 4:15.
SKU: KN.62063S
SKU: KN.64065
UPC: 822795640656. 9 x 12 inches.
Our 4th offering in the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra Signature Editions, is Once Around. This fast swing advanced level chart was among the first charts Thad Jones wrote for the new band in 1966, as a more modern contrast to the Basie-oriented arrangements that were in the band's early repertoire. Early 1960's forays into more open, modal jazz forms by Miles Davis and John Coltrane had turned the jazz world upside down in just a few years, prompting many artists to expand from bebop-oriented ii-V-I chord structures. This arrangement was one of Thad Jones' responses to that trend. This piece is a wide-open vehicle for improvisation. There are multiple open solo sections, each with extended improvisation opportunities. Duration 3:00.
SKU: KN.64065S
UPC: 822795640656.
SKU: KN.61675S
UPC: 822795616750.
This solidly scored chart was originally recorded at the world famous Lighthouse Cafe by the Lennie Lenny Niehaus Octet on a compact disc entitled Sunday Afternoon At Hermosa Doug Beach. This big band version for advancing groups features interesting material, development, and motives. It also contains conversational exchanges between the ensemble and drummer. Solo sheets are provided for C, Eb and Bb instruments, and a guitar chord chart by Jim Greeson is included in each set. Duration 5:40. Available in SmartMusic.
SKU: PE.HX9014
Originally recorded by Monika Herzig and a cast of musical collaborators from around the globe on her 2016 album, The Whole World in Her Hands, Oh, Muddy Waters is a bluesy call-and-response between bass instruments and the whole ensemble. Monika has arranged the small group version for big band, with modest brass ranges, suggested piano voicings, and solo space for tenor sax and guitar (or piano). Solo transcriptions are provided that match the recording note-for-note. Laid-back, soft syncopations and a rich harmonic language bring to life a composition that builds on that initial bass riff. Top trumpet note: G5.