SKU: CL.032-4831-01

Need an easy introduction to the swing style for your beginning jazz band? Look no further than Lock It In The Pocket! Horns play slurred eight note lines and staccato quarter notes. Clearly written rhythm section parts are perfect for bass and drum set players who are just starting. The solo section allows students to take very short solos, and only requires a few pitches (supplied right on their part!) - perfect for young jazzers! Playable with reduced or expandedinstrumentation and optional auxiliary percussion, Lock It In The Pocket will be a hit at your first concert.

SKU: KN.SN70050S

UPC: 822795700503.

This tune has a comfortable tempo, easy ranges, well-balanced ensemble chorus and a very handsome harmonic structure. All parts are interesting and contribute to the whole picture. Trumpet, alto sax and piano have written solos, and the bass part is completely written out. In maintaining a jazz feel, eighth notes should not be played strictly, but must have a lazy feel (when playing two in succession, the second one is delayed). Although dynamics, tempo and sound are important, the feel of the jazz idiom is the top priority. Much care has been taken in the construction of this arrangement to meet this goal.