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I Got Rhythm [Jazz version]
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I Got Rhythm [Jazz version] (arr. Brent Edstrom)
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(High Voice) - Digital Download SKU: HX.457787 Broadway,Jazz,Standards. Piano Vocal…
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(High Voice) - Digital Download SKU: HX.457787 Broadway,Jazz,Standards. Piano Vocal. 5 pages. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital (HX.457787).
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I Got Rhythm [Jazz version]
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I Got Rhythm - Original Version (Upper Advanced Level)
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I Got Rhythm - Original Version
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I Got Rhythm
Piano solo
Piano - Intermediate - Digital Download SKU: 2S.4251133769661 Composed by George Ge…
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Piano - Intermediate - Digital Download SKU: 2S.4251133769661 Composed by George Gershwin. Jazz. Score. 6 pages. Soundnotation #4251133769661. Published by Soundnotation (2S.4251133769661). This edition contains the sheet music of the song - I got rhythm - by George Gershwin in the original piano version. Medium difficulty in Db major.
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I Got Rhythm
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I've Got The World On A String
Jazz combo
Jazz Combo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.717925 By Dick Hyman. By Harold Arl…
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Jazz Combo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.717925 By Dick Hyman. By Harold Arlen. Arranged by Daryl McKenzie. Jazz,Standards. 24 pages. Daryl McKenzie #3893057. Published by Daryl McKenzie (A0.717925). Arranged for Vocal with Flexible Combo - 1st Horn (Trumpet or Alto Sax), 2nd Horn (Trumpet, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax or Trombone), 3rd Horn (Tenor Sax or Trombone), Rhythm Section (combined part) Key of Ab (suits Female) Version for Big band ala Michael Buble also available: Search HereMore arrangements by Daryl McKenzie: https://bit.ly/2VKpOXFContact the Arranger: http://www.mckenziemusicproductions.comYoutube Playlist: https://bit.ly/3m0oUkH
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I've Got The World On A String
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Daryl McKenzie
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What Was I Made For?
Piano solo
Instrumental Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1271184 By Billie Eilish. By…
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Instrumental Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1271184 By Billie Eilish. By Billie Eilish O'Connell and Finneas O'Connell. Arranged by Thomas Gunther. Children,Contemporary,Film/TV. Individual part. 4 pages. Thomas Gunther Music Productions #863576. Published by Thomas Gunther Music Productions (A0.1271184). About the arrangement This is pianist/arranger Thomas Gunther's beautiful and highly accurate piano solo arrangement of the 2023 Barbie Movie features Billie Eilish's song WHAT I WAS MADE FOR.  It includes even Billie's quiet humming passages.This solo piano version can be played all by itself, or with Billie's recording of the song.It is easy enough to learn for pianists that have no amazing techniqual skills, but can be challanging in different ways, as explained below. From the Arranger Thomas Gunther  The most challenging task when writing this solo piano arrangement of What I Was Made For was to notate Billie's rhythm accurately. Her melodic rhythm is very important as it supports the flow of the lyrics perfectly. Notating a singer's rhythm can unfortunately never be 100% perfect (notation is by definition quantized), but I think I got very close. An other challenge was to get the accompaniment sound like the original without stepping on the melody notes. Looking at my final version I think it is as good as it gets for a piano adaption of this highly emotional song.I really hope all you Billie Eilish fans out there will enjoy playing this arrangement! How difficult is it As mentioned earlier, the song looks simple, but to play it well there is a lot of things the pianist has to take care of. The most challenging aspect is to sustain some notes by either using clever fingering or employing the sustain pedal. Also, dynamics are really important, especially when ballancing the accompaniment against the melody. Fingering I included fingering numbers to give the pianist a starting point. But fingering is a highly subjective affaire. Every pianist should feel free to adapt her/his own fingering as see fit. Sustain pedal usage The sustain pedal usage is very important in this arrangement (I included sustain pedal markings for this very reason). For one, it helps sustaining some notes that can't be held otherwise, and of course to make the sound fuller (more cinematic). It is important to use the pedal to create a sense of space (distance). After all, the original recording uses a lot of reverb to achieve that. Chord Symbols I did not include pop chord symbols because the harmony to the the song is very simple and based around 4 diatonic chords. It would just cludder up the score. At PopJazzKeys.com/Barbie I talk a little bit about the chords.
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What Was I Made For?
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I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
Piano, Voice
Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1148692 By Benny Goodman. By…
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Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1148692 By Benny Goodman. By Irving Berlin. Arranged by Dave Gingras and John E. Dosher. Broadway,Jazz,Musical/Show. Score. 3 pages. DAVID LEE GINGRAS #748825. Published by DAVID LEE GINGRAS (A0.1148692). I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm is a popular song copyrighted in 1937 by its composer, Irving Berlin, and first recorded by Ray Noble (January 5, 1937), Howard Barrie, vocalist, and Red Norvo (January 8, 1937), Mildred Bailey, vocalist. The song – sung by Dick Powell and Alice Faye – debuted on film February 12, 1937, in the musical, On the Avenue. This version features a root-based chord blocking that John and I have used in a number of our arrangements. For interest and to keep the rhythm going, we added some pretty cool left-hand fills. We hope you like what we've done with the song!
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I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
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Cannoli Man 13 Trumpets with Soloist
Jazz combo
Jazz Combo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1348392 By Michael Drake. By Michae…
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Jazz Combo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1348392 By Michael Drake. By Michael Drake. Arranged by Kevin Carberry. Film/TV,Jazz,Latin. 121 pages. Michael Gene Drake #933167. Published by Michael Gene Drake (A0.1348392). Here is the sheet music from my song “The Cannoli Man†which is from my CD “No Tan Linesâ€. This version was re-purposed from a big band version of mine for a Trumpet solo with 13 trumpets. The 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones and 5 Saxes were re-voiced into 13 Trumpets with the original rhythm section. The lyrics from the original CD are: We know a man who moves from bar to bar,he holds above him a tray of sweets to eat, when he walks in a little show he does,he sings and dances of food he has to sell, you can’t deny this Brady street type of guy,he jumps and spins as happy as can be, The East side is where we all belong, when this man dances, we want to dance a-long.The Cannoli man he dances on his feet most every night,He tries to sell his goods to everyone who is in sightCannoli man he dances with his sweets up in the airHe spins a-round sing-in’ I got Cannoli and pepperoni Come on and dance Cannoli Man michaeldrakemusic@outlook.com   www.drakemusic.com.
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It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Choral 3-part
Choral Choir (SAB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.909696 By Duke Ellington. B…
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Choral Choir (SAB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.909696 By Duke Ellington. By Duke Ellington and Irving Mills. Arranged by D. Kim Clayton. A Cappella,Jazz. Octavo. 4 pages. HarmonyPlus Publications #4366250. Published by HarmonyPlus Publications (A0.909696). SSA/SAB - A Cappella music at it's best! A fun and lively song written by Duke Ellington. This arrangement is specifically for young singers. It is rhythm feast and teaches young singers some very basic jazz. This A Cappella arrangement creates a setting where young voices can begin the processes of how to sing A Cappella in a beautiful way. If your choir revels in the A Cappella music, this piece is perfect for you! This song and arrangement is for young voices. The available recording we have placed on this site does NOT come from a live performance or in the studio. This is a background track that teaches your choir their appropriate parts. It's not perfect...but we think you will feel the wonderful spirit this song brings. Also available is The HarmonyPlus Trax CD that is a teaching CD. The CD includes: Full version (all parts), Part I, Part II, Part III (SSA/SAB). Perfect for all members of the choir to learn his/her individual parts. Duration: 1:15.
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It Don't Mean A Thing
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I've Gotta Be Me
Piano, Voice
Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1081199 By Sammy Davis Jr. B…
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Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1081199 By Sammy Davis Jr. By Walter Marks. Arranged by David Lee Gingras and John E. Dosher. Broadway,Jazz,Musical/Show. Score. 3 pages. DAVID LEE GINGRAS #685336. Published by DAVID LEE GINGRAS (A0.1081199). I've Gotta Be Me is a popular song that appeared in the Broadway musical Golden Rainbow, which starred Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé. It opened in New York City at the Shubert Theatre on February 4, 1968, and closed just under a year later, on January 11, 1969. The music and lyrics for the musical were composed and written by Walter Marks in 1967. Sammy Davis Jr. recorded the song in 1968 while the musical was still running on Broadway, altering the title slightly to I've Gotta Be Me, and released it as a single late in the year. This version features a root-based chord blocking that John and I have used in a number of our arrangements and we incorporated a smooth left-hand bass line to keep the rhythm going - we hope you like what we've done with the song!
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I've Gotta Be Me
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We Wish You a Merry Christmas for Little Big Band up to Full Big Band
Jazz Ensemble
Composed by public domain. Arranged by Jeff D. Anderson. Christian, Gospel, Jazz, Big Band…
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Composed by public domain. Arranged by Jeff D. Anderson. Christian, Gospel, Jazz, Big Band, Christmas. 42 pages. Published by AnderKamp Music (S0.268421). - - Christian,Gospel,Jazz,Big Band,Christmas - AnderKamp Music
Fast! That?s the way to describe this arrangement. The rhythm section is blazing (270 beats a minute!), but the horns are in half time. This will be a work out for any rhythm section, but the horns will be able to play it with ease. I like to put one arrangement on every record that really pushes the players, and this is the ONE!!! You gotta check out the audio sample on this one! This is the closer of the concert/performance/service hands down. This one will take a little work, but it will be well worth it. Don?t let this one scare you. With some work from just one soloist (listening to the demo), you can pull this off and be so glad you did! This is the most flexible Holiday/Christmas project you will ever find! This arrangement features a soloist plus full big band. Here is where the unbelievable flexibility comes in! There is a written out part for EVERY solo for trumpet, trombone, saxophone and a vocalist. 4 complete versions of this arrangement were recorded with each one featuring a different solo instrument. (there is a trumpet, trombone, saxophone and vocalist version of the entire record) Also, this arrangement was recorded with full big band, but you could use a 2/2/2 horn section (trumpet/sax/trombone) if you do not have access to all the players. ANY size group. ANY soloist on ANY song. Maximum flexibility! Instrumentation is: Alto Sax 1 and 2 Tenor Sax 1 and 2 Bari Sax Trumpet 1-4 Trombone 1-4 Rhythm chart Written out piano part 2018 Holiday Contest Entry
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We Wish You a Merry Christmas for Little Big Band up to Full Big Band
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SheetMusicPlus
Ode To Billy Joe
Jazz Ensemble
Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1453562 By Bobby G…
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Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1453562 By Bobby Gentry. By Bobbie Gentry. Arranged by John Hoesly. Blues,Jazz,Pop,Rock. 72 pages. PRS&B #1032786. Published by PRS&B (A0.1453562). ODE TO BILLY JOE- Arrangement for Little Big Band/ Jazz Ensemble. Ode to Billie Joe is a haunting and enigmatic folk song written and performed by Bobbie Gentry. Released in 1967, the song quickly became a sensation, topping the charts and earning critical acclaim for its evocative storytelling and haunting melody. This is a Funky version of the 60’s hit. Difficulty: Intermediate. Little Big Band- The arrangement is playable with rhythm section (piano/guitar, bass, drums)and 3 to 6 horns. Horns in order of importance: 1st Trumpet (1st Part), Alto Saxophone (2nd Part), Trombone (3rd Part), Tenor Saxophone (4th Part), Baritone Saxophone (5th Part), 2nd Trumpet (6th Part). Includes an optional Vibraphone/Guitar part and alternate parts for the Baritone Saxophone (Trombone), the 2nd Trumpet (Alto Saxophone), and the Trombone (Tenor Saxophone).Also see: You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’, Stand By Me, Yesterday, All I Have To Do Is Dream, Killing Me Softly With His Song, Ease On Down The Road, Embraceable You, I’m Gonna Sit Right Down…, In The Mood, Jersey Bounce, Oh, Lady Be Good, Memories Of You, My Buckets Got A Hole In It, Ode To Billy Joe, Stride (based on a theme from Rhapsody In Blue), The Summer Knows, They Can’t Take That Away From Me, Where Or When. Arranged by John Hoesly.
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Ode To Billy Joe
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In The Mood
Jazz Ensemble
Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1453552 By Glenn M…
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Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1453552 By Glenn Miller & His Orchestra. By Joe Garland. Arranged by John Hoesly. Jazz,Pop,Standards. 74 pages. PRS&B #1032776. Published by PRS&B (A0.1453552). IN THE MOOD- You know it! You love it (maybe)! A staple for big band. Arrangement for Little Big Band/ Jazz Ensemble. In the Mood is a swing-era classic that has endured as a timeless favorite since its release in 1939. Composed by Joe Garland and popularized by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, this instrumental piece is synonymous with the vibrant, toe-tapping sound of the Big Band era. A reduction of the big band version (all the same notes). Difficulty: Intermediate.Little Big Band- The arrangement is playable with rhythm section (piano/guitar, bass, drums)and 3 to 6 horns. Horns in order of importance: 1st Trumpet (1st Part), Alto Saxophone (2nd Part), Trombone (3rd Part), Tenor Saxophone (4th Part), Baritone Saxophone (5th Part), 2nd Trumpet (6th Part). Includes an optional Vibraphone/Guitar part and alternate parts for the Baritone Saxophone (Trombone), the 2nd Trumpet (Alto Saxophone), and the Trombone (Tenor Saxophone).Also see: You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’, Stand By Me, Yesterday, All I Have To Do Is Dream, Killing Me Softly With His Song, Ease On Down The Road, Embraceable You, I’m Gonna Sit Right Down…, In The Mood, Jersey Bounce, Oh, Lady Be Good, Memories Of You, My Buckets Got A Hole In It, Ode To Billy Joe, Stride (based on a theme from Rhapsody In Blue), The Summer Knows, They Can’t Take That Away From Me, Where Or When. Arranged by John Hoesly.
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Joe Garland and popularized by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, this instrumental piece is synonymous with the vibrant, toe-tapping sound of the Big Band era
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In The Mood
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Ease On Down The Road
Jazz Ensemble
Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1453547 Composed b…
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Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1453547 Composed by Charlie Smalls. Arranged by John Hoesly. Broadway,Funk,Jazz,Musical/Show,Pop,Rock. 69 pages. PRS&B #1032772. Published by PRS&B (A0.1453547). EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD- Charlie Smalls, 1975. Arrangement for Little Big Band/ Jazz Ensemble. Made famous by Diana Ross and Michael Jackson in the film version of THE WIZ. This GROOVES.Little Big Band- The arrangement is playable with rhythm section (piano/guitar, bass, drums)and 3 to 6 horns. Horns in order of importance: 1st Trumpet (1st Part), Alto Saxophone (2nd Part), Trombone (3rd Part), Tenor Saxophone (4th Part), Baritone Saxophone (5th Part), 2nd Trumpet (6th Part). Includes an optional Vibraphone/Guitar part and alternate parts for the Baritone Saxophone (Trombone), the 2nd Trumpet (Alto Saxophone), and the Trombone (Tenor Saxophone).Also see: You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’, Stand By Me, Yesterday, All I Have To Do Is Dream, Killing Me Softly With His Song, Ease On Down The Road, Embraceable You, I’m Gonna Sit Right Down…, In The Mood, Jersey Bounce, Oh, Lady Be Good, Memories Of You, My Buckets Got A Hole In It, Ode To Billy Joe, Stride (based on a theme from Rhapsody In Blue), The Summer Knows, They Can’t Take That Away From Me, Where Or When. Arranged by John Hoesly.
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Me, Yesterday, All I Have To Do Is Dream, Killing Me Softly With His Song, Ease On Down The Road, Embraceable You, I’m Gonna Sit Right Down…, In The Mood, Jersey Bounce, Oh, Lady Be Good, Memories Of You, My Buckets Got A Hole In It, Ode To Billy Joe, Stride
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Ease On Down The Road
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Watermelon Man for Clarinet Quintet & Opt. Drumset
Clarinet Quintet: 5 clarinets
By Herbie Hancock. Arranged by Keith Terrett. Score, Set of Parts. 22 pages. Published…
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By Herbie Hancock. Arranged by Keith Terrett. Score, Set of Parts. 22 pages. Published by Music for all Occasions
Arranged for Clarinet Quintet & optional drumset, "Watermelon Man" is a jazz standard written by Herbie Hancock, first released on his debut album, Takin' Off (1962), in a grooving hard bop version that featured improvisations by Freddie Hubbard and Dexter Gordon.<br> <br> A single of the tune reached the Top 100 of the pop charts. Cuban percussionist Mongo Santamaría released the tune as a latin pop single the next year on Battle Records, where it became a surprise hit, reaching #10 on the pop charts. Santamaría's recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. Hancock radically re-worked the tune, combining elements of funk, for the album Head Hunters (1973).<br> <br> Hancock's first version was released as a grooving hard bop record, and featured improvisations by Freddie Hubbard and Dexter Gordon. A single reached the Top 100 of the pop chart. Cuban percussionist Mongo Santamaría released the tune as a Latin pop single and it became a surprise hit, reaching No. 10 on the pop chart.[2] Santamaría's recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. Hancock radically re-worked the tune, combining elements of funk, for the album Head Hunters (1973).<br> <br> Hancock wrote the piece to help sell his debut album as a leader, Takin' Off (1962), on Blue Note Records; it was the first piece of music he had ever composed with a commercial goal in mind. The popularity of the piece, due primarily to Mongo Santamaría, paid Hancock's bills for five or six years. Hancock did not feel the composition was a sellout however, describing that structurally, it was one of his strongest pieces due to its almost mathematical balance.<br> <br> The form is a sixteen bar blues. Recalling the piece, Hancock said, "I remember the cry of the watermelon man making the rounds through the back streets and alleys of Chicago. The wheels of his wagon beat out the rhythm on the cobblestones." The tune, based on a bluesy piano riff, drew on elements of R&B, soul jazz and bebop, all combined into a pop hook. Hancock joined bassist Butch Warren and drummer Billy Higgins in the rhythm section, with Freddie Hubbard on trumpet and Dexter Gordon on tenor saxophone. Hancock's chordal work draws from the gospel tradition, while he builds his solo on repeated riffs and trilled figures.<br> <br> Hancock filled in for pianist Chick Corea in Mongo Santamaría's band one weekend at a nightclub in The Bronx when Corea gave notice that he was leaving. Hancock played the tune for Santamaría at friend Donald Byrd's urging. Santamaría started accompanying him on his congas, then his band joined in, and the small audience slowly got up from their tables and started dancing, laughing and having a great time. Santamaría later asked Hancock if he could record the tune. On December 17, 1962, Mongo Santamaría recorded a three-minute version, suitable for radio, where he joined timbalero Francisco "Kako" Baster in a cha-cha beat, while drummer Ray Lucas performed a backbeat. Santamaría included the track on his album Watermelon Man (1962). Santamaría's recording is sometimes considered the beginning of Latin boogaloo, a fusion of Afro-Cuban rhythms with those of R&B<br> <br> Hancock re-recorded the tune for Head Hunters (1973), combining synthesizers with a Sly Stone and James Brown funk influence, adding an eight-bar section. Hancock described his composition "Chameleon", also from Head Hunters, to Down Beat magazine in 1979: "In the popular forms of funk, which I've been trying to get into, the attention is on the rhythmic interplay between different instruments. The part the Clavinet plays has to fit with the part the drums play and the line the bass plays and the line that the guitar plays. It's almost like African drummers where seven drummers play different parts"; "Watermelon Man" shares a similar construction. A live version was released on the double LP Flood (1975), recorded in Japan.<br> <br> On the intro and outro of the tune, percussionist Bill Summers blows into beer bottles imitating hindewhu, a style of singing/whistle-playing found in Pygmy music of Central Africa. Hancock and Summers were struck by the sound, which they heard on the ethnomusicology LP, The Music of the Ba-Benzélé Pygmies (1966), by Simha Arom and Geneviève Taurelle.<br> <br> This version was often featured on The Weather Channel's Local on the 8s segments.<br> <br> The tune is a jazz standard and has been recorded over two hundred times. Hancock's recording has been sampled in "1-900-LL-Cool-J" from Walking with a Panther (1989) by LL Cool J, "Open Your Eyes" from Organized Konfusion (1991) by Organized Konfusion, "Smoke Some Kill" from Smoke Some Kill (1988) by Schoolly D, and "Pocket Full of Furl" from Uptown 4 Life (1996) by U.N.L.V. In 2003, pianist David Benoit covered the song from his album Right Here, Right Now.<br> <br> A live and funky performance at the 1999 Montreux Jazz Festival Casino Lights '99 featured Fourplay, George Duke, Boney James and Kirk Whalum trading choruses, and Rick Braun.
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