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Rhythmic Blues - Baritone Sax and Piano
Jazz Ensemble
Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.836652 Composed by…
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Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.836652 Composed by Charles E. Davis. Blues,Instructional,Jazz,Standards. Score and parts. 8 pages. Charles E. & Maria A. Davis #6447669. Published by Charles E. & Maria A. Davis (A0.836652). This lively, catchy boogie-woogie blues piece is written for Baritone Sax and Piano, but may also be performed by a jazz combo/ensemble as well. The instrumental part is written out in full. However, one may also improvise on this part as desired. This piece makes a great recital piece and will be an audience favorite. This piece may be played for other occasions as well. Package includes Baritone Sax and Piano parts.
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Rhythmic Blues - Alto Sax and Piano
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Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.836650 Composed by…
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Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.836650 Composed by Charles E. Davis. Blues,Instructional,Jazz,Standards. Score and parts. 8 pages. Charles E. & Maria A. Davis #6447643. Published by Charles E. & Maria A. Davis (A0.836650). This lively, catchy boogie-woogie blues piece is written for Alto Sax and Piano, but may also be performed by a jazz combo/ensemble as well. The instrumental part is written out in full. However, one may also improvise on this part as desired. This piece makes a great recital piece and will be an audience favorite. This piece may be played for other occasions as well. Package includes Alto Sax and Piano parts.
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Rhythmic Blues - Tenor Sax and Piano
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Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.836651 Composed by…
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Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.836651 Composed by Charles E. Davis. Blues,Instructional,Jazz,Standards. Score and parts. 8 pages. Charles E. & Maria A. Davis #6447649. Published by Charles E. & Maria A. Davis (A0.836651). This lively, catchy boogie-woogie blues piece is written for Tenor Sax and Piano, but may also be performed by a jazz combo/ensemble as well. The instrumental part is written out in full. However, one may also improvise on this part as desired. This piece makes a great recital piece and will be an audience favorite. This piece may be played for other occasions as well. Package includes Tenor Sax and Piano parts.
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COMPLETE Mixed Abilities Classroom Ensemble Pack AND Christmas Pack! Mega value bundle of the whole TWO series of music for classrooms and school ensembles
School Ensemble
Composed by Welsh trad., French Trad, L Mason, F. Gruber, J. Pierpont. Arranged by A…
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Composed by Welsh trad., French Trad, L Mason, F. Gruber, J. Pierpont. Arranged by Austin Ralphson. Blues, Funk Jazz, Classroom, General Instructional, Christmas. Score, Set of Parts. 973 pages. Published by Austin Ralphson
This pack contains over 900 pages of music for mixed ability ensembles. There are 4 original pieces and 5 Christmas pieces, as follows:
The Mixed Abilities School Ensemble Series
Children (and adults) who learn a musical instrument will always progress at different rates.Students also develop some of the many skills involved in instrumental playing faster than other skills.
The Mixed Abilities School Ensemble Series has the flexibility to allow pupils of different standards to play together in one ensemble (up to five parts). It also encourages students to develop improvisation skills by providing soloing opportunities within all parts, with suggested pitches for improvising.
Each piece has five different parts which are split into four ability levels as follows:
A ? Range of about 5 notes, easy rhythms. B ? Range of about 1 octave, basic rhythms. C ? Range of about a 12th, some more difficult rhythms. D ? Range of about 2 octaves, some rhythmic complexity.
This enables the teacher to select parts which are suitable for the standard of individual players in the group. As a general rule, the pieces have been composed as follows:
Part 1 ? melody / countermelody (alternates with Part 2)
Part 2 ? melody / countermelody (alternates with Part 1)
Part 3 ? accompaniment (synchronises with Part 4)
Part 4 ?accompaniment (synchronises with Part 3)
Part 5 ? bass line (independent)
Each part also comes in a wide array of transpositions, clefs and pitches. Hence, almost any combination of instruments can play together in an ensemble of mixed abilities,including:
Flutes, clarinets, saxophones, mixed woodwind, trumpets, mixed brass (including brass band), violins, strings, keyboards/pianos, tuned percussion.
An ensemble using any combination of instruments (as is often found within schools) will work effectively as well.
Example: A quintet might be selected as follows:
1A (violin), 2C(trumpet), 3B (clarinet), 4B (tenor sax), 5D (trombone)
The melody in 1A would be very simple but would contrast nicely when passed to the more difficult 2C. Parts 3B and 4B will have quite a simple accompaniment between them, whilst the bass line on 5D will be more complex and rhythmically interesting. Parts can obviously be doubled up as well beyond five players.
Please note that the teacher of the ensemble should be careful to pick parts which are well-suited to the players? abilities.
This pack includes all four pieces in the series (volumes 1 and 2) as follows:
BANANA BLUES is a 12-bar Blues piece
CRAZY LATIN! has additional parts for Latin percussion commonly found in the classroom
IT'S TIME FOR REGGAE! is a reggae piece
FEEL THE FUNK brings funky, James Brown-esque rhythms into the classroom.
Please listen to the mp3 file, which is an electronic example of a typical classroom setup.
Score and all parts are included here in a variety of pitches, clefs and transpositions. It is the complete package with over 680 pages of music, representing a massive saving on individual purchase prices.
5 Christmas pieces:
Each piece is arranged into 13 different parts which cater for the large majority of musicians within school. These include:
* a variety of difficulties in C, B flat, E flat, higher octave for flutes and alto clef for violas
* easy and standard bass parts in treble and bass clefs, and also in B flat and E flat for saxophones or brass band players
* very easy violin and viola parts on open strings only
* easy and standard piano parts
* ukulele part in tab, chord patterns and chord letters
* guitar part in tab, chord patterns and chord letters
* general chord plan in chord letters
Teachers / band leaders can select the parts which are most appropriate for their students. The music is intended to be repeated a number of times, with different parts coming in and out for each repeat to create variety.
Printing and Copying
The purchaser may print or copy all pages of this resource as required in order to facilitate a performance, but must not distribute to others.
** Also check out my Scales and Arpeggios Pack - excellent methods for learning scales and arpeggios at all levels (copy and paste into new tab) https://tinyurl.com/y8wl3qnq **
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Longing for Yesterday • John D. Wattson Series
Piano solo
Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1358059 By Matt Johnson. By Matt Jo…
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Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1358059 By Matt Johnson. By Matt Johnson. Arranged by John D. Wattson. Blues,Broadway,Contemporary,Jazz,Musical/Show,New Age. Score. 8 pages. Dolce & Nuit Productions #942569. Published by Dolce & Nuit Productions (A0.1358059). “Longing for Yesterday” for solo piano ~ from Matt’s “Something About the Moon” CD. This abridged arrangement differs from the original saxophone and piano duet recording and provides a minimal point of departure reference for a solo piano rendering of the work. Performer is encouraged to create their own mournful interpretation.The John D. Wattson Series showcases the music of Matt Johnson with abridged and accessible piano solo arrangements.Contemporary lyrical and rhythmic repertoire for piano students of varying degrees.View Johnson's original score:SheetMusicDirect: https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1005398/Product.aspxSheetMusicPlus: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/longing-for-yesterday-20765500.htmlWeb2: https://www.MattJohnsonMusic.comWeb3: MattJohnsonMusic.x.
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Petit Trot
Tenor Saxophone and Piano
Tenor Saxophone, Piano - Grade 2 - Digital Download SKU: FX.FX071578 Composed by Al…
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Tenor Saxophone, Piano - Grade 2 - Digital Download SKU: FX.FX071578 Composed by Alain Lopez. Classical, Educational. Score and Set of Parts. FLEX Editions - Digital Sheet Music #FX071578. Published by FLEX Editions - Digital Sheet Music (FX.FX071578). Blues with simple rhythmic cells and small ascending and descending chromatic movements. This piece will allow you to familiarize yourself with 'swing', supported by the piano accompaniment, imitating the horse's trot.
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COMPLETE Mixed Abilities Classroom Ensemble Pack - mega value bundle of the whole series of music for classrooms and school ensembles
School Ensemble
Composed by Austin Ralphson. Blues, Funk Jazz, Repertoire, Classroom, Latin. Score, Se…
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Composed by Austin Ralphson. Blues, Funk Jazz, Repertoire, Classroom, Latin. Score, Set of Parts. 707 pages. Published by Austin Ralphson
The Mixed Abilities School Ensemble Series
Children (and adults) who learn a musical instrument will always progress at different rates.Students also develop some of the many skills involved in instrumental playing faster than other skills.
The Mixed Abilities School Ensemble Series has the flexibility to allow pupils of different standards to play together in one ensemble (up to five parts). It also encourages students to develop improvisation skills by providing soloing opportunities within all parts, with suggested pitches for improvising.
Each piece has five different parts which are split into four ability levels as follows:
A ? Range of about 5 notes, easy rhythms. B ? Range of about 1 octave, basic rhythms. C ? Range of about a 12th, some more difficult rhythms. D ? Range of about 2 octaves, some rhythmic complexity.
This enables the teacher to select parts which are suitable for the standard of individual players in the group. As a general rule, the pieces have been composed as follows:
Part 1 ? melody / countermelody (alternates with Part 2)
Part 2 ? melody / countermelody (alternates with Part 1)
Part 3 ? accompaniment (synchronises with Part 4)
Part 4 ?accompaniment (synchronises with Part 3)
Part 5 ? bass line (independent)
Each part also comes in a wide array of transpositions, clefs and pitches. Hence, almost any combination of instruments can play together in an ensemble of mixed abilities,including:
Flutes, clarinets, saxophones, mixed woodwind, trumpets, mixed brass (including brass band), violins, strings, keyboards/pianos, tuned percussion.
An ensemble using any combination of instruments (as is often found within schools) will work effectively as well.
Example: A quintet might be selected as follows:
1A (violin), 2C(trumpet), 3B (clarinet), 4B (tenor sax), 5D (trombone)
The melody in 1A would be very simple but would contrast nicely when passed to the more difficult 2C. Parts 3B and 4B will have quite a simple accompaniment between them, whilst the bass line on 5D will be more complex and rhythmically interesting. Parts can obviously be doubled up as well beyond five players.
Please note that the teacher of the ensemble should be careful to pick parts which are well-suited to the players? abilities.
This pack includes all four pieces in the series (volumes 1 and 2) as follows:
BANANA BLUES is a 12-bar Blues piece
CRAZY LATIN! has additional parts for Latin percussion commonly found in the classroom
IT'S TIME FOR REGGAE! is a reggae piece
FEEL THE FUNK brings funky, James Brown-esque rhythms into the classroom.
Please listen to the mp3 file, which is an electronic example of a typical classroom setup.
Score and all parts are included here in a variety of pitches, clefs and transpositions. It is the complete package with over 680 pages of music, representing a massive saving on individual purchase prices.
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COMPLETE Mixed Abilities Classroom Ensemble Pack - mega value bundle of the whole series of music for classrooms and school ensembles
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Mixed Abilities Classroom Ensemble Pack - extra value bundle of music for classrooms and school ensembles
School Ensemble
Composed by Austin Ralphson. Blues, Classroom, Technique Training, Latin, Recital. S…
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Composed by Austin Ralphson. Blues, Classroom, Technique Training, Latin, Recital. Score, Set of Parts. 332 pages. Published by Austin Ralphson
The Mixed Abilities School Ensemble Series
Children (and adults) who learn a musical instrument will always progress at different rates.Students also develop some of the many skills involved in instrumental playing faster than other skills.
The Mixed Abilities School Ensemble Series has the flexibility to allow pupils of different standards to play together in one ensemble (up to five parts). It also encourages students to develop improvisation skills by providing soloing opportunities within all parts, with suggested pitches for improvising.
Each piece has five different parts which are split into four ability levels as follows:
A ? Range of about 5 notes, easy rhythms. B ? Range of about 1 octave, basic rhythms. C ? Range of about a 12th, some more difficult rhythms. D ? Range of about 2 octaves, some rhythmic complexity.
This enables the teacher to select parts which are suitable for the standard of individual players in the group. As a general rule, the pieces have been composed as follows:
Part 1 ? melody / countermelody (alternates with Part 2)
Part 2 ? melody / countermelody (alternates with Part 1)
Part 3 ? accompaniment (synchronises with Part 4)
Part 4 ?accompaniment (synchronises with Part 3)
Part 5 ? bass line (independent)
Each part also comes in a wide array of transpositions, clefs and pitches. Hence, almost any combination of instruments can play together in an ensemble of mixed abilities,including:
Flutes, clarinets, saxophones, mixed woodwind, trumpets, mixed brass (including brass band), violins, strings, keyboards/pianos, tuned percussion.
An ensemble using any combination of instruments (as is often found within schools) will work effectively as well.
Example: A quintet might be selected as follows:
1A (violin), 2C(trumpet), 3B (clarinet), 4B (tenor sax), 5D (trombone)
The melody in 1A would be very simple but would contrast nicely when passed to the more difficult 2C. Parts 3B and 4B will have quite a simple accompaniment between them, whilst the bass line on 5D will be more complex and rhythmically interesting. Parts can obviously be doubled up as well beyond five players.
Please note that the teacher of the ensemble should be careful to pick parts which are well-suited to the players? abilities.
This pack includes BANANA BLUES (a 12-bar Blues piece) and CRAZY LATIN! which has additional parts for Latin percussion commonly found in the classroom.
Please listen to the mp3 file, which is an electronic example of the piece being played with glockenspiel on 1C, piano on 2B, xylophone on 3B, clarinet on 4A and 'cello on 5D.
Score and all parts are included here in a variety of pitches, clefs and transpositions. It is the complete package with over 300 pages, and represents a huge saving on individual purchase prices.
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All Blues
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C Instrument - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1143608 By John Coltrane. By Mile…
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C Instrument - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1143608 By John Coltrane. By Miles Davis. Arranged by Dan Ford. Contemporary,Jazz. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 4 pages. Dan Ford #743925. Published by Dan Ford (A0.1143608). All Blues — Contemporary jazz ensemble By Miles Davis Arranged by Dan Ford for contemporary jazz ensemble, including parts for rhythm section, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, and trombone. This arrangement is gig-tested and designed for ease of reading during the heat of a live gig. All parts include chord changes for improvised solos or embellishment of backing parts. All Blues is Miles Davis’ composition from his 1959 album Kind Of Blue. This arrangement features a combined Rhythm Section part with clear chord spellings and rhythmic cues for bass guitar, drum kit, guitar, and piano. Additionally, the arranger has included original backing parts for alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, and trombone. The horn parts include divisi voices in harmony allowing a choice of which horn plays lead or harmony, or each horn part can also play the tune’s melody. The tenor saxophone can be doubled by Bb trumpet, making the appropriate octave transpositions. Find more arrangements by Dan Ford at www.danfordmusic.com.
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Equinox
Large Ensemble,Rhythm Section Flute - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.910428 By …
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Large Ensemble,Rhythm Section Flute - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.910428 By John Coltrane. By John Coltrane. Arranged by David Heywood. Jazz. Score and parts. 32 pages. David Heywood #5212689. Published by David Heywood (A0.910428). Equinox by saxophonist John Coltrane is a minor blues with a haunting melody that has tremendous expression for such a simple tune. This arrangement for younger players features Flute Quartet (Three C Flutes and Alto) with rhythm section. It has been moved to C minor, and gives the melody a fresh coat of Afro-Cuban 6/8 feel with upper flutes and piano creating a rhythmic accompaniment for the melody in the lower flutes and bass guitar. The groove then switches to swing for solos over C minor blues for all players, and after solos there is a one chorus tribute to another famous minor blues head. All rhythm section parts are notated, including piano voicings, bass lines, and Afro-Cuban drum diagrams. An easier minor blues with a 6/8 twist!
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Take The "a" Train - Score Only
Jazz Ensemble
Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1162547 By Duke El…
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Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1162547 By Duke Ellington. By Billy Strayhorn. Arranged by Brian Streckfus. Blues,Jazz,Standards. Score and parts. 16 pages. Brian Streckfus #762917. Published by Brian Streckfus (A0.1162547). ***This is the Concert Pitch Full Score Only*** (Good for conducting, anaylsis, non-transposing instruments, but it is bad for transposing instruments such as trumpet in Bb trying to read it.)I'm working on uploading the transposed seperate parts as a seperate sale.Key: C MajorPages: 16Arrangement for Jazz Big Band (Brass Quintet + Rhythm Section):1. Alto Sax2. Tenor Sax3. Baritone Sax4. Trumpet in Bb5. Tenor Trombone6. Guitar7. Piano8. Bass Guitar9. Drum SetI made this arrangement my own by mimicking train sounds even more often. There are a lot of composer indications. The harmonies are quite adventurous and the part writing well thought out. The intro could most likely be rhythmically free until the head (B section) of the tune.
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Take The "a" Train - Score Only
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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.
A single of the tune reached the Top 100 of the pop charts. Cuban percussionist Mongo Santamara 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. Santamara'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).
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 Santamara released the tune as a Latin pop single and it became a surprise hit, reaching No. 10 on the pop chart.[2] Santamara'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).
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 Santamara, 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.
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.
Hancock filled in for pianist Chick Corea in Mongo Santamara's band one weekend at a nightclub in The Bronx when Corea gave notice that he was leaving. Hancock played the tune for Santamara at friend Donald Byrd's urging. Santamara 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. Santamara later asked Hancock if he could record the tune. On December 17, 1962, Mongo Santamara 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. Santamara included the track on his album Watermelon Man (1962). Santamara's recording is sometimes considered the beginning of Latin boogaloo, a fusion of Afro-Cuban rhythms with those of R&B
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.
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-Benzl Pygmies (1966), by Simha Arom and Genevive Taurelle.
This version was often featured on The Weather Channel's Local on the 8s segments.
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.
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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