Instrumentation |
Piano, Trombone, Trumpet, Bass guitar, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Drum set |
Description |
A simple, pleasant jazz ballad for big band. I have tried to keep this easy to play for all instruments, so it could be played by a big band of any ability. There is also scope to perform it if you are missing some parts because instruments double up much of the time.
Mutes for the brass instruments are optional, as are brushes for the drums. The contrast in the dynamics is really up to the band-leader to decide, particularly at the end when it could built up to a strong climax or it could equally stay relatively modest.
I hope you enjoy this piece. For comments or requests, please get in touch at michael.roberts@ucl.ac.uk
Thanks for listening!
(n.b. the recording is slightly out of date, but the differences are minimal) |