Edition: Jazz Big Band Arrangement

Description: Swing - Medium

Publisher: Lush Life Music

Adapted from the 1956 recording, "El Manisero (The Peanut Vendor)" remains one of Stan Kenton's most enduring hits, and is a feature chart for lead trombone (who solos for the first minute of the chart), the trumpet section with their screaming dissonances and for the pianist. This arrangement is essentially the same as Kenton's "Peanut Vendor," but transposed down a major 3rd and with a shortened piano solo. To add more interest and to build the rhythm backing to the chart, rhythm indications have been written on all the brass parts (except trombone 1) from the opening of the chart, so bring some wood blocks, claves, cabasas and cuicas along. The trumpet lines are not hard, but they are fairly high, with 1 & 2 reaching high C and 3 reaching A. If you want to play the genuine Kenton version with the complete piano solo and have trumpets who can reach high D and E please order the "Peanut Vendor - LL-1205" chart. There are no sax doubles, and the 4th trombone is bass.

Full Score
2 Alto Saxophones
2 Tenor Saxophones
Baritone Saxophone
4 Trumpets
4 Trombones
Guitar
Piano
Bass
Drums

Trumpets 1-4: C6, C6, A5, G5
Trombones 1-4: G4, Bb3, Eb3, F2