Edition: Jazz Big Band Arrangement with Female Vocal

Description: Swing - Advanced

Publisher: Lush Life Music

Wow. This is a tough, storming swing chart from the talented Linda Eder, and is not just for Christmas. The arrangement is a two-tune medley of "Here Comes Santa Claus" and "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," and swings for all of its five minutes. The opening is memorable, there is a solo spot for lead Alto, a surprise change of feel in the middle taken from "Sing Sing Sing" and "Oh Tannenbaum" which leads into the second half of the medley. This is a huge chart and not for the faint hearted. If your band can pull it off it will be a showstopper. Both Altos double Flutes, both Tenors double Clarinets and the Baritone doubles Bass Clarinet, though we have also cued this passage with notes for the Bari in case a Bass Clarinet is unavailable. This transcription has been a labour of love for Alan Glasscock and he has done it with aplomb.

Swing @ 170 b.p.m.

Full Score
Vocal
2 Alto Saxophones (double on flute)
2 Tenor Saxophones (double on clarinet)
Baritone Saxophone (doubles on bass clarinet)
4 Trumpets
4 Trombones
Guitar
Piano
Bass
Drums

Vocal key: Db/Bb/C
Vocal: Ab3-E5
Trumpets 1-4: G6, C6, A5, G5
Trombones 1-4: Bb4, Ab4, Eb4, C4