Edition: Jazz Studio Orchestra Arrangement

Description: Ballad - Difficult

Publisher: Jazz Lines Publications

In January of 1967, Oliver Nelson wrote and conducted the music to one of his most ambitious albums, The Kennedy Dream for the Impulse label. The album received mixed reviews in the music press, but has subsequently grown in stature due to the quality of the music. Nelson himself had high regard for this album; he would tell colleagues that he wanted to write more ambitious music (he'd studied composition with Elliott Carter, and would study with George Tremblay in L.A.), and this was certainly a great opportunity for him. This eight movement composition and recording was one of the last projects Nelson completed before moving out to Los Angeles.

This complete publication has been prepared from the original scores and parts and has been thoroughly checked for note errors. In addition, dynamics and articulations have been included as-recorded.

Full Score
Woodwind 1: Clarinet/Flute/Piccolo
Woodwind 2: Clarinet/Flute
Woodwind 3: Clarinet/Flute
Woodwind 4: Bass Clarinet/Flute/Clarinet
Woodwind 5: Bass Clarinet
4 Trumpets
2 Horns in F
4 Trombones
Tuba
Guitar (Opt.)
Bass
Vibraphone
Timpani
Drum Set