Edition: Jazz Big Band Arrangement

Description: Ballad - Medium Difficult

Publisher: Walrus Music Publishing

This arrangement of Bach's Passacaglia in C Minor was written by Aaron Lington for a special concert with the Monterey Next Generation Jazz Orchestra and tenor soloist, Joe Lovano. The arrangement was commissioned by The Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival and the Carmel Bach Festival. Bachs ground bass was used as the primary motive for this arrangement and one of the melodic variations from the original organ work is re-harmonized and set in a modern jazz context for the tenor soloist. Moving the traditional meter of the passacaglia from three into four and setting the melody into a Kenton-ballad style allows the tenor soloist to really stretch on some beautiful changes backed by lush chords and countermelodies. The piece is written in such a way that your first tenor sax player can leave out the tenor 1 part and play the solo part with no negative impact on the arrangement. Bari doubles on an optional, brief bass clarinet part. Top note for lead trumpet is a written high D, and the top note for lead trombone is a written high Bb.Bari doubles on bass clarinet. Tenor sax solo. 5 trumpets and 5 trombones/5/G/P/B/D.

Full Score
2 Alto Saxophones
3 Tenor Saxophones
Baritone Saxophone (doubles on bass clarinet)
5 Trumpets
5 Trombones
Guitar
Piano
Bass
Drums

Trumpet 1: D6
Trombone 1: Bb4