Edition: Jazz Big Band Arrangement

Description: Swing - Medium

Publisher: Baker's Jazz and More

Based on the chord changes of Duke Ellington's famous Don't Get Around Much Anymore, this chart offers a fresh take with a new bebop melody that winds through each section of the ensemble. Also included are a number of quotes from other Ellington standards. Look and listen carefully. How many can you find and name? Introduce your students to those tunes as well. Solos for trumpet, trombone, alto sax, and piano or guitar. Trumpet range is to written high C.

Full Score
2 Alto Saxophones
2 Tenor Saxophones
Baritone Saxophone
5 Trumpets (Trumpet 4 Optional)
4 Trombones (Trombone 4 Optional)
Bass Trombone
Guitar
Piano
Bass
Drums

Trumpet 1: C6