Edition: Jazz Big Band Arrangement

Description: Swing Groove - Difficult

Publisher: Jazz at Lincoln Center

Beginning with an extended rubato call-and-response between the trombones and saxes, this Ted Nash take on the traditional holiday hymn eventually finds its groove as a quasi-Latin feel. There is a sizable amount of counterpoint and cross-ensemble writing throughout that will require some attention in order for this chart to work to its best. Even during its softer parts, your performance should maintain a sense of probing urgency to it at all times. The extended solo section in the middle features trumpet.

 

Full Score
Woodwind 1: Alto Saxophone/Flute
Woodwind 2: Alto Saxophone/Soprano Sax
Woodwind 3: Tenor Saxophone
Woodwind 4: Tenor Saxophone
Woodwind 5: Baritone Saxophone/Bass Clarinet
4 Trumpets
3 Trombones
Guitar
Piano
Bass
Drums

Trumpet 1: D6