Edition: Jazz Big Band Arrangement

Description: Swing - Difficult

Publisher: Jazz at Lincoln Center

From the Jazz at Lincoln Center Library collection. This transcription is direct from the recordings of Duke Ellington, and they are not only authentic, they are perfect for your jazz ensemble. Features information about the original recording, rehearsal notes from Jon Faddis and Brent Wallarab, and performance suggestions from Wynton Marsalis. This is the first movement from Strayhorn's Shakespearean Suite. This is a medium swing. The transcription is from Ellington's 1957 recording. Instrumentation: 5/4/3/3 - no guitar.

Full Score
2 Alto Saxophones
2 Tenor Saxophones
Baritone Saxophone
4 Trumpets
3 Trombones
Piano
Bass
Drums