Edition: Jazz Big Band Arrangement

Publisher: Walrus Music Publishing

Upstate is a medium swinger featuring the bass, tenor sax and flute on the head in a lite 2 feel in the rhythm. The 2nd chorus is the brass in counterpoint in a 4 feel and then voiced out finishing as it started back into a 2 groove. The solo section starts in a 2 feel and drops into 4 as the backgrounds happen. A little Mancini effect for the last of the flute solo in the brass. The ensemble is kind of a call and answer then moving into tight harmony. The small group come in again at the end to finish it out. Again I’ve feature the bass in a lot of these. This was written for the great New York bassist Jay Anderson and amazing legendary  studio and touring bass man. And my buddy from Long Beach state.

Full Score
2 Alto Saxophones (Alto Sax 1 Doubles Flute)
2 Tenor Saxophones
Baritone Saxophone
4 Trumpets
4 Trombones
Piano
Bass
Drums

Trumpet 1: D6
Trombone 1: C5