Salute to the Duke: Concert Band: Score & Parts

The master of jazz arranging Sammy Nestico pays tribute to America's most notable art form with this montage for concert band. Four distinct styles in the history of American jazz are represented with Dizzy Gillespie's Nightin Tunisia W. C. Handy's St. Louis Blues Duke Ellington's It Don't Mean a Thing and Weather Report's Birdland. Treat your players to some of the greatest music of the jazz era.

This is a little salute to the wonderful music of Duke Ellington taking Mood Indigo as its model. Something Borrowed Something Blue will allow the young band to approach this masterpiece?s laid-back style using chords and harmonies that they may be hearing for the first time. The flexible instrumentation of this work makes it ideal for bands without the full quota of players. Bring the world of jazz to life with this smooth classic.

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. Liberate your band with the sounds of 1940’s swing! James L. Hosay has combined the styles of WWII era big-band legends Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington with the unmistakable sounds of Glen Miller to create a swingin’ swayin’ piece you are sure to love. Salute the veterans of WWII with this rip-roaring throwback to the 1940s. / Niveau : 2.5 / Musique légère originale / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Liberate your band with the sounds of 1940’s swing! James L. Hosay has combined the styles of WWII era big-band legends Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington with the unmistakable sounds of Glen Miller to create a swingin’ swayin’ piece you are sure to love. Salute the veterans of WWII with this rip-roaring throwback to the 1940s.