Salute To American Jazz

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.

Considéré comme un des plus grands arrangeurs de jazz du XXe siècle Sammy Nestico (1924) vous propose un voyage à travers l?histoire du jazz américain par l?intermédiaire de musiciens légendaires tels que Dizzy Gillespie (Night in Tunisia) W. C. Handy (St. Louis Blues) et Duke Ellington (It Don?t Mean a Thing Weather Report?s Birdland). Une œuvre efficace à consommer sans modération.

Medley Discovery Level 2-Here is a short 3-minute medley containing three ragtime songs by the great American songwriter Irving Berlin celebrating the music and dance craze at the beginning of the 20th century and which ultimately led to the development of jazz and rock and roll. Your singers will love to recreate the music of a bygone era in this nostalgic salute. Includes: Alexander's Ragtime Band I Love a Piano and Ragtime Violin. Available separately: 3-Part Mixed 2-Part ShowTrax CD. Duration: ca. 3:15.