Edition: Jazz Big Band Arrangement with Vocal

Description: Rock - Easy

Publisher: Lush Life Music

This arrangement of "Jailhouse Rock" is easy, yet very effective in performance, and being such a well known song, will have the dancers taking to the floor straight away. The chart opens in Elvis style for the first two choruses, followed by a Tenor break and solo. The vocal returns for the third chorus, followed by another Tenor solo. Finally, two more vocal choruses in 12 bar blues, with the band backings building to a rousing ending. We have written out the suggested Tenor solos, though your player can improvise from the chords if preferred. Brass ranges are easy, with lead Trumpet to a Ab5, and lead Trombone to G4, and the vocal key is Eb throughout, making the chart singable by most male or female voices. 2 minutes 45 secs; Rock / Shuffle @ 160 b.p.m.

Ranges:

Trumpets 1-4: Ab5, F5, D5, C5

Trombones 1-4: G4, D4, C4, C4

Vocal key: Eb

Vocal Bb3 - Gb4 (5 steps, as sung)

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

Vocal key: Eb
Vocal: Bb3-Gb4 (5 steps as sung)
Trumpets 1-4: Ab5, F5, D5, C5
Trombones 1-4: G4, D4, C4, C4