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DIMINUENDO AND CRESCENDO IN BLUE (1956 LIVE AT NEWPORT VERSION)

As Recorded by the Duke Ellington Orchestra
Arranged by Duke Ellington, Transcribed by Christopher Crenshaw
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Cat #: JLC-5111

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Edition: Jazz Big Band Arrangement

Description: Swing - Difficult

Publisher: Jazz at Lincoln Center

On July 7, 1956, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra made jazz history at the Newport Jazz Festival playing a 19-year-old piece of Ellington's entitled Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue. The band was so hot and swinging that the audience caught the spirit and achieved the same kind of frenzy that bands experienced during the height of the swing era. Nearly 50 years have gone by since that Newport performance, and the recording of that event is still the second bestselling jazz recording of all time. If ever there was a case for playing classic jazz repertoire, this is it. Part of the 2026 Essentially Ellington Competition.

Full Score
2 Alto Saxophones (Alto Sax 1 Doubles Clarinet)
2 Tenor Saxophones (Tenor Sax 1 Doubles Clarinet)
Baritone Saxophone (Doubles Clarinet)
4 Trumpets
3 Trombones
Guitar (Optional)
Piano
Bass
Drum Set
Trumpet 1: D6
All Trombones: Bb4

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