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As Recorded by the Duke Ellington Orchestra

Arranged by Duke Ellington, Transcribed by

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Edition: Jazz Big Band Arrangement

Description: Swing - Difficult

Publisher: Jazz at Lincoln Center

This is one of Duke Ellington's classic barn burners: up-tempo, virtuosic, and exciting! It's essential that the rhythm section does not clutter the feeling up with too much activity; just swing and keep the momentum going forward. Too many complex fills, especially when attempted by more than one rhythm section player at the same time, can bog down the swing and take away the lightness that Ellington’s band was so great at playing. Recorded in 1966 live in France. Part of the 2024-25 Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Program.

Full Score
2 Alto Saxophones
2 Tenor Saxophones
Baritone Saxophone
4 Trumpets
3 Trombones
Piano
Bass
Drum Set

Trumpet 1: D6
Trombone 1: D5

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