Composed & Arranged by: Oliver Lake
Dedicated to BC|Funk Groove
BIG BAND
piece in the form of a suite

Intro Section:4 different themes moving from theme to theme first theme is 32 bar form (aaba) funk groove oriented catchy humble melody, played by one sax and one trumpet , 8 bar bridge is full brass section last 8 duo continues melody with punctuations from trombones,to full ensemble backgrounds for soloist.

Section II:two bar drum break leads to angular swing lines played by woodwind and brass ,this leads to section 3 : improvisation of one sax & one trombone, w/ rhythm section this is a very open section harmonically, improvisation is based on sound color of previous section, this leads to full ensemble background, slow counterpoint section ( soloist continue) till fermatta and ensemble ends.....bass solo in medium tempo of ,bass solo leads to last section of piece , cued by conductor full ensemble line ,forte w/ back beat drums, this melody repeats getting louder and more intense , climaxing to unison cut -off of the full ensemble!
Outline: 8 bar intro 3/8-to- 4/4 catchy melody funk rhythm section groove, (alto/trumpet play melody)w /solos-swing section full ensemble group improvisation(open harmonically) no changes-slow 16 bar counterpoint line while improvisation continues-Bass solo-full ensemble line with backbeat on drums ,repeats and builds to FFF ending!

Price:$70.00 (score & parts)
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