Keepin' It Mellow

One night I had a dream that I was at a fancy New York cocktail party and in walks my buddy baritone saxophonist Joe Temperley. I ask him what he is doing there, and he says that he was hired to sing. This is news to me, since to my knowledge, Joe was not a singer. At that moment, he turns to the crowd and says, “Quiet everybody. I’m going to sing a song by Noel Coward.” You could hear a pin drop, at which point he mesmerizes the crowd with his acapella performance. When I woke up, I wrote down the music that he sang and gave it to Paul to write appropriate lyrics.

Reed 1: alto

Reed 2: alto

Reed 3: tenor

Reed 4: tenor

Reed 5: bari

4 trumpets

3 trombones

Vocal

Piano

Bass

Drums

Style: Medium Swing

Solos: Vocal, No Instrumental Solos

Grade: 2

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