Such Sweet Thunder Music
Copenhagen
$ 75.00
Copenhagen--arranged by Don Redman, recorded by Fletcher Henderson; transcribed by David Berger
3 reeds (AAT, all doubling on clarinet), 3 trumpets, 1 trombone, banjo, piano, tuba, drums.
Don Redman was the father of the big band. This 1924 chart that featured Louis Armstrong on trumpet, establishes the sectional writing pitting reeds vs. brass that would permeate the Swing Era.
Style: 1920s swing
Solos: Trumpet, Trombone, Clarinet
Grade: 4
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