Such Sweet Thunder Music
The New Birmingham Breakdown
$ 75.00
Duke Ellington
Transcribed by David Berger
Ellington transformed his 1927 pre-swing masterpiece into a quintessential Swing Era flag-waver ten years later. Lead trumpet goes up to a D. The most difficult part of this arrangement is the written stride piano solo.
Grade 5.
Fast Swing.
Solos: alto sax, piano, trumpet, bari sax, clarinet.
Reed 1 alto sax, clarinet
Reed 2 alto sax, clarinet
Reed 3 tenor sax, clarinet
Reed 4 bari sax, clarinet
3 Trumpets
3 Trombones
Guitar
Piano
Bass
Drums