Alright, here are some of the charts that are under heavy consideration for the next set. Remember, a set has to have balance. There is solid reasoning as to why "In the Stone" is the opener for the current set and "Malaguena" is the closer. Why the ballad, "Ride the Wind," is the penultimate chart - ballads are typically placed there. We can mess with the set order a bit, but there should be an introductory, almost pop-like piece as an opener, and the "blow your face off" stuff should be kept in reserve for the finale. So, look at the titles below and comment on this post or on the Facebook Wall for the group as to more ideas if you want to add something, and we'll probably start ordering new charts very soon so we're not just handing out something in May to learn by July. But at any rate, here's what's being discussed as possibilities for the summer:
"Sing, Sing, Sing (Parts I and II)"
This would probably comprise in a metaphorical five-piece set the first two charts. I really can't stress enough about the tragedy that part II is never played in favor of just doing one part (part I) because it's more popular. Since when has music become a popularity contest? ::Ellen DeGeneres sticks her head in here to listen:: If we want to do "Sing, Sing, Sing," we must insist on both parts. And Part II has awesome written solo work for tenor and trumpet, not to mention clarinet and drum solos continuing. Not to mention the fact that both parts were conceived as one entire chart, and the only reason they were broken up is because the first records had to be flipped over to side B in order to get to the second part.
Link to recording: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtB6dijjWl8
"Malaga" by Bill Holman, as played by Stan Kenton Orch.
Link to recording: http://www.tuxjunction.net/jb32.htm (scroll down to bottom of the page to find the full 1972 recording of Malaga)
"Samba Siete" by Hank Levy
Link to recording: http://www.sierramusicstore.com/Samba_Siete_p/smp-645.htm
(click "listen to sample mp3")
"Abstrakte Bilde" by Fred Sturm
Link to recording: fan the Facebook page (look to the Facebook group for instructions)
"Intersecting Lines" by Les Hooper
Link to recording: http://www.marinamusic.com/detail.tpl?sku=A2519&show=res&cart=1268278477773818&keyword=intersecting%20lines&where=title&where1=comparr&where2=desc1&andor=wo&
"Prodigal Son Revisited" by Wayne Horvitz
Link to recording: http://www.marinamusic.com/detail.tpl?sku=W0003&show=res&cart=1268278477773818&keyword=prodigal%20son%20revisited&where=title&where1=comparr&where2=desc1&andor=wo&
"Follow Me" by Pat Metheny/Lyle Mays, arr. Bob Curnow
Link to recording: http://www.marinamusic.com/detail.tpl?sku=A0136&category=Metheny%2C%20Pat&type=Jazz%20Ensemble%20%28Big%20Band%29&nav=F&cart=1268278477773818&
"Satin Doll"
"Artemis and Apollo" by Johnny Richards, trans. Bob Curnow
"Georgia On My Mind" as sung by Ella Fitzgerald, and yes, if you don't already know it, we do have a pro. vocalist in the group...
"Send in the Clowns" by Sondheim as arr. for Stan Kenton Orch. by Maynard Ferguson
"Fly Me to the Moon" as played by Doc Severinson
"Funky Cha Cha" by Arturo Sandoval
"Ebony Concerto" by Igor Stravinsky
I'll be updating this post with links to recordings that can be found online. Please go through these carefully and really think about what you like
we should split this into sections and list out openers and closers
ReplyDeleteYup, absolutlely. Probable openers include Sing, Sing, Sing and Follow Me, and closers include "Prodigal Son Revisited" and "Funky Cha Cha." "Georgia on My Mind" would be an encore piece.
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