Composer
Arranger
Category
Big Band
Level
Advanced
Style
Cool, medium Swing
Ranges
Duration
11:22
Description
As recorded by Mats Holmquist Big Bad Band (Caprice Records 2003).
A great, slightly lesser known, composition by Chick from the Friends album. This arrangement by Holmquist contains what is likely to be two of the most advanced and interesting solis ever written. One is for trombones and the other is a woodwind soli (2 fl, 2 cl, b-cl). Solos for bass and piano and a shorter trumpet solo building up to the ending. Dense, interesting voicings and an original ending. If you want to challenge your band, this is the chart!
"However it is Holmquist's inventive arrangements, which are a logical extension of Corea's original performances, that are the real stars. Recommended.”
****1/2 Scott Yanow, Allmusic.com
….”For those who appreciate Chick Corea and admire superlative big bands, it doesn’t get much better than this."
Jack Bowers, AllAboutJazz
”Mats Holmquist is one of the jazz world’s finest composers and arrangers."
Ric Bang, JazzScan
Instrumentation
Standard Big Band (5/5/4/4)
Additional Info
Flute 1, Flute 2, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Bass Clarinet, Bucket Mutes in brass