Composer
Arranger
Ed Palermo
Category
Big Band
Level
Medium Advanced
Style
Medium soft-shoe swing
Ranges
Trumpet: C6, Trombone: Bb4
Duration
7:01
Description
“The One With The Balloon” was written for my wife Susan, after a picture of her as a young child excitedly holding a balloon. It is intended to evoke images of Fred Astaire gracefully dancing a soft shoe. It features a trombone solo (written into the lead bone book).
Instrumentation
Standard Big Band (5/4/4/4)
Additional Info
Alto 1/Clarinet
Alto 2/Flute/Piccolo
Tenor 1/Clarinet
Tenor 2/Flute/Oboe
Bari Sax/Eb Clarinet
Synth sounds-Accordion, Timpani, Glockenspiel