Composer

Gerhard Guter

Arranger

Guillermo Castillo

Category

Big Band

Level

Medium

Style

Mambo

Ranges

Duration

3:10

Description

Arranged in the mambo style for Cal State Long Beach Pacific Standard Time’s 2025 tour of Cuba, this arrangement of “Tres Lindas Cubanas” includes fully notated parts for your rhythm section. The saxophone part is optional and can be played on either soprano, alto, or tenor sax. An exciting arrangement, with a variety of vocal textures and plenty of work for the rhythm section, the chart really builds in energy and intensity as the horn-style vocals cut through the montuno, tumbao and exciting drum fills. This leads to a solo for your star tenor vocalist (example pitches and rhythms are provided), followed by the concluding ensemble statements.