Description

Helping to pioneer the Afro-Cuban style of the ’40s, Dizzy Gillepsie’s signature composition has been recorded by countless jazz artists over the years and has become a true jazz standard. Skillfully arranged here as a saxophone section feature with concert band, this sizzling arrangement alternates between Latin and swing styles like the original. A wonderful change of pace. Instrumentation conductor 1x piccolo 8x flute 2x oboe 2x bassoon 4x Bb clarinet 1 4x Bb clarinet 2 4x Bb clarinet 3 1x Eb alto clarinet 2x Bb bass clarinet 2x Eb alto saxophone 1 2x Eb alto saxophone 2 2x Bb tenor saxophone 1x Eb baritone saxophone 3x Bb trumpet 1 3x Bb trumpet 2 3x Bb trumpet 3 2x horn in F 1 2x horn in F 2 3x trombone 1 3x trombone 2 2x baritone B.C 2x baritone T.C 4x tuba 1x string bass 2x percussion 1 2x percussion 2 4x mallet percussion 1x timpani