Name: Jamaica Farewell (arr. Will Corbin) by Harry Belafonte Brass Ensemble Digital Sheet Music
Brand: Will Corbin
Price: 14.99 USD
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Jamaica Farewell (arr. Will Corbin)
by Harry Belafonte Brass Quintet - Digital Sheet Music

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Product Details

Title Jamaica Farewell (arr. Will Corbin)

Artist Harry Belafonte

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer Irving Burgie

Arranger Will Corbin

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 22

Arrangement Brass Ensemble

Publisher Will Corbin

Level 2

Product ID 1637194

Genre Pop

Instruments French Horn Trombone Trumpet Tuba

Performance Group Brass Quintet

Product Description

Irving Burgie (AKA Lord Burgess) assembled this tune from bits and pieces of Caribbean folk music. Athough he was born in Brooklyn, his mother was from Barbados, and he took that island heritage seriously, becoming a great composer of Caribbean music. He composed eight of the 11 songs on Harry Belafonte's 1956 album "Calypso," on which this song appeared. He ended up writing a total of 34 songs for Belafonte.
It has been covered by a host of other artists, including Jimmy Buffett, Sam Cooke and Carly Simon. The Kingston Trio took their name from the mention of Kingston, Jamaica in the song's lyric ("I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town.")
If you need alternative instrumentation, I'm happy to help. Contact me at wilcor@aol.com.
You'll find the video score on YouTube at the link below.

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