Name: On The Bus by Brad Esbensen Jazz Ensemble Digital Sheet Music
Brand: Brad Esbensen Music Services
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On The Bus
by Brad Esbensen Jazz Ensemble - Digital Sheet Music

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Product Details

Title On The Bus

Artist Brad Esbensen

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Arranger Brad Esbensen

Composer Brad Esbensen

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 95

Arrangement Jazz Ensemble

Publisher Brad Esbensen Music Services

Level 4

Product ID 870850

Genre Jazz

Performance Group Jazz Ensemble

Product Description

ON THE BUS is an original composition for big band and featured as a set piece for the 2001 Australian Academy Festival of Music Jiants of Jazz Ensemble division. This is one of the first pieces I composed and arranged for big band and is based on the chord changes of Charlie Parker's "Yardbird Suite". I composed the tune in the late 1980's when, as a student, I was listening to a lot of Bird and Miles and spending a lot of time catching buses! The original arrangement was done for the Queensland Youth Big Band and has been somewhat revised for this version.

The head features an Alto Sax 1/Trumpet 2 soli supported with some rhythmic and melodic stabs from the ensemble. Space is provided in the chart for solos from Alto Sax1, Trumpet 2 and Piano. The chorus beginning at measure 75 features a brass section unison soli passage, composed of some of my favourite Bird and Miles licks. This provides a challenge for the brass players to keep this section tight and swinging. Fully notated rhythm section parts have been included to assist less experienced players.

I hope you enjoy performing this chart!

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