Name: Moton Stomp (arr. Marc Donatelle) by Bennie Moten and Thamon Hayes Brass Ensemble Digital Sheet Music
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Moton Stomp (arr. Marc Donatelle)
by Bennie Moten and Thamon Hayes Brass Quintet - Digital Sheet Music

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Benjamin (Bennie) Moten was an American jazz pianist and band leader born in 1893 and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. Moten organized an orchestra (Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra), active in the Midwest during the early 1920s, that was largely responsible for developing the big band sound.

In 1929, he recruited among others a young Count Basie. From this evolved the early stages of what became known as the "Basie sound," a few years before Basie recorded under his own name.

Moten Stomp was composed in 1927 by Bennie Moten and trombonist Thamon Hayes. Moten's arrangements featured extended solos from various musicians in the group.

True to his style, this arrangement features solos from all members of the brass quintet. Suggested solos are written out, but the chord changes are provided for improvisation. The original 1927 recording featured a banjo solo, which is recreated with harmon mutes in the trumpets and trombone, giving the wah-wah effect.

This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.