Name: Just Friends (arr. John Yao) by John Klenner Jazz Ensemble Digital Sheet Music
Brand: Yaotones Music
Price: 49.99 USD
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Just Friends (arr. John Yao)
by John Klenner Jazz Ensemble - Digital Sheet Music

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Product Details

Title Just Friends (arr. John Yao)

Artist John Klenner

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer Sam M. Lewis John Klenner

Arranger John Yao

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 43

Arrangement Jazz Ensemble

Publisher Yaotones Music

Level 3

Product ID 1734926

Genre Jazz Broadway Instructional Musical/Show

Performance Group Jazz Ensemble

Product Description

This contemporary twist on the jazz standard Just Friends transforms the familiar melody with a lush and colorful reharmonization, setting the stage for a deeply expressive tenor saxophone ballad feature. The arrangement unfolds with a sense of weightlessness, as the melody floats, lifts, and soars over a rich harmonic landscape before settling into a smooth straight-8th groove. The soloist is given space to explore over an extended vamp, building intensity before the full ensemble joins for a sweeping, dramatic push toward a climactic peak. Finally, the energy gently subsides, bringing the piece to a delicate and reflective close.

Ranges (written)
Trumpet Range D6
Trombone Range A4

Grade 4

The YT Link track is performed by John Yao & His 17-piece Instrument featuring Rich Perry (Tenor Sax) live at Birdland New York, NY.

To view other arrangements by John Yao, please visit Sheet Music Plus, Sheet Music Direct, or Ejazzlines.

For more info or questions, please visit www.johnyao.com or email me at john@johnyao.com. Follow me on Instagram, Facebook and subscribe to my You Tube Channel.

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