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Instrumentation
Solos
Chord changes for
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Jazz Scales sheet.
Jazz Licks sheet.
Trombone 1
Trombone 2 (optional)
Trombone 3 (optional)
Guitar (optional)
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Alto Sax 2
Tenor Sax 1
Tenor Sax 2 (optional)
Baritone Sax (optional)
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Trumpet 3 (optional)
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Director Notes
We Three Kings is a jazz waltz arrangement of the traditional Christmas carol.
A good recording for student listening would be the Buddy Rich Big Band's
version of Norwegian Wood or John Coltrane's My Favorite Things. The
Groove Practice excercise should be copied for all band members and
practiced as a warm-up to establish the "three"' feel.
ENSEMBLE: This chart has both a D.S. () and Coda (). There are a
number of unison phrases in the chart; playing the written articulation
accurately will help bring these parts out. Emphasize the dynamics,
crescendos and diminuendos for maximum effect. The final chord is played
fp and is a nice effect if sustained at a low volume with no dynamic swells.
RHYTHM SECTION: If you have a bass player, the pianist should ignore the
bass part, play the right hand chords in the left hand and double them in the
right hand an octave higher. The guitar part includes chord diagrams that
emphasize voicings higher up on the fretboard with fewer strings, a sound that
cuts through a big band better than the power chords rock guitarists play.
SOLOS: The solo section is a letter and chord changes are included in
all parts. The big fall-off chord is played only the first time through the solo
section, although you may also choose to cue it at the start of each solo.
The background figures should be cued when desired for each soloist.
For the solo section at , the piano and bass parts are not written out. The
rhythm section should work toward learning the notes of each chord so they
can play them without reading the written notes. The solo section is a good
place to encourage the rhythm section to experiment a little with different
rhythmic ideas or bass lines not written on the page.
Only one scale is needed for the soloists, D minor. Copy the Jazz Scales
and Jazz Licks for each soloist. Using the Jazz Licks, you can assign one or
two licks to each soloist for them to try to work into their solo.
You may make a duplicate copy of this music for backup purposes, but only for the original band or school for which it was purchased. Distributing copies
of this music to parties other than the purchaser denies compensation to the artist(s) and discourages the development of more music.
Copyright 2006 James Kass
music@jameskass.com
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