Transcribed from the original (Dave Rose) arrangement written for the Ted Heath band, East of the Sun is a rich, lush ballad, full of sectional interplay, innovative harmonic structure and a fine bridge that modulates to the last chorus. The chart's structure is intro, Trombone half chorus, band half chorus, Trumpet solo half chorus, bridge,then emsemble chorus to close. The written Trumpet solo is taken on the second chair and there are no sax doubles.
