Swanee River

£37.95

This chart has been transcribed from Time Life's "The Swing Era" 1940-1941, disc two, track 12, with Billy May conducting the studio orchestra. The version is a reflection of Tommy Dorsey's original arrangement as scored by Sy Oliver which was released on RCA Victor 27233 as the B-side to Star Dust. We have written our version for a full 5444 big band. Trombone 2 takes the original Dorsey solo line and the ad-lib Trumpet solo is taken by the second chair. The little fill-in sax solos in the shout chorus are taken by Tenor 1 and the Piano solo is played ad-lib from the melody cue and chords.. This is a fairly straightforward chart, with moderate brass ranges and plenty of dynamic contrast. There are no sax doubles.

Part Number
LLM1415
Style
Swing
Tempo
120
Arranged by
Billy May
Transcribed by
Myles Collins
Performer
Billy May
Duration
2 mins 55 secs
Trumpets 1-4
C6, A5, G5, G5
Trombones 1-4
Bb4, Bb4, F4, Db4
Grade
Easy / Medium

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