#358 Bus

This is a light-hearted, hard-swinging tribute to a couple of my favorite tunes. The A section fits a new, original, chromatic melody on to 'A Train' changes. The bridge introduces a contrasting riff-based motive over the first five chords of 'Giant Steps' (only one chord per bar,though...don't wanna get too nuts). It flies! IIt is not beyond a good high school band, however. After one melody chorus, there is open space for solos (changes are in all parts). The final solo (trumpet) comes with 2 choruses of backgrounds. Lots of inventive and fun quoting here is meant to suggest a great head arrangement. The trumpet solo leads into 4-bar trades with the drums. After an organic shout chorus it heads home. This tune is not that hard, uses no doublings, and has reasonable brass ranges (lead trumpet has a couple of brief 'D's', well-prepared). It would be a great festival chart (every section gets a workout and flexible solos) or concert closer. Lead trumpet Eb. Optional vibes and guitar. Medium difficult.