The Great Escape

The Great Escape is a advanced level, uptempo swing chart first recorded by Woody Herman on his final Grammy nominated CD 'Woody's Gold Star'. The attention-getting introduction and unison opening theme lead to flexible, blues-based solo sections for tenor sax and trombone, including swinging backgrounds as well as high energy exchanges between the ensemble and trombone soloist. Things come to a climax with an exciting shout chorus, an ensemble recap, and a dynamic closing. A perfect concert, or jazz vehicle for some fun 'openblowing'. Difficult.