Duke Ellington: Anspruchsvolle Noten

Warner Bros. Publications is proud to present this important new series, Jazz at Lincoln Center Library. Each selection was selected by the Center's musical director, Wynton Marsalis, for Essentially...

Warner Bros. Publications is proud to present this important new series, Jazz at Lincoln Center Library. Each selection was selected by the Center's musical director, Wynton Marsalis, for Essentially...

Jelly Roll Morton always claims that one of the essential elements from the very first days of jazz was the break. A break was when the regular rhythm was suspended, and one of the players had to step...

Warner Bros. Publications is proud to present this important series, Jazz at Lincoln Center Library. Each selection was selected by the Center's musical director, Wynton Marsalis. Each transcription i...

Warner Bros. Publications is proud to present this important series, Jazz at Lincoln Center Library. Each selection was selected by the Center's musical director, Wynton Marsalis. Each transcription i...

This chart was one of the staples in the Tonight Show Band book, and they performed this often. Tommy created a wonderful setting for this classic jazz standard. There is solo space for trumpet and te...

This great chart is recorded (1999) on the Azica CD 'Swingin' the Blues.' Holman grabs this simple Ellington tune and runs with it. The arrangement is yet another amazing example of Bill Holman's extr...

Nelson wrote an album for Johnny Hodges (Black, Brown and Beautiful, RCA) featuring the compositions of Duke Ellington and also some of his original things. This Ellington tune starts out with a rhyth...

Capable quartets will love this impressive arrangement of the great Duke Ellington classic. The easy swinging adaptation offers each player a turn at the melody and features a written soprano (or alto...

This stately, bluesy, mood piece from 'The Queen's Suite' is an exquisite composition that swings ever so slightly in its regal tone.

Jeep's Blues is one of many blues lines written by Ellington's star alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges. This one was for an Ellington small group recording under Hodges' name in the late 1930's. It's basi...

Includes five movements: 'Morning Mood,' 'Hall of the Mountain King,' 'Solvejg's Dance,' 'Ase's Death,' and 'Anitra's Dance.' Instrumentation is 5 saxes (clarinet doubles), 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, pi...

Includes five movements: 'Morning Mood,' 'Hall of the Mountain King,' 'Solvejg's Dance,' 'Ase's Death,' and 'Anitra's Dance.' Instrumentation is 5 saxes (clarinet doubles), 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, pi...

One of the most moving pieces in the repertoire, a beautiful and devastating alto feature.

A beautiful alto saxophone ballad, the tempo is around 72 BPM and the instrumentation is 5 saxes, 1 trumpet, 3 trombones, piano, bass, drums. Edited and adapted in exacting detail.

'Tattooed Bride' is Ellington's masterpiece from 1948 - a through-composed, 11-minute jazz symphony. Prominently featuring the clarinet, each of the four sections contrast in mood, tempo, and dynamics...

In a Mellow Tone wurde von Duke Ellington geschrieben und war ein Hit für seine und Count Basies Band. Die Basie-Chart wurde von Frank Foster vertont, und unsere Version ist eng an diese angelehnt. Es...

This Ellington favorite adapts beautifully to the small band format in the skilled hands of Michael Mossman. The classic tune is still there, but with a contemporary twist.

Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me wurde von Duke Ellington geschrieben und trug ursprünglich den Titel Concerto for Cootie. Es wurde von allen großen Sängern wie Ella und Sinatra gecovert. Diese Versio...

This Ellington favorite adapts beautifully to the small band format in the skilled hands of Michael Mossman. The classic tune is still there, but with a contemporary twist.

This Ellington favorite adapts beautifully to the small band format in the skilled hands of Michael Mossman. The classic tune is still there, but with a contemporary twist.

This Ellington favorite adapts beautifully to the small band format in the skilled hands of Michael Mossman. The classic tune is still there, but with a contemporary twist.

This Ellington favorite adapts beautifully to the small band format in the skilled hands of Michael Mossman. The classic tune is still there, but with a contemporary twist.

This Ellington favorite adapts beautifully to the small band format in the skilled hands of Michael Mossman. The classic tune is still there, but with a contemporary twist.