Lullaby of Birdland
for Flugel Horn and Brass Band
Brass Band - Sheet Music

Brass Band and Flugelhorn Solo - Grade 3

SKU: BT.2034-15-030-M

For Flugel Horn and Brass Band. Arranged by Gilbert Tinner. Brassband. Jazz. Set (Score & Parts). Composed 2015. Mitropa Music #2034-15-030 M. Published by Mitropa Music (BT.2034-15-030-M).

Ive been arguably credited with having written some 300 songs, 299 of which enjoyed a rather bumpy ride from relative obscurity to total oblivion. Heres the other one. These are the words of the great Jazz pianist and composer George Shearing about his hit of the century Lullaby of Birdland. The list of famous artists who performed this Jazz standard runs from From Ella Fitzgerald to Amy Winehouse. Gilbert Tinner wrote this arrangement for Brass Band preserving the distinctive George Shearing Sound.

Vele artiesten hebben deze hit van componist George Shearing inmiddels vertolkt. Van Ella Fitzgerald tot Amy Winehouse, iedereen gaf er weer een eigen draai aan. Gilbert Tinner schreef dit arrangement voor brassband met het behoud van de kenmerkende ‘George Shearing Sound’.

Der große Komponist und Jazzpianist George Shearing selbst sagte einmal in Bezug auf Lullaby of Birdland, er habe 300 Songs geschrieben, wovon 299 in Vergessenheit geraten seien. Lullaby of Birdland ist auch einer der meist gecoverten Jazzstandards aller Zeiten - von Ella Fitzgerald bis Amy Winehouse habe ihn viele große Interpreten sich zu eigen gemacht. Gilbert Tinner schuf dieses authentische Arrangement für Brass Band, das den distinktiven George-Shearing-Sound bewahrt hat.

« A peu près 300 chansons m’ont été attribuées, dont 299 ont eu un passage mouvementé de l’obscurité relative l’oubli total. » Voici ce qu’a dit le grand pianiste et compositeur jazz George Shearing en parlant de son succès énorme Lullaby of Birdland. La liste des artistes célèbres ayant chanté cette chanson de norme du jazz va d’Ella Fitzgerald Amy Winehouse. Gilbert Tinner a réussi garder le son caractéristique de George Shearing dans cet arrangement pour brass band.

“Mi sono state attribuite circa 300 canzoni, 299 delle quali hanno attraversato momenti difficili, da una relativa oscurit all’oblio totale. Vi presento l’altra. Queste sono le parole del grande pianista jazz e compositore George Shearing relativamente al suo successo del secolo Lullaby of Birdland. L’elenco degli artisti famosi che hanno interpretato questo standard del jazz va da Ella Fitzgerald a Amy Winehouse. Gilbert Tinner ha scritto questo arrangiamento per banda di ottoni conservando il suono peculiare di Shearing.