Take the Wheel
by James Miley
Big Band - Sheet Music

Big band - Medium to difficult

SKU: WA.51617

Composed by James Miley. Score and parts. Published by Walrus Music Publishing (WA.51617).

Commissioned by Curtis Gaesser and the Folsom High School Jazz Ensemble, this composition is an extended concert piece with several substantial ensemble passages, an abundance of contrapuntal writing in the horns and plenty solo space for guitar/piano, tenor/trumpet, trombone and drums. Beginning with an atmospheric ostinato in the bass and sparse horn writing reminiscent of Wayne Shorter's sextet recordings from the mid-1960s, this ten minute work takes all kinds of twists and turns before the final bar, including a quote from Johnny Cash and one of the weirder, wilder big band 'shout' sections on public record ( Like I've always said: Who needs eight bar phrases when you can just as easily get there in seven?). If you like hanging with the McNeely/Schneider/Mendoza crowd, you'll be perfectly at home with this one. Requires an advanced rhythm section and advanced soloists all around. Alto II doubles flute, Bari Sax doubles bass clarinet (altenate parts provided for no doubles). 5,4,4,G,P,B,D,trumpet D6 ( two octaves + whole step above middle C).