Here We Come a Caroling
Big Band - Sheet Music

Small big band - Level: medium

SKU: WA.60399

Arranged by Gerhard Guter. Little Big Band Charts. Score and parts. Published by Walrus Music Publishing (WA.60399).

A highly accessible chart perfect in Latin styling, this arrangement will introduce your holiday audience to the Brazilian choro and partido alto styles; along with some rousing swing! Beginning with a partido alto figure, the arrangement builds its way into the classic holiday melody in the choro style. The unison horn treatment is set atop a classic jazz chord progression, culminating in a drum solo as a send-off to a swinging soli featuring references to the melody, tasty counterlines, and more favorite chord changes. A return to the melody played in a new key in the choro style brings more of the holiday joy. Drum grooves have been notated and cup and harmon muted passages add to the color. While the arrangement calls for electric bass, an acoustic bass could be used instead. "Here We Come a-Caroling" weighs in at just about three minutes -- a great stocking stuffer for your holiday concert! A/T/B/2 Trpt/1 Bone/P/B/D/G. Medium.