Basin Street Blues by Spencer Williams Brass Quintet - Digital Sheet Music
By Spencer Williams"Basin Street Blues" is a song often performed by Dixieland jazz bands, written by Spencer Williams in 1928 and recorded that year by Louis Armstrong. The verse with the lyric "Won't you come along with me / To the Mississippi..." was later added by Glenn Miller and Jack Teagarden.The Basin Street of the title refers to the main street of Storyville, the red-light district of early 20th-century New Orleans, north of the French Quarter. It became a red light district in 1897.Here's a laid back arrangement by the brilliant Erich Siebert, adapted for a brass quintet and percussion to be enjoyed by the players and the audience!
Details
Summary
- Ensembles:
- Brass Quintet
- Genres:
- Blues
- Composers:
- Spencer Williams
- Publishers:
- Peet du Toit
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Format:
- Score and Parts
- Item types:
- Digital
- Level:
- Early Intermediate
- Artist:
- Spencer Williams
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 21
Detailed Description
SKU: A0.1373862
Composed by Spencer Williams. Arranged by Peet du Toit. Blues. 21 pages. Peet du Toit #958336. Published by Peet du Toit (A0.1373862)."Basin Street Blues" is a song often performed by Dixieland jazz bands, written by Spencer Williams in 1928 and recorded that year by Louis Armstrong. The verse with the lyric "Won't you come along with me / To the Mississippi..." was later added by Glenn Miller and Jack Teagarden.
The Basin Street of the title refers to the main street of Storyville, the red-light district of early 20th-century New Orleans, north of the French Quarter. It became a red light district in 1897.
Here's a laid back arrangement by the brilliant Erich Siebert, adapted for a brass quintet and percussion to be enjoyed by the players and the audience!
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- Artists:
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- Ensemble:
- Brass Quintet
- Publisher:
- Peet du Toit