Blue Midnight Jazz Ensemble - Sheet Music

Anonymous

Blue Midnight for year 7 - 9 Big Band

This is a fantastic ballad for a young band who don't yet have the emotional capacity for a serious Jazz Ballad, but can relate to the Rock feel (think 13 year old drummers who can't use brushes well enough but have a strong time feel). The arrangement gives players the opportunity to get invested as all parts have moments of feeling epic and I particularly appreciated that the trombone parts had some melody and was not only playable but enjoyable for young students. The soloist can excel without having advanced technique and the demo recording was extremely helpful. A vibes part and aux percussion would be welcome as I had to write my own and possibly some additional parts for young non traditional ensembles (e.g. opt. French horn etc.) would be great.My band love funk and rock charts and usually complain about a ballad, but they really love this chart and feel a great sense of achievement performing it. Thank you