Cecilia Is Love
by Frank Foster
Big Band - Sheet Music

Big band - Medium to difficult

SKU: WA.51205

Arranged by Frank Foster. Score and parts. Published by Walrus Music Publishing (WA.51205).

Starts with a slow ballad-like intro, this piece breaks into a medium, somewhat Latin-esque groove, and after an eight-measure introductory build-up the pretty melody (as lovely as Cecilia herself) is stated by unison saxes. Flugelhorns come in at the bridge, and later the flugelhorn soloist resumes the melody over saxophones in five-part harmony full of bright major tonalities and colorful sus-chords (there isn't a pure dominant seventh anywhere in the piece). After the end of the extended opening chorus the flugelhorn soloist shows his or her improvisational prowess on a challenging set of solo chord changes (truth only; absolutely no lying or fluffing over tolereated!). The vamp or montuno segment comes at the tail end of the piece; then the soloist may coast awhile. But then whoever's winging it has to build up to a climax with ensemble, which may require standing on both feet and taking a deep breath or two. Optional bari sax solo. The chart goes out all the way keeping the Latin groove. A nice little harmonically changing tag finishes it off, interupted by a brusquely impolite "sudden death" ending (watch it, soloist!).