The Swingin' Shepherd Blues Saxophone - Digital Sheet Music
“Swingin’ Shepherd Blues” is a jazz tune by Canadian flutist and composer Moe Koffman. It was originally written as “Blues a la Canadiana,” then renamed before Koffman recorded it in 1957; the single became an international hit and peaked at No. 23 on Billboard in 1958.The song’s longevity comes from how adaptable it is: it has appeared in straight-ahead jazz, big-band arrangements, vocal versions with lyrics, and even later reinterpretations across different instruments. Its millionth-performance BMI recognition also shows how widely it has circulated in jazz and pop culture.Here is a saxophone solo arrangement of this swingin’ tune.Click here for more of my saxophone solo arrangements
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- Format:
- Part
- Item types:
- Digital
- Level:
- Early Intermediate
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 1
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SKU: A0.1943520
Composed by Kenny Jacobson; Moe Koffman; Rhoda Roberts. Arranged by P. R. Frederick. This edition: pdf. Blues, Jazz, Pop, Swing. Individual part. 1 pages. P. R. Frederick #1499796. Published by P. R. Frederick (A0.1943520).“Swingin’ Shepherd Blues” is a jazz tune by Canadian flutist and composer Moe Koffman. It was originally written as “Blues a la Canadiana,” then renamed before Koffman recorded it in 1957; the single became an international hit and peaked at No. 23 on Billboard in 1958.
The song’s longevity comes from how adaptable it is: it has appeared in straight-ahead jazz, big-band arrangements, vocal versions with lyrics, and even later reinterpretations across different instruments. Its millionth-performance BMI recognition also shows how widely it has circulated in jazz and pop culture.
Here is a saxophone solo arrangement of this swingin’ tune.
Click here for more of my saxophone solo arrangements
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