Give Me The Simple Life by The Count Basie Orchestra Big Band - Sheet Music

By Neal Hefti

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Give Me The Simple Life by The Count Basie Orchestra Big Band - Sheet Music

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Genres:

Swing Big Band

Publishers:

Lush Life

Series:

Music of Black Composers and Artists

Format:

Set of Parts Score and Parts

Item types:

Physical

Level:

Intermediate

Artist:

The Count Basie Orchestra

Arrangers:

Neal Hefti

Usages:

School and Community

Detailed Description

Big band - Medium

SKU: JL.LL-1381

By The Count Basie Orchestra. Arranged by Neal Hefti. Swing; Jazz. Score and parts. Published by Lush Life (JL.LL-1381).

Count Basie recorded this chart in 1959 on the Roulette label, featuring Frank Wess on flute. The song itself formed the basis of Hefti's "Flight Of The Foo Birds," though the changes are not identical. On the original Basie version alto 1 doubles flute, with all other saxes doubling clarinet. As not all bands have this doubling capability, the publisher has scored the reverse of the reed parts as a regular (AATTB) sax section. The only double then required is a short 4 measure passage for alto 1 on clarinet in the intro. This chart is a great swinger, and the brass ranges are quite moderate. The flute (alto) solo is improvised from the chords provided.

Ranges: Trumpets 1-4: D6, B5, G5, E5; Trombones 1-4: G4, D4, D4, F3.