Solo Instrument: Trombone

INSTRUMENTATION
STYLE
DIFFICULTY
VOCALS
PERFORMER
    • Solos
    • Alto
    • Trombone
    • Drums

    Vestigiophony

    as performed by Rocco and the Stompers
    $65
    Vestigiophony is a winding dance tempo swing tune that is loosely based on Wayne Shorter's composition Footprints, if that tune was written and arranged by Duke Ellington for Johnny Hodges' seven piece band. Horns are often concerted in 4-part voicings, all building to solos, then to a shout chorus with drum solo fills.
    Instrumentation Ellington 7-Piece
    Style Swing Era
    Level 4
    TEMPO quarter note = 160
    Trumpet
    Range
    F6
    • Solos
    • Alto
    • Bari
    • Trumpet
    • Trombone
    • Bass
    • Piano

    Who Struck John?

    as performed by Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra
    $60
    Also known as "Non-Violent Integration", Who Struck John? is a very simple but very cool head tune. This arrangement is unusual in its use of rock/metal style parallel fifths in the rhythm section, otherwise known in modern times as barre chords. This is a chart for jamming on a straight-ahead D Major blues, with solo space for nearly everyone.
    Instrumentation Ellington 7-Piece
    Style Swing Era
    Level 1
    TEMPO quarter note = 160
    Trumpet
    Range
    Gb5
    • Solos
    • Tenor
    • Bari
    • Trumpet
    • Trombone
    • Piano

    Why Not

    as performed by the Chubby Jackson Big Band
    $80
    This Tiny Kahn chart is very consistent throughout with great lines and moving harmony. Filled with plenty of solo space around the band and some killin' trumpet lines, there are brief bursts of shout chorus pieces that build up past the final head out. Why Not is tough on the lead trumpet but worth the challenge.
    Instrumentation Big Band
    Style Bebop
    Level 4
    TEMPO quarter note = 165-185
    Trumpet
    Range
    Eb6
    • Solos
    • Clarinet
    • Tenor
    • Trumpet
    • Trombone
    • Bass

    Woodchopper’s Ball

    as performed by the Woody Herman Orchestra
    $80
    Woodchopper's Ball was Woody Herman's first big hit and would continue to be rewritten and rearranged for decades as a major anthem for him and his various Herds. Plenty of solo space and easy riffing can be found here over a medium tempo Db blues. This is a great, authentic introduction to the swing era and the blues form makes it playable for a band of any level!
    Instrumentation Big Band
    Style Swing Era
    Level 1
    TEMPO quarter note = 175
    Trumpet
    Range
    G5

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