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Original

Almost There. In Memory of Paul Shaghoian. James Miley. Advanced.

Translation

Almost There. In Memory of Paul Shaghoian. James Miley. Advanced.

Original

Almost There. In Memory of Paul Shaghoian. arranged by James Miley. For big band. Medium to difficult. Score and parts. Published by Walrus Music Publishing. WA.51608. Part one of "Almost There". Commissioned in honor of Gil Evans by IAJE and the Herb Aplert Foundation. After an ethereal opening over a pedal G. Be prepared to move through fast straight-8 and swing grooves in mixed meters with extended solo space for soprano saxophone, electric bass, and guitar. The piece climaxes with a heavy distorted electric guitar solo over a funky weather report. tribal tech inspired groove and closes with a richly orchestrated recap of the opeining over an angular harmonic ostinato in the bass. Woodwind doubles includes 2nd alto. flute, 1st tenor. soprano, 2nd tenor. clarinet, and bari sax. bass clarinet. Guitar part is written for both acoustic and electric, the percussion part features extensive passages for vibraphone. Diff.

Translation

Almost There. In Memory of Paul Shaghoian. arranged by James Miley. For big band. Medium to difficult. Score and parts. Published by Walrus Music Publishing. WA.51608. Part one of "Almost There". Commissioned in honor of Gil Evans by IAJE and the Herb Aplert Foundation. After an ethereal opening over a pedal G. Be prepared to move through fast straight-8 and swing grooves in mixed meters with extended solo space for soprano saxophone, electric bass, and guitar. The piece climaxes with a heavy distorted electric guitar solo over a funky weather report. tribal tech inspired groove and closes with a richly orchestrated recap of the opeining over an angular harmonic ostinato in the bass. Woodwind doubles includes 2nd alto. flute, 1st tenor. soprano, 2nd tenor. clarinet, and bari sax. bass clarinet. Guitar part is written for both acoustic and electric, the percussion part features extensive passages for vibraphone. Diff.