Jerry Leiber
Hound Dog
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Jerry Leiber
Hound Dog
- Instrumentation Jazz Ensemble (Feature: Voice)
- Composer Jerry Leiber
- Editor Andy Firth
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- Edition Score and Parts
- Publisher Lush Life Music
- Order no. LLA2208
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Description:
Hound Dog is firmly associated with Elvis, and Clapton did a good cover of it too. However, our version is not really rock'n'roll. It opens as a slightly funk latin in C minor, moving to C major for the vocal entry, but still latin. After the first vocal chorus the brass takes a beautifully crafted descending minor phrygian bridge which the saxes then pick up to modulate into the instrumental chorus, followed by a ripping Tenor sax solo. The vocalist re-enters in the original key and the chart switches to a rock feel for the final chorus.This arrangement is wonderfully conceived and is a totally refreshing approach which works extremely well. The vocal key is C, and there are no sax doubles.