Barry Manilow
I Was A Fool
To Let You Go
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Barry Manilow
I Was A Fool
To Let You Go
- Instrumentation Jazz Ensemble (Feature: Voice)
- Composer Barry Manilow
- Artist Barry Manilow
- Editor Myles Collins
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- Edition Score and Parts
- Publisher Lush Life Music
- Order no. LLM2257
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Description:
Taken from Barry Manilow's 1978 album 'Even Now', this chart is a great lounge ballad with a really bluesy feel. Opening with solo piano, the vocal enters backed by just the rhythm section. The Saxes add to the build, supported by muted Trumpets, and the Trombones then lead the bridge. The instrumental break is big and powerful with lush voicings, whilst not being too overpowering. The vocalist re-enters with a half step up modulation into the final chorus and the chart finishes up with a big crescendo, piano solo lick and muted Trumpet solo fill to fade. The brass ranges are moderate, and there are no sax doubles. The vocal key is Eb modulating to E.