Count Basie
In The Wee Small Hours (Pro)
Swing
Count Basie
In The Wee Small Hours (Pro)
Swing
- Instrumentation Jazz Ensemble
- Composer Count Basie Bob Hilliard David Mann
- Artist Count Basie
- Editor Billy Byers
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Difficulty Level
- Edition Score and Parts
- Publisher Sierra Music Publications
- Order no. SMP1174
Description:
As recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on the album Frankly Basie; Count Basie Plays the Hits of Frank Sinatra, this arrangement by Billy Byers is a fantastic medium-slow swing tune. It is classic Basie, with a soft, swinging melody, room for solos, and an in-your-face shout section which then returns to the quiet melody with a gentle ending. Big band music doesn't get any better than this! In this pro (original) version, the shout chorus is unchanged, and changes are provided for the soloists (tenor saxophone, trumpet and piano) and the rhythm parts. 5-4-4-4