The Chicken
Whoa, hold on to your feathers! If you want energy and excitement and a funky groove then check out Kris Berg's chart "The Chicken". The legendary electric bassist Jaco Pastorius recorded this powerful tune along with his own soul introduction, and arranger Kris Berg has adapted it for the "Jazz Band Series". If you have a strong electric bass player then you have just found yourself a showstopper with this chart. Tenor saxophone solo (written solo provided), optional guitar solo and the solo bass line will showcase your soloists and your students will devour "The Chicken". This piece is guaranteed to pluck the audience right from their seats! "The Chicken - Jazz Ensemble" weighs 15.04 oz.
This item has a difficulty rating of 3 on a scale of 1 through 6, with 6 being hardest.
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Technical Notes: The flute, tuba, horn in F, and first, second and third baritone T.C. are labeled as optional alternate parts, and can be used at your discretion when "filling out" your instrumentation.
Arranger(s): This piece was arranged by Kris Berg.
Composer(s): "The Chicken" was composed by Alfred James Ellis.
Publisher: "The Chicken" was published by Alfred Publishing Company.
Series: This piece was part of the series "Warner Bros. Jazz Band Series".
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| Front Cover | | Conductor Score | | Instrumentation |
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| Parts included:
| 1 | - | Full Score | | 1 | - | Flute | | 1 | - | 1st E Flat Alto Saxophone | | 1 | - | 2nd E Flat Alto Saxophone | | 1 | - | 1st B Flat Tenor Saxophone | | 1 | - | 2nd B Flat Tenor Saxophone | | 1 | - | E Flat Baritone Saxophone | | 1 | - | 1st B Flat Trumpet | | 1 | - | 2nd B Flat Trumpet | | 1 | - | 3rd B Flat Trumpet | | 1 | - | 4th B Flat Trumpet | | 1 | - | French Horn | | 1 | - | 1st Trombone | | 1 | - | 2nd Trombone | | 1 | - | 3rd Trombone | | 1 | - | 4th Trombone | | 1 | - | 1st Baritone T.C. | | 1 | - | 2nd Baritone T.C. | | 1 | - | 3rd Baritone T.C. | | 1 | - | Tuba | | 1 | - | Drums | | 1 | - | Guitar | | 1 | - | Guitar Chords | | 1 | - | Bass Guitar | | 1 | - | Piano |
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