Caravan
Everyone will recognize this classic tune from "Sophisticated Ladies". One of the most recognizable of all Duke Ellington tunes, this distinctive composition combines the styles of Latin and big band jazz and is arranged here for the "easy jazz combo". "Caravan - Jazz Ensemble" weighs 8.00 oz.
  This item has a difficulty rating of 2-2.5 on a scale of 1 through 6, with 6 being hardest.
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Product Format: Jazz Ensemble |  |
Technical Notes: This set of parts uses a unique instrumentation approach. In addition to the rhythm section parts (piano, guitar, bass, drums), this set includes four melody instrument parts, divided among the saxes, trumpets, and trombones. The recommended instrumentation is to have part 1 played by a trumpet, part 2 played by an alto saxophone, part 3 played by a tenor saxophone and part 4 played by a trombone. Also included are optional parts for each of the melody parts - part 1 includes both the recommended trumpet part and an optional alto saxophone part, part 2 includes both the recommended alto saxophone part and an optional trumpet part, part 3 includes the recommended tenor saxophone part as well as optional parts for alto saxophone and trombone, and part 4 includes the recommended trombone part plus an optional tenor saxophone part. You can have one person play each of the four parts, or you can double (or more) each part for even more players.
Arranger(s): This piece was arranged by John Berry.
Composer(s): "Caravan" was composed by Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, and Juan Tizol.
Publisher: "Caravan" was published by Hal Leonard Corporation.
Series: This piece was part of the series "Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Combo Series".
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| Parts included:
| 1 | - | Full Score | | 1 | - | E Flat Alto Saxophone | | 1 | - | B Flat Tenor Saxophone | | 1 | - | B Flat Trumpet | | 1 | - | Trombone | | 1 | - | Drums | | 1 | - | Guitar | | 1 | - | Bass Guitar | | 1 | - | Piano |
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