A Year In The Life – performance pack
Credits
composed by Tom Smith
Downloadable PDFs of the score (untransposed) and parts for all instruments, WAV file of the original recorded, playalong WAV file for drums, bass, guitar, piano (plus a version where improvised solos are muted)
Please note that this is the album title track ‘A Year In The Life’, not the entire album!
£50.00
About the Music
Score and Parts for Performance
Parts are for a regular big band line up of 5 saxes, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, piano, guitar, bass and drums. The score is untransposed. Doubles – alto 1 doubles on soprano sax throughout, baritone sax doubles on bass clarinet, tpts 1 and 2 double on Flugelhorn. The guitar part is best on acoustic guitar but can be played on any jazz/electric guitar as needed. Solos – drums, alto sax, soprano sax. The drum and soprano sax solos are fixed but any instrument can take the open solo at K, you could even have several solos here if you want before going on to L.
Perform this music with your own big band! For each composition, PDFs of the score (untransposed) and the parts for all instruments are provided, along with a WAV file of our recorded version. Playalong WAV files are also provided for drums, bass, guitar, piano as well as a version where the improvised solos are muted – these are ideal for practicing.
