Walrus Music Publishing Sumo Mix - Wolking - Jazz Ensemble - Gr. Medium Difficult

Arranger: Henry Wolking
Format: Score and Parts
Instrumentation: Jazz Ensemble
Style: Contemporary
Level: Medium Difficult

Medium Up Tempo Hard Bop. 5 Saxes with Soprano double on Alto 1. 5 Trumpets with Flugelhorn on 5th. 5 Trombones or 4 Trombones with Tuba, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums. Soloists: Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax, Drums.

Sumo Mix is a 21st century hard bop romp into contemporary writing styles as exemplified by favourite East coast composers such as Maria Schneider, James Argue, Jim McNeely, Mike Holober and John Hollenbeck (to name just a few). It is a joyous mix of open-ended motivic melodies accompanied with rhythmic/melodic ostinato. It goes into a half-time burlesque treatment alluding to a well-known standard before proceeding to an extended drum solo in tempo 1. A very cool chart for your extended full jazz ensemble using 10 brass. Tuba is optional for bass trombone 5. Difficult.

Instrumentation:

• Full Score
• 2 Alto Saxophones (Alto 1 Doubles Soprano Sax)
• 2 Tenor Saxophones
• Baritone Saxophone
• 5 Trumpets (Trumpet 5 doubles on flugelhorn)
• 5 Trombones
• Guitar
• Piano
• Bass
• Drums

Ranges:

• Trumpet 1: E6
• Trombone 1: C5