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Donald Byrd: (Fallin' Like) Dominoes - ukulele
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Virtualsheetmusic
Instantly printable sheet music by Donald Byrd for ukulele of MEDIUM skill level. / funk,soul
Instantly printable sheet music by Donald Byrd for ukulele of MEDIUM skill level. / funk,soul
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Amen
Amen
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George Kaplan
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Instrumental Solo,Piano and Keyboard - Level 3 - Interactive Download SKU: A0.737429 By Donald Byrd. By Donald Byrd, Donald Greig, and Sybil Jeffries. Ar...
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Instrumental Solo,Piano and Keyboard - Level 3 - Interactive Download SKU: A0.737429 By Donald Byrd. By Donald Byrd, Donald Greig, and Sybil Jeffries. Arranged by George Kaplan. This edition: Interactive Download. Jazz. Individual part. 2 pages. Duration 83. George Kaplan #1GMt7geYU5ZeyNwrCilXxs. Published by George Kaplan (A0.737429). Key: Eb major.Beautiful gospel-like tune that closes Donald Byrd's fantastic 1960 album Fuego. Jazz fake books incorrectly attribute this tune to Horace Silver, unsurprisingly.
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Book 2 - Another 34 Hardbop Classics for Trumpet
Book 2 - Another 34 Hardbop Classics for Trumpet
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Various HardBop
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Book 2 - Another 34 Hardbop Cl
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C Instrument - Level 4 - SKU: A0.1451103 By Various HardBop. By Var. Arranged by Buddy Blanco. Jazz. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 48 pages. Brian White #1030...
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C Instrument - Level 4 - SKU: A0.1451103 By Various HardBop. By Var. Arranged by Buddy Blanco. Jazz. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 48 pages. Brian White #1030557. Published by Brian White (A0.1451103). Arranged for TrumpetFrom the original trumpet linesOptimised for Forscore on iPadArranged for Trumpet from the original Trumpet lines, or Trumpet friendly lines. Optimised forForscore on iPad.This book is a collection of Hard Bop tunes written in a lead sheet format. Designed for practice withthe original recording.IndexBill HardmanPolitely, from the Art Blakey and the Jazz messengers album The Big BeatCedar WaltonUgetsu, from The Art Blakey Album UgetsuDonald ByrdThe Cat Walk, from his album “The Cat Walk”Eddie HigginsExpoobident, from the Lee Morgan Album “Expoobident”Freddie HubbardBlues Function, from the Jackie Mclean album “Bluesnik”Hank MobleyHigh Voltage, from the album “High Voltage”High and Flighty, from his album “Peckin’ Time”A Baptist Beat, from his album “Roll Call“Chain Reaction, from his album “Straight No Filter”The Feelin's Good, from his album “Straight No Filter”Third Time Around, from his album “Straight No Filter”Soft Impressions,, from his album “Straight No Filter”Horace SilverDoodlin’, from the album “Horace Silver & the Jazz messengersHorace Scope, from his album “Horace Scope”Jackie McLeanBluesnik, from his album “Bluesnik”Torchin’, from his album “Bluesnik”Kenny DorhamHigh Seas, from the Art Taylor Album A.T.'s DelightKenny DrewFunk-Cosity, from his album “Undercurrent”Lee MorganThese Are Soulful Days, from his album “lee-Ways”Venus Di Mildew, from Hank Mobley’s album “A Caddy for Daddy”Sneaky Pete, from his album “Sonic Boom”Sonny ClarkSomethin' Special, from his album Leapin & LopinBlue Minor, from his album “Cool Struttin’“Cool Struttin’, from his album “Cool Struttin’”Melody For C, from his album Leapin & LopinBlues Blue, from his album “My Conception“Junka, from his album “My Conception“Voodoo, from his album Leapin & LopinStanley TurrentineMinor ChantStolen Sweets, from his album Comin your Way”.
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Cristo Redentor
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Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 2 - SKU: A0.811887 By Donald Byrd. By Duke Pearson. Arranged by G. Franklin. Contemporary,Jazz,Spiritual. Octavo. 13 pages. ...
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Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 2 - SKU: A0.811887 By Donald Byrd. By Duke Pearson. Arranged by G. Franklin. Contemporary,Jazz,Spiritual. Octavo. 13 pages. Inner Marshland #6258351. Published by Inner Marshland (A0.811887). SATB arrangment of Duke Pearson's Cristo Redentor.Includes the piano solo and the double bass parts.
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Cristo Redentor
Cristo Redentor
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C Instrument - Level 1 - SKU: A0.1100494 By Donald Byrd. By Duke Pearson. Arranged by Otger Garcia. Jazz. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. Osgoode Music...
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C Instrument - Level 1 - SKU: A0.1100494 By Donald Byrd. By Duke Pearson. Arranged by Otger Garcia. Jazz. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. Osgoode Music #704271. Published by Osgoode Music (A0.1100494). Cristo Redentor lead sheet arrangement.
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How Can I Be Sure
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Kirk Schmidt
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How Can I Be Sure
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Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 4 - SKU: A0.1008448 By The Young Rascals. By Edward Brigati, Jr. and Felix Cavaliere. Arranged by Kirk Schmidt. Cont...
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Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 4 - SKU: A0.1008448 By The Young Rascals. By Edward Brigati, Jr. and Felix Cavaliere. Arranged by Kirk Schmidt. Contemporary. Score and Parts. 51 pages. Kirk Schmidt #4800672. Published by Kirk Schmidt (A0.1008448). I wrote this chart as a senior at Rutgers in the late 1960's when Donald Byrd, yes the great jazz trumpet, was brought in to form a jazz concert big band. He encouraged us to try our hand at arranging and this song was a fairly recent hit on the radio and I felt it had never been played like a jazz waltz, so it was time to give it a try.
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Cristo Redentor
Cristo Redentor
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Piano Solo - Level 3 - SKU: A0.774301 By Donald Byrd. By Duke Pearson. Arranged by Peggy Duquesnel. Contemporary. Score. 4 pages. Duquesnel Music Publis...
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Piano Solo - Level 3 - SKU: A0.774301 By Donald Byrd. By Duke Pearson. Arranged by Peggy Duquesnel. Contemporary. Score. 4 pages. Duquesnel Music Publishing #6808601. Published by Duquesnel Music Publishing (A0.774301). Enjoy this solo piano arrangement of this jazz standard that was performed in the movie Soul as recorded by Peggy Duquesnel on the album Piano for My Soul. Great for jazz combos, church preludes, postludes and recitals.https://www.pianoorchestrations.com/MusicCDs/Piano-For-My-Soul/index.asphttps://joyspringmusic.com/product/piano-for-my-soulPeggy Duquesnel Music & Social Media Links:https://www.pianoorchestrations.com/MusicCDs/sheetmusic.asphttps://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/duquesnel-music-publishing/228https://joyspringmusic.com/https://open.spotify.com/artist/3jMbAF5hPhRw3o6H8mD3eehttps://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/peggy-duquesnel/id4259082https://www.youtube.com/user/peggyduquesnelhttps://www.amazon.com/s?k=peggy+duquesnel+cds&ref=nb_sb_nosshttps://soundcloud.com/peggy-duquesnelhttps://twitter.com/peggyduquesnelhttp://www.reverbnation.com/peggyduquesnelhttps://www.facebook.com/PeggyDuquesnelhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/peggy-duquesnel-malbon-834aa19/https://www.instagram.com/peggymusic1/
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Cristo Redentor (from Soul)
Cristo Redentor (from Soul)
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Donald Byrd and Jon Batiste
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Cristo Redentor
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By Donald Byrd and Jon Batiste. This edition: Interactive Download. Disney, Soul. Piano Solo. 2 pages. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital...
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By Donald Byrd and Jon Batiste. This edition: Interactive Download. Disney, Soul. Piano Solo. 2 pages. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital
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Cristo Redentor
Cristo Redentor
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By Donald Byrd, Duke Pearson. Arranged by G. Franklin. Piano Reduction. 6 pages. Published by Inner Marshland ...
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By Donald Byrd, Duke Pearson. Arranged by G. Franklin. Piano Reduction. 6 pages. Published by Inner Marshland
A piano reduction, based on the original version by Duke Pearson. Includes his piano solo.
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Watermelon Man for Clarinet Quintet & Opt. Drumset
Watermelon Man for Clarinet Quintet & Opt. Drumset
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By Herbie Hancock. Arranged by Keith Terrett. Score, Set of Parts. 22 pages. Published by Music for all Occasions ...
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By Herbie Hancock. Arranged by Keith Terrett. Score, Set of Parts. 22 pages. Published by Music for all Occasions
Arranged for Clarinet Quintet & optional drumset, "Watermelon Man" is a jazz standard written by Herbie Hancock, first released on his debut album, Takin' Off (1962), in a grooving hard bop version that featured improvisations by Freddie Hubbard and Dexter Gordon.
A single of the tune reached the Top 100 of the pop charts. Cuban percussionist Mongo Santamara released the tune as a latin pop single the next year on Battle Records, where it became a surprise hit, reaching #10 on the pop charts. Santamara's recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. Hancock radically re-worked the tune, combining elements of funk, for the album Head Hunters (1973).
Hancock's first version was released as a grooving hard bop record, and featured improvisations by Freddie Hubbard and Dexter Gordon. A single reached the Top 100 of the pop chart. Cuban percussionist Mongo Santamara released the tune as a Latin pop single and it became a surprise hit, reaching No. 10 on the pop chart.[2] Santamara's recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. Hancock radically re-worked the tune, combining elements of funk, for the album Head Hunters (1973).
Hancock wrote the piece to help sell his debut album as a leader, Takin' Off (1962), on Blue Note Records; it was the first piece of music he had ever composed with a commercial goal in mind. The popularity of the piece, due primarily to Mongo Santamara, paid Hancock's bills for five or six years. Hancock did not feel the composition was a sellout however, describing that structurally, it was one of his strongest pieces due to its almost mathematical balance.
The form is a sixteen bar blues. Recalling the piece, Hancock said, "I remember the cry of the watermelon man making the rounds through the back streets and alleys of Chicago. The wheels of his wagon beat out the rhythm on the cobblestones." The tune, based on a bluesy piano riff, drew on elements of R&B, soul jazz and bebop, all combined into a pop hook. Hancock joined bassist Butch Warren and drummer Billy Higgins in the rhythm section, with Freddie Hubbard on trumpet and Dexter Gordon on tenor saxophone. Hancock's chordal work draws from the gospel tradition, while he builds his solo on repeated riffs and trilled figures.
Hancock filled in for pianist Chick Corea in Mongo Santamara's band one weekend at a nightclub in The Bronx when Corea gave notice that he was leaving. Hancock played the tune for Santamara at friend Donald Byrd's urging. Santamara started accompanying him on his congas, then his band joined in, and the small audience slowly got up from their tables and started dancing, laughing and having a great time. Santamara later asked Hancock if he could record the tune. On December 17, 1962, Mongo Santamara recorded a three-minute version, suitable for radio, where he joined timbalero Francisco "Kako" Baster in a cha-cha beat, while drummer Ray Lucas performed a backbeat. Santamara included the track on his album Watermelon Man (1962). Santamara's recording is sometimes considered the beginning of Latin boogaloo, a fusion of Afro-Cuban rhythms with those of R&B
Hancock re-recorded the tune for Head Hunters (1973), combining synthesizers with a Sly Stone and James Brown funk influence, adding an eight-bar section. Hancock described his composition "Chameleon", also from Head Hunters, to Down Beat magazine in 1979: "In the popular forms of funk, which I've been trying to get into, the attention is on the rhythmic interplay between different instruments. The part the Clavinet plays has to fit with the part the drums play and the line the bass plays and the line that the guitar plays. It's almost like African drummers where seven drummers play different parts"; "Watermelon Man" shares a similar construction. A live version was released on the double LP Flood (1975), recorded in Japan.
On the intro and outro of the tune, percussionist Bill Summers blows into beer bottles imitating hindewhu, a style of singing/whistle-playing found in Pygmy music of Central Africa. Hancock and Summers were struck by the sound, which they heard on the ethnomusicology LP, The Music of the Ba-Benzl Pygmies (1966), by Simha Arom and Genevive Taurelle.
This version was often featured on The Weather Channel's Local on the 8s segments.
The tune is a jazz standard and has been recorded over two hundred times. Hancock's recording has been sampled in "1-900-LL-Cool-J" from Walking with a Panther (1989) by LL Cool J, "Open Your Eyes" from Organized Konfusion (1991) by Organized Konfusion, "Smoke Some Kill" from Smoke Some Kill (1988) by Schoolly D, and "Pocket Full of Furl" from Uptown 4 Life (1996) by U.N.L.V. In 2003, pianist David Benoit covered the song from his album Right Here, Right Now.
A live and funky performance at the 1999 Montreux Jazz Festival Casino Lights '99 featured Fourplay, George Duke, Boney James and Kirk Whalum trading choruses, and Rick Braun.
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