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Post by stbbdtpt3 » Thu Dec 05, 2002 9:14 am

What are some (in your opinion) some cool jazz pieces to play at a high school level? I played a version of Birdland, which was awesome and also Hot House.
Just curious....which ones have you played?

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Post by nizmo » Fri Dec 06, 2002 7:17 pm

lets go band...haha jk...

channel one suite ;) download it..its awesome

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Post by altohack » Fri Dec 06, 2002 9:50 pm

We played quite a few in summer jazz band. Here are some I can remember:
Zoot Suit Riot
Birdland
Rock This Town
There's many more, but I don't remember the others

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Post by ricetaco » Tue Dec 10, 2002 3:02 pm

nizmo wrote: channel one suite ;) download it..its awesome
Haha, thats not really high school level music Thi. Unless you're Poway or El Dorado, stick to Basie tunes ;). But yeah, channel one suite is definetly my favorite piece we played, and that had nothing to do with the 4 minute solo ;)

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Post by nizmo » Tue Dec 10, 2002 3:13 pm

ricetaco wrote:
nizmo wrote: channel one suite ;) download it..its awesome
Haha, thats not really high school level music Thi. Unless you're Poway or El Dorado, stick to Basie tunes ;). But yeah, channel one suite is definetly my favorite piece we played, and that had nothing to do with the 4 minute solo ;)
hey i may suck but the songs still good...haha

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Post by ricetaco » Tue Dec 10, 2002 3:27 pm

nizmo wrote:
ricetaco wrote:
nizmo wrote: channel one suite ;) download it..its awesome
Haha, thats not really high school level music Thi. Unless you're Poway or El Dorado, stick to Basie tunes ;). But yeah, channel one suite is definetly my favorite piece we played, and that had nothing to do with the 4 minute solo ;)
hey i may suck but the songs still good...haha
I didnt say anything about sucking. If you're from Mt. Carmel theres no way you can suck.

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awesome songs

Post by trakix » Tue Dec 10, 2002 10:01 pm

last year we (upland) played Count Bubba which is an awesome song. Download it! You'll be in heaven if you like big band.

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Re: awesome songs

Post by LovableSheep » Wed Dec 11, 2002 3:18 pm

trakix wrote:last year we (upland) played Count Bubba which is an awesome song. Download it! You'll be in heaven if you like big band.
Moorpark also played Count Bubba last year. It is indeed an awesome song. In fact all of Gordon Goodwin's songs are great.

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Post by MaxWest » Wed Dec 11, 2002 7:57 pm

Duke Ellington's 'Jazz Cocktail' is a nice upbeat song, but would be best if your school has a talented jazz clarinetist. Also his Night Train is fun if you like flashy music.

I would also reccommend Thelonius Monk's 'Straight, No Chaser.' It's a classic and rightfully so in my opinion.

Dizzy Gillespie's "Manteca" is also an option.

Those are just a few suggestions.
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Post by altohack » Thu Dec 12, 2002 6:06 pm

O, we played Straight No Chaser and Duke Ellington's Caravan too

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Well, huh, Jazz then...

Post by LittleFerg » Tue Dec 17, 2002 7:45 pm

Of course! Every good jazz band needs to play Birdland, Hot House, Margie and others. I think that a really good jazz band would play a song requiring a tumpet solo (BML).

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Post by ankoe1 » Wed Jan 15, 2003 10:42 pm

Some songs i played in high school last year......

"But Beautiful" Stan Kenton
"IntrermissionRiff" Stan Kenton
"All The Things You Are" Stan Kenton
"Randi" Clark Terry
"Salt Peanuts" Dizzy Gillespie
"April In Paris" Count Basie
"I Rememer Clifford" Arturo Sandoval

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Post by Ashley » Sat Feb 15, 2003 6:21 pm

Woah, I love Manteca!
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Post by Trumpet Man 05 » Tue Feb 18, 2003 6:59 pm

How about A Night in Tunisia..
AGREED! Man, that's such an awesome song to play. I also like "Rock This Town", "Take The 'A' Train", and "As Long As I'm Singing".
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