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VelvetVoice
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My daughter's jazz band is looking for a couple of cool but easy songs for 6th-7th-8th graders. My daughter plays the saxophone, so naturally I am thinking about songs that the sax is featured on. Here are my thoughts so far:

Average White Band-Pick Up the Pieces
DJ Kool-Let Me Clear My Throat
Soul Man

Does anyone have any idea where to get easy arrangements for these? Last year, four sax players did the theme from the Muppets, and it was outstanding. I am also thinking that the band teacher would pull out a couple of the players and do a separate song. She has a couple of friends, one who plays good trumpet, and another that plays the keyboard. Any ideas?
 
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Hi VV:

The simplest tune I could think of is a Duke Ellington tune call "C Jam Blues",another name for it is "Duke's Place".

It's a 12 bar blues and the melody has only 2 notes it.It should be easy to have the whole band plays melody ,even if they all play it in unison.

It would also be easy for those who can improvise.

Another possibility is a tune Bill Clinton[ex President ] used to play on his tenor sax.It's called "My Momma Don't Dance and My Poppa Don't Rock and Roll".The melody also is quite simple to learn and play.

Hope this helps.

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Clip of C Jam Blues, Duke Ellington Octet in Italy in 1966.
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C Jam Blues, Take 2
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The Great Gypsy Guitarist Django Reinhardt's version of C Jam Blues
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By Duke Ellington. Arranged by Paul Cook. By Duke Ellington / arr. Paul Cook. Jazz Ensemble. First Year Charts for Jazz Ensemble. Level: Easy (grade II). Conductor Score & Parts. 1 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing. (SS9422)

The great Duke Ellington classic is now available for young groups just starting with jazz. Paul Cook's arrangement has an open section for improvisation which can be assigned to as many players as desired by the director, and a shout section geared for the young performers. Should be in every library! $35.00 (SS9422)
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Digital Sheet Music - C Jam Blues, $4.95 (This prints intsantly)
 
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Hi VV:

The 2 notes to play C Jam Blues,in the key of C [where else],are A and C.

I goofed on my original post.Melody should be.

Melody goes GG GG GG CC
Repeat
Repeat

Chords are {1 bar each]:It's a 12 bar blues.

C7th/ C7/C7/C7

F7th/F7/C7/C7

G7/ F7/C7/C7

Like I said...easy!

Sorry for the goof on my original post!!!


Good luck

hippolips
 
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Originally posted by hippolips:
Hi VV:

The 2 notes to play C Jam Blues,in the key of C [where else],are G and C.

I goofed on my original post.Melody should be.

Melody goes GG GG GG CC
Repeat
Repeat

Chords are {1 bar each]:It's a 12 bar blues.

C7th/ C7/C7/C7

F7th/F7/C7/C7

G7/ F7/C7/C7

Like I said...easy!

Sorry for the goof on my original post!!!


Good luck

hippolips
 
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Just to clarify for your search, it's actually called "Your Mama Don't Dance," original version by Loggins & Messina. I haven't found any good arrangements for the sax though.
 
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hippolips
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Hi VV:

How about this for an idea.

Why not have several of your more ambitious students write an original blues???

Since most blues is a 12 bar pattern,with the second 4 bars a repeat of the first 4 bars,followed by the last 4 bars being different than the first 8 bars, you could teach them how to write as well as understand the form of the blues,{A A B }or question,question ,answer.

Since many blues also use riffs[ [a pattern that is repeated],they would also learn how to create their own riffs.This would also help them to improvise.

The blues tunes could then be played in unison style,all horns play the same melody.No need to harmonize all of the horn parts.

You may get them more involved than if you stuck a stock arrangement in front of them.

Good luck

hippolips
 
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That sounds like an excellent idea, 'Lips...
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Hi Ritz:

Why don't you scroll down to "Musical Instruments" and help Grandad out...he apparently lives in the U.K.

Good to hear from you again.

hippolips
 
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Hi, 'Lips! Did do so, but Fred beat me to it. It is his neck of the woods, and I cannot improve on his reply.
Wink Wink Wink
 
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Just to let you know-Victoria's band is having a concert tonight and they are doing C Jam Blues, and she has a solo part! I am so proud and excited, I could just burst. She was playing it last night and she sounds terrific. Good thing she is filled with a lot of hot air.
 
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Good thing she is filled with a lot of hot air.


Didn't know sermons were contagious. Wink
 
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VV, I know exactly how you feel. I hope this is the first of many such feelings for you regarding Victoria's music. Who knows? This could be the start of something big! (DG breaks into song)
 
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