Here is a great jazz ensemble arrangement for your more experienced band. Leroy Anderson's clever holiday tune joined with Mike Lewis's creative treatment makes this a must-have in your library. Mike has used a rhythm section pedal note pattern behind the melody, giving this classic a brand new life. This chart moves along at a bright swing tempo, yet the brass demands are very reasonable with first trumpet to D and lead trombone up to A. A big shout chorus and no jazz solos--just ensemble and section work galore--keep your band thinking, playing and swinging together throughout this exciting chart. First-class writing!
Instrumentation
conductor
Eb alto saxophone 1
Eb alto saxophone 2
Bb tenor saxophone 1
Bb tenor saxophone 2
Eb baritone saxophone
Bb trumpet 1
Bb trumpet 2
Bb trumpet 3
Bb trumpet 4
trombone 1
trombone 2
trombone 3
trombone 4
guitar chords
guitar
piano
bass
drums
