Chamber Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1433339
By Artie Shaw. By Artie Shaw. Arranged by Edited Robert C. Olivia. Jazz. 176 pages. Robert C. Olivia #1013630. Published by Robert C. Olivia (A0.1433339).
This edition of the Artie Shaw Concerto for Clarinet is a note for note transcription of what Shaw recorded on the record version and in the motion picture. These are the parts for the big band and strings.
Shaw’s solos as played in both the motion picture and record version are represented in great detail with the film solo shown as ossia so the player can view and choose which they might prefer to play. Techniques are carefully detailed to show ornaments, slurs, accents etc.
This edition restores many elements missing in other versions available. The strings here are restored to the original voicings so important to the style of the classic sound of the period.
The solos are transcribed note for note as played by greats such as Billy Butterfield on Trumpet, Johnny Guarnieri on Piano, Les Robinson on Alto Sax, Jerry Jerome on Tenor Sax, Vernon “Brownie” Brown on Trombone.
There is an entire sax riff that was extemporaneously improvised during the session that is missing entirely in other published versions.
The instrumentation is also restored to only the instruments that were used in Shaw’s recordings. There are many details that help the ease of performability of the genre and gesture of jazz idiom. Lastly, the intention is that this should be performed with saxophones. However, there are optional parts for clarinets and bassoons that can be used only if saxes are not available.
