Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1130066 By Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra. By Clarence Williams. Arranged by Peter StĂśve. 20th Century,Jazz. Score and parts. 84 pages. Peter Stove #730446. Published by Peter Stove (A0.1130066). Peter StĂśve âWhat If Benny GoodmanâŚâ series, Vol. 3! (A take-off on events that could have happened with the Benny Goodman Orchestraâs book of arrangements if things in jazz history had taken another turn). As jazz history books like Gunther Schullerâs tell us, Benny Goodmanâs rendition of Jelly Roll Mortonâs âKing Porter Stompâ in the arrangement of Fletcher Henderson âushered in the Swing Eraâ. That this tune already had a long and venerable career was obvious to every jazz lover: starting with Mortonâs own recording from 1923, it was revived on a regular basis by Fletcher Henderson for his orchestras of the âtwenties and âthirties. He then adapted the tune for the Benny Goodman Orchestra, which made it a hit in 1935. And from that moment on, the tune stayed popular: in 1975 it was recorded by the Gil Evans Orchestra for the album âThere Comes A Timeâ. But during the âtwenties, Henderson picked up more âjazz and stompâ-tunes (as opposed to the Tin Pan Alley/Broadway fare) and had them arranged for his orchestra. One such example is a tune credited to pianist/bandleader/businessman Clarence Williams (although other sources state that it was actually written by Joseph Joe Jordan, one of the early ragtime âprofessorsâ). That is the composition âHop Offâ, a very swinging, hard-driving multi-strain tune. Henderson recorded it in 1927. However, unlike âKing Porter Stompâ, Henderson never chose to âadaptâ this tune for his âthirties swing-style orchestra, and so it never became a part of the Goodman Orchestraâs band book. What if Henderson had done so, and in 1935 had handed over the tune to Goodman as an addition for his âLetâs Danceâ-library? âHop Offâ is presented here as a piece that could have been a cornerstone of the Goodman band library. Based on the 1927 Henderson arrangement, it juxtaposes the two main strains of the original composition for maximum variety. Plenty of breaks, stoptime-sections and other âhotâ stuff. Scored for the line-up of the Benny Goodman Orchestra of 1935: solo clt/2 as/2 ts/3 tpt/2 trb/rhy. Tpt 1 to Eb3. Soloâs for clarinet, tenor sax 1, tpt 2, trb 1 and a brief four-bar spot for the drummer at the end. If your band is able to play âKing Porter Stompâ, this tune should cause no problems. The only exception is the presence of a solo clt part. The clarinet soloist must be a first-class âBG-wannabeâ: fluent soloist, comfortable in the upper register. Must be able to be heard over a shouting ensemble chorus. If your band has such a player: have fun!
