Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1382320 By Chick Corea. By Chick Corea. Arranged by Paul Spaulding. Jazz,Latin. 74 pages. Paul Spaulding #966810. Published by Paul Spaulding (A0.1382320). Chick Corea recorded Samba Song on his 1978 Friends album with saxophonist Joe Farrell, bassist Eddie Gómez, and drummer Steve Gadd.  Woody Herman recorded a fantastic John Fedchock arrangment of Samba Song on his 1987 Woody's Gold Star album that unfortunately was never published.This challenging Fedchock-inspired arrangement features a sax soli, followed by two solo sections that can spotlight any instruments, and ends with an in-tempo drum solo.  Any of the solo sections can be cut or extended as desired to make the piece as short or long as desired.  True to the original Corea version, a 6-bar hemiola section toward the beginning will keep everyone on their toes.  The top lead trumpet note is a written E6.