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Product ID: KM6 0246
By Gregory Yasinitsky
Publisher:
Kendor Music
Series:
Jazz Gateway Series
Genre:
Jazz - Sama
Line Up:
Jazz Ensemble
Duration:
3:30
Level: 2
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This samba original is fused with a slight touch of funk, making it stylistically popular for developing bands. It features a catchy melody, interesting chord changes, solos for alto and trumpet, and an exciting shout chorus. Perfect for festival or concerts, this work makes novice jazz ensembles sound sophisticated. A guitar chord chart by Jim Greeson is included in each set.
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Composer
Gregory Yasinitsky (1953-)
Gregory W. Yasinitsky was born in San Francisco in 1953 and is Professor of Music and Director of Jazz Studies at Washington State University, Pullman, where he teaches composition, saxophone, and wind synthesis.
Yasinitsky has an international reputation as a composer, arranger and saxophonist. He has written music especially for Clark Terry, David Liebman and the USAF "Airmen of Note" big band. Yasinitsky's music has been performed in over 30 countries and he has received grants, fellowships and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Commission Project of New York, Meet the Composer West, ASCAP, Artist Trust, Washington State Music Teachers Association (WSMTA) and the Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA). Over 150 compositions and arrangements have been published by Kendor Music, Warner Brothers, Hal Leonard, Advance Music (Germany), Walrus Music, University of Northern Colorado Jazz Press, Falls House Press, Dorn Music, Daniel Barry Music and Hoyt Editions. Yasinitsky has also accepted numerous commissions for jazz, orchestral pieces, solo works and chamber music.
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