Sunday Jazz Combo
Band Materials
Spring 2025
Assignments
Listen to Watermelon Man (Headhunters version).
This arrangement is split up into 2 sax parts and 2 piano parts:
Indy – Alto Saxophone 1
Cara – Alto Saxophone 2
Leo – Piano 1
Maddy – Piano 2
Be sure to follow the form: Intro, Melody 1 x, solos over the melody (F blues Concert, D Blues Eb instruments), Melody 2x, end on final hits
Link to the original recording:
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Listen to Freddie Freeloader;
Look through the tune and comping pattern (piano)
Listen and follow along the sheet music for Miles Davis’ solo on the tune (see transcription below)
Freddie Freeloader concert pitch
Current Assignment:
- Listen to All the Things You Are
- Listen and practice parts on Four
- Listen to Cantaloupe Island (new)
- Listen to Solar (new)
- Listen to C Jam Blues and practice your parts and improvising with track provided below.
Upcoming Schedule
Sunday, March 16th, 3:15pm at Coast Music
Bands will not rehearse on the following Dates:
April 13th and 20th: Spring Break
May 25th: Memorial Day Weekend – Might Have a Performance on the 26th Instead
