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

Freddie Freeloader Piano Comping Patterns/Voicings

Freddie Freeloader Alto Sax

Miles Davis Solo Transcription (concert)

Current Assignment:

  1. Listen to All the Things You Are
  2. Listen and practice parts on Four
  3. Listen to Cantaloupe Island (new)
  4. Listen to Solar (new)
  5. Listen to C Jam Blues and practice your parts and improvising with track provided below.

Upcoming Schedule

Jazz Combo (ages 10-14)
January 12- June 8th
Welcome to Jazz Combo!
This band meets every Sunday 3-4:15pm.
This band will meet 2-3:10pm on Sunday, March 16th in order to participate in a 3:15pm Band Workshop
Upcoming Performances:

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

Audio Examples

Coast Music Events

Father’s Day Recital

June 15 @ 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Ice Cream Social

June 22 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm