UNC Jazz Press

(7 Brass) (Level 3) This arrangement of Duke Ellington's masterpiece is scored for jazz orchestra and tenor vocalist - though the arrangement is equally suitable for soprano vocalist. It is essentially true to Ellington's original harmonic and lyrical conception, but offers in addition new orchestrational and accompanimental features. Some reharmonization of the lyric is also featured. Key of C.

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EARL L. STEWART, Associate Professor in the Department of Black Studies at the University of California - Santa Barbara, received his Bachlor of Arts in Music Education from Southern University, Baton Rouge, and his Master of Arts and Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Composition at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a composer and arranger who specializes in jazz and eclectic styles. His compositions have been performed by Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano, Barbara Conrad; choreographer, Chuck Davis; jazz artists, Jullian Connonball Adderly and Alvin Batiste and actor, Moses Gunn. He has written music for chamber ensemble, symphony orchestra and for smaller media. Dr. Stewart is the author of African American Music: An Introduction. He has published articles on the aesthetic and theoretical significance of African American music, and is currently working on a manuscript dealing with Vernacular Harmony.