Kendor Music Inc. Little Brown Jug - Winner/Dedrick - Jazz Ensemble - Gr. Easy

Composer: Joseph Winner
Arranger: Art Dedrick
Format: Score and Parts
Instrumentation: Jazz Ensemble
Style: Swing
Level: Easy

First released in 1954, this setting of the 19th-century folk song popularized by Glenn Miller in 1939 begins with an 8-bar marcato intro before settling into the familiar swing groove. The thematic build is gradual and dramatic -- saxes alone, then saxes with trombones, then saxes, trombones and trumpets together -- and the finishing shout is loud and strong. All rhythm section parts are fully notated, brass ranges are very accessible, and no improvisation is required.
Duration 2:05