Crazy Days – big band chart
Composed and arranged by Ed Puddick.
As recorded by the Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra in January 2021, this swinging chart includes improvised solos for Baritone Sax and Trombone with woodwinds and muted trumpets providing the backgrounds. The challenging unison melody is constructed over a familiar 'standard' chord sequence.
Duration: 5 mins
Woodwind doubles: Alto 1 / Alto flute, Alto 2 / Clarinet, Tenor 1 / Clarinet, Tenor 2 / Flute (28 bars only)
Solos: Bari Sax and Trombone 1
Lead trumpet limit: E