Roger Aldridge
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Buzzards in Love
Category: Music
Duration: 00:05:25
Description:
Duration: 00:05:25
Description:
Buzzards in Love evolved over time. It was originally written as an extended piece for small jazz ensemble in 1999. Then, it was recomposed and scored for wind ensemble in 2009.
It is dedicated to Charlie Mariano. Besides being one of the greatest jazz alto saxophonists, Charlie had an equally great sense of humor.
The music tells a story of an imaginary pair of buzzards. Each section of the score has a programmatic title: #1 - buzzard search for life's meaning, #2 - buzzard attraction, #3 - buzzard tango, #4 - buzzard dating, #5 - roadkill interlude, #6 - buzzard love in the sky. As one might gather, the music has a spirit of fun and adventure.
The score has two sections where improvisation is used: "roadkill interlude" and over the 5/4 vamp toward the end. These sections can have any creative possibility taking place. The improv can be in a new music style or jazz or even (as an example) using a violin to play in an old-time or bluegrass fiddle style. Anything creative and fun is fair game!
Besides concert band or wind ensemble, the piece can be performed by a large jazz orchestra with additional woodwinds and low brass. There is also a leadsheet format of the piece so it can be performed by small jazz groups.
The musicians on the Roadkill Interlude section are Jason Shapiro, soprano saxophone; E. Shawn Qaissaunee, guitar; Brian Howell, bass; Skip Rohrich, drums.
The other sections of the composition were produced with Silibelius software and is an approximation of how the piece sounds with a real wind ensemble.
It is dedicated to Charlie Mariano. Besides being one of the greatest jazz alto saxophonists, Charlie had an equally great sense of humor.
The music tells a story of an imaginary pair of buzzards. Each section of the score has a programmatic title: #1 - buzzard search for life's meaning, #2 - buzzard attraction, #3 - buzzard tango, #4 - buzzard dating, #5 - roadkill interlude, #6 - buzzard love in the sky. As one might gather, the music has a spirit of fun and adventure.
The score has two sections where improvisation is used: "roadkill interlude" and over the 5/4 vamp toward the end. These sections can have any creative possibility taking place. The improv can be in a new music style or jazz or even (as an example) using a violin to play in an old-time or bluegrass fiddle style. Anything creative and fun is fair game!
Besides concert band or wind ensemble, the piece can be performed by a large jazz orchestra with additional woodwinds and low brass. There is also a leadsheet format of the piece so it can be performed by small jazz groups.
The musicians on the Roadkill Interlude section are Jason Shapiro, soprano saxophone; E. Shawn Qaissaunee, guitar; Brian Howell, bass; Skip Rohrich, drums.
The other sections of the composition were produced with Silibelius software and is an approximation of how the piece sounds with a real wind ensemble.
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I am primarily a jazz composer. A wide range of styles are found in my music including tango, blues, samba, fusion, contemporary classical, and back to...
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