[Trombone-l] Solo Inspriation

[John.McVey@frb.gov]

Brian,

      Considering the style of music, it sounds like it's just a montuno.
You just improvise over those four repetitive chords, building on a few
patterns if you like, until it fades out or until there is queue for the
final chord. I'm sure there are many others lurking nearby with fine
Afro-Cubano skills, who can elaborate much better than I whether that's the
case and how best to perform it.  Sabutin (Sam Burtis) or Jeff Adams are
just a couple that come to mind.

John



                                                                           
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Our concert band is going to be performing Copacabana as arranged by
someone
named Peterson. The challenge with this arrangement, besides being hand
written and hard to read, is a 24-bar trombone solo at the end. I have
played the cords on the piano, listened to the Barry Manalow (sp?)
recording, and I just can't get anything to play out of this.

Chord structure is key of Bb, 4/4 time, two beats each of Fm9 F#m9 Gm9 F#m9
repeated 12 times.

Usually, I just play by feel, but I'm not getting anything from this. Any
suggestions? Better yet, does a recording of this arrangement or another
band arrangement exist?

Thanks,
Brian
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