Title	Minton's Playground
Category	Concert/wind/brass band
Subcategory	Solo for saxophone(s)
Instrumentation	4Sax (4 Saxophones); Tonband (tape)
Format	Prt (full score)
Composer	Syler, James
Duration	11:30
Additional info/contents	Commissioned by the United States Air Force Band this one movement Third Stream fusion-type work explores the relationship between jazz and Baroque styles. In a concerto grosso setting it employs bebop and contemporary styles in a highly energized work that 'smokes'. No improvisation required. Surprise ending has the full ensemble on a 'tutti blow'. A kind of Ives meets Charlie Parker. Challenging. Parts rental: Solo quartet: s sax, a sax, t sax, b sax - 2 fl (1 dbl picc, 1 dbl a fl), 2 ob, eng hrn, Eb cl, 3 cl, b cl, ca cl, 2 bsn (1 dbl c bsn) - 4 trp (1 dbl picc trp, 1 dbl flug hrn), 4 hrn, 3 trb, b trb, 2 bar hrn, 2 tba - cb, pno, hp, 4 perc - tape, optional 2 vc
Sound sample	click here
Available	yes

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