Gentle Piece Wheeler, Kenny Big Band / HL00000856 click for RealAudio clip Recorded by KENNY WHEELER on MUSIC FOR LARGE & SMALL ENSEMBLES ECM 1415/16 / Recorded in January 1990  Tempo Walking ballad Arrangement Difficulty medium-easy Solo Difficulty medium BIG BAND INSTRUMENTATION Solo Flugelhorn Voice Alto Sax 1 (Soprano Sax) Alto Sax 2 Tenor Sax 1 Tenor Sax 2 Baritone Sax Flugelhorn 1 (Trumpet) Flugelhorn 2 (Trumpet) Flugelhorn 3 (Trumpet) Flugelhorn 4 (Trumpet) Trombone 1 Trombone 2 Trombone 3 Trombone 4 Piano Guitar Bass Drums FULL SCORE A wistful, gentle ballad. Besides a full jazz ensemble, there is a solo flugelhorn part and an optional vocalese part for singer. Even though there are several free sections and challenging ensemble blends and textures, the composition is not difficult to play. KENNY WHEELER (b. 1930) Canadian-born trumpeter and flugelhornist Kenny Wheeler studied with Richard Rodney Bennett and Bill Russo and has recorded with some of Europe's finest Jazzmen. Kenny, who has long lived in England, is proficient in both bop and freer forms of Jazz, has worked with the Spontaneous Music Ensemble, Tony Oxley, Anthony Braxton, the Globe Unity Orchestra, the trio Azimuth and his own small group and big band. He toured and recorded over several years with bass virtuoso Dave Holland and has recorded several albums as a leader on the ECM label. Hal Leonard Stock Number HL00000856 List Price $45.00 TO ORDER: take note of the publication's HL number and call Music Dispatch at 1-800-637-2852. Or go to one of the following online music stores: Music Dispatch Stantons Sheet Music Byron Hoyt Music Colony Music Penders Music Marina Music J.W. Pepper Sam Ash Music Sheet-music.com Sheet Music Direct Sheet Music Service Sheet Music Online Sheet Music Plus Or, order from your local music dealer. Click here to locate your local music dealer.