Sweet Georgia Brown

[rrayner]

Originally Posted by adrianallan

You had me looking up tailgate, which, is apparently a type of glissando that only trombones can do ?

Hi Adrian - picture, if you will, a funeral in the French Quarter of New Orleans, where it is a joyous occasion and a dixie-style band is hanging on to a wagon or truck in the procession, particularly on the tailgate. It is a raucous musical event, and that's the feel I wanted the musician's to have as they played the coda. It's a term we used in school to evoke this style of play. So, it's not something specifically for the trombones, but with the trombones presenting the feel, the rest of the group should pick it up for the finale. The final lick by the saxophones is a tribute to one of my former Berklee teachers, Everett Longstreth, who loved it.

Ralph

[mgj32]

Hi Rrayner,

Enjoyed your arrangement a great deal and a number of times. Brings back a whole montage of memories starting with the 78 RPMs my parents had and (unfortunately) are long gone. A wonderful big band sound. How about some more?

all best,
mgj