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Sextet Set 1: EASY

Hal Leonard Stock Number HL00000939
List Price $120.00

Tempo: various
Arrangement Difficulty: easy
Solo Difficulty: easy

Sonny’s Mood (Sonny Clark) 

A bright and happy A section with a Latin bridge that has rhythm section hits on the offbeats.

Grant’s Tune (Grant Green)
A laid back 12/8 groove in a minor key that is simple and soulful.

Nice And Easy (Johnny Griffin)
Hard swinging 12 bar blues.

In Walked Horace (J.J. Johnson)
An arranged musical conversation with dynamic contrasts.

Al’s Mist (Al Grey)
A ballad with a beautiful melody underpinned with lush harmonies

The Clan (Curtis Fuller)
A high energy swinger with a nice 3 part harmony melody with a slick rhythm section intro

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Sextet Set 3: MEDIUM

Hal Leonard Stock Number HL00000943
List Price $120.00

Tempo: various
Arrangement Difficulty: medium
Solo Difficulty: medium

The Soulful Mr. Timmons (James Williams)
A medium shuffle, perfect to open a set.

Ms. B.C. (Pamela Baskin-Watson)
An uptempo swing burner.

A Bittadose (Robert Watson)
A 12 bar blues, this medium swing gets back to the roots of jazz.

Little Man (Charles Fambrough)
Laid back and earthy, a contrast to the blues.

What Do You Say Dr. J. (James Williams)
A simple and powerful melody that swings.

E.T.A. (Robert Watson)
An uptempo swing closer with an amazing shout chorus.

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