Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Other Stanton's Categories
 

Gunslinging Bird

Gunslinging Bird
Add to Wishlist

Sheet Music
Voicing/Format Stage Band
Composer Mingus, Charles
Publisher Hal Leonard Publishing Corp
Arranger Slagle, Steve
Grade 5.5
Series Charles Mingus Big Band

Price: $60.00

Unavailable for Digital Delivery

Catalog #07010394

UPC code: 073999641424

The opening cut from the Mingus Big Band CD Gunslinging Birds is this raucous and blistering jazz waltz. Mingus wrote this piece as a tribute to Charlie Bird Parker with the subtitle If Charlie Parker were a gunslinger there'd be a whole lot of dead copycats. This chart doesn't hold anything back!

Today's News
  • Marching Band At The Movies

    Marching Band At The Movies

    If you or your band members are looking to perform a movie themed marching band show this year, there are a number of new arrangements to consider including the newest James Bond theme, Skyfall, Pixar Favorites, a complete How to Train Your Dragon show, and the theme from Marvel’s The Avengers.  For more fantastic movie […]

  • Modern Ragtime

    Modern Ragtime

    Ragtime may be over a hundred years old, but some people are still writing new Ragtime music!  Larry Porter‘s  recent release through Schott Music, “Piano Rags” , is such a collection.    Four of the eight pieces in this book of sheet music were inspired by his impressions of his native country, the U.S.A.      “Athens […]

Visit JukeboxNew!Visit Jukebox

Stanton's Jukebox is a specialized "wish list" that allows directors to research purchases, arrange concert programs, create personalized URLs, compare scores study and forward playlists to your students.