Gunslinging Bird - Grade 5
Charles Mingus Big Band Jazz Series

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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!

Instrumentation	Number Of Parts	Pages Per Part
Conductor Score (Full Score)	1	16
Alto Sax 1/Flute Part	1	2
Alto Sax 2/Flute Part	1	2
Tenor Sax 1/Flute Part	1	2
Tenor Sax 2 Part	1	2
Baritone Sax Part	1	2
Trumpet 1 Part	1	2
Trumpet 2 Part	1	2
Trumpet 3 Part	1	2
Trombone 1 Part	1	2
Trombone 2 Part	1	2
Trombone 3 (Bass) Part	1	2
Drums Part	1	3
Piano Part	1	3
Bass Part	1	3

Product Code:	7010394-H1
UPC Code:	073999641424
Old Product Code:	HL07010394
Category:	Band/Orchestra/Ensemble
Series:	Charles Mingus Big Band Jazz
Band Experience:	Grade 5 Advanced
Band Grade:	Explanation
Publisher:	Hal Leonard Music Publishing
Composer:	Charles Mingus
Arranger:	Steve Slagle
Length x Width:	12 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight:	0.69 pounds

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