Medium Swing!

Bison Blues Rick Stitzel

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Commissioned by the Hazen High School Jazz Ensemble
q = 136-160
   
Hazen, North Dakota - Chris Harvey, Director
    
Alto 1  

Alto 2          

Tenor 1          

Tenor 2          

Bari           
 
Trumpet 1          

Trumpet 2          

Trumpet 3          

Trumpet 4          

          
Trombone 1 
          
Trombone 2 

Trombone 3
          
  
Trombone 4         
soloBb9   Eb9     
Bb9  
Eb9
      
Bb9 G+7#9

                                       
             
 

              
mf

              

Piano
      

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Bb9 Eb9 Bb9 Eb9 Bb9 G+7#9

                                  
 Freddie Green Style
Guitar

          
mf Bb9 Eb9 Bb9 Eb9 Bb9 G+7#9

               

Bass        
mf
                    
Drums                                 
mf

Bb9 Eb9 Bb9
 Eb9 Bb9
 G+7#9
                              
             
Vibraphone
mf             
BB-0203
Copyright Rick Stitzel Music
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Bison Blues 
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A (Repeat good on DS)
           
        
9

Alto 1              
mf 
  
                  
           
Alto 2    
mf  
       
 
           
           
Tenor 1    

               
mf
              
    
Tenor 2
mf
 
     
                     

    
Bari    


 
mf
 
                  
2nd time only
Trumpet 1 

mf
  
                   
2nd time only
Trumpet 2 
mf 

                 
   
2nd time only
Trumpet 3 
mf
  
                  
2nd time only
Trumpet 4     
mf 
      

Trombone 1
          
2nd time only
    
mf
    
   
             
2nd time only
Trombone 2
mf
    
                
2nd time only
Trombone 3 
mf
  
        

           
2nd time only
Trombone 4 
mf
Cm7
 
F9
 Bb7 
G+7#9
 C+7#9  F+7#9 End solo Bb9 Eb9 Bb9
 
                                        

    
                 
                 
Piano
                              
          

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Cm7 F9 Bb7 G+7#9 C+7#9 F+7#9 Bb9 Eb9 Bb9

                                 

Guitar

Cm7 F9
   
Bb7

G+7#9

C+7#9 F+7#9
  
Bb9 Eb9
  
Bb9
           

Bass           
                   Play 
        

   
                            

   
kicks 2nd time only
Drums  
         
                    
w/saxes
  
                 
           
Vibraphone
        
BB-0203
 Bison Blues 3

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
                         
17

    
Play both times
Alto 1             

    

        
  
  
mf
   
             
                
           
Play both times
  
Alto 2       
    
                   
          
mf
           
     
Play both times
Tenor 1            
 
      
      
           
    
          mf

     
Play both times
Tenor 2    
          
 
     
 
mf
                 
              
      
Play both times
Bari             

  
      
mf
   
                  
Play both times
Trumpet 1           
    
mf
                       
Play both times
Trumpet 2      
    
 
    
mf
            
      

   
Play both times
Trumpet 3           
  
     
mf

                               

Play both times
Trumpet 4
    
                mf
 
                  
Play both times
   
Trombone 1 
           
      
mf
            
Play both times
Trombone 2         
       mf
 
Trombone 3
     

                
   
Play both times
   
       
     
mf

Trombone 4 
                       
Play both times
   
 mf
 Bb7  F+7#9
        
Eb9 Bb9 G+7#9 C7#9 F+7#9 G+7#9 Cm9

 
             
                 
                          
Piano
     



               

                  
      

Eb9 Bb9 G+7#9 C7#9 F+7#9 Bb7 G+7#9 Cm9 F+7#9

                                 

Guitar

  
Eb9
       
Bb9
  
G+7#9
   
C7#9 F+7#9
    
Bb7

G+7#9

Cm9

F+7#9
  

Bass       
           
Play both times

                                  
Drums                                  
          
                          
       
Play both times
   
Vibraphone            
     BB-0203
 Bison Blues
 
4
                     

B         
    
                     
25

Alto 1           
 f     mp   f     
    mp    f 
 
 mp 
     

      
     f   mp 
            
Alto 2              

mp
      
f  mp     f     mp       f  mp     f   
Tenor 1                                   
  mp  
mp f
 mp   f
   
f
 mp  
f
   
Tenor 2         

   
 mp                          
              
   f  mp         
 mp  f            f mp
  f     
Bari                                   
             

                
  f  mp       mp

mp f mp f
            f
           
                 
  
         
Trumpet 1    
mp
 f  mp   f
  mp f  mp   f 
                                            
mp         mp       f  
Trumpet 2
mp  
f
  
f
 f
 mp  
                                           
       f   
Trumpet 3
mp   f  mp   f     f  mp  
  mp  
Trumpet 4              
 
                     
 
      

mp 
 mp       mp 
      f  
       
f    
mp
       f  

      f   
  
                 
Trombone 1          
      
mp
mp
      f
mp
   f    mp
      f    f  
                            
 
Trombone 2   
     f  mp      f   mp       f  mp      f  
          
mp
Trombone 3
                             
mp f mp
  f  mp f mp
  f
     
                           
 
mp         mp              mp    
Trombone 4
  mp  
f  f  f  f

 Bb9 Fm7 E+7#9 Eb9 Bb9 A7b9 Ab9 G7b9 Cb9 Bb9 Eb9 Fm7 E+7b9 Eb9 Bb9 A7b9 Ab9 G7b9 Ab+7#9 G+7#9
             
       
               
          
               

Piano
 f f
            
mp f
  
f
   
                            
    
 
  Bb9
                                       
Fm7 E+7#9 Eb9 Bb9 A7b9 Ab9 G7b9 Cb9 Bb9 Eb9 Fm7 E+7b9 Eb9 Bb9 A7b9 Ab9 G7b9 Ab+7#9 G+7#9
Guitar 
mp
 
f f f

      
Bb9 Eb9 Bb9 Bb9 G+7#9
         
Eb9
         

Bass
      
mp f f f
     
                                           
Drums                                 

mp
 f  f
 
                   
mp
 f
 mp f
                               
Vibraphone
      
BB-0203 mp mp f f mp f mp f
 Bison Blues
     
5

   
 C
Open for solos, backgrounds on cue
                      
To Coda

   
33

Alto 1             
 
 
          
mf
      
Alto 2                         mf
       
  
          
     
                                    
Tenor 1      
          
     
mf

Tenor 2                              
 mf
      
      
               
Bari  

               
              

      


                mf   

          

Trumpet 1                
      
  
mf     
 
          
                        
                
Trumpet 2        
       
      
mf

  
                   
             
 
  
   
        mf     
Trumpet 3
    
Trumpet 4   
                                  
 mf  

 
  

 
  

      
       
     
     
 

                                       
        
Trombone 1
      
                            mf          
                    
Trombone 2
  
   
  
                                   
mf
                
Trombone 3
 
          
mf
          

                      
                
Trombone 4
      mf  
            Bb9
Cm7 F9 Bb7 G+7#9 C+7#9 F+7#9 Eb9 Bb9 B9 Bb9
        
       
             
 mf       
         
                    
   
Piano
            
  

Cm7 F9 Bb7 G+7#9 C+7#9 F+7#9 Bb9 Eb9 Bb9

Guitar                                   
mf
  
Cm7 F9 Bb7 G+7#9 C+7#9 F+7#9 Bb9 Eb9 Bb9
                  
    
Bass
        
mf
      
Open for solos
                               
Drums                     
            
 mf
              Bb9 Eb9 Bb9 B9 Bb9

         
          
 
               
Vibraphone
   mf    
 BB-0203
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Bison Blues

    
1. 2.

41
    
Alto 1            
   
   
                         
    
      
                         
Alto 2                     
 
             
           
  
                      
Tenor 1
    
   
         
                      
  
    
     
Tenor 2
  
      

                 

         
Bari              
           
      
Trumpet 1         
                    
    
  
                          
Trumpet 2 
           
      
                         
Trumpet 3 
    
     
 
      
Trumpet 4                            
        
             
      
       
 

         
Trombone 1
 
        
      
             

               
Trombone 2

               
       
      

         
Trombone 3

      
Trombone 4 
       
        
  
              
  
    Bb7  G+7#9  C+7#9          
Eb9 Bb9 G+7#9 Cm7 F9 F+7#9 C+7#9 F+7#9
         
                

       
                            
Piano
                    
                   
      


                                     
Eb9 Bb9 G+7#9 Cm7 F9 Bb7 G+7#9 C+7#9 F+7#9 C+7#9 F+7#9

Guitar

   
Eb9
       
Bb9
 
G+7#9
   
Cm7 F9
       
Bb7

G+7#9
 
C+7#9 F+7#9 C+7#9 F+7#9

Bass            
                                 
Drums                                      
1. 2.
    C+7#9
Eb9 Bb9 G+7#9 Cm7 F9 Bb7 G+7#9 C+7#9 F+7#9 F+7#9
                   
Vibraphone               
   
   
     
      
BB-0203    
 Bison Blues
                
7
   
            
D Sax soli           
           
50
 
Alto 1            
 
f
            
 Saxsoli                                           
Alto 2     
 
              
  
f
          
               
               
Sax soli
Tenor 1     
f
    
           
                                   
Sax soli
Tenor 2 
           
                 
    
Sax soli                  
f

        
       
Bari            

f 
Trumpet 1         

Trumpet 2         

Trumpet 3         

Trumpet 4         

        
Trombone 1 

Trombone 2
         

Trombone 3
         

 

Trombone 4        
  
Bb9 Eb9 Bb9 Bb9 Eb9 Bb9 G+7#9

                             

mf  
      
                   
               
Piano
   


Bb9 Eb9 Bb9 Eb9 Bb9 G+7#9

                                

Guitar
mf

      
Bb9 Eb9 Bb9 Eb9 Bb9 G+7#9
                  
 
Bass       
mf Sax soli

Drums                                 
mf Eb9 Bb9 Eb9 Bb9 G+7#9

Bb9

    
  
       
                 
Vibraphone
mf 
      
        BB-0203
 Bison Blues

8

      
E Shout chorus
58      
      
    
                      
      
Alto 1                
 
   f   
                                
            
Alto 2 
           
    
              f   
                
Tenor 1             
              
         
   f    
        
Tenor 2                
        
           
 
              
   f   
            
                                     
Bari     
                  
  f        
            
Trumpet 1                   
f
       
                 
Trumpet 2
f
  
     
Trumpet 3             
     
f      
 
               
Trumpet 4       
 
 
 
f    
         

 

   

Trombone 1        
     
      
f
    
Trombone 2         
f
             
Trombone 3

              
f
     
       
              
Trombone 4
   
f 
     
Cm7 F9 Bb7 G+7#9 C+7#9 F+7#9 Bb9 Eb9 Bb9
    
         

    
          
     f    
          
              
Piano
             


Cm7 F9 Bb7 G+7#9 C+7#9 F+7#9 Bb9 Eb9 Bb9

                                

Guitar
f Bb9
Cm7
      
F9
   
Bb7

G+7#9

C+7#9

F+7#9
   Eb9
    
Bb9

Bass         
    
                         
f
        
Drums                                 
Bb9 f
           
Cm7 F9 Bb7 G+7#9 C+7#9 F+7#9 Eb9 Bb9

          

    
           
  f
Vibraphone
  
BB-0203 
 Bison Blues
        DS
9

         
         
al Coda
      
         
3 3

                 
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   
Alto 1  
 
             mf 
3
                
           
   
3
 
                     

Alto 2

       mf 
                          
3

        
3

                  
Tenor 1    
            
mf 
          
3
                        
3
     
          
Tenor 2
        
                     
3
   mf 
           
3

Bari            
      
     

               


        mf 
                        
Trumpet 1     

 
            mf
                            
Trumpet 2
       
     mf

                                  
  
Trumpet 3
     
 
 
    mf 
                          
Trumpet 4 
         
        
 
             
       mf 

 
Trombone 1
              
            
               
mf

Trombone 2
                 
         
   
      
       
mf

Trombone 3

                 
        
         
mf

          
                 
Trombone 4
    
 mf


Eb9
   Bb9 G+7#9
 Cm7 F9 Bb7 G+7#9
 
C+7#9 F+7#9
 
                          
  
   
    
                   
          
Piano
            
      

Eb9 Bb9 G+7#9 Cm7 F9  Bb7 G+7#9 C+7#9 F+7#9

                                

Guitar

       
Eb9 Bb9 G+7#9 Cm7 F9 Bb7 G+7#9 C+7#9 F+7#9
               
   
   
Bass    
                    
                     
Drums                                 
            Cm7 
Eb9 Bb9 G+7#9 F9 Bb7 G+7#9 C+7#9 F+7#9

                 
Vibraphone             
  
 
  
 BB-0203
 Bison Blues
              
10
          
                 
         
           

74
   
Alto 1     
             
                         p
                 
 
 
      
   
Alto 2
    
                                             
p
      

Tenor 1
p
               
     
  
         
     
Tenor 2                  
  
   
   p
          
                                        
    
   
Bari
        
                    
p 
         
   
                               

Trumpet 1

                         

p

                         
Trumpet 2
      
                       
p
  
Trumpet 3                                       
  p 
   
                
                
            
  
Trumpet 4
            
      p 
                  
                  
       
    

             
 
Trombone 1
                
 
                
                    
p
 
               
  
Trombone 2
          

                        p

Trombone 3
             
      

  


  
p
     


                                          
p   
Trombone 4
         
 F+7#9  F+7#9
            
   C+7#9      
Bb7 G+7#9 C+7#9 Bb7 G+7#9 Bb7 G+7#9 C+7#9

               
Emaj7b5
      
       
 




                      
p 
Piano
   

 

  

     
    
     

   
  
p

 
Bb7 G+7#9 C+7#9 F+7#9 Bb7 G+7#9 C+7#9 F+7#9 Bb7 G+7#9 C+7#9

                          
 
Emaj7b5
Guitar
p

 
      
Bb7 G+7#9 C+7#9 F+7#9 Bb7 G+7#9 C+7#9 F+7#9 Bb7 G+7#9 C+7#9
        
Bass
  
        

 
                                        
p
  
Drums                           



 p


Bb7

G+7#9 C+7#9 F+7#9 Bb7

G+7#9 C+7#9 F+7#9 Bb7 G+7#9

C+7#9

Emaj7b5


              
       
         
         
Vibraphone
         p 
BB-0203