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From the composer: “‘Stuck in the Middle’ is an original blues that I wrote as an audition selection for the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra’s “Riff Generation” ensemble. Part of the audition process was to write a riff-based blues melody that incorporated the classic “Route 66” stop-time break. After finishing the chart, I wrote an SATB arrangement for the Fusion Vocal Jazz Ensemble at Kansas City Kansas Community College; not long after, I was asked to write an SSAA arrangement that could be performed with big band for Blue Valley Southwest High School. While most blues tunes have sad and sorrowful lyrics, I lead a generally happy life, so I decided to go for more of a quirky approach to the lyric, all playing on the theme of being ‘stuck in the middle.’ “
- SATB Range: Soprano up to Gb5, Alto down to Bb3, Tenor up to Ab4, Bass down to Bb2.
- SSAA Range: Soprano up to Gb5, Alto down to F3.
Vocal score, guitar, piano, bass and drum parts included, as well as a notated piano part. Difficulty level 3.
Big band version includes all of the above PLUS: 5 sax, 4 trombone, 4 trumpet parts.
