Great Northern Express [Ken:62270]

Great Northern Express. By: Sturm. Jazz Summit. Instrumentation: standard jazz ensemble. Style: Fast Swing.

Commissioned by the Northern Michigan University Jazz Ensemble, this jubilant tone poem portrays the Great Northern Railway that ran for a century from the Great Lakes to the Pacific Ocean. Beginning quietly in the distance, the chart builds steadily through a series of colorful variations and roars by at full throttle five minutes later. The fast swing "train" groove drops a beat every four measures (4-4-4-3) from start to finish. This is truly a marvel of modern jazz ensemble writing for proficient groups by one of the nation's most innovative composers. Duration 6:00.

Published by Kendor Music, Inc. (#Ken:62270).
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