Blue Wild Indigo
Renowned drummer and composer Allison Miller first introduced Blue Wild Indigo on her 2023 album Rivers In Our Veins, a sweeping song cycle inspired by the waterways of the United States and their themes of flow and renewal. In this vibrant new arrangement for large jazz ensemble by Brava Jazz composer/arranger Shamie Royston, the piece captures the same sense of movement and vitality, evoking the constant current of a river.
This chart offers engaging opportunities for every section: shifting meters, driving bass lines, compelling melodies, layered textures, and energetic high and low points.
Level: College
5 saxes/4 trumpets/4 trombones/guitar, piano, bass, drums
Solo sections in: piano, tenor 2, and drums (with option to open up for add’l soloists)
Highest note for lead trumpet = Concert E6 (written high F#)
Highest note for lead trombone = Concert A4
Renowned drummer and composer Allison Miller first introduced Blue Wild Indigo on her 2023 album Rivers In Our Veins, a sweeping song cycle inspired by the waterways of the United States and their themes of flow and renewal. In this vibrant new arrangement for large jazz ensemble by Brava Jazz composer/arranger Shamie Royston, the piece captures the same sense of movement and vitality, evoking the constant current of a river.
This chart offers engaging opportunities for every section: shifting meters, driving bass lines, compelling melodies, layered textures, and energetic high and low points.
Level: College
5 saxes/4 trumpets/4 trombones/guitar, piano, bass, drums
Solo sections in: piano, tenor 2, and drums (with option to open up for add’l soloists)
Highest note for lead trumpet = Concert E6 (written high F#)
Highest note for lead trombone = Concert A4
Renowned drummer and composer Allison Miller first introduced Blue Wild Indigo on her 2023 album Rivers In Our Veins, a sweeping song cycle inspired by the waterways of the United States and their themes of flow and renewal. In this vibrant new arrangement for large jazz ensemble by Brava Jazz composer/arranger Shamie Royston, the piece captures the same sense of movement and vitality, evoking the constant current of a river.
This chart offers engaging opportunities for every section: shifting meters, driving bass lines, compelling melodies, layered textures, and energetic high and low points.
Level: College
5 saxes/4 trumpets/4 trombones/guitar, piano, bass, drums
Solo sections in: piano, tenor 2, and drums (with option to open up for add’l soloists)
Highest note for lead trumpet = Concert E6 (written high F#)
Highest note for lead trombone = Concert A4
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