Trane's Strain Fuller, Curtis Sextet / HL00000704 click for RealAudio clip Recorded by PAUL CHAMBERS on CHAMBERS' MUSIC Blue Note: CDP 844437 2 / Recorded April 20, 1955  Tempo Medium swing (blues) Arrangement Difficulty easy Solo Difficulty medium-easy This next recording features some of the earliest recorded jazz soloing by John Coltrane, as well as Curtis Fuller and Paul Chambers. This arrangement can be played by jazz players of all levels. SEXTET INSTRUMENTATION 1st part: B-flat, E-flat, C treble clef, C bass clef 2nd part: B-flat, E-flat, C treble clef, C bass clef 3rd part: B-flat, E-flat, C treble clef, C bass clef Rhythm Section: Piano, Bass, Drums, Guitar FULL SCORE This CURTIS FULLER piece is another historical keystone, and is easy enough to be tackled by beginners - a great introduction to bebop blues. The album features some of the earliest recorded Coltrane, Fuller and Chambers. SOLOS: The solos are over blues changes and are playable by musicians of any ability level. CURTIS FULLER (b. 1934). Possibly the greatest trombonist-composer since J.J. Johnson, Curtis is one of the many great Detroit bop players, including Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers, and Hank Jones, all of whom he recorded with. After stints with Cannonball Adderley, Kenny Burrell and Miles Davis, he joined the Golson-Farmer Jazztet ('59-60) and was with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers ('62-65) in a group that included Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard and Cedar Walton. Except for tours with Dizzy Gillespie ('68) and Count Basie ('75-78), Curtis has freelanced since the mid '60s and has played on scores of albums as both a leader and a sideman, frequently with his fellow Jazztet and Messenger alums. Curtis was influenced by his friend, John Coltrane, and can be heard on the classic "Blue Train" album. Related Website http://www.eclipse.net/~fitzgera/blakey Hal Leonard Stock Number HL00000704 List Price $25.00 TO ORDER: take note of the publication's HL number and call Music Dispatch at 1-800-637-2852. Or go to one of the following online music stores: Music Dispatch Stantons Sheet Music Byron Hoyt Music Colony Music Penders Music Marina Music J.W. Pepper Sam Ash Music Sheet-music.com Sheet Music Direct Sheet Music Service Sheet Music Online Sheet Music Plus Or, order from your local music dealer. Click here to locate your local music dealer.