Pootin' It Dixon, Eric Big Band / HL00000870 click for RealAudio clip Tempo Medium swing Arrangement Difficulty medium Solo Difficulty medium-easy BIG BAND INSTRUMENTATION Alto Sax 1 Alto Sax 2 Tenor Sax 1 Tenor Sax 2 Baritone Sax Trumpet 1 Trumpet 2 Trumpet 3 Trumpet 4 Trombone 1 Trombone 2 Trombone 3 Trombone 4 Guitar Piano Bass Drums FULL SCORE Like B.B.B., this is classic straight-ahead Basie. Other than some slightly tricky saxophone solis that can be worked out with a little practice and a lead trumpet part that goes briefly up to high E-flat (2nd trumpet to high C), there's nothing to stand in the way of a young band playing this one. This is a great way to expose your band to the real Basie sound with an easy, swingin' chart that really frees up the musicians to concentrate on swing rather than on executing difficult technical figures. There are two short solos, one for tenor sax and one for trumpet. Either of these can be replaced with a piano solo. The solo changes are mostly very simple, with only an occasional chromatic movement outside of diatonic II-Vs in D-flat. ERIC DIXON (1930-1989) was a mainstay of the Count Basie Orchestra for more than two decades where he played reeds and flute and contributed many charts to the Basie book. Hal Leonard Stock Number HL00000870 List Price $45.00 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.