Double Bass Seeking John Kirby charts

[Gahlord]

Seeking:

Sheet music, lead sheets, or scores for John Kirby Sextet material. Or leads on anyone who might have them, dissertation transcriptions, anything.

Local venue asked me to put together a 20s/30s band for NYE and even though Kirby is just past that I think it would be a perfect fit for their scene.

(Yes I know it’s crazy they asked the local experimental bassist to put this band together )

 

[Adam Booker]

Check with Ron Wasserman.

 

[bassfiddlesteve]

I love John Kirby Sextet recordings and I've often thought about starting a project like that myself, but if the venue wants 20's-30's jazz it might be easier to play from lead sheets like these or [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] for more of a trad jazz/Dixieland type of sound. Typical instrumentation would be a front line of trumpet, clarinet, and trombone with a rhythm section of piano, bass, and drums, but you can vary this a bit. The Kirby Sextet used trumpet, clairnet, and alto sax.

The Kirby charts might be hard to find and they are tightly arranged like big band charts which would require some rehearsal. You can easily find lead sheets for songs that the sextet performed like Blue Skies and Undecided, but a lot of their repertoire consisted of "jazzed up" classical pieces.

- Steve