Massachusetts

Lush Life Music
Grade: Medium
Written by A. Razaf and L. Roberts
Duration:  3 mins 10 secs
Style: Swing
Ranges: Trumpets     1-4     B5, D6, F5, D5
             Trombones  1-4     A4, F4, D4, D4
             Vocal key F  Vocal G3 - A4 (9 steps as sung)

Massachusetts is a classic chart from the Gene Krupa band, featuring Anita O'Day on vocal. It is a high energy, up-tempo swinger that is full of great sectional work and hard swingin' lines. We have written out the little 4 measure Trumpet fill-in solo that signals the second vocal bridge, and have written out Krupa's 4 measure drum solo that kicks into the instrumental shout after the first vocal chorus. The brass ranges are moderate and there are no sax doubles.

Conductor
5 Saxes
4 Trumpets
4 Trombones
4 Rhythm (Piano, Bass, Guitar, Drums)
Vocal sheet