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Laura, arr. Graettinger - resurrected by Paul Morelli

Everyone who has played in a big band knows this tune, made famous by the Kenton band way back when. But this arrangement, written in 1948, remains unpublished and, until now, unrecorded. If you're not familiar with this tune, you may want to hear the Niehaus arrangement first, which is more "normal". Here' my recording of it:    • Laura, arr. Niehaus, isolated horns by Pau...   Now that you're familiar with Laura, get ready for a fantastically wild take on the standard. Bob Graettinger, whose avant-garde arrangements and compositions for the Kenton band are polarizing to say the least, gave us this version of Laura. It's many things: Horrifyingly dissonant, magnificently beautiful, and always surprising. It also fits together like a weird jigsaw puzzle. With its unpredictable nature and no recording reference, I wasn't sure how any of this would sound once compete, and was interested to hear the seeming chaos making quite a bit of sense as I recorded the last few parts and everything fit together. You'll love it or hate it, but it's awfully interesting and deserves a recording out there. Notes: Very little in this piece is left up to the players - the bass part is largely written out and all the solo lines are written very specifically with the exception of the 16-bar improvised trumpet solo. There are also very, very specific dynamics, the kind of thing you see in 20th century solo brass literature. I kept faithful to them to make sure no impact was lost. Through the bizarre orchestration and dissonance, the melody is always clear. Listing the interesting / unusual aspects of this chart will take forever but some highlights include: Pedal points in the middle or higher voices; the melody played in four different octaves at once; instruments passing the melody to each other unexpectedly; and some very strange chords. The final chord, for example, from bottom to top is: Ab, Eb, Bb, C, Gb, Bb again, Db, E, G, A to Bb trill, B, D, and top note is Gb. Good luck with that analysis. The big band instrumentation used is totally standard with the usual 10 brass, but there is a guitar part, which isn't common in the Kenton band. There is no tempo marking, but I chose a little slower than the Niehaus version to make sure all the harmonies and counterpoint rang out clearly. The brass parts aren't labeled with numbers but by names - i.e. the highest trumpet part is just labeled "Buddy" and the solo trumpet part "Ray Wetzel". Unlike most versions of this tune, this one does require some technique - trumpet 1 goes up to G, trombones go up to C and Db, two altos have to stay in tune in unison way above the staff, and there are a few very awkward solo lines with unpredictable note patterns. Not to mention the simple lack of intuition most big band players will have to a chart like this. Composer: Mercer / Raksin Arranger: Bob Graettinger Performer: Paul Morelli Instrumentation: Alto sax 1 Alto sax 2 Tenor sax 1 Tenor sax 2 Baritone sax Trumpet 1 Trumpet 2 Trumpet 3 Trumpet 4 Trumpet 5 (solo) Trombone 1 Trombone 2 Trombone 3 Bass bone 4 Bass bone 5 Bass (played on bass saxophone) Guitar (faked on a keyboard)