Don Freund's Jug Blues & Fat Pickin' with scrolling score, U. Florida Wind Symphony, David Waybright

Описание: Don Freund's Jug Blues & Fat Pickin' (1986, rev. 1990) is Freund's first published band work, and remains his most performed and recorded work.This performance by David Waybright with the University of Florida Wind Symphony captures the soulful funk of the "Blues" and the exuberant groove of the "Pickin'."
Commissioned for the celebration of Tennessee's "Homecoming '86,"
Jug Blues & Fat Pickin' was inspired by recordings of the Memphis Jug Band (Beale Street, late 1920's), and bluegrass banjo pickin', which becomes "fattened out" by the sound of winds.
Notes to the Conductor:
The "Blues" should howl, whine, and wail like a harmonica solo, with the same freedom and indulgence one might hear in an unaccompanied Blues improvisation. The tempo fluctuations indicated must be observed, but the rubato should not be confined to these. The entire Blues must have an unmetered, cadenza-like quality. The "Blues" should never drag: the slowed-down sections must have great color and intensity of expression, whether sighing or wailing.
The "Pickin'" doesn't need to be too fast, but has to have the kind of easy-going, self-gratifying, clear-headed virtuosity that characterizes great pickers. The performers should develop confidence in handling the rhythmic exchanges, and then communicate a spirit of good, clean, exuberant fun.
Scrolling Score videos of all Don Freund's works for Concert Band/Wind Ensemble:
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Don Freund music for wind ensemble/concert band:
http://donfreund.com/media/works/2502-2
Jug Blues & Fat Pickin' is published by Lauren Keiser Music Publishing