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Jimmy forrest night train vinyl mp3 album download. His best known composition was night train, composed with lewis simpkins and oscar washington. Jimmy forrest played in dukes orchestra 194950, taking the spot vacated by ben webster. Immediately after your purchase, you will receive an email with links to your pdf, mp3 and musicxml files. Im looking for one that keeps fairly close to the jimmy forrest version. In 1938, he went on the road with don albert and then was with jay mcshanns. At the time of his death, forrest and al grey were the leaders of the the al greyjimmy forrest quintet. Several different sets of lyrics have been set to the tune of night train. Print and download jimmy forrest night train easy guitar tab. Join napster and access fulllength songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. Print and download in pdf or midi night train lewis c.
Jimmy forrest night train guitar tab in g major download. January 24, 1920 august 26, 1980 was an american jazz musician, who played tenor saxophone throughout his career. Night train for voice and other instruments bass clef, intermediate voice sheet music. Night train jimmy forrest composition song facebook. Oscar peterson night train sheet music piano solo in g major. Louis, forrest worked with pianist eddie johnson, the legendary fate marable, and the jeterpillars orchestra. Night train s themes were actually lifted from two tunes played in the ellington orchestra. N ight train is the quintessential big band riffbased twelvebar blues. Forrest was part of ellingtons band when it performed this composition, which has a long tenor saxophone break in the middle. Forrest night train sheet music for trumpet solo pdf.
Jimmy forrest had a tremendous hit in 1951 with night train, a simple blues riff he lifted from duke ellingtons happy go lucky local. Night train by digital sheet music for leadsheet melody. Oh, and richmond, virginia too baltimore, maryland philadelphia new york city, take it home boston, massachusetts and dont forget new orleans, the home of the blues oh, yeah, night train. Simpkins music by jimmy forrest night t rain q q q 3 e. About jimmy forrest forrest developed his skills in duke ellington and count basies orchestras before moving on to the grooveenriched pastures of soul jazz. Here are the most popular versions chords, guitar pro. This is a sequence based on a big band arrangement of jimmy forrests night train. Night train e9th tuning by jimmy forrest, arranged by andy volk pdf digital download night train e9th tuning by jimmy forrest, arranged by andy volk pdf digital download 3. Forrest is known for his first solo recording of night train. Night train jimmy forrest piano solo download sheet music.
A night train is a train that rides overnight, usually conveying sleeping cars. Lewis simpkins, oscar washington, jimmy forrest jimmy forrest key. A twopage pdf tab for a famous twochorus jazzblues head, night train, adapted for blues harmonica by adam gussow. Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company. Your highresolution pdf file will be ready to download in the. Forrest developed his skills in duke ellington and count basies orchestras before moving on to the grooveenriched pastures of soul jazz. Whether you perform in public or for just a few friends, you need to have an arsenal of songs on command at any time, and with guitar cheat sheets youll have instant access to 480 of the most requested songs of all time. All aboard for night train miami, florida atlanta, georgia raleigh, north carolina miami, florida atlanta, georgia raleigh, north carolina washington, d. They contain the complete chords and lyrics to every song and are guaranteed accurate. Night train e9th tuning by jimmy forrest, arranged by andy. Night train e9th tuning by jimmy forrest, arranged by.
A fine allround tenor player, jimmy forrest is bestknown for recording night train, a song that he borrowed from the last part of duke ellingtons happy go lucky local. Download and print night train sheet music for trumpet solo by jimmy forrest. Download and print night train sheet music for flute solo by jimmy forrest. Night train jimmy forrest composition, a 1951 jazz and blues standard. Get jimmy forrest night train sheet music notes, chords. Download and print night train sheet music for piano solo by jimmy forrest in the range of e. James brown night train sheet music piano solo in bb. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. He is famous for his first solo recording of night train, with its irresistible hook and classic tenor solo. These recordings bridge the gap between jazz and rhythm and blues. Night train is a twelvebar blues instrumental standard first recorded by jimmy forrest in. Night train by jimmy forrest score and parts sheet music. Buddy morrows trombone transcription of forrest s solo from his bigband recording of the tune is similarly incorporated into many performances.
Night train sheet music for piano download free in pdf or midi. He recorded frequently as both a side man and a leader. This is a collection of earlymid fifties instrumental sides by the great jimmy forrest. Jimmy forrest night train high quality sheet music available for download. Jimmy forrest night train sheet music pdf notes, chords. This is a sequence based on a big band arrangement of jimmy forrest s night train. Gussow works up king curtiss uptempo saxophone shuffle into a fun and playable arrangement. Night trains themes were actually lifted from two tunes played in the ellington orchestra. Night train is a song made in the style of jimmy forrest the duration of this file is 2. Forrest played a cool saxophone and you dont want to miss the way he wails on this cd. In 1940, he joined jay mcshann in kansas city, playing in the same section of the band as charlie parker. Music profile for jimmy forrest, born 24 january 1920. Night train sheet music for piano download free in pdf. Sony atv publishing, latinautor, warner chappell, umpg publishing, latinautor peermusic, pedl, and 6 music rights.
Billmecca and i are gonna do the pick a tune and record thing with this tune so feel free to join in. Music notes for leadsheet melodychords only sheet music by. Forrest night train sheet music for alto saxophone solo pdf. January 24, 1920 august 26, 1980 was a jazz musician who played tenor saxophone throughout his career. Night train jimmy forrest supreme midi professional. A harddriving, modernintoned tenor saxophonist, he began with the jeterpillars orchestra and then worked during the mid and late 1930s with fate marable and dewey jackson in the st. Ultimate guitar song archive 2 usb flash drive guitar. It was adapted from happy go lucky local jimmy forrest, oscar washington, lewis simpkins and duke ellington.
At the time of his death, forrest and al grey were the leaders of the the al grey jimmy forrest quintet. If you see a legal disclaimer on the first page of the sheet music, that means this song has been transcribed for someone other than the person or company that owns the. C 6 6 5 6 5 5 3 3 2 1 1 night train, that took my baby so far away. Forrest night train sheet music real book melody and. Jimmy forrest night train sheet music notes and chords arranged for piano solo. The character of the open tuning and the key both change from a 6th chord in. Scene 2 from the second act of einstein on the beach, composed by philip glass. His thick tone and squealing honks on the tenor sax showed a remarkable sense of bluesy emotion. Albums include night train bolo blues, soul battle, and out of the forrest. I was first turned on to him from night train many years ago.
Bmi credits the composition to jimmy forrest and oscar washington. Night train has been recorded by various artists, including james brown and jimmy forest. Jimmy forrest night train chords, sheet music notes. Print and download night train sheet music by oscar peterson arranged for piano. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. If youve ever played in front of a group, no matter how many, then you know that someone will ask you to play their favorite song. When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your sites styles css. Night train written by jimmy forrest, lewis simpkins. Print and download night train sheet music by james brown arranged for piano. Night train sheet music jimmy forrest real book melody. Night train jimmy forrest real book download sheet music.
Forrest night train sheet music for alto saxophone solo. Jul 08, 2008 this is the original version of night train. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. It has been recorded by many artists, including funk icon james brown, jazzers oscar peterson and jimmy smith, the dirty dozen brass band and even twang guitar icon mickey baker. Jimmy forrest, at one time a tenor saxophone player in duke ellingtons band, took a riff from happygolucky local adapted from ellingtons thats the blues, old man and transformed it into rhythm and blues instrumental hit night train for chicago label united records.
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