IST 240 Lecture Notes - Jimmie Lunceford, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington

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Infront of trumpets: front row, 4-5 saxophones, rhythm sections drums, bass. 2nd t, plays the solos, improvises, also played harmony. 3rd t, plays harmony with the 1st, mini 1st trumpet player, switching parts. 1st t, plays the high notes in the music, also solos. 2nd and 3rd, just plays harmony along with the 1st. 4th t, plays the bass trombone, playing the low notes: saxophone. 1st sax, alto saxophone, plays the high notes, and the solos. 3rd sax, tenor saxophone, = 1st tenor saxophone, plays any sax solos. 4th sax, 2nd tenor saxophone, just plays harmony. 5th saxophone, baritone saxophone, plays the low notes: drums. Also to give energy to the band. Some had a guitar player, some had a piano, or some had both: upright string bass. Job is to enforce harmony and rhythm, by using the waling bass style. Shout chorus shouting the melody as loud as they could.

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