A Night In Tunisia arranged by Michael Philip Mossman

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Professional Editions Jazz Ensemble - Grade 5
Written for and recorded by Mario Bauza, Michael Philip Mossman adds his own unique flare to this Dizzy Gillespie Latin jazz classic. Featured soloists include trumpet (of course), as well as trombone and alto. A great showcase for the entire ensemble!
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[@CristianVasquez_]

That ensemble break before the solo section is so clean.

[@gavintarling262]

What a Bari sax man, holy smokes

[@MrGod1yOfficial]

I play Bari and can confirm this guy lays it down.

[@colinrosenecker]

Bass bone player here, zad 😢

[@Teebone-lw6yb]

That bari sax tho

[@EAGLE7500]

My favorite arrangement of this classic!!! Been bumpin’ this since I was in middle school.

[@bizzle9344]

This is my favorite arrangement of this song...

[@asafglick8331]

Me too 😊

[@the_sockdolager]

We were supposed to play this for the swing dance my senior year but covid canceled the entire last semester. Kinda makes me sad listening to it now but maybe one day I'll get the chance to play it again.

[@jordynk2976]

I know it’s sad :( but you will get a chance to play it again don’t even worry!!

[@TrashCanBoiBoi]

Why instrument did you play, also so sorry to hear.

[@the_sockdolager]

@@TrashCanBoiBoi lead alto, which had some really fun parts

[@ktgames1319]

I’m a 4th trumpet to this in my jazz band, and it’s amazing

[@aeznyc]

Surprisingly I’m a baritone and I got a solo in this song

[@kariic3824]

the saxes and trumpets scores are insane

[@TheOneAndOnlyJesusChrist]

And trombone

[@munoz_jordan]

@@TheOneAndOnlyJesusChrist trombone part goes crazy

[@Musibro3000]

It feels like a tribute to Gillespie with a night in Tunisia, Manteca, and well you needn't for monk

[@p.nicolelawrence1978]

Everyone has different abilities and develops at their own pace. Be humble fellow musicians.

[@motis1837]

Any poor saps who played this song, got stuck with trombone 1 or 2 and could barely play the high notes give this a like.

[@doughboy90001]

Pishposh trombone screamer life.. Gotta train that embouchure tighten up that aperture...

[@alexandereckley899]

If you're playing a grade level 5 song and playing 1st or 2nd trombone you should at least be able to play a double c

[@alexandereckley899]

@@michaelzepeda3578 For a freshmen, absolutely. I was one of the best in the state as a freshmen towards the end of the year I could only hit the high c, so you seem to be doing really well. Also I'm a sophomore so I'm probably not the best person to take advice from.

[@josepalacioz5101]

I play bass trombone in jazz but 2nd in my concert band so I can kinda relate 😅

[@brandiiiiine]

I'm not ready man.

[@DestinMillerMusic]

ha the little Manteca phrases

[@prod.sardoniiq6942]

Miller Sax King dum bum ba dum BA BA-DUM BA BA

[@wlonsdale1]

I was in highschool jazz bank in the late 70's in So Cal. We spent hours after school and weekends as a band practicing for competitions.

[@EAGLE7500]

I've been looking for this for years!! Thank you!!! 😊👍🏾

[@Wadosan]

Thanks, BD. I can’t tell you how much I enjoy cheeky 16th note runs and weird rhythms

[@ilyasax]

Amazing job!!!!! Very clever arrangement!!!!

[@jonathans1612]

Love the Con Alma quotes in the Trombone backgrounds. Classic Mossman!

[@andrewprawat8199]

i saw the ball state university jazz band play this last night live. it was so amazing.

[@00DirectorsCut00]

Superb... really love this ‘salsa’ arrange... seems to ear Fania all a stars or some kind of 👍

[@tyler_dold]

Kinda funny how the score doesn't exactly line up to the recording, took me a few times to notice lol

[@M1GYT]

I was definitely confused. Must be an old recording or they didn't play the right version

[@23billiejean1]

It’s the same arrangement, but a lot of bands like to alter the parts just slightly if they think it would be better. If you notice, it’s really only towards the end where the slight alterations come in, so these are definitely the original parts.

[@flare2000x]

My band is playing what sounds like the recording version of this tune, the arrangement is printed in a different font style and is slightly different in some parts. There must be two different publishers or something and one got a different iteration of the arrangement.

[@juanjavierm]

Bass part, for instance.

[@nicolasmatherne8574]

I think most bands play the altered version, I've heard Joe Grandsen's big band play this arrangement and followed the recording not the score

[@Velocisaurusman]

Love the song, the high school i will be going to played this, and i LOVED IT

[@blacknoir607]

what high school?

[@Velocisaurusman]

+Quintin Williams Olathe East

[@violinguitarduo2294]

The moon is the same moon above you Aglow with its cool evening light But shining at night, in Tunisia Never does it shine so bright The stars are aglow in the heavens But only the wise understand That shining at night in Tunisia They guide you through the desert sand Words fail, to tell a tale Too exotic to be told Each night's a deeper night In a world, ages old The cares of the day seem to vanish The ending of day brings release Each wonderful night in Tunisia Where the nights are filled with peace (bridge) (scat)

[@scottmclain]

How does Hal Leonard do their recordings? Are there Hal Leonard ensembles or something like that?

[@prod.sardoniiq6942]

Scott McLain I think the arranger has his own jazz ensemble or they just hire one 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@WillTheBassPlayer]

They work with a professional ensemble

[@andreryjoch4028]

Fyi this is a professional recording.

[@jazzman92478]

Very reminiscent of Bob Mintzer's arrangement of Manteca from the 90's. This is a very good companion piece to go with it. Love the calls to other songs too.

[@mariagonzales4056]

muito lindo!!!

[@owem6511]

This chart gives me a craving for some chips and salsa every time I play it and idk why

[@cosmocorona8995]

Haha, this comment now makes wanna get up and get some chips and salsa. 😂

[@mister.untitled64]

I'm in 2nd grade and I play every instrument in the world and this is just too easy

[@_Midori]

2nd grade?

[@mister.untitled64]

its a joke xD

[@serranojavier99]

MicroBacon I...I don't get it

[@tailan6416]

MicroBacon yea right

[@swaeyze5392]

See I get the joke because your making fun of middleschoolers and high school freshman/sophomores talking about how they can play this

[@kn33gu2]

i heard another band play this today and it went so hard i had to come find it

[@00DirectorsCut00]

In this score I can easily play the KZbin play button 😅

[@mareaumusic]

Great arrangement !

[@lightningmaster823]

wow first time I've seen a 3rd trumpet solo

[@sky-boy6038]

That trumpet solo 🥹😍

[@user-rq6rc4pj5n]

Me: *takes the Africa map test* Me: *listening to this* Me: i KnOw WhErE tHaT iS

[@IsaiahSMC]

Was not expecting that double G for first trumpet at the end

[@zackwoods5077]

I was thinking I could play that part no problem but then that double G happened. I can't play that unless you count it sounding thin as paper and killing my chops if I hit it at all.

[@cherry8385]

I remember you had a video of this same piece, but for smaller bands ( I remember 2 trumpets) Was it deleted?

[@anna.farronato]

Great job!

[@AndreyRubtsovRU]

Wow, I would not have sight red this...

[@cultYDJ]

so nice, Thanks

[@bigboland6160]

never seen 4th trumpet get a solo

[@swaeyze5392]

PoopFaceBomb it used to be 4th part got the solo which is why you see classic jazz bands like the vanguard band solo 4th trombone and trumpet but composers began realizing that solos went better when next to the rhythm section so their was a shift towards 2nd

[@nightmarecaster1850]

PoopFaceBomb it matches with low voices

[@dustinz3371]

Check out "Aura" by Bill Holman it has a 4th trumpet solo

[@brookethompson6511]

4th as in split lead

[@billygarvey633]

A lot of Ellington stuff has fourth trumpet solos. I guess it's the idea that the fourth player has the most chops left

[@natethehockeydude]

I’m playing this song in jazz band as the first trombone part it’s kinda fun but really hard too

[@Marcos2797]

Excelent! Very dancing.

[@josemontufardelgado3150]

buenisimo

[@dwaynethecrockjohnson634]

We are playing this in my band. I play bari

[@savemoneywithgekko]

I am currently a sperm cell and I can play all instruments proficiently and this is just too easy. I can play all the parts by myself at once.

[@aidanmiller5364]

What a trooper 😅

[@brandonaugustine2264]

Go trumpets!

[@gifzwerk]

yea boie

[@ThatGuy-rj8dh]

I'm in middle school I played this on flute. It's easy I don't need the sheet music.

[@pythonkick1184]

Not funny didn’t laugh

[@Bobo-up1nz]

@@pythonkick1184 that i did laugh at

[@FrappaJacks]

As A Professional Jazz Bassist I Aprove! A Bit Realaxed For Me Though...

[@malldvd]

4th Trumpet players, rejoice!

[@arataka57]

Any book on how to learn to arrange this well?

[@anamazingtrumpetplayer]

damn, nobody else in my middle school jazz band can play this

[@CitrusLemonade]

Is it just me or does 1:11sound like Manteca?

[@iamsoveryextremelycool8581]

manteca quote? rad

[@jaypee2323]

God help me I have to play the lead trumpet on this tomorrow

[@mitchellabrons8739]

Same bro. I’m a sophomore in high school and my lips are dead after the first 2 lines

[@theallknowingsause8940]

sonic 3 act 2, pain valley

[@GreenBoy9000]

I'm only here because I like big band, and I'm thinking of writing big band stuff.

[@Lolmemes1255]

Rip trumpet 1 at the end

[@gfworthington]

You can hear "Well you needn't"

[@carlodeluca3245]

Hello, I am a Jazz scholar. How can I get the score for an analysis? (also for a fee). Carlo from Italy

[@confab5940]

I can’t really hear the bass bone part but I still really like the song

[@thegonkdroid._.2008]

Trombone solo at 2:17

[@jordo3202]

At 0.75x speed it sounds pretty chill

[@scottwrona7824]

What drum beat is being played?

[@GreenBoy9000]

Mambo. Could be salsa.

[@tab9856]

how is this only a grade 5?

[@chickenbeansoup2631]

Tab Biggs what do you want? grade 13?

[@hirokokueh3541]

5 is already the top grade, every thing beyond 4th standard is 5

[@brebby1852]

Hiroko Kaku there’s also grade 6, which is not common to see

[@NMusicYT]

Didn't Maynard Ferguson play this?

[@willbunch01]

I believe so. It definatly sounds like his kind of song

[@randyhoward909]

Dizzy Gillespie made this famous.. (along with Arturo Sandoval).

[@Bluejay-ri1yf]

Actually, you should listen to the Maynard Ferguson and the Big Bop Noveau band and Bud Shank Quartet playing Night in Tunisia; Maynard's arrangement.

[@Oblive8or4]

Pretty sure this is a version with Maynard playing

[@TalkingSandvich]

Nah. You'd be able to tell if it were Maynard playing.

[@andrew_sus4]

1:10

[@gloriamarcelamontenegro4307]

I'm doing that in six flags

[@brandiiiiine]

Big little band but very hard

[@DarkMage501]

wot

[@jamesbastani4295]

The groove is too muddled. The percussion needs to be more sparsely constructed, otherwise it just sounds like a stream of 16th notes.

[@ricoludovici2825]

Bebopper composes a mambo. Sounds like a stream of 16th notes. Uhh .... yeah.