On a Clear Day - Big Band Chart - Arranged by Doug Leibinger

[@johns.4708]

Great writing and imagination, bravo.

[@douglasleibinger8549]

@@johns.4708 thanks so much!

[@bradyjones8263]

This is awesome. Thanks!

[@douglasleibinger8549]

Thanks so much!

[@don4476]

A single mic? Amazing. Great chart.

[@douglasleibinger8549]

Thanks. Band was smokin'

[@don4476]

​@douglasleibinger8549 Did you know, or were you familiar with a trumpet player named Don Gorder? I think he would have been there in the 70s, so way before '88.

[@douglasleibinger8549]

@@don4476 before my time, I'm afraid

[@janismillers5344]

Great chart!

[@douglasleibinger8549]

Thanks so much!

[@Avstinato]

Great recording

[@beachcraftonline9391]

Groovy!

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

I'm glad Trombones think this is a solo the entire time haha! I think saxophones, trumpets, and trombones may have been playing three different songs in volume. Saxophones are at PP Trumpets at MP And dear Trombones have achieved the sound barrier.

[@douglasleibinger8549]

Lol. Amazing band overall; incredible bone section. I recorded this on a single stereo microphone to Minidisc in 1989 - no mixing!

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

@@douglasleibinger8549 Incredible. This reminds me of the sorround orchestra from 1954, which seperated the low strings and high strings (woodwinds/brass etc) into two seperate pieces.

[@MrSoccerboy429]

This is such a killer chart! Does the alto sax really switch to harpsicord near the end there?

[@douglasleibinger8549]

Thanks! Um harpsichord . . . ?

[@MrSoccerboy429]

Measure 166 in the alto 1 part!

[@douglasleibinger8549]

@@MrSoccerboy429lol Whoops! See, this is why you should proofread!!!

[@francoomarlopezlopez]

wow that was AWESOME!!! is there anywhere we can view your original manuscript? also did you get a copyist at the time, or did you hand write the parts yourself? would love to hear more!

[@douglasleibinger8549]

Thanks so much! I do have the original manuscript - I'll think about making that available in some form. I didn't use a copyist - this was a chart for a class - pretty sure we had to write out the parts for a grade! I spent a lot of time in the 80s and 90s writing out parts by hand . . .

[@francoomarlopezlopez]

@@douglasleibinger8549 that's so cool! i myself also write everything by hand, including parts! ive been looking for a traditional copyist, but I've had no luck unfortunately

[@douglasleibinger8549]

Manuscript version is up! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGOlooSLoNmCl6csi=gFZHFw93BTWA4l-9

[@jilanluandrihakim3847]

I really like the soli saxophone part! Can I have permission to play for Instagram reels covers?

[@douglasleibinger8549]

@@jilanluandrihakim3847 sure!

[@ABruckner8]

Awesome! Letter C and Letter R: Bass Bone/Bari Sax/Bass plays top space G instead of written Ds (octave skips)

[@douglasleibinger8549]

Yes, that was in the original hand written chart. There are a few edits in this Sibelius version. Good catch!

[@tylereick8848]

Where can I find the score

[@douglasleibinger8549]

email me at [e-mail]

[@bigbearsbrother9513]

Woah 😳

[@rexallen9970]

Less is…….MORE. Dig?

[@rexallen9970]

Sorry, The chart is grossly overarranged, with little breathing space for anybody to stretch out; Soloists who have no clue about the actual melody they’re playing, And a drummer, who’s throwing in bombs and accents behind the soloists instead of supporting them with straight time that SWINGS so they can build from…. , The tempo totally throws away the melodic beauty of the song, and the intent of the composer/lyricist. A big band chart on a tune like this can swing easily if the BPM were cut back by 33% so the figures can be heard, felt and appreciated. The intent of this writer? Constructive criticism. (Key of G - smart move :))