Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:36
Size: 148,5 MB
Art: Front
(8:32) 1. Blackout
(8:53) 2. Midnight Creeper
(9:50) 3. Someday My Prince Will Come
(4:26) 4. I Fall In Love too Easily
(7:15) 5. Send In the Clowns
(6:25) 6. Emily
(7:42) 7. Turtle
(5:52) 8. Confirmation
(5:36) 9. Easy Livin'
A classic hard-bop blues riff, taken here at a medium slow tempo that rolls along. The head develops a two-measure riff that rises and quickly falls; the descending diminished arpeggio at the beginning of the tenth measure is a characteristically slick, Simmonsian touch. Norman kept the rhythmic set up of his intro the same for our three editions (lead sheets, Piano/Bass Duo and Solo Piano Arrangement); where it goes after the first measure, however, varies by the performance, as you can see by comparing our C treble clef lead sheet with the Solo Piano Arrangement and the Piano Duo part.Note that the lead sheets for the Al Grey "Fab" recording are exactly the same as the lead sheets available for this trio version. To prevent multiple purchases of the same lead sheet, the selection boxes will automatically be checked.Try it, it's easier to see it than explain it.
Norman's "Midnight Creeper" trio recording has a fade out ending, so for our lead sheets we've used the ending from Norman's arrangement for the Al Grey "Fab" recording. This is essentially the same as the ending you'll find in both the Solo Piano Arrangement and the Piano/Bass Duo arrangement, but again, careful comparison will show slight differences, which is part of what jazz is all about. Whether playing this in a trio format, as in this recording, or with additional melodic instruments also playing the melody, as in the Al Grey recording, or in a duo format, as in the recording with bassist Daryl Johns, the pianist's role is always to simulate block chords while playing the melody. Norman's Solo Piano Arrangement gives you everything written out, and also works perfectly for the pianist with whatever instrumentation you're using.
All our lead sheet editions also show the connecting grace notes that Norman plays on piano. Depending on the instrument, other instrumentalists should not be concerned trying to playing all these grace notes exactly as written, but it's nice to see what the pianist is playing so you can figure out the most effective way to make your notes gliss with the pianist's line. Pianists should also check out the description in the Piano Corner tab. The C bass clef edition is designed for the trombonist or other bass clef melody instruments. We recommend that bassists get the Bass part from the Piano/Bass Duo arrangement, which shows how bassist Daryl Johns dealt with the grace notes. Check out the Bass Corner tab on the Piano/Bass Duo recording for more details. https://jazzleadsheets.com/composers/norman-simmons.html
Norman's "Midnight Creeper" trio recording has a fade out ending, so for our lead sheets we've used the ending from Norman's arrangement for the Al Grey "Fab" recording. This is essentially the same as the ending you'll find in both the Solo Piano Arrangement and the Piano/Bass Duo arrangement, but again, careful comparison will show slight differences, which is part of what jazz is all about. Whether playing this in a trio format, as in this recording, or with additional melodic instruments also playing the melody, as in the Al Grey recording, or in a duo format, as in the recording with bassist Daryl Johns, the pianist's role is always to simulate block chords while playing the melody. Norman's Solo Piano Arrangement gives you everything written out, and also works perfectly for the pianist with whatever instrumentation you're using.
All our lead sheet editions also show the connecting grace notes that Norman plays on piano. Depending on the instrument, other instrumentalists should not be concerned trying to playing all these grace notes exactly as written, but it's nice to see what the pianist is playing so you can figure out the most effective way to make your notes gliss with the pianist's line. Pianists should also check out the description in the Piano Corner tab. The C bass clef edition is designed for the trombonist or other bass clef melody instruments. We recommend that bassists get the Bass part from the Piano/Bass Duo arrangement, which shows how bassist Daryl Johns dealt with the grace notes. Check out the Bass Corner tab on the Piano/Bass Duo recording for more details. https://jazzleadsheets.com/composers/norman-simmons.html
Midnight Creeper
