Duet (Neal Hefti composition)
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"Duet" is a 1957 (©1958)[1] big band swing composition and arrangement by Neal Hefti that was part of his larger body of work for the Count Basie Orchestra. His arrangement features two muted trumpets, which – when first recorded in 1957 on The Atomic Mr. Basie – featured Thad Jones and Joe Newman.[2][3]
Discography and videography
Discography
| Session / performance date | Artist (leader) | Album or Single | Label (Catalog No.) | Studio (Venue) | Matrix No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 & 22 October 1957 | Count Basie and His Orchestra (audio) |
The Atomic Mr. Basie Joe Newman Thad Jones (soloists)[4] |
Roulette EPR 1520 | Capitol[i] New York ("Duet" Session No. 12472-14) |
R52003A (Side A) |
| 9 & 12 November 1957 | Count Basie and His Orchestra Featuring Joe Williams |
Autumn in Paris Joe Newman Thad Jones (soloists) |
Magic Records (E)AWE13 | Live The Olympia Paris |
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| 24 June – 3 July 1958 | Count Basie and His Atomic Band Featuring Joe Williams |
Count on the Coast Featuring Joe Williams (Vol. 2) |
Phontastic (Swd)7555 (Stockholm) Jazz Hour (Eu)JHR73543 |
Live The Crescendo[ii] West Hollywood |
PHONT 7555 B (Side B) |
| 14 January 1961 | Karel Krautgartner Jazzový Orchester |
Taneční Orchestr Československý Rozhlasu (Czech Radio Dance Orchestra) |
Supraphon DV 10119 | Prague | VM 2291 (Side A) |
| 1964 | Neal Hefti and His Orchestra (audio at 6:45) |
The Leisurely Loveliness of Neal Hefti and His Orchestra | Movietone MTM1006 | MTS 2006 A (Side A) | |
| 1965 | Jean Leccia (fr) French lyrics by Jeannine "Mimi" Perrin and Pierre Saka (fr)[5] |
"Duet" (45 rpm) | Disc AZ (fr) EP 977 Disques Vogue (distributor) |
AZ 977 | |
| 10 December 1966 | Wild Bill Davison (audio) |
Memories | Jazzology JCD-201 | Live Deansgate Manchester, England |
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| 13 December 1966 | Wild Bill Davison | Wild Bill Davison! | Fontana (E)TL5413 | London | |
| 27 October 1967 | Wild Bill Davison | I'll Be a Friend With Pleasure | Fat Cat's Jazz FCJ106 | Live Manassas Jazz Festival Manassas, Virginia |
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| 18 November 1967 | Wild Bill Davison With Alex Welsh and His Band (audio) |
Fidgety Feet | Jazzology JCD-231 | Live Manchester Sports Guild Manchester, England |
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| 11 December 1978 | Fessor's (Ole "Fessor" Lindgreen (sv)) Big City Jazz Band Featuring Bill Davison (audio) |
Wild Bill Davison with Fessor's Big City Jazz Band | Storyville (Dan) SLP 421 (1997 re-release: STCD 5525) |
Copenhagen | |
| May 1984 | Joe Newman and Joe Wilder |
Hangin' Out "Duet" arranged by Frank Foster |
Concord Jazz CJ-262 | JAC Studios New York |
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| 3 November 1994 7 & 21 March 1995 |
The Frank Capp Juggernaut (audio) |
In a Hefti Bag[6] Conte Candoli Snooky Young (soloists) |
Concord Jazz CCD-4655 (CD) | Sage & Sound Hollywood |
CCD 4655 01 |
Videography
Sheet and folio music, arrangements and transcriptions
- Music of Neal Hefti: Fake Book (3 Vols., E♭, B♭, C), Warner Bros. Music (1991); OCLC 896685811
- For E♭ instruments: OCLC 472179616, 1100295729
- For B♭ instruments: OCLC 25757824
- For concert pitch instruments: OCLC 25757786
- The Real Book of Blues, Jack Long (ed.), London: Wise Publications (an imprint of Music Sales Group) (1999); OCLC 862606850, 716149208, 401513490, 474857732
- See: Real Book
- Note: By inclusion of the "Duet" lead sheet in jazz oriented fake books, one might infer that it is a jazz standard, or one might infer that the editor or publisher is offering it as such.
- Solo instruments
- Big band
- For big band, transcription of Hefti's arrangement by Jon Harpin (©1986); includes transcribed solos of Joe Newman and Thad Jones from the Basie's 1957 Atomic album.
- Encino Music, USA, Warner / Chappel Music Ltd., London, reproduced by permission of International Music Publications Ltd.
- 2 E♭ altos, 2 B♭ tenors, 1 E♭ bari; 4 B♭ trumpets; 2 B♭ tenor trombones, 1 B♭ bass trombone, 1 optional B♭ tenor trombone; guitar, piano, bass, drums with brushes
- Moderate blues in E♭ 4
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