Birdland Original

by WEATHER REPORT

  
Maynard Ferguson Version

 4      
arr. Max Gray


 = 150-160

 4  
Driving Funk Rock



Alto Saxophone

 4        
 4 
 



Tenor Saxophone

 4 
 4     



   
 
Baritone Saxophone

 4       
 4  




B♭ Trumpet

4  
 4        



        
B♭ Trumpet

  44   


   
                       
Trombone

4
 4 
             


        
   
Drumset

 4 
Acoustic Bass  4            

         
    
4

     
 
A. Sax.

  

  
T. Sax.

        
 
     
Bar. Sax.

     
 

gliss.


B♭ Tpt.

      
           
      
gliss.
B♭ Tpt.

  

 
             
Tbn.

                
            
  
Drs.

         
Bass     

2
     

8 8


A. Sax.

   

   
T. Sax.


            


Bar. Sax.

   
B♭ Tpt. 
    
B♭ Tpt. 

    

   
Tbn.

               
     
 
Drs.

          
     


Bass

3
     
    
12 one player


A. Sax.


      



   
T. Sax.


            


 
Bar. Sax.

      




B♭ Tpt.

       





B♭ Tpt.

       



           

Tbn.

 


             
     
  
Drs.

            
Bass   


4
                 
    
16

 
16

 
        
A. Sax.

          
    
   
T. Sax.

 
           

      
Bar. Sax.

         
B♭ Tpt.      
   

  
                  
 
      
B♭ Tpt.

              

   
Tbn.

               
     
 
Drs.

          
Bass      

5
               
           
20 all

 
         
A. Sax.

        
   
   
T. Sax.

 
           
 

     
Bar. Sax.

                 
 
B♭ Tpt.

  
                    


 
      
B♭ Tpt.

              

    
Tbn.




              
     
 
Drs.

       
Bass       

6
       
              
     
24 24

        
A. Sax.

          

   
T. Sax.

 
           


Bar. Sax.

                      
B♭ Tpt.
 
  
                 
  
            

B♭ Tpt.

    

     
Tbn.

               
     
 
Drs.

          
Bass      

7
       
           

28

           
A. Sax.

      

  
T. Sax.

          

Bar. Sax.

           
B♭ Tpt.
     
  
               
                
B♭ Tpt.



                       
Tbn.

            
    

Drs.

         
Bass    

8
 
            
       
 
31 32

   
A. Sax.

          
    


  
  
T. Sax.

            
 



             
Bar. Sax.

         


B♭ Tpt.

                  
 


 
        
B♭ Tpt.

  
      
  


                      
Tbn.

 


              
fill

      

Drs.

            
Bass
  


9
         
              
 
34

                 
A. Sax.

     
 
 
  
T. Sax.

 
   
 
                
 
               
Bar. Sax.


         

B♭ Tpt.

                     
 
             
B♭ Tpt.

         

     
Tbn.

                

       
           
Drs.

         
Bass          g l is s .

10
    
       
         

  
40


38 solo - as written

          
A. Sax.

        

   
T. Sax.

             
   
      

      
Bar. Sax.

     

           
B♭ Tpt.

      
  
      
B♭ Tpt.

     

            
Tbn.

 
            
     
             
Drs.

           
fill

Bass



11
   
                    
42 all

  
A. Sax.


       

 
T. Sax.

    
     


Bar. Sax.

   



B♭ Tpt.

    

    
B♭ Tpt.

      

muted

   

Tbn.

             


    
   

Drs.

     
Bass
     

12
   
        
46 48

  
A. Sax.

            
  

T. Sax.

  
   


     

gliss.
Bar. Sax.

       




solo - as written

B♭ Tpt.

    


    
B♭ Tpt.

       

   
Tbn.

            


   
   
Drs.

       
     
gliss.
Bass

13
   
      
50

A. Sax.

        


      

T. Sax.

   
        



 
Bar. Sax.

         







all
B♭ Tpt.

    
   
 


     
B♭ Tpt.



       

 

          

Tbn.




             
    
 
Drs.

  
Bass
      
 

14
      
       
54 56 hand-clap!


A. Sax.

      
 

  
hand-clap!

       
T. Sax.

    
    
  


  
     
Bar. Sax.

           


   
shake! solo - as written

B♭ Tpt.

      
   
 hand-clap!

B♭ Tpt.

       
  



hand-clap!

                               
Tbn.

        


 

Drs.

                
Bass
    

15
 

58


A. Sax.


   
T. Sax.

        
        
     
   
Bar. Sax.

              
B♭ Tpt.
   

B♭ Tpt. 



                               
Tbn.

                
  
Drs.


         
        
Bass
    

16
  
 
  
         

64

 
62

  
A. Sax.

         
      



          
T. Sax.

 
            
  


              
Bar. Sax.



       




 
B♭ Tpt.

      
   
     

        
B♭ Tpt.

     
  


                               
Tbn.




               
            
Drs.

       
Bass       

17
           

       
   
66

   
A. Sax.

              
  
   
T. Sax.

                
       
     
Bar. Sax.

             
  
 
B♭ Tpt.

           
     
 
          
B♭ Tpt.

        
  
                               
Tbn.

                
  
Drs.


            
 
         
Bass
 

18
            
  
70

  
    
A. Sax.

   

  
T. Sax.

        
   

    
  
Bar. Sax.

        

 
B♭ Tpt.

  
       

    
B♭ Tpt.

      
  
                               
Tbn.

                
 
Drs.


         
     
Bass
   

19
          
       
      

75


74

                        
A. Sax.

  



    
T. Sax.

   
 





 
              
Bar. Sax.

      

 

 
 
B♭ Tpt.

                         



B♭ Tpt.

    



       
Tbn.

   
Drs.    

Bass
    

20
                    
        
   


78

                          
A. Sax.

 
   

                
T. Sax.

      
  



 
            
Bar. Sax.

           


 
 
B♭ Tpt.

                         
 
    
B♭ Tpt.

   
Tbn.      

Drs.     

Bass
     

21
                     
 
  
82 83

  
A. Sax.

                  
 


  
   
T. Sax.

           
     


              
Bar. Sax.

 
         


B♭ Tpt.

                        


  
              
B♭ Tpt.

          



                   
Tbn.

                


       
  
Drs.

               
Bass        
 

22
           
     

86

 
A. Sax.

              
 


T. Sax.

                 

          
Bar. Sax.

       
 
B♭ Tpt.

                

           
B♭ Tpt.

      

                       
Tbn.

                 
      
 
    
Drs.

          
Bass       

23
   
        
    
89

         
A. Sax.

        

        
T. Sax.


 
       
 
  
        
Bar. Sax.

 
  

          
B♭ Tpt.

     

 
        
B♭ Tpt.

   

    
       
Tbn.

     
     
   
          
Drs.

      
   
fill

Bass
  

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