THE WEDDING GIG
Dear Bandleader,
We look forward to your performance at our daughter's wedding. If you don't mind, we would like to request a few of our favourite songs. If you could play
we'd be grateful:
the el ichangine ga please. Noting to come but it you can
work Any keith Jarrett composiion from his solo series. Please arrange it
for full ensemble and nothing in 4/4 please.
Mahavishnu Orchestra, "Dance of the Maya",
and please have the
guitarist play John McLaughlin's solo from the live performance Nov. 16, 1972 at Chrysler Arena. My wife and I were at that show and we particularly liked his use of polyrhythms. If you find it too difficult you can leave out the feedback.
Any of John Coltrane's duets with Pharaoh Sanders. I understand that their use of atonality is not everyone's cup of tea, but all our guests love high register tenor saxes.
• We thought a little Stravinsky right after the toast would be nice. We particularly like "The Rite of Spring." If you want to use the sheet
The original is a classic, but I added a little something for #SynthMemes