(Leve IV) Excerpt from ‘The Way Up’, Part One is a guitar ensemble reading of the first theme (approximately the first six minutes) of Part One of The Pat Metheny Group’s 2005 epic ‘The Way Up’. The lead guitar part takes on much of Pat’s role as melodic player and soloist, though guitars 2 and 3 sometimes play Pat’s overdubbed melodic parts. There is a fairly long solo section with interesting modal changes, and everyone has strong roles in supporting and building around the soloist. Be careful not to let the ensemble build too quickly around the soloist! This chart is good for students of the Metheny/Mays sound, and a favorite with audiences. (five electric guitars, electric bass, and drums)
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Level IV (Jazz Nonet) Celebrity Intervention has a Weather Report-like shuffle/swing feel. The modes shift around mediant and submediant relationships, and the chords are seldom in root position. The soprano saxophonist is the featured soloist. There are touches of hip-hop and ‘smooth’ jazz, and a brief section of conventional swing feel. (trumpet, trombone; baritone, tenor, and soprano saxes; guitar, piano, bass, drums)
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(Level IV) Jazz Nonet. More Issues is a 16th-note funk of the driving kind, not the swinging kind. It’s a lot of fun for the rhythm section. Tenor saxophone is the featured soloist. The melody is in tenor and guitar; the guitarist can use a slightly overdriven rock sound if he/she blends with the ensemble. A series of rhythm breaks leads to the full solo. Backgrounds are in long tones and closely scored. The soloist must understand modes of the melodic minor scale. Trumpet range is only high in the closing phrases of the melody. (trumpet, trombone; baritone, tenor, and alto saxes; guitar, piano, bass, drums)
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