short 8 bar jazz ballad head

sorry the 4 part harmony sounds terrible, but this is short anyway. Maybe I can add a 8 bar b section to make an aaba.

It's quite well done; nice, straight-ahead 5-horn writing. It will need a bridge to round it out a bit...

Do you have much experience writing jazz? To whom do you listen? This sounds almost like it could be a Duke tune...

Thanks a lot, appreciate it. No, I don't have much experience in writing, although playing I guess I do (but it's not like I can play Giant Steps or anything...). I actually haven't listened to much big band swing era stuff lately, but I do ocassionally enjoy Ellington, Basie, Herman, Miller etc.

I've been listening to mostly hard bop for the past month or so, a lot of Pat Martino and Wes Montgomery

Originally Posted by Nielda

...I don't have much experience in writing, although playing I guess I do (but it's not like I can play Giant Steps or anything...). I actually haven't listened to much big band swing era stuff lately, but I do ocassionally enjoy Ellington, Basie, Herman, Miller etc.

I've been listening to mostly hard bop for the past month or so, a lot of Pat Martino and Wes Montgomery

Nice...keep it up, keep listening.

Let us know when you get a bridge for this, it's worth the effort - quite a nice tune it will be!

I agree with the previous reviewer; this is interesting, and I'd really like to hear the b section, if you write it. This melody is very pretty.