{"id":2755,"date":"2022-07-18T17:42:33","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T15:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danieleng.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=2755"},"modified":"2026-01-02T12:52:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T10:52:37","slug":"black-cat-blues","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.danieleng.com\/?product=black-cat-blues","title":{"rendered":"Black Cat Blues &#x2642;"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Title:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Black Cat Blues<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2755-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danieleng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BCB-listen-ex.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danieleng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BCB-listen-ex.mp3\">https:\/\/www.danieleng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BCB-listen-ex.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Description:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">A thirteen bar blues for a <strong><em>male vocalist<\/em><\/strong>, with lyrics by Daniel Eng, this piece starts with a hesitating intro by the saxes, backed up by muted brass. After the intro the vocalist takes on three verses, subsequently handing over to two soloist choruses. After the solo comes a quite demanding shout chorus, where the trumpets stretch high and the saxes answer loudly. The shout part eventually quiets down, handing over to a vocal tag where the vocalist sums up the lyrics and the song, whereafter the piece ends with both a regular and a mock blues standard phrase. Notated key Ab (blues).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Soloist(s)<\/strong><strong> or feature:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Trombone 2.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Reed setting:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2 alto sax; 2 tenor sax; 1 baritone sax.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Rhythm section setting:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Guitar, piano, bass, drum set.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Lead Tp max range:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-196 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danieleng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/G-klav-3-strukna-Ab.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"73\" height=\"88\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Male vocal range max &amp; min:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Max: <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2759 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danieleng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Basklav-ettstrukna-Eb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"87\" height=\"73\" \/>Min: <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2761 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danieleng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Basklav-stora-Db.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"87\" height=\"73\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Notated tempo (bpm):<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ca. 94-96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Approx. playing time:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>4 min 10 sec<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Difficulty (1 very easy to 10 very hard):<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Title: Black Cat Blues Description: A thirteen bar blues for a male vocalist, with lyrics by Daniel Eng, this piece starts with a hesitating intro by the saxes, backed up by muted brass. 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