{"id":702,"date":"2014-03-15T17:35:35","date_gmt":"2014-03-15T15:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danieleng.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=702"},"modified":"2026-09-17T09:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T07:34:10","slug":"iraqi-blues","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.danieleng.com\/?product=iraqi-blues","title":{"rendered":"Iraqi Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-color: #82d0f4; border-width: 0px;\" 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>Iraqi Blues<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a id=\"mbmaplayer_1385478759711\" class=\"mb_map {skin:'black', animate:true, width:'200', volume:0.2, autoplay:false, loop:false, showVolumeLevel:true, showTime:true, showRew:true, downloadable:false, downloadablesecurity:false, id3: false}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.danieleng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Iraqi_Blues.mp3\">Iraqi Blues<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Description:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>A medium up funky blues, with a stick, in 5\/4 even 8ths. The piece is written for an A- or Bb-piccolo trumpet lead, but can with some effort be played with a regular Bb-trumpet lead. The piece starts with a slow intro and a pick up to the main tempo and theme. After the stick come open choruses for solos in various instruments, that after the last soloist lead to an interlude-like part that serves as a pick up for a quite demanding sax chorus. After the sax chorus comes a band shout, that leads back to the main theme and an outro. Notated key G (D blues).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Soloist(s)<\/strong><strong> or feature:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Open for various soloists: Tenor sax 1, Baritone sax, Trumpet 4, Trombone 2 (piano or guitar possible but not indicated in parts or score).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Reed setting:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1 Soprano sax; 1 alto sax; 2 tenor sax; 1 Baritone sax.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Rhythm section setting:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Electric guitar, piano; electric bass (preferably); 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-61 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danieleng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/G-klav-3-strukna-G.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"73\" height=\"88\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Notated tempo (bpm):<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>170-174<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Approx. playing time:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>From about 6 min and up, depending on solo chorus length.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Difficulty (1 very easy to 10 very hard):<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Title: Iraqi Blues Iraqi Blues Description: A medium up funky blues, with a stick, in 5\/4 even 8ths. 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