Products We're really sorry... We don't currently have that one in stock Please add your email and we'll notify you when it's back Email Home» Arrangers» Alan Bates "1-Alan Bates" Price$0.00 "1-Alan Bates" Price$0.00 Notify when back in stock "Boogie Woogie Steel" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Boogie Woogie Steel" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-024 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school or college steel bands)Boogie Woogie is a piano style that was a pre-curser to Rock N’ Roll. This arrangement gives a nod to traditional boogie woogie by putting some of that bluesy boogie feeling into the pans while also venturing to offer up something that also sounds “new.” All sections have fun melodies to play; it’s a good workout for the band. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Calypso Riff In C" By Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Calypso Riff In C" By Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-007 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high & high school steel bands)This short easy Calypso is a good way to introduce some syncopated rhythms to the band. After some back and forth between the frontline and backline in the intro, the full band plays the unison riff. Cello\Guitars keep the riff going while the.... List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Cool Groove #1" By Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Cool Groove #1" By Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-008 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high & high school steel bands)Cool Groove #1 has a 1960’s Rock vibe to it. It starts off with a repetitive bass line and drum beat that sets up the feel of the song. Guitar/cellos and double 2nds join in with the simple strum. The happy-go-lucky melody is played by the tenors and double tenors, but.... List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Cool Groove #2" By Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Cool Groove #2" By Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-009 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high & high school steel bands)Cool Groove #2 is a Latin Rock piece. The arrangement begins with cascading parts that build up to the melody pick-ups to the A section. Even though this is easy material, all of the sections are equally challenged. The melody is.... List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Cool Groove #3" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Cool Groove #3" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-016 Difficulty: Medium (great for high school or college steel bands)"Cool Groove #3" is a blend of socca and salsa. The intro and first 2 section are in a major/dominant tonality. This transitions into the 2nd half which goes into a minor key. The many dynamic changes will challenge the band to gain control of their sound. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Dizzy Riff" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Dizzy Riff" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-025 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school or college steel bands)This fun mambo was inspired by Dizzy Gillespie’s collaborations with the Cuban conga player, Chano Pozo. “Dizzy” also reflects the effect of a few edgy melodic/harmonic themes that might tilt the listener’s head’s slightly. There are five distinct sections. Section C ends with cascading harmonies, starting with the bass rolling and each section entering one at time and sustaining their notes. (Rolls are disabled on the midi mp3, so you will not hear the true effect on the demo). List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Don’t Stop The Carnival" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Don’t Stop The Carnival" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-026 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school or college steel bands)This traditional calypso became much more well-known after the British Rock band, the Alan Price Unit, had a hit with it in 1968. The best version however, is the 1977 recording by on Sonny Rollins, saxophonist, and composer of the tune St. Thomas. The rhythms are typical to the calypso style. There are fun parts for everyone to play, with a lot of "call and response," between the sections. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "El Torro" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "El Torro" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-027 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school or college steel bands)Ready to try something different and expand your audience’s idea of what steelbands are capable of? El Torro is a flamenco influenced piece in 6/8 time. I make no claim that this is “authentic” flamenco, but It has a Spanish sounding tonality and interesting rhythms, including some polyrhythms in the 2nd half. 6 bass is not just a supporting instrument: it has a prominent role to play throughout. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Groovin' For Ghana" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Groovin' For Ghana" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-017 Difficulty: Medium (great for high school or college steel bands)This arrangement has a funky 3/4 groove that was inspired by West African Highlife music. Welcome to the land of polyrhythms! The melody and accompaniments are mostly diatonic, but the rhythms will be quite challenging – and fun to play! List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Haitian Melody" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Haitian Melody" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-028 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school or college steel bands)This beautiful melody is played simply in unison by the full band at the start of the arrangement. After the rhythmic feel is set-up, the melody is played again by tenors and double tenors with the more energetic accompaniment. This is followed by a call and response section and then a section highlighting the bass – with rhythmic hits from the rest of the band. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Hawaiian Rainbow" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Hawaiian Rainbow" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-029 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school or college steel bands)Hawaiian Rainbow is a reggae version of the famous song, Over The Rainbow. This arrangement was inspired by the beautiful video/recording of the Hawaiian singer, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. There are counter-melodies for double 2nds and guitars pans to play, and a fun breakdown toward the end that starts with just single tenors and drums, then builds up to a dynamic ending. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "I Can See Clearly Now" By Johnny Nash List Price: $52.00Price$47.00 "I Can See Clearly Now" By Johnny Nash ISBN SDAB-011 Difficulty: Medium/Hard (great for high school & college steel bands)This reggae classic is arranged in more of a Ska style and it’s meant to be played a bit faster than the original rendition. The bridge has an unusual chord progression, which is accented here by the arpeggios played by the.... List Price: $52.00Price$47.00 Add to cart "Pan Fried" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Pan Fried" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-018 Difficulty: Medium (great for high school or college steel bands)"Pan Fried" is Latin jazz in a hip cha cha groove, alla Tito Puente. The intro is a montuno vamp followed by the bluesy 12 bar A section and 8 bar bridge. Section C and the two vamp sections (Intro and end) can be played as written or opened up for improvised solos. The vamps would be ideal for a timbale or conga solo. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Party Time" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Party Time" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-030 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school or college steel bands)Party Time is a medium fast calypso with four different sections; a verse, a bridge and a 2nd half in 2 parts that goes into a socca groove. The first part is sure to get some foot tappin’ going on, but people might be moved to get up and dance to the socca section! List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Pedal To The Metal" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Pedal To The Metal" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-031 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school or college steel bands)Petal To The Metal has a driving tempo and some very modern-sounding harmonies. Except for the chromatic triplets at the end of section C, the notes are not hard to play. The arrangement builds to the final section with dynamic rhythmic hits and drums filling in. Fasten your seat belt! List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Rockin' The Pans" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Rockin' The Pans" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-019 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school or college steel bands)Like many of the early Rock & Roll songs, Rockin' The Pans is a 12 bars blues. Steelbands are known for Calypso and Caribbean music, but after hearing this arrangement your audience will know the steelband sound is also perfect for Rock and Blues! List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Sir Duke" By Stevie Wonder List Price: $47.00Price$42.00 "Sir Duke" By Stevie Wonder ISBN SDAB-013 Difficulty: Medium/Hard (great for high school & college steel bands)Stevie Wonder’s songs are great for steelband, and this melody is challenging and fun to play. In the “tutti” section, the whole band plays the syncopated sixteenth note phrases in unison. Bass players are spared having.... List Price: $47.00Price$42.00 Add to cart "Slippery" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Slippery" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-032 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school or college steel bands)Warning: this is NOT the typical Caribbean Music that steelbands usually play. However, it will get people tappin’ their feet. Slippery has a relentless drum groove and a hypnotic ostinato bassline. Melodies come and go, and some of the background parts grow in strength and “take over.” There is an eerie, mysterious vibe throughout; the tonality is closer to Mission Impossible than to Old Lady Walk a Mile. You’d better watch your step, it’s slippery! List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Strollin' In G Minor" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Strollin' In G Minor" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-020 Difficulty: Easy (great for elementary, junior high, or high school steel bands)This is an easy arrangement for a beginning band, great as a training piece. Much of the piece is unison and/or rhythmic unison. The melodies are simple, but the rock beat makes it fun to play. The drummer and percussion players have an easy but important part. Although it cad be used in a performance, I think of Strollin’ In G Minor as a practice piece to introduce beginners to counting through rests, navigating rehearsal letters, measure numbers and repeat signs. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Sun Hat" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Sun Hat" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-021 Difficulty: Medium (great for high school or college steel bands)"Sun Hat" has a happy socca groove and a jazzy chord progression that would get any concert off to a great start! The melodies contain a lot of chromatic notes, and would be a good challenge for a band that is used to playing mostly diatonic music. All sections have fun parts to play and carry the melodies at different points in the arrangement. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Taco Taco" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Taco Taco" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-033 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school or college steel bands)Taco Taco is a samba that was written using the chord progression from a famous Brazilian Choro, Tico Tico. The 32 measure form is C minor for the first half and Eb major for the 2nd. All the parts are fun to play and there are many counter-melodies for double 2nd and guitar/cellos. The drums have a great groove to play and plenty of places to shine playing fills to set-up the band figures. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Ting-O-Lay-O" Traditional List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Ting-O-Lay-O" Traditional ISBN SDAB-014 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)Ting-o-lay-o is a folk song from Trinidad that was popularized around the world when Children’s Music Artist, Raffi, included it on one of his popular recordings. This arrangement is a simple calypso groove with an easy repetitive strum.... List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Tribute To Cal" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Tribute To Cal" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-022 Difficulty: Medium (great for high school or college steel bands)"Tribute To Cal" is dedicated to vibes and timbale player Cal Tjader, who made numerous ground-breaking Latin Jazz recordings. The salsa/mambo groove and modern sounding harmonies are quite different from the usual socca/calypso; a great way to put some variety into a concert program while keeping it lively. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Walking On The Moon" By The Police List Price: $52.00Price$47.00 "Walking On The Moon" By The Police ISBN SDAB-015 Difficulty: Medium (great for high school & college steel bands)This reggae moon walk starts with a nice bass & drum groove with some spacey arppegiated sus chords from double 2nds and Cello\Guitars. They change into a strum on 2 & 4 as the leads take over the melody on the.... List Price: $52.00Price$47.00 Add to cart "We've Got Rhythm" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "We've Got Rhythm" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-023 Difficulty: Medium (great for high school or college steel bands)"We've Got Rhythm" is a calypso based on the chord progression of George Gershwin's, I’ve Got Rhythm. The melody is a fun workout for the tenors and double tenors with rhythmic accents for the entire band. The drummer has a chance to shine with many fills in between unison phrases in the intro/interlude. Could be opened up for improvised solos. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart
Products We're really sorry... We don't currently have that one in stock Please add your email and we'll notify you when it's back Email Home» Arrangers» Alan Bates "1-Alan Bates" Price$0.00 "1-Alan Bates" Price$0.00 Notify when back in stock "Boogie Woogie Steel" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Boogie Woogie Steel" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-024 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school or college steel bands)Boogie Woogie is a piano style that was a pre-curser to Rock N’ Roll. This arrangement gives a nod to traditional boogie woogie by putting some of that bluesy boogie feeling into the pans while also venturing to offer up something that also sounds “new.” All sections have fun melodies to play; it’s a good workout for the band. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Calypso Riff In C" By Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Calypso Riff In C" By Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-007 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high & high school steel bands)This short easy Calypso is a good way to introduce some syncopated rhythms to the band. After some back and forth between the frontline and backline in the intro, the full band plays the unison riff. Cello\Guitars keep the riff going while the.... List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Cool Groove #1" By Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Cool Groove #1" By Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-008 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high & high school steel bands)Cool Groove #1 has a 1960’s Rock vibe to it. It starts off with a repetitive bass line and drum beat that sets up the feel of the song. Guitar/cellos and double 2nds join in with the simple strum. The happy-go-lucky melody is played by the tenors and double tenors, but.... List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Cool Groove #2" By Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Cool Groove #2" By Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-009 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high & high school steel bands)Cool Groove #2 is a Latin Rock piece. The arrangement begins with cascading parts that build up to the melody pick-ups to the A section. Even though this is easy material, all of the sections are equally challenged. The melody is.... List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Cool Groove #3" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Cool Groove #3" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-016 Difficulty: Medium (great for high school or college steel bands)"Cool Groove #3" is a blend of socca and salsa. The intro and first 2 section are in a major/dominant tonality. This transitions into the 2nd half which goes into a minor key. The many dynamic changes will challenge the band to gain control of their sound. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Dizzy Riff" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Dizzy Riff" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-025 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school or college steel bands)This fun mambo was inspired by Dizzy Gillespie’s collaborations with the Cuban conga player, Chano Pozo. “Dizzy” also reflects the effect of a few edgy melodic/harmonic themes that might tilt the listener’s head’s slightly. There are five distinct sections. Section C ends with cascading harmonies, starting with the bass rolling and each section entering one at time and sustaining their notes. (Rolls are disabled on the midi mp3, so you will not hear the true effect on the demo). List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Don’t Stop The Carnival" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Don’t Stop The Carnival" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-026 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school or college steel bands)This traditional calypso became much more well-known after the British Rock band, the Alan Price Unit, had a hit with it in 1968. The best version however, is the 1977 recording by on Sonny Rollins, saxophonist, and composer of the tune St. Thomas. The rhythms are typical to the calypso style. There are fun parts for everyone to play, with a lot of "call and response," between the sections. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "El Torro" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "El Torro" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-027 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school or college steel bands)Ready to try something different and expand your audience’s idea of what steelbands are capable of? El Torro is a flamenco influenced piece in 6/8 time. I make no claim that this is “authentic” flamenco, but It has a Spanish sounding tonality and interesting rhythms, including some polyrhythms in the 2nd half. 6 bass is not just a supporting instrument: it has a prominent role to play throughout. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Groovin' For Ghana" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Groovin' For Ghana" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-017 Difficulty: Medium (great for high school or college steel bands)This arrangement has a funky 3/4 groove that was inspired by West African Highlife music. Welcome to the land of polyrhythms! The melody and accompaniments are mostly diatonic, but the rhythms will be quite challenging – and fun to play! List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Haitian Melody" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Haitian Melody" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-028 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school or college steel bands)This beautiful melody is played simply in unison by the full band at the start of the arrangement. After the rhythmic feel is set-up, the melody is played again by tenors and double tenors with the more energetic accompaniment. This is followed by a call and response section and then a section highlighting the bass – with rhythmic hits from the rest of the band. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Hawaiian Rainbow" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Hawaiian Rainbow" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-029 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school or college steel bands)Hawaiian Rainbow is a reggae version of the famous song, Over The Rainbow. This arrangement was inspired by the beautiful video/recording of the Hawaiian singer, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. There are counter-melodies for double 2nds and guitars pans to play, and a fun breakdown toward the end that starts with just single tenors and drums, then builds up to a dynamic ending. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "I Can See Clearly Now" By Johnny Nash List Price: $52.00Price$47.00 "I Can See Clearly Now" By Johnny Nash ISBN SDAB-011 Difficulty: Medium/Hard (great for high school & college steel bands)This reggae classic is arranged in more of a Ska style and it’s meant to be played a bit faster than the original rendition. The bridge has an unusual chord progression, which is accented here by the arpeggios played by the.... List Price: $52.00Price$47.00 Add to cart "Pan Fried" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Pan Fried" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-018 Difficulty: Medium (great for high school or college steel bands)"Pan Fried" is Latin jazz in a hip cha cha groove, alla Tito Puente. The intro is a montuno vamp followed by the bluesy 12 bar A section and 8 bar bridge. Section C and the two vamp sections (Intro and end) can be played as written or opened up for improvised solos. The vamps would be ideal for a timbale or conga solo. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Party Time" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Party Time" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-030 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school or college steel bands)Party Time is a medium fast calypso with four different sections; a verse, a bridge and a 2nd half in 2 parts that goes into a socca groove. The first part is sure to get some foot tappin’ going on, but people might be moved to get up and dance to the socca section! List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Pedal To The Metal" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Pedal To The Metal" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-031 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school or college steel bands)Petal To The Metal has a driving tempo and some very modern-sounding harmonies. Except for the chromatic triplets at the end of section C, the notes are not hard to play. The arrangement builds to the final section with dynamic rhythmic hits and drums filling in. Fasten your seat belt! List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Rockin' The Pans" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Rockin' The Pans" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-019 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school or college steel bands)Like many of the early Rock & Roll songs, Rockin' The Pans is a 12 bars blues. Steelbands are known for Calypso and Caribbean music, but after hearing this arrangement your audience will know the steelband sound is also perfect for Rock and Blues! List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Sir Duke" By Stevie Wonder List Price: $47.00Price$42.00 "Sir Duke" By Stevie Wonder ISBN SDAB-013 Difficulty: Medium/Hard (great for high school & college steel bands)Stevie Wonder’s songs are great for steelband, and this melody is challenging and fun to play. In the “tutti” section, the whole band plays the syncopated sixteenth note phrases in unison. Bass players are spared having.... List Price: $47.00Price$42.00 Add to cart "Slippery" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Slippery" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-032 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school or college steel bands)Warning: this is NOT the typical Caribbean Music that steelbands usually play. However, it will get people tappin’ their feet. Slippery has a relentless drum groove and a hypnotic ostinato bassline. Melodies come and go, and some of the background parts grow in strength and “take over.” There is an eerie, mysterious vibe throughout; the tonality is closer to Mission Impossible than to Old Lady Walk a Mile. You’d better watch your step, it’s slippery! List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Strollin' In G Minor" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Strollin' In G Minor" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-020 Difficulty: Easy (great for elementary, junior high, or high school steel bands)This is an easy arrangement for a beginning band, great as a training piece. Much of the piece is unison and/or rhythmic unison. The melodies are simple, but the rock beat makes it fun to play. The drummer and percussion players have an easy but important part. Although it cad be used in a performance, I think of Strollin’ In G Minor as a practice piece to introduce beginners to counting through rests, navigating rehearsal letters, measure numbers and repeat signs. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Sun Hat" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Sun Hat" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-021 Difficulty: Medium (great for high school or college steel bands)"Sun Hat" has a happy socca groove and a jazzy chord progression that would get any concert off to a great start! The melodies contain a lot of chromatic notes, and would be a good challenge for a band that is used to playing mostly diatonic music. All sections have fun parts to play and carry the melodies at different points in the arrangement. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Taco Taco" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Taco Taco" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-033 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school or college steel bands)Taco Taco is a samba that was written using the chord progression from a famous Brazilian Choro, Tico Tico. The 32 measure form is C minor for the first half and Eb major for the 2nd. All the parts are fun to play and there are many counter-melodies for double 2nd and guitar/cellos. The drums have a great groove to play and plenty of places to shine playing fills to set-up the band figures. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Ting-O-Lay-O" Traditional List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Ting-O-Lay-O" Traditional ISBN SDAB-014 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)Ting-o-lay-o is a folk song from Trinidad that was popularized around the world when Children’s Music Artist, Raffi, included it on one of his popular recordings. This arrangement is a simple calypso groove with an easy repetitive strum.... List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Tribute To Cal" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Tribute To Cal" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-022 Difficulty: Medium (great for high school or college steel bands)"Tribute To Cal" is dedicated to vibes and timbale player Cal Tjader, who made numerous ground-breaking Latin Jazz recordings. The salsa/mambo groove and modern sounding harmonies are quite different from the usual socca/calypso; a great way to put some variety into a concert program while keeping it lively. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Walking On The Moon" By The Police List Price: $52.00Price$47.00 "Walking On The Moon" By The Police ISBN SDAB-015 Difficulty: Medium (great for high school & college steel bands)This reggae moon walk starts with a nice bass & drum groove with some spacey arppegiated sus chords from double 2nds and Cello\Guitars. They change into a strum on 2 & 4 as the leads take over the melody on the.... List Price: $52.00Price$47.00 Add to cart "We've Got Rhythm" by Alan Bates List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "We've Got Rhythm" by Alan Bates ISBN SDAB-023 Difficulty: Medium (great for high school or college steel bands)"We've Got Rhythm" is a calypso based on the chord progression of George Gershwin's, I’ve Got Rhythm. The melody is a fun workout for the tenors and double tenors with rhythmic accents for the entire band. The drummer has a chance to shine with many fills in between unison phrases in the intro/interlude. Could be opened up for improvised solos. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart
