Description

Colors Of Joy, arranged Mike Dana is a very accessible arrangement of Brazilian composer Dori Caymmi’s song. Caymmi’s unique melodic and harmonic surprises are a favorite of jazz performers. Colors Of Joy, recorded on Caymmi’s “Brazilian Serenata” CD, is one of his lesser-known (but most charming) pieces. It’s a medium up-tempo samba in 3. After a drums and percussion intro, the verses and bridge are stated simply, in two parts. There are two open solo sections, for percussion and either instrumental or vocal. The vocal parts are fairly easy, using two-part writing up until the last verse, which is SATB. This chart works nicely for high school or college level groups. The master rhythm section part includes fully notated piano and bass parts, along with chord symbols. SATB with rhythm section.

Publisher: UNC Jazz Press

Listen to the demo here:

Listen to the original Dori Caymmi recording here

See a score sample here: Colors of Joy score sample

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