Hemphill’s arrangement of a composition by Bill Cole, one of seven arrangements Hemphill made for concerts with Cole in New York City and at Dartmouth College on September 26-27, 1986. Hemphill arranged the piece to be performed by Cole on winds, himself on saxophones, Olu Dara on trumpet, Joseph Daley on tuba and baritone horn, Abdul Wadud on cello, Gerald Veasley on bass, and Hafiz Shabazz and Warren Smith on drums/percussion.
Arrangements
Beat Drum / Man Made
Arrangement by Julius Hemphill of a composition by Bill Cole.
From Marty Ehrlich: This was one of several arrangements made by Hemphill for concerts with Cole in New York and at Dartmouth College on September 26-27, 1986. The piece was arranged for Cole on winds, Hemphill on saxophones, Olu Dara on trumpet, Joseph Daley on tuba and baritone horn, Abdul Wadud on cello, Gerald Veasley on bass, and Hafiz Shabazz and Warren Smith on drums/percussion.
Ahmad the Terrible
Sixty-three-measure big-band arrangement (five saxophones, five trumpets, four trombones, and rhythm section) of a composition by Jack DeJohnette that was named for pianist Ahmad Jamal. Archive includes holograph concert score with extensive directions to copyist as well as a holograph score for backgrounds during the solo section from m.63.
From Marty Ehrlich: The process of writing the score in pencil or blue/black pen, then making corrections, dynamics and form decisions, and notes with a fine red pen and a ruler, is consistent in many of Hemphill’s scores from the 1980s or so onward. This score does not include the melody, which would have been in the lead alto part to the original work.