CHAT For
Big Band Composed by Christina Rusnak Arranged for Big Band by Dave Richards
Copyright Š2007 Christina Rusnak All rights reserved internationally.
Rusnak Music Press A BMI Company
Chat –
Duration ~ 8:25
Notes:
We all go into spaces that are hubs of activity. The multitude of voices, people coming in and out, and all the associated sounds of movement creates a composite sound with a distinctive rhythm all its own. I created this piece in 2005 when Chat Rooms became temporarily popular. I imagined the pulsating energy of all of the various dialogs and the interweaving of conversations – becoming a separate entity called Chat. -- Christina Rusnak 2005
Instrumentation: Flute / Alto Saxophone - 2 Tenor Saxophone - 2 Baritone Saxophone Trumpet – 4 Trombone – 3 Bass Trombone Drums Piano Guitar Bass
Alto 1
Alto 2
Chat
Straight 8's
q = 132
Flute
Flute
Christina Rusnak/
A
mf
arr. Dave Richards
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Tenor 1
Tenor 2
Trumpet 1
Trumpet 2
Trumpet 3
Trumpet 4
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Trombone 3
Bass Trombone 4
Guitar
Piano
Bass
Drums
Splashy time solo
mp
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Baritone
2
3
mf
4
mf
9/25/08
flugel
mf
5
mp
mp
band enters - keep time solo going mf
mp
6
7
8
2
Chat
Fl.
Tenor 1
Tenor 2
Bari
Tpt. 1
Tpt. 4
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 3
B. Tbn. 4
Bass
Dr.
mf
9
Pno.
mp
Tpt. 3
Gtr.
Tpt. 2
Tbn. 2
mp
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Fl.
10
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
11
12
9/25/08
13
mp
Solo Fill E¨-
bass solo fill
14
15
16
3
Chat
Fl.
Tenor 1
Tenor 2
mp Tpt. 1
3
f
Bari
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Tpt. 4
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tbn. 3
B. Tbn. 4
Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
3
Pno.
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Fl.
to tpt w/bucket
to bucket
f
f
17
f
18
19
mp InStand
InStand
mp In Stand mp In Stand
mp mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
20
9/25/08
21
wind down solo
22
23
to bucket
solo fill
24
open
to bucket
to bucket
25
4
Chat
Fl.
Fl.
B
Tenor 1
Tenor 2
Bari
mf
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Tpt. 4
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 3
B. Tbn. 4
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
mf
E¨-9
mp
26
D-11
D-11
28
27
mp tnr/tbn/guit melody
mp
mf
E¨-9
Tbn. 2
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Tpt. 1
29
9/25/08
E¨-9
30
D-11
E¨-9 continue similar groove
31
32
D-11
33
5
Chat
Fl.
Tenor 1
Tenor 2
Bari
Tpt. 1
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Tpt. 4
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 3
B. Tbn. 4
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
B¨-9
B¨-9
ppp
ppp
A-11
34
Tbn. 2
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Fl.
A-11
36
35
37
9/25/08
B¨-9
38
B¨-9
A-11
39
40
to bucket
bucket
ppp
ppp
bucket
ppp
A-11
bucket
ppp
41
6
Chat
C
Fl.
Tenor 1
Tpt. 1
f
mf
E¨-9
mf
mf
42
D-11
43
D-11
44
45
E¨-9
E¨-9
9/25/08
mf
E¨-9
Dr.
Tbn. 2
Bass
To Alto Sax.
Pno.
Gtr.
To Alto Sax.
B. Tbn. 4
mf
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 3
mf
mf
Tpt. 4
Tpt. 3
Tpt. 2
f
Tenor 2
Bari
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Fl.
46
D-11
47
D-11
48
49
7
Chat
Fl.
Fl.
Tenor 1
mf
Tenor 2
Bari
Tpt. 1
mf
B. Tbn. 4
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
mf
G#-9
f
G#-9 f
f
F#-9
f
51
F#-9
52
53
F-9
9/25/08
F-9
mf
mf rhy. hit
54
f
f
f
mf
bucketf
f
bucketf
mf
f
50
mf
bucket
Tbn. 3
Tpt. 4
mf
Tbn. 2
Tpt. 3
Tbn. 1
mf
Tpt. 2
mf
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
f
f
f
light fill
ens.
55
rhy. hit
56
fill
57
8
Chat
Fl.
D
Tenor 1
Tenor 2
Bari
Tpt. 1
mf
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Tpt. 4
mf
mf
mf
Tbn. 1
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
Tbn. 3
B. Tbn. 4
Tbn. 2
mf
mf 6 mf
sub. mp
sub. mp
58
D-11
mp mp
sxs
60
61
9/25/08
59
E¨-9
mp
mp
mp
mp Alto Saxophone
mf
mf
mf
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Fl.
Alto Saxophone
brass
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
set up
63
mf
mf
D-11
sxs
mf
mf
62
mf
64
65
9
Chat
Alto 1
Alto 2
Tenor 2
Tpt. 1
Tpt. 2
mf mf
mf
mf Tpt. 4 mf Tbn. 1 mf Tbn. 2 mf Tbn. 3 mf B. Tbn. 4 Tpt. 3
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
mf
B¨-9
B¨-9
tpts
E7(b9)
G-11
66
67
A-11
A-11
mf
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Tenor 1
Bari
68
69
B¨-9
F7sus
B¨-9
9/25/08
70
F7sus
mf
71
fill around hits
72
mf
mf
73
fill
74
10
Chat
Alto 2
Tpt. 1
Tpt. 3
Tpt. 4
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tbn. 3
B. Tbn. 4
Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
ppp
opeN (fast)
75
mf
mf
f
open
D-11
E¨-9
76
mf
mf
mf
mf
77
mf
78
mf
mf
79
9/25/08
80
ens. hits - fill lightly
mf
mf
D-11
E¨-9
open
sneak in
open
Pno.
f
f
Tpt. 2
ppp
Tenor 2
ppp
Tenor 1
Bari
E
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Alto 1
fill
81
tpts
set up
light time 82
83
84
11
Chat
Tenor 1
Tenor 2
Tpt. 1
sub. f
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Tpt. 4
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tbn. 3
Gtr.
f
sub. f
B. Tbn. 4
f
Alto 2
Bari
Bass
Dr.
f
sub. f
f
f f f
sub. f
f sub.
opt. sub. f
sub. f sub. f
Pno.
sub. f
sub. f
F
f
f
f
85
mf
mf
mf
mf
86
mf
mf 2 set up beat
mf tbns
87
88
9/25/08
w/tbns - play these voicings
89
f
f f
tpts/sxs
90
Big fill!
91
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
f
f
ff
f
(-2)
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Alto 1
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff set up
ff
92
12
Chat
Alto 2
Tenor 1
Tenor 2
Tpt. 1 Tpt. 2 Tpt. 3
Tpt. 4
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tbn. 3
B. Tbn. 4 Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
f
f Big Wash!
f
fp
E-13
fp
mp
mp
mp
93
mp
ens fig - fill around
94
95
fp
96
9/25/08
fp
solo
mf
mf
mf
mf tenor 1 solo
low guys
98
99
mf
97
mf
mf
fp
fp
fp
fp
time
fp
f
Pno.
Bari
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Alto 1
to flugel
100
13
Chat
G
Alto 2
Tenor 1
Tenor 2
Bari
p
F-9
p
p
E-11
p
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Alto 1
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Tpt. 4
Tpt. 1
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
p
Tbn. 3
Gtr.
p
Tbn. 2
B. Tbn. 4
Tbn. 1
p
p
E¨-9
E¨-9
comp for tenor solo
p
101
p
Medium Straight 8's groove tbns
to flugel
102
103
D-11
104
9/25/08
D-11
105
106
107
(8)
108
14
Chat
Alto 2
Tenor 1
Tenor 2
Bari
C-9
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Tpt. 4
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tbn. 3
B. Tbn. 4
Tpt. 1
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
B¨-9
B¨-9
109
B-11
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Alto 1
110
111
A-11
112
A-11
9/25/08
113
in stand
p in stand
p in stand
p in stand
p
114
tbn bkgds
115
(16)
116
15
Chat
Alto 2
Tenor 1
Tenor 2
Bari
Tpt. 1
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Tpt. 4
Bass
Dr.
mp
flugel
mp flugel mp
E¨-9
E¨-9
sx/tpt bkgds
mp
mp
mp
fp
fp
E-11
in stand
mp in stand
fp
mp
fp
119
p
p
D-11
120
9/25/08
D-11
121
mp
mp
mp
123
122
mp
fp
fp
fp
fp
p
p
118
117
mp
mp
Tbn. 3
Pno.
F-9
Tbn. 2
Gtr.
Tbn. 1
B. Tbn. 4
H
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Alto 1
(8)
124
16
Chat
Alto 2
Tenor 1
Tenor 2
Bari
B¨^7
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Tpt. 4
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tbn. 3
Tpt. 1
B. Tbn. 4
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
A¨^7
125
E/G#
C©-7
mp
mp
C©7(b9)
F©-7(b5)
A¨^7
A7sus
to tpt
B7(b9
E-9
wind down to nothing
G7sus
126
D/F#
B-7
D/F#
E-7(b5)
B-7
B7(b9)
128
9/25/08
open
open
open
A7(b9
129
130
open
D-9
A7(b9
E-7(b5)
127
B7(b9)
mp
G7sus
mp
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Alto 1
D-9
131
(16)
132
17
Chat
Alto 2
Tenor 1
Tenor 2
Bari
I
Tpt. 4
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tpt. 1
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Tbn. 3
B. Tbn. 4
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
133
ff
ff
end solo
ff ff
ff nasty tear off to straight
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Alto 1
ff ff
ff
ff
(18)
134
ff
ff ff sub. ff
ff
sub. ff
to trumpet
to straight
sub. ff 135
solo - start soft and build
136
9/25/08
137
138
139
140
18
Chat
Alto 1
Tenor 2
Bari
Tenor 1
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Tpt. 4
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tbn. 3
B. Tbn. 4
Tpt. 1
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
141
mp
mp
mp
2nd & 3rd x only
mp
J
mf
mf
mf
mp 3rd x only
3rd x only
mp
2nd & 3rd x only
142
mp x only 3rd
mp 2nd & 3rd x only
3rd x only
mp
mp
mp
mp Keep soloing
143
144
9/25/08
145
146
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf Keep soloing
mf
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Alto 2
3 x's
147
148
19
Chat
Tenor 1
Tenor 2
Bari
Tpt. 1
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
149
Straight
f
f
f
f Straight
f
Tbn. 1
B. Tbn. 4
Tbn. 3
Tpt. 4
Tbn. 2
f
Tpt. 3
Tpt. 2
Alto 2
150
f
f
f
f
f
f
151
9/25/08
152
153
fill
ff
154
ff
ff
ff
ff
Silence!!
ff
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Alto 1
ff
to harmon
ff
ff
to flugel
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff fig. ens end solo
155
20
Chat
Alto 2
K
mf
mf
Tenor 2
Tpt. 1
Tpt. 2
Tenor 1
Bari
mf
mf
Tpt. 3
Tpt. 4
Tbn. 1
to straight
Tbn. 2
to straight
Tbn. 3
B. Tbn. 4 Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
Pno.
mf
H.H. only
156
mf straight
mf
Straight mf Straight
mf to straight
mf
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Alto 1
busier h.h. - bob curnow breakdown style
157
158
159
160
9/25/08
161
162
163
21
Chat
Alto 2
Tenor 1
L
p
p
mf
Tenor 2
p
p harmon Tpt. 1 Bari
mf
Tpt. 2
p Flugel
Tpt. 3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tbn. 3
B. Tbn. 4
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
mf
p p
Tpt. 4
p
p
p
mf
f
164
165
166
167
9/25/08
mf
mf
get busier (more kit)
168
mf
169
mfRhy sec. melody H.H. groove - start to use other cymbals, too.
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Alto 1
170
171
22
Chat
cresc.
Alto 2
cresc.
Tenor 1
Tenor 2
cresc.
cresc.
Bari
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Tpt. 1
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
Tbn. 2
cresc.
Tbn. 3
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
cresc.
cresc.
172
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
f
174
mf
f
f
f
mf
washy 1/2 x feel w/ backbeat
9/25/08
175
176
Fill
ff
177
ff set up
f
f
f
SOLO!
ff
f
E¨-9
ff
ff
f
f
ff
w/bass
f
ff
ff
mf
mf
f
173
open (fast)
f
mf
mf
M
f
mf
cresc. move towards 1/2 x feel w/backbeat
mf
cresc.
Tbn. 1
Gtr.
Tpt. 4
B. Tbn. 4
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Alto 1
E¨-9
piano solo - Keep 1/2 x feel going
178
23
Chat
Alto 2
Tenor 1
Tpt. 1
Tpt. 4
Tbn. 2
Tbn. 3
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
pp
open
pp
open
to tpt
open
Tbn. 1
Tpt. 3
Gtr.
Tpt. 2
B. Tbn. 4
Tenor 2
Bari
pp
pp
179
pp
p p
open
open
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Alto 1
180
D-9
181
D-9
9/25/08
wind down 1/2 x feel back to normal st. 8's groove
182
183
184
185
24
Chat
Alto 1
Tenor 1
Tenor 2
Bari
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Tpt. 4
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tbn. 3
Tpt. 1
B. Tbn. 4
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
B¨-9
B¨-9
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Alto 2
186
187
188
A-11
189
9/25/08
A-11
190
191
192
(16)
193
25
Chat
Alto 1
N
Tenor 1
Tenor 2
Bari
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Tpt. 4
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tbn. 3
Tpt. 1
B. Tbn. 4
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
E¨-9
E¨-9
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Alto 2
194
195
196
D-11 start implying a dbl x feel
197
9/25/08
start implying a dbl x feel
198
D-11 start implying a dbl x feel
199
200
201
26
Chat
Alto 2
Tenor 1
Tenor 2
Bari
p
p
p
p
p
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Tpt. 1
Tpt. 4
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tbn. 3
B. Tbn. 4
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
A¨^7
A¨^7
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
D/F#
203
B-7
D/F#
204
B7(b9)
p
p
p
p
E-7(b5)
B7(b9)
205
mp
mp
mf
mf
9/25/08
A7(b9
A7(b9
207
D-(^7)
3 mf 3 3 3
mf
mf
3
208
mf
end solo
mf
3 mf 3
mf
D-9
mf
3
3
3 mf 3
206
3
3 3
mf
mf mf
E-7(b5)
B-7
move towards dbl x feel
202
move towards dbl x feel G7sus
move towards dbl x feel G7sus
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Alto 1
3
mf set up dbl x feel
mf
209
3
27
Chat
O Double x Feel! 3 f
Alto 2
Tenor 1
Tenor 2
Bari
Tpt. 1
f
f
f
Tpt. 3
f
Tpt. 4
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
f f
Tbn. 3
B. Tbn. 4
f f
Tpt. 2
f
f
f
f
3
3 3 3
E¨-11
f
3 3 3
3
3 3
3
watch out for clef changes
(double x samba feel)
210
3
f DBL X SAMBA FEEL!
3
f
211
212
213
C-(^7)
9/25/08
D-11
214
215
3
3 3
3
3
3
3 3
3
l.h.
3
3
r.h.
3
3
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Alto 1
B7(b9)
216
3
217
28
Chat
Alto 2
Tpt. 4
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tbn. 3
Bass
Dr.
f
3
3 3
3 3
3
3
ff
G-(^7)
3
f
f
f
Pno.
f
Tpt. 3
Gtr.
Tpt. 2
B. Tbn. 4
Tenor 2
Tpt. 1
Tenor 1
Bari
3 3 mf 3
3
mf 3
3
3 3
mf
fp
fp
fp
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Alto 1
F#-7
3 mf
fp
3 3
fp
mf
9/25/08
3 3
221
fp 3 3 3 mf 3
3
fp
mf 3
fp
3 3 mf 3 3
3
fp
3 fp
mf
fp
mf
222
3
fp
3
fp
mf 3
D^7(#11)
fp
mf 3
mf 3
fp
3 3
220
3
fp
fp
fp
mf
fp
219
3
218
mf 3
3
3 3
3
223
224
washy half x feel
fill around ens. fig
225
29
Chat
Alto 2
Tbn. 1
ff
ff
ff
Bass
Dr.
ff
ff
ff
f
f
ff washy half x feel
ff
fade to nothing
fade to nothing
fade to nothing
fade to nothing
226
fade to nothing
ff
Tbn. 3
Pno.
ff
Gtr.
ff
Tbn. 2
ff
ff
Tpt. 4
B. Tbn. 4
Tpt. 3
ff
Tpt. 2
ff
Tenor 2
Tpt. 1
Tenor 1
Bari
P
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Alto 1
227
228
229
9/25/08
p in stand
p
b.a.b
4p instand
pinstand
wind down to original st. 8's groove
230
p
in stand
231
mp
232
233
p
30
Chat
Alto 1
Tenor 1
Tenor 2
Bari
Tpt. 1
Tpt. 2
Dr.
Tbn. 3
Bass
mp
mp
mp
mp
to bucket
to bucket
mp
mp
mp
mp
234
mf
mf
low guys
mf
mf
mf
235
to bucket
to bucket
to bucket
to bucket (fast)
to bucket
to bucket
236
mf
mp
mp
Tbn. 2
Pno.
Tbn. 1
Gtr.
Tpt. 4
Tpt. 3
B. Tbn. 4
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Alto 2
237
9/25/08
238
239
240
241
31
Chat
Alto 1
Alto 2
Tenor 1
Q
Tenor 2
Bari
Tpt. 1
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Tpt. 4
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
mp
Tbn. 3
B. Tbn. 4
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
mp
mp
mp
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
mp
242
mp fill lightly around ens figs. mp
243
244
fill
mp
245
fill
9/25/08
246
247
248
249
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Tenor 1
Tenor 2
Tpt. 1
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Tpt. 4
mp
Tbn. 3
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
tpts
250
251
mp
mp
mp
Dr.
Tbn. 2
Bass
Pno.
Gtr.
mp
Tbn. 1
B. Tbn. 4
Alto 2
Bari
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Alto 1
252
Fill
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253
254
255
fill
256
257
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Alto 2
Tenor 1
Tenor 2
Bari
Tpt. 1
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Tpt. 4
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tbn. 3
R
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
mf
mf
mf
lightly fill sometimes
"One" feel keep forward motion
258
B¨
mf
B. Tbn. 4 Gtr.
mf
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Alto 1
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
260
261
G-(^7)
262
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263
259
A¨-
D/F#
264
265
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Alto 2
Tpt. 3
Tbn. 1
Bass
Dr.
mp
mp
mp
4
4
4
4
mp
Slow the forward motion
266
pp
b.a.b.
b.a.b. pp
pp
pp
b.a.b.
pb.a.b.
pb.a.b.
pb.a.b.
p
267
pp b.a.b.
No fills
Pno.
Tbn. 3
Tbn. 2
Gtr.
Tpt. 4
B. Tbn. 4
Tpt. 2
Tenor 2
Tpt. 1
Tenor 1
Bari
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Alto 1
268
solo fill
269
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270
p sxs/tbns
p
271
272
273
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Alto 2
Tenor 1
Tenor 2
Bari
Tpt. 1
p
p
Tpt. 2
p
Tpt. 3
p
Tpt. 4
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tbn. 3
B. Tbn. 4
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
p
tpts.
275
276
light fill
274
p
rit.
P Sc er u or s e al O nl y
Alto 1
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278
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