©Copyright 2007 Christina Rusnak
Rusnak Music Press
Chill–
Duration ~ 8:20
Notes: Inspired by the ambiance of a ephemeral lounge space - a bar we frequented visiting Paris in 2004, I tried to capture both the essence of the experience itself as well as the utter relaxation I felt while there. I’m not a person who relaxes easily, so I gave myself the task of writing a piece that I imagined could be played here – where others would listen and chill. -- Christina Rusnak 2007
Instrumentation: Alto Saxophone / Bb Clarinet Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone Trumpet – 2 Trombone Drums Piano Guitar Bass
C.S. Rusnak/arr. Richards
Chill
Straight 8's
q = 144
Trumpet 1
Trombone
Guitar
Bass
Drums
Pe
Piano
mf
Tenor
mf
Tpt. 1
Tbn.
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
clean tone
7
fill
mp
mf
8
4
mp
mp
mp
(same voicing)
9
7/2/09
10
(same voicing)
pseudo latin (almost loungey)
or e
Tpt. 2
Sc
Bari
fill
mf
3
2
Cl.
mf mf
nl y
Trumpet 2
5
6
11
mf
O
Baritone
ru sa
Tenor
l
Bb Clarinet
mp
fill
12
Chill
2
Tpt. 1
Tpt. 2
Gtr. Tbn.
Pno.
mf
mf
Cl.
Tenor
13
fp
fp
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
fp
Bsus
19
14
f
f
f around figure fill
f
15
16
A
light solo fills
fp solo (4 bars)
fp
20
17
freely
18
21
7/2/09
22
F-11
mp
mp
3
mf
Sc
Gtr.
fp
f
f
(same voicing)
f
fp Tpt. 1
Tbn.
f
f
Bari
Tpt. 2
or e
Dr.
mf
Pe
Bass
mf
Bari
mf
nl y
Tenor
O
l
ru sa
Cl.
mp
F-11
"loungey" bossa Clarinet melody
23
G¨%
G¨%
24
Chill
3
Cl.
Tpt. 1
Pno.
Dr.
F-11
F-11
G¨%
Cl.
25
F-11
G¨%
Pe
Bass
26
F-11
27
Tpt. 1
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
E¨%
E¨%
31
E%(#11)
E%(#11)
32
G¨%
28
F-11
E¨%
E¨%
G¨%
G¨%
(8)
29
as written
30
33
7/2/09
E%
E¨%
34
E%
Sc
Tbn.
F-11
or e
Tpt. 2
Bari
Tenor
G¨%
nl y
Gtr.
O
Tbn.
ru sa
Tpt. 2
l
Bari
Tenor
3
E¨%
35
E%(#11)
E%(#11)
36
B¨%
B¨%
Chill
4
Tpt. 1
Bari
Tpt. 2
Tbn.
Gtr.
Pno.
Cl.
Tenor
37
Tpt. 1
mf
Tpt. 2
Tbn.
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
A¨^9/C
B¨/D
E¨^9
43
B%
mp
B%
(8)
38
39
44
40
Gsus(b9)
G¨^7(#11)
45
7/2/09
fill
46
fill
fill
41
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf mf
mf E¨-13
set up mf
47
E^13(#11)
B¨-9
B¨-9
G¨^7(#11) fill
A¨%
B¨9sus
G¨^7(#11)
mf F-%
mp
mp
Sc
Bari
or e
Dr.
mp
Pe
Bass
O
Tenor
mf
ru sa
nl y
B
l
Cl.
42
F-9
F-9
48
Chill
5
Tbn.
Gtr.
Pno.
set up swing
F/G
49
Tenor
Tpt. 1 Tpt. 2
Tbn.
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
set up
51
(same voicing)
F-11 fills
55
G¨%
F-11
56
fp
Roll sfz
fp
52
f
f f
To Alto
57
G¨%
7/2/09
heavyf swing
54
C
w/tbn
58
F-7
w/tnr
f
53
f
A¨^13
50
Bari
fp
3
3 f fp B¨-9 3 f 3 f
Sc
Cl.
F/G
or e
Dr.
Pe
Bass
3 f
nl y
Tpt. 2
Swing!
Tpt. 1 Bari
O
Tenor
l
ru sa
Cl.
F-7
59
G¨^7
G¨^7
60
Chill
6
Tpt. 1 Bari
61
Alto Sax. 3 Tenor Bari Tpt. 1 3 Tpt. 2 Tbn. 3 Gtr.
G¨^7
G¨^7
Bass
Dr.
D¨13
67
E¨-7
62
E¨-7
64
B¨13
69
3
65
66
7/2/09
f (same voicing)
f
70
"Lounge" Latin
B^7(#11)
f
B^7(#11)
f
set up latin
68
3
B¨13
E^7(#11)
63
B¨sus fill
E^7(#11)
straight 8's
Sc
Pno.
3
Alto
E¨6
or e
Dr.
F-7
Pe
Bass
F-7
ru sa
Pno.
Tbn.
Gtr.
Tpt. 2
nl y
Tenor
O
l
Cl.
71
72
Chill
7
f Bari f Tpt. 1
Tbn.
Gtr.
Pno.
f
Dr.
f
fill
f
Alto Sax.
D
D-11
73
Pe
Bass
f
E¨%
74
D-11
Tpt. 1
Bari
Tbn.
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
F-11
comp for alto solo
F-11 alto solo
alto solo
79
G¨%
75
G¨%
E¨%
F-11
fp
fp
fp
fp
fp
alto solo p/u's
fp
alto solo p/u's
alto solo p/u's
alto solo p/u's
76
fill
D-11
77
78
E¨%
Sc
Tpt. 2
or e
Tenor
l
Tpt. 2
ru sa
Tenor
E¨%
nl y
O
Alto Sax.
G¨%
F-11
G¨%
80
F-11
81
7/2/09
G¨%
82
F-11
83
G¨%
84
Chill
8
Alto Sax.
D-11
E¨%
C%
D¨%
C%
D¨%
Tpt. 1
Gtr.
Pno.
Dr.
F-11
F-11
G¨%
Alto Sax.
C%
85
G¨%
D¨%
E¨%
E%
E¨%
86
G%
87
E%
A¨%
Bass
Dr.
E¨%
91
B¨%
E%
E¨%
D-%
E
89
mp
E%
E¨^7(#11)
90
mp F-%
G¨^7(#11)
92
B¨%
93
7/2/09
B%
94
B%
or e
Sc
Pno.
88
Gtr.
E%
E¨%
Tpt. 1
Tbn.
Tpt. 2
E%
Bari
Tenor
E¨%
Pe
Bass
nl y
Tbn.
O
Tpt. 2
ru sa
Bari
l
Tenor
F-%
bkgds enter
95
G¨^7(#11)
96
Chill
9
F%
Bari
Tpt. 2
Tbn.
Gtr.
Pno.
C-13
Tpt. 1 Tpt. 2
Tbn. Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
cresc.
97
B¨-9
B¨-9
103
E¨^9
B¨9sus
Gsus(b9)
B¨/D
E^13(#11)
98
A¨^9/C
B¨/D
99
D-9
E¨^9
B¨9sus
100
D/E
Gsus(b9)
F-9
F^13
101
Swing
F/G
A¨^13
104
105
7/2/09
106
set up swing
A¨^13
107
G-9
102
F/G
F-9
G¨^7(#11)
cresc. cresc. cresc. E^13(#11)
cresc.
G¨^7(#11)
D¨^13(#11)
A¨^9/C
mp
E¨-13
mp
cresc.
E¨-11
mp
cresc.
Bari
or e
Tenor
Sc
Alto Sax.
E¨^7(#11)
Esus(b9)
A¨%
G9sus
Dr.
A¨%
Pe
Bass
C^9
nl y
Tpt. 1
G/B
O
Tenor
F^9/A
l
G-9
ru sa
Alto Sax.
B¨-9
swing
B¨-9
108
Chill
10
Tpt. 2
Pno.
E¨%
D¨13
B¨-7
D¨13
Tenor
F
D-11
109
fp
B¨-7
fp
E¨^13
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
F-11
F-11
comp for tbn solo
tbn solo
tbn solo
115
G¨%
110
F-11
G¨%
G¨%
end solo
G¨^13
walk
111
G¨^13
116
G¨^13
F-11
F-11
G¨^13
G¨^13
solo p/u's
end alto solo
end alto solo
112
113
114
F-11
Sc
Tbn.
tbn solo
F-11
F-11
fp
Tpt. 1
E¨^13
fp
Bari
Tpt. 2
or e
Alto Sax.
D-11
fp
fp
Dr.
E¨%
E¨^13
Pe
Bass
Tbn.
Gtr.
D-11
F-11
F-11
117
7/2/09
G¨%
G¨%
G¨%
nl y
G-7
O
B¨13
l
Tpt. 1
Tenor
Bari
C%
ru sa
Alto Sax.
118
F-11
F-11
F-11
119
G¨%
G¨%
G¨%
120
Chill
11
Tpt. 1
Tbn.
Gtr.
Pno.
F-11
Dr.
F-11
F-11
G¨%
G¨%
E¨%
E¨%
G¨%
121
122
Tpt. 1
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
E¨%
E¨%
127
E%
E%
E%
128
E¨%
E%
124
E¨%
E%
E%
E%
125
126
B¨%
B¨%
B¨%
Sc
Tbn.
E¨%
or e
E¨%
G
Tpt. 2
123
Bari
Tenor
E%
E¨%
Alto Sax.
E%
Pe
Bass
nl y
Tpt. 2
O
Bari
ru sa
Tenor
l
Alto Sax.
129
7/2/09
B%
B%
B%
130
F-%
F-%
F-%
131
G¨^7(#11)
G¨^7(#11)
G¨^7(#11)
132
Chill
12
Tpt. 1
Tbn.
Gtr.
Pno.
A¨%
Dr.
A¨%
A¨%
B¨-9
B¨-9
133
A¨^9/C
A¨^9/C
B¨-9
Pe
Bass
134
A¨^9/C
Tpt. 1
Tbn.
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
E¨-13
E¨-13
E¨-13
139
E^13(#11)
B¨/D
E¨^9
E^13(#11)
E^13(#11)
140
E¨^9
136
B¨9sus
B¨9sus
B¨9sus
F-9
F-9
F-9
G¨^7(#11)
137
141
7/2/09
F/G
F/G
142
F/G
G¨^7(#11)
Gsus(b9)
G¨^7(#11)
Gsus(b9)
Gsus(b9)
Sc
Tpt. 2
E¨^9
or e
Bari
B¨/D
135
Tenor
Alto Sax.
B¨/D
nl y
Tpt. 2
O
Bari
ru sa
Tenor
l
Alto Sax.
A¨^13
A¨^13
A¨^13
143
mf mf
138
mf
B¨-9
mf
B¨-9
mf
E¨%
B¨-9
144
E¨%
E¨%
Chill
13
f Tpt. 1 Tpt. 2 Bari
Pno.
B¨-7
D¨13
B¨-7
F-11
Tenor
D¨13
B¨-7
Tpt. 1 Tpt. 2
Tbn.
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
145
mp
E¨-11
E¨-11
mp
mp
Bari
mp
mp
F-11
F-11
146
G¨^13
G¨^13
151
E^7(#11)
E^7(#11)
147
G¨^13
152
B¨13
F-11
148
7/2/09
153
G¨^13
G¨^13
149
B¨13
F-11
F-11
Sc
Alto Sax.
or e
Dr.
D¨13
Pe
Bass
G¨^13
nl y
Gtr.
ru sa
Tbn.
H
O
Tenor
l
Alto Sax.
B^7(#11)
B^7(#11)
(8)
154
E¨13 E¨13
fp
fp
fp
fp
set up
150
D¨13
D¨13
fill
fp B¨sus
155
fp B¨sus
Chill
14
Tpt. 1
Tenor
Bari
Pno.
fill
B¨-/D¨
Dr.
f
f
f
f F-11
156
f
w/bass
driving cross-stick groove
157
over rhy. sec. vamp
158
Tpt. 1
Tbn.
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
162
163
loco
mf mf
light dist.
164
mf
mf
7/2/09
mf
160
Sc
Tpt. 2
or e
Bari
159
Tenor
Alto Sax.
end solo
f w/piano f
f
Pe
Bass
ru sa
Gtr.
Tpt. 2
Tbn.
O
Alto Sax.
I
Straight 8's
165
nl y
l
mf
Gminor-ish
tpt solo over vamp
tpt solo over vamp
tpt solo over vamp
tpt solo over vamp
161
166
mf gradual cresc.
gradual cresc.
167 gradual cresc.
Chill
15
Tpt. 1 Bari
Tpt. 2
Tbn.
Gtr.
Pno.
168
J
Tbn.
Tenor
Tpt. 1 Bari
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
174
175
170
171
176
7/2/09
172
Sc
Gtr.
169
Tpt. 2
Alto Sax.
or e
Dr.
Pe
Bass
mf
mf
nl y
O
Tenor
l
ru sa
Alto Sax.
177
173
178
179
Chill
16
Tpt. 2
Tbn.
Gtr.
Pno.
f
f
f
Alto Sax.
Tenor
180
Tpt. 1 Bari
Tbn.
Tpt. 2
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
f
f
f
182
181
f
Sc
Gtr.
186
187
f
183
188
7/2/09
or e
Dr.
f
Pe
Bass
189
K
184
O
Bari Tpt. 1
nl y
l
Tenor
ru sa
Alto Sax.
185
190
191
Chill
17
Tpt. 1 Bari
Tpt. 2
Tbn.
Gtr.
Pno.
Csus
Alto Sax.
Tenor
192
fp
fp
Bari
fp F-11
Tbn.
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
G¨^13(#11)
fp E¨-11
193
E¨-11
198
194
E^13(#11)
E^13(#11)
199
195
G-9
F-9
F-9
F©7(b9)
ens.
196
B¨^13
200
7/2/09
F/G
F/G
201
197
G/A
G7(b9) A¨7(b9)
F7(b9)
E+7(#9)
fp
Sc
Tpt. 2
fp Tpt. 1
or e
Dr.
Pe
Bass
nl y
O
Tenor
l
ru sa
Alto Sax.
A¨^13
A¨^13
202
swing
C-9
clean tone
B¨-9
B¨-9
203
Chill
18
Tpt. 1 Bari
Tbn. Gtr. F%
E¨13
C-7
Pno.
E¨% f
D¨13
Dr.
D¨13
f
204
G-11
B¨-7
B¨-7
205
Tpt. 1
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
A¨^13
210
206
G-11
211
A¨^13
207
mp
208
209
A¨^13
wind down
G-11
A¨^13
continue noodling into drum solo
212
7/2/09
213
Sc
Tbn.
or e
solo around vamp
Tpt. 2
G-11
G-11
Bari
Tenor
A¨^13
Alto Sax.
Pe
Bass
E¨%
ru sa
Tpt. 2
L
mp
nl y
Tenor
O
l
Alto Sax.
cresc.
cresc. vamp continues
cresc.
214
mp
215
Chill
19
Tpt. 1
Tbn.
Gtr.
Pno.
G-11
Tenor
Tpt. 1 Bari
Tpt. 2
Tbn.
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
add tnr/tbn
add tnr/tbn
add tnr/tbn mf
222
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
217
218
223
219
220
224
7/2/09
225
mf
cresc.
A¨^13
cresc.
G-11
mf
w/bari
w/bari
A¨^13
or e
Alto Sax.
216
Sc
Dr.
A¨^13
mp
Pe
Bass
G-11
mf
mf
mf
nl y
Tpt. 2
O
Bari
l
Tenor
ru sa
Alto Sax.
226
221
227
Chill
20
Tbn.
Gtr.
Pno.
Dr.
f
f
Alto Sax.
f
Tenor
228
f
229
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
add tpt/alto
f
230
cresc.
234
235
236
7/2/09
232
ff
ff
ff
ff
233
lead w/guit.
lead w/tpt. 2 ff
ff
ff
237
ff
ff
231
cresc.
or e
cresc. add tpt/alto
Sc
Gtr.
Tpt. 2
Tbn.
Bari Tpt. 1
add tpt/alto
cresc.
f
Pe
Bass
f
f
nl y
Tpt. 1 Tpt. 2
Bari
O
Tenor
l
ru sa
Alto Sax.
add tpt/guit.
ff
add tpt/guit.
add tpt/guit.
238
239
Chill
21
Pno.
Dr.
Alto Sax.
240
241
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
wind down
246
242
243
247
248
fp
sfz
sfz
244
245
mp
7/2/09
fp fp
fp
Straight M Clarinet
fp fp
Sc
Tbn.
or e
Tpt. 1 Bari
To Cl.
Tpt. 2
Tenor
Pe
Bass
ru sa
Tpt. 1 Tpt. 2 Tbn. Gtr. Bari
nl y
Tenor
O
l
Alto Sax.
249
w/cl.
3
mp swishes & scrapes clarinet melody mp
250
251
Chill
22
3
Tpt. 1
Tpt. 2
Tbn.
Gtr.
Pno.
252
Cl.
Tenor
mf
mf Tpt. 1 Bari
Tbn. Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
mf
mf
mf mf
mf
mf E¨-13
E^13(#11)
set up mf
258
254
F-9
F-9
259
F/G
p
p
p
p
260
7/2/09
F/G
p
Swing!
set up swing
261
fill
256
p
p
255
Sc
Tpt. 2
253
mf
or e
Dr.
Pe
Bass
3
nl y
Bari
3
ru sa
Tenor
O
l
Cl.
A¨^13
set up 262
257
B¨-9
3
fp
3
3
fp
3 3
fp
Roll sfz
fp
263
Chill
23
f
Tpt. 2 f Tbn. Gtr. f
fill around fig.
Cl.
N
Tenor
Tbn.
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
f
f
270
solo (4 bars)
265
G¨^7
G¨^7
266
267
271
Sc
Tpt. 2
f
heavyf swing
Tpt. 1 Bari
f
264
or e
Dr.
Pe
Bass
ru sa
Pno.
f
f
F-11
F-11
272
7/2/09
f
f
f
f
f
f
fF-11
f
F-11
set up
nl y
Tpt. 1 Bari
268
269
O
Tenor
f
l
Cl.
G¨^7
G¨^7
273
E¨-11
E¨-11
E^7(#11)
274
E^7(#11)
275
Chill
24
Tpt. 1
Tbn.
Gtr.
Pno.
B¨7(b13)
B¨7(b13)
Cl.
Tenor
Tbn.
Gtr.
Pno.
Bass
Dr.
3
B¨7(b13)
B¨7(b13)
278
fp
fp B¨sus
D¨13
sfz
279
fp
E¨13 3
277
fp
sfz
283
ff
Fill (set up latin)
ff
O
280
ff
ff
284
7/2/09
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
285
straight
fp
fp
282
3
Sc
Tpt. 2
276
Tpt. 1
B^7(#11)
Bari
fp
B^7(#11)
or e
Dr.
Pe
Bass
Bari
Tpt. 2
nl y
O
Tenor
l
ru sa
Cl.
ensemble figures driving fills around figs.
ff
286
281
287
Chill
25
Tbn.
Gtr.
Pno.
fp
fp fp
289
290
7/2/09
292
291
O
or e
288
Sc
Dr.
Pe
Bass
fp
ru sa
Tpt. 2
nl y
Cl. fp Tenor fp Bari fp Tpt. 1
l
293
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