Use Your Inside Voice

Here's a beautiful ballad at about 76 bpm for the youngest jazz ensembles. Perfect for introducing soft legato playing at a slow tempo, it's mostly scored for the full ensemble. There are numerous short written solos cued in the parts offering a choice of soloists or the option of combining instruments as soli sections. This is a nice introduction to the ballad style, and it's playable with optional reduced or expanded instrumentation. Ideal change-of-pace programming!