Spud Murphy

The Forgotton Genius of The Swing Era

1908 - 2005

 

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Gone With The Woodwinds

Dizzy Dialogue - S F P

Fourth Dimension - S F P

Pemba - S F P

Poly Doodle - S F P

Seismograpgh - S F P

Sophisticated Lady - S F P

These Foolish Things - S F P

Triton - S F P

Perdido - S

Abreviations

S - Original Harndwritten Score

F - Finale File

P - PDF of Finale Score

 

 

 

 

New Orbits In Music

Caleta - S F P

Crazy Quilt - S F P

Frankly Speaking - S F P

Illusion - S F P

Lost In A Fugue - S F P

Misty Rose - S F P

Orbit - S F P

Slightly Off Key - S F P

 

 

 

 

Music For A Swingin' Age

Bill Hitz Album

 

Sampan - S S

 

Open House

 

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1955 Recordings of a new style of writing arrangements called Horizontal Composition (also known as EIS - Equal Interval System)
Only the two above arrangements survive. Anyone up to transcribing any of the below recordings?
(SM) - Spud Murphy - (BH) Bill Hitz
Strike Up The Band (BH)
In A Sentimental Mood (SM)
Something Blue (SM)
Sampan (SM)
Matinee (BH)
But Not For Me (BH)
Stompin At The Savoy (SM)
You Don't Know What Love Is (SM)
Open House (SM)
Diga Diga Doo (BH)
Status Quo (BH)
Fair And Warmer (SM)

3 trumpets, 2 trombones, Soprano - 2 alto sax, 2 tenor sax, 1 baritone, solo clarinet, drums, bass, piano.

 

 

 

 

A Section From

Dizzy Dialogue

 

 

 

 

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