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Jazz ensemble (5-4-4-4 with optional 10 brass) - Grade 6+ SKU: S1.SMP-119 Composed by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays. Arranged by Bob Curnow. The Pat Metheny Big Band Series. Concert Fusion. Score and set of parts. Published by Sierra Music (S1.SMP-119). The LP The First Circle contains some of the most exciting contemporary music ever created. This chart has been acclaimed as one of the best big band arrangements ever done! The piece is rhythmically complex and demands the full attention of the players. Nine minutes of sheer joy......A GREAT FESTIVAL PIECE!! As recorded on Bob Curnow's L.A. Big Band,The Music of Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays 5-4-4-4 (8 brass w/opt. 10).