Stan Kenton

Turtle Talk

There are quite a few charts in the Kenton Library that stand out because of their extreme originality. This is one of them. It is also a very demanding and exciting chart. The melody and harmonic structures are based for the most part on the whole tone scales (as is Waltz of the Prophets ). This piece has not been converted to computer notation, and the parts and score ( a very poor visual quality full score) are exactly as played by the band. This is fast, screaming big band jazz at its wildest! This chart requires 1 alto, 2 tenor and 2 baritone saxophones. 5-5-5-2 (no piano)