Ballad for Strayhorn

Ziming Li

q = 60

Alto 1

b 4
& b bbb 4

Tenor 1

bb 4
b
b b4
&

b 4
& b bbb 4

Trumpet 1

Piano

b b

j b
j

n n b
n n b
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
b

j
j

n n b
n n b

D7
D7(b5)
j
j
b
4
b

& b b b 4 #nn

? b b 44 #
bbb J
J

j D7 jD7(b5)

b #nn

n #
J
J

j
nb
n b
3

j
nb
n b

j D7 n B7

b
J

nn
n J
J

E7(9)

A(#5)

j
#n#
#
J

n
J

Bass Guitar

? b b 44
bbb

#
n

n
b

V V

V V

q = 60

Drums

4
4 V

V V

V V V

b
& b bbb

bb
Tenor 1 & b b b

Alto 1

j
n n b

Tpt. 1

b
& b bbb

Dr.

3
3

j
n n b

j
# #
nw
n n b

D7(b5)

D7

j
b
& b bbb bn n
? bb b n n#
bb
J
? bb b
bb

j
# # n w
n n b

D7(b5)

D7

n# ##
nnn #

n
b

F7(9) B7

j
j j

b
n
b
n n# n
J
J
J

{
Bass

D7

Pno.

# n

b
n

E7

# #
#
##

# # n

V V

V V

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9

Alto 1

b
& b bbb

n n# # b

b J

3
3

Tenor 1

&

bbbb

# b
n n#

b J
b

b
& b bbb

n n# # b
F7
D9(#11)
A(7)
b
j
j
b
& b b b nnn# #
n

? bb b #J

bb

Tpt. 1

Pno.

n
B7

j
n

n
J

b J
b
3
3
D7(b5)
E7(11)
j E9(11) jA(b9)
j
j
j
j

n
b

#
b n

J
J
J
J J n J

Bass

? bb b
bb

n n

Dr.

n #

V V

V V

3
3

V V

V V

13

Alto 1

b
& b bbb

bb
Tenor 1 & b b b

Tpt. 1

n
D7(b5)

b
& b bbb b n
? bb b n n#
bb

{
Bass

Dr.

? bb b b
bb

D7

Pno.

b b b
j b
j
n n b n n b
n n nb
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
b

b nb
n n j b n n j b
n n

####

b
& b bbb

j
n
b j
nJ

j
b
n n
D7 jD7(b5)
b j
n#

n#
n
J
J

#
b

b b b nb
b B7
n A7n D7
E7(9)
D7 j
n
n nb b

J
J

V V

V V

V V

V V

####

####
####
####

####

Alto 1

A
####
&

Tenor 1

Tpt. 1

17

####
&

####
&

A7

E7

A7

E7

# #
& ##

3
3

?## #

Pno.

?####

Bass

G7

D7

D7

n
n
n 3
#

G7

A7

E7

3 n

#
#

# # #

Dr.

22

##
& ##

Alto 1

Tenor 1

####
&

Tpt. 1

##
& ##

bbbbb

E7

F7

B7

E9

A7

n
n

3
####
n n b b
j
b

b n b #
J n J
&

3
3

b
bnn #nb#
n
b
b
#

?## #
n

D7
D7(b5)
j
j j
b
b

b b b #nn b

#
b
b bbb J
J
J

?####

bbbbb

b b n

Dr.

bbbbb

{
Bass

bbbbb

A7

Pno.

n n

V V

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26

Alto 1

b
& b bbb b n

b n

b
b n

Tenor 1

bbb
b
&
b b n

n
b

n b

n b n

n n b n

b
& b bbb

Tpt. 1

D7
jD7(b5)
b
b
& b b b #nn

? b b b #
bb
J

Pno.

Tenor 1

Tpt. 1

b n

#
n
b n n n

V V

V V

V V

b
& b b b b b #

V V

bbbb

b b n n

#
b
& b bbb

&

D7

b
& b bbb
Pno.

? bb b
bb

{
Bass

Dr.

D7(b5)

j j j

b
n b

n n# n
J
J
J

n #

V V

G(9) B7

## ##
n#n #

~~~~
b

nj

~~~~
n b

# n

D9(#11)

F7

# # n # j # j
n n
#

#
##

E7

? bb b b
# n
bb

V V

V V V

~~~~
#

31

Alto 1

D7

? bb b b
bb

Dr.

D7
D7(b5)
j D7 B7 j E7(9) A(#5)j
j

b n # # n
b
n
b n
J
n

n J nJ
# n n#
J
J
J

{
Bass

A(7)

# # n

J
B7
j j
n b

n b J
J

n
n n

V V

V V

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35

Alto 1

b
& b bbb

Tenor 1

bbb b
b
&
b

bb
b
& bb

Tpt. 1

E9(11)

Pno.

j

n
J

? bb b
bb

b
& b bbb

b
J

A(b9)

b
& b bbb
? bb b
bb

Dr.

D7

D7(b5)

E7(11)

D7(b5)

j j j

J J n#
J

Bass

n#

j
b

n
J
#

b
n

38

Alto 1

b
n

A7

D7

Tenor 1

Tpt. 1

Pno.

bbb
b
&
b b

b
& b bbb

Dr.

D7

D7(b5)

b
& b bbb
? bb b
bb

j
n#
n#
J

{
Bass

? bb b b
bb

B7

n
J

n nb b

E7(9)

D7

b j
n
J