Detail 01
Difficulty: Medium Advanced / Difficult
The chart is identified for ensembles working at this level.

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Written at a medium advanced/difficult level, Sugar Hill Penthouse closes Ellington’s 1943 Black, Brown, and Beige. Its walking-ballad setting gives the arrangement room for detailed ensemble color while bringing baritone saxophone, tenor, and the trumpet section into focus. The ending turns to a sax soli led by clarinet, giving the closing passage a distinct featured role. It suits an ensemble prepared to handle the arrangement’s solo and sectional writing.

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Detail 01
The chart is identified for ensembles working at this level.
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The arrangement includes solos for baritone saxophone and tenor, a trumpet-section soli, and a final sax soli with clarinet lead.
It is written as a walking ballad and serves as the final movement of Ellington’s Black, Brown, and Beige.
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