Contrapunctus in Blue is a minor blues written by noted Brass Quintet composer Paul Nagle, with an optional part for percussion. This jazzy chart starts as a C minor blues following the traditional 12 bar form. After a few choruses it opens up for an improvised solo from Trumpet 2 (a written...
True to its name, this beauty clocks in at two minutes. This is a fun piece that moves the melody around the quintet at a brisk pace. A little polytonality and odd meter is thrown in to keep things interesting and fresh. Arranged by the composer from a piece for...
