Things Ain't What They Used to Be, arr. Alan Baylock - Score & Sound

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Things Ain't What They Used to Be
Music by Mercer Ellington / arr. Alan Baylock
Item: 00-43708
PRICE: $52.00
Series: Jazz Band Series
Category: Jazz Ensemble
Level: 3 (Medium)
"Things Ain't What They Used to Be" is a terrific shuffle swing at 120 BPM. It features a classic melody with written solos available for alto, trumpet, trombone, and tenor sax. A powerful Baylock-style shout chorus is a hit, and the lead trumpet range is to written G on top of the staff. A winner for sure! (6:14)
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[@gilangsetyawibawa185]

Soul brought me here!

[@The_Burber]

Pure s a u c e

[@need_more_time1119]

I love playing lead on this song

[@rafaelperez-freeman]

played 2nd bone at a state concert still had tons of fun

[@biencj]

James Morrison: *heavy breathing*

[@evangault1392]

I'm a trombone and he scares me to the core

[@biencj]

Evan Gault You’re a whole ass trombone? That must hurt!

[@evangault1392]

I was played like a damn fiddle

[@azxtnt]

We’re playing this in my schools jazz band

[@kiszses]

same i play the drums

[@Carter1029]

@@kiszses Same here too, I did trumpet!

[@ianmintz12806]

Same here! I’m doing the bass trombone part!

[@56conn6h]

yeah Alan!

[@derqpa6321]

Oh my god!!!
It´s so impressive

[@abeahmed2581]

I love this song

[@chargeftw253]

its lit

[@barriegott8584]

Nice chart.

[@Yodajacks]

5:10 Damn

[@skaraborgbigband]

Its Blues and traditional...

[@mr.oranges5724]

try faster speeds, its fun :)

[@kharismaputri2913]

Kesini karena nonton film Soul

[@chrislanz4806]

Pardon my ignorance, but can anyone tell me why this performance comes up under a search for or mix of Gordon Goodwin? Thanks

[@The_Burber]

CZcams sees it as something related to Gordon Goodwin because its a jazz piece

[@tylergriffin8211]

2:48

[@SaxandRelax]

We’re playing it faster

[@milessaxton]

Is it just me or does all jazz just start sounding the same after a while?

[@arizonagreenbee]

That's understandable. Jazz is mostly about scales, that's what most solos are. It has very clearly defined basis on what is "jazz", and personally I think people rely on them too heavily.

[@number-1-Saxman]

It's just you.

[@etwi6699]

I cant believe how easy it is to get jass listeners upstet by saying this hahaha

[@RiskOfJeffy2]

I think it's just because most of the school swing jazz bands often use 12 bar blues songs a lot.

[@ScratchySlide]

Depends on what you're listening to.

[@dexterletterman3800]

The solos never sound anything like what is written. Why are the written out if you aren’t a going to play them. I value some improvisation and some add ins but you it sounds nothing like the original.

[@maxbehymer8535]

Dexter Letterman the written solos are purely there to give you an idea of how to play your solo. Unless it says "as written", it is encouraged to improvise the whole solo, or write your own. Have you ever been a part of a jazz band before?

[@M1GYT]

It’s jazz, why would you not improvise a solo unless the chart says so?

[@TalkingSandvich]

@@M1GYT Maybe you like it. Maybe its just so recogniz d that it's encouraged to play the written solo.

[@M1GYT]

Talking Sandvich I played this and in fact it encouraged me to ad lib the solo so... and I did that. Jazz is all about improv bud.

[@TalkingSandvich]

@@M1GYT Yeah, but some people like the written solos, so they play them.

[@spncrprkr]

nope, i wasn’t tripping, this one sucks