Happy by Pharrell Williams/arr. Mike Tomaro

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Jazz Ensemble Library - Grade 4
Mike Tomaro makes sure that every section gets into the act in this uplifting arrangement of the megahit by Pharrell Williams. The "breakdown" section features clapping by the band members while the trombones carry the lead. The solo section is open for anybody who happens to be in a happy mood and wants to show it!
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[@joshbouma710]

The times your happy to be a bass player.
:)

[@braebrae8802]

Joshua bouma haha same I just go the part today

[@ktg1012]

I play drums

[@RoseCadenza]

Bass players get the heck time of their lives with a lot of jazz songs. We just had a concert when we played Chameleon by Herbie Hancock. And the bass has an awesome part. It's so awesome! :D

[@Monomaniac4L]

Lol happy is just a great song in general

[@averagepinksauceenthusiast2304]

Bass is the best.
If bass-
👇

[@sleepysundaymorning5034]

The instruments blend so nicely it's crazy.

[@matthiaskirby7654]

Yo the bari sax part is the best I’ve ever heard in any arrangement for this song

[@f.g.studios7531]

Best Version I've ever heard yet!

[@GregoryMCMAHON817]

I really love this.🎼🎼🎼🎼🎵🎵🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@galinamishuris8523]

wow!!!

[@schloob]

Lead trumpet part at 1:17 is so good

[@brendavis3070]

great !

[@MuriloOspmPMMG]

Perfeito.

[@cherryblossom746]

I feel like there should have been a trombone glissando , but I loved the sax at the end :3

[@gdhammr8113]

And I thought it sounded awesome by a concert band

[@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL]

That is exactly why jazz bands are better lol

[@moviemadness2009]

Are the chords changes the same during the second repeat?

[@CamIsSuper]

2:31

[@deystor0479]

I never knew there was a 4th trumpet wow

[@theraginginfernape9496]

That hurts me...

[@NinCognitt]

i live in brazil is impossible to buy this,,,,where can i to do free dowload this ?

[@EpicFishGamer]

bpm?

[@jordanholland8850]

Is it possible to used f blues for the tenor sax but exempt the c#? If not, what is the jazz improv scale?

[@jordanholland8850]

Jordan Holland Or is it Bb blues? exempt f#

[@WoHJosh]

From the looks of it no... I think you can use your G major scale (F in concert pitch) however that's a very big if because I'm new to this stuff so it might not work out.

[@funboxtha3rd]

Jordan Holland In this particular arrangement the chord changes are tighter than other songs, so it's not as easy to get bye with a single scale without it sounding out of place because the rhythm section is locked into those changes. The solo section of this arrangement deviates from the chord structure of the rest of the song so radically that I wouldn't attempt it until you're more practiced in soloing over chord changes.

[@THSbandgeek34]

Jordan Holland G dorian minor scale (or the second mode of your f major)

[@jordanholland8850]

Thanks!

[@jaljeh8437]

hello, the whole arrangement is for sale?

[@salvadoraguayo5690]

which program do you use to write? where can I buy the scores

[@Piankhi_the_Greater]

1.25x everyone!

[@marioandmichellesantiago2509]

I came here because this played on the Oscars

[@thaincrediblemaier]

What happened to the Open HiHat on 3?

[@olafjerome]

+bad hair .day
broken pedal? ^^ :D

[@fadechaos8525]

+Jézani krishlao top hi-hat probably wasn't tight enough

[@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL]

The pull rod had a stroke

[@ktg1012]

The drum part is hard

[@ajfiaewoipaweipefawejpfwoe1049]

nah

[@umawm3256]

not really for me tbh

[@Monomaniac4L]

Why the hell did you cut the solo

[@addison1024]

Or the rest of the song, for that matter

[@Monomaniac4L]

Addison1024 yeah fr, I can’t even find the full song anywhere

[@ls17fanboy94]

Wer kommt aus der hls

[@dunndunn3850]

0:59
Maybe give that part to the Trumpets so the Trombone 1 isn't playing a whole octave higher, praying to God their lips don't fall off.

[@JunkionMarnot2005]

Sorry John Berry. Much better version. More akin to the original vision. Guess this Mike Tomaro must be from the future. Lmao

[@aaronpiot1936]

No, Mike Tomaro is just one of the best modern arrangers out there today.

[@edmund.paquin]

JunkionMarnot2005 Don't forget that John Berry's version is a grade 2 (for much younger bands) while this is a grade 4

[@cmlrun11]

Felt like the melody in the saxophones was hidden by the overpowering trumpets. Were there too many ego-driven trumpets on this recording, or what was Tomaro thinking with the imbalance?

[@schloob]

The saxes and trombones get melody in this though

[@s65kx]

@@schloob nah what hes saying is that at 1:23, where the saxes get the main melody its kind of being washed over by the trumpets in a way. so he's just asking if that was intentional by the composer or if the trumpets was jus a lil too loud

[@schloob]

@@s65kx yea idk what me 5 years ago was thinking cus the trumpets definitely overpower the saxes and trombones. At the time I played trumpet in band so I was the ego-driven trumpet player he was talking about unable to see his point lmao. “Trumpets?? Too loud??? I don’t understand these words” lol

[@DalemannxDXD]

Backing is way too loud

[@timferguson8220]

Huh?

[@user-bt4sy8mg7j]

2:32