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summertime
As recorded by charlie parker

Arranged by jimmy carroll
edited by jeffrey sultanof

full scorefrom the original manuscript
jlp-8041
Music and Lyrics by George Gerswhin,
DuBose and Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin© 1935 (Renewed) GEORGE GERSHWIN MUSIC, IRA GERSHWIN MUSIC and DuBOSE and DOROTHY HEYWARD MEMORIAL FUND
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summertime (1949)
Background:
When Billie Holiday signed a new recording contract with Decca Records in 1944, she told producer Milt Gabler she
wanted to record with strings. Anxious to establish Holiday as a pop singer, Gabler hired six string players for her firstsession, and the first song recorded was Lover Man, one of her biggest hits. Several years later, when Charlie Parker signedwith impresario/manager Norman Granz' label Clef, Parker asked for strings as well.
Granz was obviously keeping costs down, as only five string players
were hired for the first session (1949), but these were the very top
New York session players; some were members of the NBC symphony conducted by Arturo Toscanini. As much as he'd dreamed ofplaying with strings, reportedly Parker walked out of a few sessions
without playing a note (the number has never been authenticated). Helater explained that the sound of the strings and the thought of working with such distinguished musicians scared him; he thought they weregreater artists than he. What finally took place was sheer magic. The
parts for the string players were relatively easy, so they listened andenjoyed Parker's improvisations. The arrangements for the first studiosession were done by Jimmy Carroll and recorded on November 30,1949. On July 5, 1950 there was another studio recording session, thistime with arrangements by Joe Lippman. This second date featured alarger ensemble including oboe, French horn, 4 violins, 2 violas, cello, harp, guitar, piano, bass, and drums. Parker also appearedwith his string group on at least 4 live occassions: Birdland (August, 1950 and March and April, 1951), Apollo Theater (August1950), Carnegie Hall (September, 1950), Rockland Palace Dance Hall (September, 1952). In 1952 Parker recorded an additional 4 arrangements by Lippman featuring a full big band with a string section.
Parker would later say that the studio recordings with his string ensemble were his favorites of his own work, despite jazzcritics' condescending reactions and their claims that he was 'selling out.' As it turns out, he was selling 'in.' The albums soldwell, and brought Parker to a whole new audience. As far as his own playing, many of his solos on this first album were lovely
and inspired. Just Friends is one of Parker's finest records and his solo is remarkable; I can't be the only one who can sing itby heart at a moment's notice. It is a pity that none of the alternate takes seem to have survived.
Summertime opened George Gershwin’s folk opera Porgy and Bess. A flop when first presented on Broadway, it became ahuge hit when it was revived in 1942; this production essentially re-worked the property from an opera to a musical withdialogue. It would be many years before Porgy and Bess was finally recognized as perhaps the greatest opera written by anAmerican, with large-scale productions throughout the world.
Parker’s recording came from the first Charlie Parker with strings session. It is a fairly straight-forward setting that allows
Parker to play a bluesy solo over the string ensemble.

The Music:
Jimmy Carroll hews closely to the original song in making this arrangement.
Only one or two things were changed at the session, the most notablebeing the string figures in bars 23 and 24, which were originally written an
octave lower. Also note that the original ending is included as an option.
As was pointed out in another publication in this series, Carroll clearly
did not know ahead of time who would be playing in the rhythm section;
Buddy Rich could not read music, let alone play the vibraharp.
Carroll wrote guitar parts for these arrangements, which were not usedat the time. The original string parts are invaluable; the bowings on theseparts have been reproduced in this edition with some adaptation. They
were made by some of the finest string players in New York at the time.

Jeffrey Sultanof- November 2010the jeffrey sultanof master edition

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JlP-8041

summertime(as recorded by Charlie Parker)

Music and Lyrics by George Gerswhin,
DuBose and Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin
Arranged By Jimmy Carroll
Edited by Jeffrey Sultanof

Scoremedium[1]{S`o`l`o`} = 100(Strings)

         

Alto Sax.

   

       
mf

      

ExpressivoViolin A   æppp         
mf

     æ‘æ‘fp

æpppfp æp æfp‘ æ æ‘Expressivo         

Violin C

mf    

Expressivo    

  

Violapppp

mf

Cello    
 



mf

æ

  
 
 


Guitaræppp


 



  

  

mf

Piano/
CelesteBass      ã

Drum Set/
Vibes

1{B`r`u`s`h`e`s`}{c`y`m`} 

2y y yp3   ‘    ‘

G >6’A >6’’’‘

’’’‘

p

G >6

fp

p{C`e`l`e`s`t`e`}

‘

fp

p

[En,Fs,Bf]

Harp

fp

pExpressivo           ‘fExpressivo
Violin B

F #>6
 *

 *   

G >6
’

fp

A >6   ‘A >6 ‘œœœœœœ

’ ’ ’ ’py{P`la`y` `T`im`e`}‘4œœ5© 1935 (Renewed) GEORGE GERSHWIN MUSIC, IRA GERSHWIN MUSIC and DuBOSE and DOROTHY HEYWARD MEMORIAL FUNDAll Rights Administered by WB MUSIC CORP.
GERSHWIN ® , GEORGE GERSHWIN ® and IRA GERSHWIN ™ are Trademarks of GERSHWIN ENTERPRISESPORGY AND BESS ® is a Registered Trademark of PORGY AND BESS ENTERPRISESThis Arrangement © 2010 GEORGE GERSHWIN MUSIC, IRA GERHWIN MUSIC And DuBOSE and DOROTHY HEYWARD MEMORIAL FUNDAll Rights ReservedUsed by Permission of ALFRED MUSIC PUBLISHING CO., INC.
Layout, Design, and Logos © 2010 HERO ENTERPRISES INC. DBA JAZZ LINES PUBLICATIONS AND EJAZZLINES.COM(2)

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Score - Page 2[A]F #>6

F #>6
    E >6


F #>6


E >6


B7


E >6 æ

‘ æ

 æ




pæ

fp

‘ææ æfp

‘ æ

 æ

p æ æ æ‘ æ æ‘ææ   



E >6 A. Sx.

Vln. A æpVln. B

Vln. C Vla.

fp

æfp

p

 


Vc.

ææp




fp



     

p

Hp.

Gtr.

 



G >6’

’





G >6Pno./Cel.

  Bass
ã

D. S.

7



E >6fp     ‘‘     

‘‘

’

D7’’’’

A >6’’‘‘

G >6’’’’‘‘’‘‘   A >6   G >6A >6œœœœœœœœ’8’

G >6G >6‘‘’’’
9’



’’’
10

 

[Ef]

’

(2)

G >6’
{T`o` `P`i`a`n`o`}’

D7G >6 D7

G >6’’