Blues for Bessie

1 Condensed Score - 1 Piccolo - 8 Flute - 2 Oboe - 1 Clarinet Eb - 4 Clarinet I - 4 Clarinet II - 4 Clarinet III - 0 Soprano Saxophone - 4 Alto Saxophone - 2 Tenor Saxophone - 1 Baritone Saxophone - 0 Flugelhorn Eb - 0 Flugelhorn I - 0 Flugelhorn II - 0 Flugelhorn III - 2 Trumpet I - 2 Trumpet II - 2 Trumpet III - 2 Horn I + III Eb - 2 Horn I + III F - 2 Horn II + IV Eb - 2 Horn II + IV F - 2 Trombone I C - 1 Trombone I Bb (TC) - 1 Trombone I Bb (BC) - 2 Trombone II C - 1 Trombone II Bb (TC) - 1 Trombone II Bb (BC) - 2 Trombone III C - 1 Trombone III Bb (TC) - 1 Trombone III Bb (BC) - 2 Baritone C - 2 Baritone Bb (BC) - 2 Baritone Bb (TC) - 2 Bas Bb (TC) - 2 Bas Bb (BC) - 2 Bas Eb (TC) - 2 Bas Eb (BC) - 4 Tuba C - 1 Stringbass - 1 Percussion

Here is an opportunity for the musician who wants to improvise on a simple blues scheme. For improvisations the Pentablues-scale or the Blues-scale might prove useful. Thes two scales fit the chords used in Blues for Bessie.