Scores

 Blues For Pablo (Apollo/1959 Version)

TAKE NOTE: This is NOT the version Gil did for Miles Davis on Miles Ahead! This is a re-orchestrated version that Gil did a couple years later for a live performance at the Apollo Theater in New York City in 1959 and features GUITAR, not trumpet. As far as I know, this particular orchestration was only performed live during that Apollo concert in 1959 and has never been recorded, though it follows the Miles arrangement very closely.

As with all of Gil’s music, close attention needs to be paid to the instrumentation, as it rarely resembles a standard big band. The instrumentation for “Blues for Pablo” is as follows:

• 2 Reeds:

  • Reed 1: Alto Flute, C Flute

  • Reed 2: Soprano Sax

• 1 French Horn

• 3 Trumpets

• 3 Trombones (2 tenor trombones, 1 bass trombone)

• 1 Tuba

• 3 Rhythm (Gtr./Bass/Dms.)

Featured soloist: Guitar