Express Train – Jim Rotondi

Transcriptions of Jim Rotondi's trumpet solo and Eric Alexander's tenor sax solo are available for this exciting uptempo Latin song. You can get the recorded sextet arrangement at online music dealers.

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Recording: One For All - The Lineup
Recorded on: February 20, 2006
Label: Sharp Nine (1037)
Concert Key: No key center
Vocal Range: , to
Style: Latin (uptempo)

Trumpet - Jim Rotondi
Trombone - Steve Davis
Tenor Sax - Eric Alexander
Piano - David Hazeltine
Bass - John Webber
Drums - Joe Farnsworth

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An uptempo Latin song in a modern post-bop style, with pedal points contrasting with sections of more active harmonies. The sextet arrangement from the recording is available from online music dealers. On jazzleadsheets.com, we have solo transcriptions of both Jim Rotondi and Eric Alexander. Click on Solos for more details.

About the Arrangement: Sophisticated harmonic structure combined with a catchy melody and an unusual form make Express Train fun and challenging at the same time. Latin sections on the melody but straight-ahead solo sections give everyone in the group something to sink their teeth into.
1st parts: Trumpet, Alto Sax, C treble clef
2nd parts: Alto Sax, Tenor Sax
3rd parts: Trombone, Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax
Rhythm Section: Piano, Bass, Drums. Guitar
Full Score
Hal Leonard #HL 00001105, $25.00
Also available from other music dealers. including Ejazzlines.

Two days after this session, Jim Rotondi recorded on tenor saxophonist Sean Lyons' album "Roar Of Lyons," again with David Hazeltine on piano and John Webber on bass. Later in 2006, Jim played on some of "Five Corners," an album led by bassist Dmitri Kolesnik featuring the same lineup (including Eric Alexander) that recorded "Quintessence" two years later. Also recorded in 2006 was guitarist Peter Lerner's album "Cry For Peace," which features One For All members Rotondi, Alexander, Hazeltine, and Steve Davis.

The solo chorus has a Latin groove on the A and B sections (eight measures each), but goes to swing for the 12-measure C, D, and E sections. Jim Rotondi on trumpet and Eric Alexander on tenor sax play two choruses each. Our transcriptions are available in B♭ and concert key.

[clip] Jim's solo begins each chorus with relatively simple ideas, switching to active 8th-note lines when the rhythm section goes to swing.

[clip] Eric's phrasing is more varied throughout each of his choruses. Both soloists reach a climactic point with repeated patterns at the start of their respective second choruses. These transcriptions have detailed articulations for an in-depth look at these soloists' phrasing.

Jim Rotondi

August 28, 1962 – July 8, 2024

A major straight-ahead trumpeter and flugelhornist worldwide for twenty years, Jim Rotondi has charmed the jazz world with his warm tone, versatility and soulful improvisation. Born and raised in Montana—an unlikely place for a jazz musician—Jim was inspired by his musical family to take up the piano at age eight. At twelve, he switched to the trumpet. There was very little musical community to speak of in his hometown of Butte, but like many trumpeters, early exposure to a Clifford Brown vinyl set captured Jim's imagination and kindled within him a lifelong passion for jazz. Read more...

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