Best of My Love arranged by Paul Murtha

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Young Jazz Ensemble - Grade 3
This pop hit recorded by the Emotions in 1997 has a distinctive Earth, Wind & Fire vibe thanks to composers Maurice White and Al McKay. Most recently used as the basis for Paul Russell's “Lil Boo Thang,” here is an arrangement for young jazz ensembles that features a funky groove and all the signature horn riffs from the original.
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[MaddoxHumphries]

I usually don't like Paul Murtha pieces, but this one is a vibe!

[arataka]

Good balance between unison and harmonized lines

[Reinhardt_Kozlowski]

Awful arrangement. The rhythm section sounds super weak (was it accidentally turned down while mixing?). The original recording prominently features the piano yet this version uses a tinkertoy casio with zero beef to it. Bar 26 is missing that beautiful F7 chord - looks like the arranger probably just spam copied and pasted without considering some of the great embellishments of the original track. Also where is the bass... why is it playing an octave higher than it should. What were they thinking???