Benny Carter

Kansas City Suite

The Kansas City Suite, composed by Benny Carter, was recorded by the CountBasie Band in 1960 ("Kansas City Suite - the Music of Benny Carter"). It iscomprised of ten marvelous pieces, each different in style and tempo, butall very much in the "Basie Bag."  Every one of the charts is playable bymost bands and should be an integral part of any school jazz library. Formore detailed info on each piece, click on the title of the chart.The titles and grade level of each piece are as follows:Blue Five Jive - Grade 4 (moderately easy)Jackson County Jubilee - Grade 4-5 (more difficult)Katy-Do - Grade 2 (quite easy)Meetin' Time - Grade 2 (quite easy)Miss Missouri - Grade 3 (easy)Paseo Promenade - Grade 3 (easy)Rompin' at the Reno - Grade 4 (moderately easy)Sunset Glow - Grade 3 - (easy)Vine Street Rumble - Grade 4 - (moderately easy)Wiggle Walk, The - Grade 3 - (easy)