"Sweet" Sue Terry: CDs

These are original lead sheets penned in Sue Terry's own hand




These tunes are played on:
Pink Slimy Worm (PSW)
Gilly's Caper (GC)
BANDLEADER 101 (B101)
The Troubadours (Troub)


DESERT MOON lead sheet (PSW, GC) "Middle Eastern" minor blues in 5/4 with ostinato bass line


FOR ARDEN lead sheet (PSW, GC) Pretty pop ballad


GABRIELLE lead sheet (B101) Catchy Latin tune with challenging changes


GILLY'S CAPER lead sheet (GC) Uptempo modal swing with Latin bridge & fun blowing changes


JR. SCIENTIST lead sheet (B101) Flagwaver minor swing with nicely structured solo section


LAST NIGHT THE MOON TURNED GREEN lead sheet (B101, Troub) 20-bar ballad with lyrics, sounds like old undiscovered standard


MAIS DO QUE A VIDA lead sheet (Troub) Catchy bossa nova includes Portuguese lyrics w/ translation by Luiz Simas


MOTHER MOM lead sheet (B101) Funk ballad with super-cool swing interlude


MRS. MARTIN lead sheet (B101, Troub) Pretty jazz waltz


NEW YEAR lead sheet (GC) 30-bar ballad with poignant lyrics


PARABLE OF THE VINEYARDS lead sheet (PSW) Haunting minor theme--melody only, no changes


SEAL OF SOLOMON lead sheet (GC) ECM-style 3/4 with challenging changes. 2nd half is melodic inversion of 1st half.


SLOW JOURNEY lead sheet (PSW) Slow blues in Bb with unusual melody


TERRA INCOGNITA lead sheet (GC, B101) Spacy "A" section with Samba bridge and wicked built-in break!


THE FEEL OF THE BLUES lead sheet (GC) Bluesy AABA ballad with great lyrics


THE TOOTHLESS SOOTHSAYER lead sheet (PSW, GC) African 6/8 with haunting, snaky melody and free blowing on vamp


THE TROUBADOURS lead sheet (Troub, B101, PSW) Latin 6/8 also recorded on Grammy-nominated disc by Bobby Sanabria, "Live & In Clave", Arabesque


WATER WHEEL lead sheet (PSW, GC) World-music-y 6/4 with modal blowing section


GILLY'S CAPER lead sheet SET (includes Gilly's Caper, For Arden, Terra Incognita, The Feel of the Blues, New Year, Waterwheel, Seal of Solomon, Desert Moon, Toothless Soothsayer) $15.92


BANDLEADER 101 lead sheet SET (includes Mother Mom, Gabrielle, Jr. Scientist, Mrs. Martin, Last Night the Moon, Terra Incognita, The Troubadours) $11.94




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