Duet (Neal Hefti composition)

"Duet" is a 1957 (©1958) big band swing composition and arrangement by Neal Hefti that was part of his larger body of work for the Count Basie Orchestra. His arrangement features two muted trumpets, which – when first recorded in 1957 on The Atomic Mr. Basie – featured Thad Jones and Joe Newman.

Sheet and folio music, arrangements and transcriptions

 * Fake books


 * Music of Neal Hefti: Fake Book (3 Vols., E♭, B♭, C), Warner Bros. Music (1991);
 * For E♭ instruments:
 * For B♭ instruments:
 * For concert pitch instruments:


 * The Real Book of Blues, Jack Long (ed.), London: Wise Publications (an imprint of Music Sales Group) (1999); ,
 * See: Real Book


 * Note: By inclusion of the "Duet" lead sheet in jazz oriented fake books, one might infer that it is a jazz standard, or one might infer that the editor or publisher is offering it as such.


 * Solo instruments


 * Neal Hefti Originals for Piano, Neal Hefti Music (1966);


 * Big band


 * For big band, transcription of Hefti's arrangement by Jon Harpin (©1986); includes transcribed solos of Joe Newman and Thad Jones from the Basie's 1957 Atomic album.
 * Encino Music, USA, Warner / Chappel Music Ltd., London, reproduced by permission of International Music Publications Ltd.
 * 2 E♭ altos, 2 B♭ tenors, 1 E♭ bari; 4 B♭ trumpets; 2 B♭ tenor trombones, 1 B♭ bass trombone, 1 optional B♭ tenor trombone; guitar, piano, bass, drums with brushes
 * Moderate blues in E♭   ♩ = 96 Swing