Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (R.Flanagan)

Ignite your big band's performance with Ralph Flanagan's iconic arrangement of "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes." This meticulously crafted jazz chart delivers a timeless, sophisticated sound, perfect for captivating audiences. Flanagan’s signature style shines through, offering rich, lush harmonies and a flowing, medium-tempo swing feel that evokes the classic big band era. The arrangement, spanning 34 pages with individual parts, presents a rewarding challenge for musicians while remaining accessible for a medium-difficulty ensemble. This version of "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" is a quintessential jazz standard, originally a show tune from the 1933 musical *Roberta* by Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach, which Flanagan masterfully reinterprets for the big band format, making it his own with a distinct, dance-friendly character. This arrangement features well-balanced ensemble passages, showcasing the full power and blend of the alto sax, tenor sax, baritone sax, trumpet, and trombone sections.