"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.
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Discography and videography
Sheet and folio music, arrangements and transcriptions
Fake books
Music of Neal Hefti: Fake Book (3 Vols., E♭, B♭, C), Warner Bros. Music (1991); OCLC 896685811
For E♭ instruments: OCLC 472179616, 1100295729
For B♭ instruments: OCLC 25757824
For concert pitch instruments: OCLC 25757786
The Real Book of Blues, Jack Long (ed.), London: Wise Publications (an imprint of Music Sales Group) (1999); OCLC 862606850, 716149208, 401513490, 474857732
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); OCLC 7479858
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♭ 44 = 96 Swing