Eenie Meanie Beanie Weeny ♫ written by Rich Willey and arranged for funk band by The Amazing Wally Minko

Description

Eenie Meanie Beanie Weeny  was the first tune Rich wrote when he realized he wanted to put together a funk/jazz band. This is also the chart that got him started (with a vengeance) dovetailing the rhythm instrument figures with the horn lines and starting to think a little more like Horace Silver when it comes to arranging for a small jazz band. And if that wasn’t enough, this is also Rich’s debut as a lyricist; you can hear him sing this tune in the sound clip below.

330 written measures, ♩ = 200, level of difficulty is intermediate to advanced. The solo changes are a sort of long-form minor blues that are fairly easy for blowing. There is a soli section with one particularly tricky figure that might take some wood-shedding for most mortal musicians.

Written with solo space for four soloists and can easily be opened up for even more soloists.

Parts come as a PDF file that you will be able to download upon submission of your order.

All our funk band charts have similar instrumentation, and this chart calls for:
Trumpet 1
Trumpet 2
Trumpet 3
Tenor Sax
Valve Trombone
Bass Trumpet
Keyboards
Hammond B3 Organ
Electric Guitar
5-String Electric Bass
Drum Set

This chart comes in a PDF that you’ll be able to download immediately upon submission of your order.

Here is the entire track from the Rich Willey’s Boptism Funk Band Conspiracy  CD: