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Petite Fleur
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Brass Ensemble, Brass Quintet French Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba - Level 4 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1860114
Composed by Caly Baniafouna. Arranged by Peet du Toit & Kurt Sorbon. This edition: pdf. Jazz. 25 pages. Peet du Toit #1419761. Published by Peet du Toit (A0.1860114)."Petite Fleur" is an instrumental written by Sidney Bechet and recorded by him in January 1952, first with the Sidney Bechet All Stars and later with Claude Luter and his Orchestra.
In 1959, "Petite Fleur" was an international hit as a clarinet solo by Monty Sunshine with Chris Barber's Jazz Band. This recording, which was made on October 10, 1956, peaked at No. 5 on the US Hot 100 and No. 3 in the UK charts. Outside the UK, Chris Barber's version was extremely big in Sweden, topping the Swedish best-selling chart for no less than 12 weeks, according to the branch paper Show Business. This version was in A♭ minor, in contrast to Bechet's, which was in G minor.
Following the Chris Barber instrumental recording, lyrics were added by Fernand Bonifay and Mario Bua in the same year. A different set of lyrics was written by Paddy Roberts when the song was recorded by Teddy Johnson and Pearl Carr in 1959.
There was another recording by Bob Crosby and the Bobcats. Petula Clark recorded the song in French and it was included on her album Hello Paris (1962).
Here is an interesting arrangement for Brass Quintet and Percussion (thanks, Sam!) and for agile players and jazz lovers. Enjoy!
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