THE MIGHTY GENTS

THE MIGHTY GENTSTHE STORY: Ten years before the time of the play The Mighty Gents had been a power in the streets of the Newark black ghetto proud, feared and sure of the promise of the future. But now, at thirty, the glory years are gone, and the few Gents who still acknowledge their leader, Frankie, are mired in slum defeatism and a sense of nowhere to go. Unemployed and bitter, they hang around street cor ners guzzling wine and cracking jokes and deriding the two

Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) was the foremost composer and ambassador of tango music

THE STORY: In a not-so-chic London bar called Shakers

and perhaps of all time

style indications

melodic and Hungarian)

you will love performing this upbeat concert opener

The London Observer

15 duets for any combination of these instruments

an extensive bibliography

Titles: Before I Gaze at You Again • Camelot • Follow Me • How to Handle a Woman • I Loved You Once in Silence • If Ever I Would Leave You • The Lusty Month of May • The Simple Joys of Maidenhood

Here's the popular rock hit recorded by Bruno Mars in a solid chart for young jazz band ensembles

as well as play-along tracks