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BLUES & SWING
4 Step on It (You're Drivin' Too Slow)—Mike
Carubia. With a laid-back feel and relaxed attitude,
this medium-slow swinger features a small group
on the head before the entire ensemble joins in.
There are sections that alternate between tension
and relaxation that add variety and contrast.
Additionally, there's lots of space for solos on a
blues scale. Make sure to check this one out!
10882848 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.00
There Will Never Be Another You—arr.
Mark Taylor. Here's a great chart on the familiar
Harry Warren jazz standard that features the
drummer on brushes and tasty figures from
the full ensemble. Also featured are wonderful
sectional and full ensemble passages that display
your band's ability for cohesive playing. There's
a suggested or improvised solo for trombone
supported by excellent background writing.
Here is a highly creative and tasteful chart that
exemplifies this arranger's skill. Developing
groups will find it ideal for festivals, concerts and
casual occasions. Highly recommended!
10667344 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.00
Things Ain't What They Used to Be—
Mercer Ellington/arr. Alan Baylock. Mercer
Ellington's classic blues shuffle gets the Baylock
treatment! The style is down home and the
solos are for alto, trumpet, trombone, and tenor
sax. Also included is a powerful Baylock-style
shout chorus and optional parts for expanded
instrumentations. It's a fun chart and it gets our
highest recommendation!
10513911 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.00
4 Warp Drive—Carl Strommen. Here's a great,
medium-fast Basie-style swing chart! It starts off
with a written piano solo and then the saxes take
the theme before the rest of the band kicks in. The
solos are open for players of choice. A familiar
Basie-style ending modulates upward, creating a
heightened source of energy with a great shout
chorus. Destined to be a favorite!
10882838 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.00
4 Welcome to the Majors—Rob Vuono, Jr..
This big league chart spotlights all the sections
of the jazz ensemble with high-energy and verve.
Opening with an effective piano solo/rhythm
section soli, Welcome to the Majors features
a driving, light shuffle style that propels the
sassy melody featuring hip piano fills and crisp
ensembles over a set of slightly altered blues
changes. A four-bar kick off leads to a tenor
sax solo, and this solo section may be opened
up for additional players. An eight-bar trombone
soli leads the way to the incisive and biting shout
chorus that builds and builds. Fresh, spirited, and
lots of fun for concerts, contests and festivals!
Highly recommended!
10882830 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.00
Work Song—Nat Adderley/arr. Erik Morales.
Wow! If Nat Adderley could hear this chart on his
iconic jazz standard, he would be pleased! The
first statement stays very close to the original,
which is a good thing. The solos are for written
or improvised alto and trumpet, and the solo
backgrounds are simply wonderful. This swinger
plays well at about 176 bmp, has excellent full-
ensemble passages, a bari sax and rhythm
section break before the last chorus, an exciting
shout chorus, and great development. This chart
has it all! Our highest recommendation!
10513905 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.00
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H Blues Warm-Ups and Workouts—Paul Jennings. You asked for it! So Paul Jennings
has drawn on his broad experience in jazz education to develop this unique set of warm-ups
and exercises based on the blues form and designed especially for developing jazz ensembles.
There are scale workouts, sensitivity exercises, a blues chorale and much more. This "versatile
rehearsal toolkit" is a must for groups that want to improve.
2153476 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 45.00
Developing the Language of Jazz—Jonathan Holford & Mike Carubia. Developing
the Language of Jazz is a unique and comprehensive warm-up method and study that will
have your jazz ensemble reading and playing stylistically more correct after a few 5 to 8
minute warm-up sessions. These simple, concise, and straight-forward studies not only help
students with the conceptual and stylistic difficulties in the jazz style, but will also help both
jazz savvy and novice jazz educators convey these concepts to their students. This insightful
set of exercises primarily uses the instructional technique of call (where the exercises are
demonstrated by the teacher or from mp3 audio examples) and response (when students play
back the example). The mp3 audio files are available as downloads from the publisher's website
for each instrument. Included are both unison and harmonized exercises. Those teachers who
have been active in the jazz idiom will relish the fact that they have a complete curriculum of
material to work with covering the six aspects of the language of jazz: Rhythm, Articulation,
Dynamics, Balance, Phrasing and Beginning Improvisation. Developing the Language of Jazz
is sold as a complete set with parts included for standard jazz band instrumentation, plus a
teacher's part.
10370922 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 75.00
H
Five Minutes a Day Jazz Warm-Ups—Andy Clark. Concert bands do warm-ups...
what about jazz bands? Well, now your jazz band can properly get started with this set
of time-saving and very effective warm-ups and tuning exercises. Designed to improve
intonation, rhythmic feel, range and endurance. Get your rehearsals off to a good start with
this great investment in your jazz program!
2348100 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 42.00
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Instant Warm-Ups—Michael Sweeney. Take a look at this! Michael Sweeney has drawn
upon his years of teaching experience to create this easy-to-use set of warm-ups designed for
beginning groups. Each of the eight short, simple exercises focuses on a specific jazz concept
or scale. The parts are easy to read, with no complicated instructions or diagrams. The full score
includes additional helpful hints for the director. Use two or three of these at the start of each
rehearsal and watch your band improve!
2267094 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VE 40.00
Super Fast and Easy Warm-Ups for Big Band—Roger Schmidli. In the first few
minutes of rehearsal, Super Fast and Easy Warm-Ups for Big Band helps your jazz band
make a satisfying, cohesive sound from the onset, while learning some of the most important
styles of jazz including swing, rock, Latin and shuffle. These warm-ups are a simple and fun
way to establish good musical habits and improve listening skills in young jazz musicians.
Not just great warm-ups, they can be expanded for effective lessons and instructional
objectives! Highly recommended!
10618672 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 50.00
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Warm-Ups for Beginning Jazz Ensemble—Chris Sharp. Finally, a great set of warm-
ups for your beginning jazz ensemble. And, these are tune-ups as well as warm-ups. An
excellent way to get your young jazz ensemble primed to play the charts they will perform!
These employ the same hip voicings and rhythmic licks as found in actual arrangements, in a
variety of styles. Designed to teach the different harmonies, styles, and rhythms of popular and
traditional jazz, they include are chorales with extended harmonies, rock, swing, and bossa
styles. Perfect to "wake up" your ensemble before a rehearsal or performance!
2477339 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VE 45.00
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Warm-Ups for Developing Jazz Ensemble—Chris Sharp. This set of five warm-ups is a
great way to get your players mentally and physically prepared to roar! Beginning with a warm-up
chorale, the tunes build in intensity and difficulty, but stay within the appropriate difficulty
ranges. Featuring varied styles, these nice and easy tunes are an ideal way to help your students
get a handle on the figures and genres they will encounter as they play performance charts.
Exceptional!
2480740 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 60.00
WARM UP YOUR JAZZ BAND
for BETTER REHEARSALS
and PERFORMANCES!
