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Midyear Band 2018

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Order Toll-Free! Call 1-800-345-6296 / FAX 1-800-260-1482 / Internet jwpepper.com / E-mail satisfaction@jwpepper.com Go to cart BALLADS H Georgia on My Mind—Hoagy Carmichael/arr. Michael Sweeney. This enduring standard by Hoagy Carmichael continues to sound fresh year after year. This easy setting hints at the great Ray Charles' recording, with its lush harmonies and bluesy ballad style. Short solos for trumpet, sax and trombone can also be played as section tuttis. Great for developing balance and ensemble playing. 2392454 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . .E 40.00 God Bless the Child—Herzog & Holiday/ arr. Sammy Nestico. Here's the trombone solo/ section feature you've been looking for! This great jazz standard, first popularized by co-writer and singer Billie Holiday, is an ideal solo/soli vehicle for trombones. Sammy's chart is not only lush and beautiful, but it makes perfect sense! 2261535 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . M 50.00 4 Goodbye Pork Pie Hat—Charles Mingus/arr. Alan Baylock. Alan Baylock has created a sonic landscape for the full ensemble and a tenor saxophone soloist from one of Charles Mingus' most lovely and soulful ballads. The tenor gets the spotlight with an elongated introduction and cadenzas at the end while the full band is highlighted with beautifully scored ensemble passages in between. The lead trumpet range is to written B-flat, and optional parts are included for flute and vibes. Ideal as a festival change-of- pace selection, it's also perfect for almost any program. A truly superb setting! 10867433 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . M 52.00 Here's That Rainy Day—Jimmy Van Heusen/ arr. Rick Stitzel. This beautiful and iconic jazz ballad from the 1940s is a study in flowing phrases and lush harmonies. Rick Stitzel's setting for younger players focuses on the full ensemble along with brief written or improvised solos for alto sax and trumpet. Additional features include suggested solos, chord/scale sheets in all keys, and written-out bass lines and piano voicings. Plus, it's playable with optional reduced or augmented instrumentations. Highly recommended! 10759352 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . .E 40.00 Li'l Darlin'—Neal Hefti. Composed and arranged by Neal Hefti, this is the original chart that says just about everything there is to say about relaxed, laid-back swing! No good jazz library is complete without this incredibly good chart! 279364 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . ME 52.00 Lush Life—Billy Strayhorn/arr. Mike Kamuf. Lush Life is one of the finest ballads ever by a brilliant composer and gifted arranger. As played at around 88 bpm and moving into a double-time bossa section leading into the finale, you'll enjoy every measure of this excellent chart. The solos are only on the written melody for alto saxophone and trumpet with no improvisation. Included is an optional vibes part and optional wind parts for expanded instrumentations. You'll love this chart! 10756394 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . M 52.00 4 Memories of You—Eubie Blake/arr. Terry White. Based on the version recorded by Clifford Brown accompanied by strings, this marvelous ballad from 1930 provides trumpet or flugel soloists the perfect opportunity to showcase their lyrical chops. The written solo part features a modest range and sample phrases adapted directly from Clifford Brown's recording. Beautifully effective! 10842275 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . M 50.00 H Misty—Erroll Garner/arr. Terry White. Perhaps one of the most familiar jazz standards of all time, this easy but effective chart has a laid-back swing feel. The tempo is 90 bpm with written solos for alto 1 and trumpet 1, and the lead trumpet range goes up to written E-flat top space. It's also playable with optional reduced or expanded instrumentations. This chart delivers! 10355610 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . .E 42.00 H My Funny Valentine—Richard Rodgers/arr. Mike Smukal. Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart gave the jazz world this beautiful ballad, and arranger Mike Smukal sets it as a lush trumpet or flugelhorn solo feature. The entire solo is notated and can effectively be performed with no improvisation. It also features a wonderful double-time section with everything written out, easy ranges, some nice substitute chords and lush harmonies. This arrangement includes optional parts for flute, horn in F, baritone and tuba. This is an exceptional chart at an accessible level! Highly recommended! 10049705 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . ME 48.00 H Prayer Meetin'—Matt Harris. Feature a young pianist with this gospel style ballad. The solo is entirely notated except for a short section where the pianist needs to improvise over an easy 4-bar sequence. The slow, infectious groove is perpetuated by fully notated rhythm section parts, trumpets in harmon mutes at times and full band passages. There's an open solo section for soloists of choice that is written or improvised. This chart can be played with a few as 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano, bass and drums, but is scored for full jazz ensemble instrumentation. 10031755 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . ME 48.00 H Samantha—Sammy Nestico. Originally written for and played by Bud Shank, this showpiece for alto sax features a wide dynamic range and calls for a soft, smooth approach to background figures. Although written solo lines are provided throughout, the main solo chorus includes chord changes for players with improvisation chops. The chart closes out with a solo cadenza over a sustained ensemble chord. 10283500 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . MA 60.00 4 Smilin' Back at You—Erik Sherburne. Smilin' Back at You is a beautiful rock ballad that features an alto saxophone soloist throughout with plenty of opportunities to show off. Played around 76 bpm, the solo is completely notated with an optional chorus of improvisation. It is also available in a separate version for flexible instrumentation small group, Pepper number 10882376. A very fine solo feature for alto soloists, and it's quite accessible! 10882388 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . ME 50.00 H What a Wonderful World—Douglas & Weiss/ arr. Rick Stitzel. Giving your beginning band great tunes like this to play will turn them on to jazz forever! You just can't beat the appeal of the tune Louis Armstrong made so famous, and it's surely stood the test of time. This very playable version is nicely scored where each section gets a piece of the melody.Very highly recommended! 2470819 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .VE 40.00 4 What's Your Hurry?—Rob Vuono, Jr.. It's time to dial back the metronome a bit with this relaxed and slow swing ballad with a dreamy disposition. A la Neal Hefti, this brilliant chart is the perfect showcase for the entire ensemble, and includes a brief piano introduction, velvety bucket-muted brass, and a very pretty solo spot for lead alto saxophone. There's also optional space for more solos with written solos included. A gradual crescendo after the alto solo leads to a four-bar shout before returning to the volume and tone from the beginning. Colorful textures and voicings abound, and the optional flute part will add an extra glow of color, but the chart plays just as beautifully without it. A superb change-of-pace for concert, contest or festival! Highly recommended! 10882828 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . ME 50.00 4 Your Time Will Come—Roger Schmidli. Your Time Will Come is a slow rock ballad in 3/4 time that features a trumpet soloist throughout. It can optionally feature an alto saxophone soloist. The solo part is very accessible with the trumpet range going to F, top of staff. Featuring a pensive and lyrical melody, the solo part is written with options for embellishment and an improvisation section. The whole ensemble also has moments in the spotlight as there are effective tension and release dynamic contrasts. Additional parts are included for optional expanded instrumentations. This is a great opportunity to feature a developing soloist! 10910527 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . ME 55.00 29 Access your ePrint purchases to print your music, play on any device, and save your markings. Plan and organize your next performance and build playlists so you can preview your programs. Organize your music in one convenient place. Plan it, print it, play it - all within My Library.

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