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79 Order Toll Free! Call 1.800.345.6296 / w: jwpepper.com / e: satisfaction@jwpepper.com JAZZ ENSEMBLE Go to cart CHRISTMAS & HOLIDAY medium-easy I'll Be Home for Christmas—arr. Peter Blair. Here's an ideal holiday chart that will sound great and be easy to rehearse. Start with a holiday classic played around 92 bpm in a light rock groove, add written melody solos, plus easy ranges, and it's a win-win for everyone! Optional parts are included for augmented instrumentations as well as an optional part for vibes. This Christmas classic is the perfect addition to your holiday or winter concert repertoire. Highly recommended! 10753981 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . .48.00 It Came Upon a Midnight Clear—arr. Mike Collins-Dowden. This Latin infused take on the Christmas classic is a great choice to add some spice and variety to your holiday or winter concert. With a laid-back groove that's fun, but easy to work up, this one is sure to be a favorite. Featuring an open solo section for any instrument with sample written solos included, this will be an instant crowd pleaser! 10881464 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . .50.00 H It's the Holiday Season—Kay Thompson/arr. Roger Holmes. Here's an appealing and well-known holiday standard set in a medium swing style. It features classic tutti big band figures and will be quick to assemble during the hectic Christmas season. This contemporary Christmas tune is perfect for any holiday occasion! 10052580 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . .45.00 4 Jazzin' Merry Gentlemen—arr. Larry Neeck. Jazzin' Merry Gentlemen presents a hip and swinging version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen that really cooks! A powerful, full ensemble intro sets the table for the soli trombone statement of the tune, which is punctuated by colorful brass riffs and unison sax lines. Next, a catchy low tom drum riff builds to the solos where changes are modest with suggested solos included. A hard- hitting restatement of the theme then builds to a powerful conclusion. Playable with optional reduced instrumentation. Jazzin' Merry Gentlemen will be the hit of your holiday concert! 11002303 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . .50.00 Jazzin' the World—arr. Victor Lopez. You'll want to play this superb holiday medley featuring Joy to the World; Silent Night; Deck the Halls and Greensleeves for sure! This chart can be performed with each tune played individually or as the full medley in a variety of styles and tempos. The features include a lead trumpet range to written G on top of the staff, an auxiliary percussion part, and optional parts for flute, clarinet, and vibraphone. This arrangement will cover all your holiday needs, plus it will sound great! Highly recommended! 10593769 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . .48.00 Mary Did You Know?—arr. Rich Sigler. This extremely popular, contemporary Christmas standard has been set here for developing jazz ensembles as a beautiful rock ballad to be played around 98 bpm. The opening melody is written to feature a tenor saxophonist on this tender ballad. The lead trumpet range is to written F top line and optional parts are included for flute, clarinet and vibes. A very sweet and appropriate chart for the holiday season, this will be the centerpiece of your holiday or winter concert! 10869806 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . .48.00 H The Most Wonderful Time of the Year—arr. Paul Murtha. Composed in 1963 and initially recorded by Andy Williams, this holiday favorite has remained immensely popular through the years and has been recorded by countless artists. Treated here in a light jazz waltz style, this chart for developing players adds a nice festive touch to any holiday or winter concert. Highly recommended! 10523758 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . .45.00 O Holy Night—Adolphe Adam/arr. Haley Woodrow. Haley Woodrow's fresh take on the classic O Holy Night is sure to be a favorite for your holiday concerts! Set in 6/8 time with an intriguing ostinato that grows into a full ensemble statement of the chorus, this one is sure to get your holiday audiences in the spirit! It features your lead trumpet or flugelhorn player with an accessible and written solo throughout, but also gives every section a turn with the melody. A creative, fresh, and wonderful chart from an up-and-coming writer. Highly recommended! 10882820 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . .50.00 4 Santa's Crazy Dance Party—arr. Erik Sherburne. Santa loves to spread the Christmas cheer! This chart is a medley of familiar Christmas tunes all done up in four distinctive dance formats. Whether it's disco dancing with the jingle bell reindeer, waltzing on a housetop, showing how jolly he is with his samba moves, or a kick-line with the whole North Pole crew, Santa's dance party has something for every Christmas-loving dancing machine. This chart is written to give each section a chance to play the melody with rhythm section parts fully notated and a big-time Christmas finish that's sure to please a festive audience. There are no solos and it's playable with optional reduced instrumentation. Great fun, and highly recommended! 11002317 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . .50.00 A Sleigh Full of Saxes—arr. Paul Clark. This wonderfully creative medley of Up on the Housetop; Jolly Old St. Nicholas and Jingle Bells puts the "Happy" in "Happy Holidays!" The saxophone section is featured throughout with styles including a chorale, stop-time, straight-ahead swing, and even some two-beat! It's playable with limited instrumentation, even if you have only two altos and one tenor. Give your saxophones, audiences, and yourself an early present this year when you play this fun and highly recommended chart! 10757062 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . .50.00 Swingin' Around the Menorah—arr. Mike Collins- Dowden. Here's a really swingin' way to celebrate Hanukkah on your holiday or winter concert! Featuring jazzy treatments of Hanukkah, Hanukkah and Festival of Lights in the style of the great classic jazz bands, this one is easy to work up, has no solos, and sounds great with younger bands! 10752087 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . .50.00 EDITORS' CHOICE Christmas & Holiday • Medium-Easy & Medium Each year Pepper's Editors review hundreds of new releases and choose the cream of the crop to bear the name, Editors' Choice. You can buy any of these titles with confidence! Away in a Manger—arr. Haley Woodrow. Here's a funky rock chart on the classic holiday carol, Away in a Manger, that's great fun for bands to play and audiences to hear! With an irresistible groove, this arrangement includes an open solo section for any instrument and includes written solo options. While scored for traditional big band instrumentation, it's also playable with just rhythm section and a single trumpet, trombone, alto saxophone and tenor saxophone, or anything in between. Limited ranges make this accessible to a wide range of bands. Make sure to check it out! 11002331 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 50.00 God Rest Ye Mambo, Gentlemen—arr. Greg Moody. is chart is a Latin treatment of the familiar Christmas carol and focuses on carols in a minor key. It also includes quotes from several other Christmas tunes, also in minor keys. At one point the lower instruments play together in a unison passage. ere are two solo sections allowing for the featuring of several players in the group with a lot of built-in flexibility. All solos are written and also include chord changes. A chart-specific guitar chord sheet is included with fretboard diagrams, chord symbols and notated chords. A nice change-up for Christmas programs! 10999371 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M 55.00 Holly and Ivy—arr. Ryan Fraley. With a fun and lively New Orleans second line treatment, this setting of the traditional e Holly and the Ivy takes the familiar melody and transforms it into a great chart for holiday concerts. Solos are built in for trumpet and guitar, or optional trombone, with transcriptions of the recorded solos provided. e top trumpet note is G. Something unique and fun for Christmas and winter concerts! 10994266 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M 52.00 Home for the Holidays (ere's No Place Like)—arr. JoÚ Wasson. Few holiday songs have had the staying power and popularity of this familiar classic, known primarily from the recordings by Perry Como in the 1950s, but also e Carpenters in 1984. Here is a lush and easy-flowing bossa nova setting sure to get everyone into the holiday spirit. With written or improvised solos for alto sax and flugelhorn, this will be a memorable addition to any Christmas performance. Highly recommended! 11105132 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 45.00 Jazzin' Merry Gentlemen—arr. Larry Neeck. Jazzin' Merry Gentlemen presents a hip and swinging version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen that really cooks! A powerful, full ensemble intro sets the table for the soli trombone statement of the tune, which is punctuated by colorful brass riffs and unison sax lines. Next, a catchy low tom drum riff builds to the solos where changes are modest with suggested solos included. A hard-hitting restatement of the theme then builds to a powerful conclusion. Playable with optional reduced instrumentation. Jazzin' Merry Gentlemen will be the hit of your holiday concert! 11002303 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 50.00 (Not So) Silent Night—arr. Mike Collins-Dowden. A not so silent night? You bet! is half-time swing/funk arrangement takes Silent Night and gives the familiar tune a funky twist. With its infectious groove, killer harmonies, and dynamic twists and turns, this one will be a favorite. Make sure to check out the horns-only call and response section and the optional parts that are included for expanded instrumentation. e solo section features some improvised solos for any instrument and there is a suggested scale sheet in every part to help soloists be successful. It will be a (Not So) Silent Night at your holiday concert! 11000464 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M 50.00 Santa's Crazy Dance Party—arr. Erik Sherburne. Santa loves to spread the Christmas cheer! is chart is a medley of familiar Christmas tunes all done up in four distinctive dance formats. Whether it's disco dancing with the jingle bell reindeer, waltzing on a housetop, showing how jolly he is with his samba moves, or a kick-line with the whole North Pole crew, Santa's dance party has something for every Christmas-loving dancing machine. is chart is written to give each section a chance to play the melody with rhythm section parts fully notated and a big-time Christmas finish that's sure to please a festive audience. ere are no solos and it's playable with optional reduced instrumentation. Great fun, and highly recommended! 11002317 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 50.00 Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree)—arr. Bob Turner. Arranged for big band, this holiday swing chart is based on O Christmas Tree and features a written or improvised alto sax solo in the solo section. Reminiscent of a 1940s light swing chart, it also features a so- shoe section at the beginning and end. Interspersed with the enjoyable ensemble writing are some short drum fills that further add to the style. is one is also available in a flexible instrumentation combo format (Pepper number 10999508). A fresh approach to holiday repertoire! 10999500 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 50.00 Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree)—arr. Bob Turner. Tannenbaum is a small group holiday swing chart based on O Christmas Tree and features a written or improvised alto sax solo in the solo section. Reminiscent of a 1940s swinger, it also features a so-shoe section at the beginning and end. Additionally, the drummer can do some fills that alternate with the ensemble. Mix and match the winds with the completely flexible instrumentation to achieve a unique sound or to complement available instruments. You might also want to check out the big band version (Pepper number 10666500). Great small group repertoire for the holidays! 10999508 Combo (Flexible Instrumentation) . . . . . . . . . ME 45.00 Tis the Season to Be Funky—arr. Doug Beach & George Shutack. Bring the holidays on in a funky fashion with this medley of Christmas classics! e funky groove will have everyone tapping their feet or even dancing in the aisles! Familiar tunes, solid voicings, and written or improvised solo space all add up to a medley that will be the hit of your holiday program. Everything desired in an accessible holiday chart! 10999964 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M 52.00 JWPEPPER.COM/ SECONDARYGENERAL E X P L O R E R E S O U R C E S F O R M I D D L E & H I G H S C H O O L S T U D E N T S A T