J.W. Pepper Music Catalog
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42019 Editors' Choice lNew for 2019 HPepper Basic Library ePrint All Prices in U.S. Dollars & Subject To Publisher Revision 80 JAZZ ENSEMBLE Go to cart CHRISTMAS & HOLIDAY medium-easy / medium to advanced Swingle Bells—arr. Chris Sharp. The holiday classic Jingle Bells is presented here in swing style a la Benny Golson's Killer Joe. It's a Christmas production chart that will be the highlight of a holiday or winter jazz concert with its abundance of big and full ensemble writing. Additional features include a written or improvised tenor sax solo, a superb low voice "horns only" section, and a grand half-time vaudeville finale. The limited ranges and rhythmic responsibilities make this arrangement easily accessible to groups of most ability levels. Highly recommended! 10910602 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . .50.00 4 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 soft-shoe section at the beginning and end. Interspersed with the enjoyable ensemble writing are some short drum fills that further add to the style. This one is also available in a flexible instrumentation combo format (Pepper number 10999508). A fresh approach to holiday repertoire! 10999500 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . .50.00 This Christmas—Donny Hathaway/arr. John Berry. Recorded by Donny Hathaway in 1970 and covered countless times since then, this appealing and enduring pop hit features a funky, upbeat rock style and is very approachable by developing groups. This solid arrangement gives all the sections an opportunity with the melody and includes a suggested or improvised solo for alto sax. Great change of pace programming for the holidays! 10033694 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . .55.00 Trombones Under the Tree—Paul Clark. Three carols that everyone will know are included in this easy to prepare medley of Joy to the World, The First Noel and Jingle Bells that features the trombone section! No matter how many trombones you have, it works great with a featured trombone quartet, trio, duet...or even solo trombone! It's an effective and fun arrangement that brings your trombones out front to add variety and cheer at holiday and winter concerts. Everyone will be talking about it on their way home! Very highly recommended! 10369396 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . .48.00 White Christmas (Little Big Band)—Irving Berlin/ arr. Mark Taylor. Enhance any holiday performance with this smooth, light bossa treatment of perhaps Irving Berlin's most popular song. Scored for six horns (3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone) and rhythm section, this arrangement will sound great with a limited amount of rehearsal time. For further instrumentation options, additional parts are included for alto, tenor and trombone. Very highly recommended! 10283066 Jazz Ensemble (Little Big Band). . . . . . . . . . . .45.00 Whoa Christmas Tree! (How Funky Are Thy Branches?)—arr. Mike Collins-Dowden. Not just another Christmas chart, Whoa Christmas Tree! is a funky, half-time treatment of the traditional O Christmas Tree. The open solo section features room for improvised solos from anyone in the band while the full band writing is effective and laid-back for the duration. This one will get your next holiday concert groovin' hard! 10605806 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . .50.00 Christmas & Holiday Selections Medium to Advanced The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)—Torme & Wells/arr. Mark Taylor. One of the most iconic holiday tunes of all time, The Christmas Song as composed by Mel Torme and Robert Wells is treated here in a masterfully constructed setting featuring a flugelhorn soloist. In a traditional ballad style, this arrangement features tasteful accompaniment figures, creative harmonies, and brief interludes of double-time swing in the solo section. 10617888 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . .M 50.00 H Comfort and Joy—arr. Rick Hirsch. With Comfort and Joy, the melody is generously passed around the ensemble to keep everyone happy, plus there is written solo space for tenor, alto, piano and some drum fills, too. The lead trumpet range is to written B-flat above the staff and an optional vibes part is included. A superb holiday swinger at around 180 bpm! 10452118 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . .M 52.00 H Deck the Halls—arr. Ted Blumenthal. This creative, funk style chart of the traditional Christmas carol is featured on The Adventures In Jazz Orchestra Celebrates Christmas CD. As the arranger puts it, this is a party song and the party has a really rockin' big band, making it one you won't want to miss! 2475298 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . .MA 60.00 Deck the Halls with All Sorts of Funky—arr. Erik Sherburne. What do James Brown in a Santa suit, this chart, and an ugly sweater party all have in common? They make Christmas funky! Deck the Halls with All Sorts of Funky is nothing but holiday fun. Written so it works with optional reduced instrumentation and including optional suggested solos, it also features each section of the group spreading holiday cheer that is fun for the band and audience. Plus, it offers spots for your band to really roar on a holiday chart! This one is special! 10882824 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . .M 50.00 4 Deck the Halls with Jingle Bells—arr. Rich DeRosa. It would be difficult to find a more ideal holiday chart than this arrangement by Rich DeRosa. It begins with a powerful, jubilant fanfare that seamlessly melds into a fun, calypso style. Interweaving melodic lines from both holiday favorites abound as the audience is taken on an ingenious musical journey that also briefly visits a half-time funk feel. There's ample solo space for piano and baritone sax to share their festive spirit with cued background figures. A must-have for the holiday season! 10999310 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . .MA 60.00 Go Tell It on the Mountain—arr. Alan Baylock. A creative and outstanding chart by Alan Baylock on the traditional spiritual. Beginning with claps and foot stomps, it builds throughout and features a written alto solo and a lead trumpet range to written B-flat above the staff. Adapted from a chart originally written for the USAF Airmen of Note, this jazz waltz will work for the holidays or any season... it's outstanding! 10277752 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . .M 52.00 Go Tell It on the Mountain—arr. Mat Montgomery. Add some funk to your holiday program with this soulful arrangement of the Christmas spiritual Go Tell It on the Mountain. Featuring the baritone sax player on partially written and improvised solos, it's loaded with gospel-inspired elements and style. The improvised solo section is over only one chord, and a blues scale can effectively be used most of the time. Your students will thank you for this opportunity to get on down and play this chart for Christmas and holiday performances! 10757076 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . .M 55.00 4 God Rest Ye Mambo, Gentlemen—arr. Greg Moody. This 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. There 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 H God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen—arr. Gordon Goodwin. As recorded by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, this hot chart features the saxophone section in a chorale introduction, a full ensemble swing at about mm 200, a sax soli, solo space for alto, tenor, trumpet, trombone and piano, a modulation and a big shout chorus. It's all here, it's Gordon Goodwin... what else do you need? Highly recommended! 10028191 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . A 70.00 Good King What's His Name (Good King Wenceslas)—arr. Bob Turner. Don't miss this holiday rock chart based on Good King Wenceslas! Beginning with an attention-getting fanfare, it's a clever setting featuring multiple styles and key changes throughout and will add a lot of variety to any holiday or winter concert. An open solo section is included with a sample solo scored in the tenor sax 1 part with chord changes in all parts. It works just as well by omitting the solo section. It's also available as a flexible instrumentation small group chart, Pepper number 10882370. 10882382 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . .M 50.00 Good Swing Wenceslas—arr. Sammy Nestico. After a 35 year hiatus, Grammy winning composer and arranger Sammy Nestico has joined forces with the Count Basie Orchestra to arrange this chart for their "A Very Swingin' Basie Christmas" CD. This swing chart exemplifies the timeless Basie/Nestico style and is a must-have for jazz ensembles. In addition, improvised solo space is provided for 1st Tenor Saxophone. This is the perfect addition to any holiday performance! 10682763 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . .MA 60.00 Greensleeves (What Child Is This?)—arr. Gregory Yasinitsky. Greensleeves begins as a jazz waltz with baritone sax, piano, and bass laying down the groove and later goes on to introduce a contrasting swing section with a written-out solo for tenor sax. The lead trumpet range is to written A above the staff. This will be a superb crowd pleaser for your holiday concert! 10011957 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . .M 52.00 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing—arr. Rich DeRosa. As arranged for the WDR Big Band, Rich DeRosa's arrangement of the traditional Christmas carol Hark, the Herald Angels Sing is a light, happy, easy-swinging chart that is playable by almost any band. Modest brass ranges, a laid-back tempo, moderate rhythms and solo space for trumpet make this a great chart to feature on any holiday concert. 10759918 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . .M 60.00 4 Holly and Ivy—arr. Ryan Fraley. With a fun and lively New Orleans second line treatment, this setting of the traditional The 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. The top trumpet note is G. Something unique and fun for Christmas and winter concerts! 10994266 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . .M 52.00 H Hot Chocolate (from The Polar Express)— Ballard & Silvestri/arr. John Berry. Here is an up-tempo and entertaining swing chart from the hit movie "The Polar Express." Including crisp ensemble writing with a sprinkling of band vocals, this is a great addition to a holiday concert, or for any time of the year! 2481655 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . .M 50.00 It Swings Upon a Midnight Clear—arr. Larry Neeck. This breezy, swinging arrangement in 3/4 meter, of the classic carol It Came Upon a Midnight Clear will be a hit on any Christmas or winter concert! The melodies are nicely stated over colorful unison lines and some punchy brass support. The change- of-pace middle section is established by the insistent tom-tom rhythm (a la Krupa), while the band builds up the riffs to a powerful climax. Included suggested solos along with modest solo changes will encourage students to give improvising a try. It's also playable with optional reduced instrumentation. This very appealing holiday chart is perfect for that jazz moment in your holiday concert! 10882822 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . .M 50.00 H Jingle Bells (as recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra)—arr. John LaBarbera. From the popular CD In The Christmas Mood recorded by the esteemed Glenn Miller Alumni Band, this swingin' chart in the classic Miller style has been used in several recent motion pictures. Your audiences and players will enjoy this throw back to the glory years of the swing era! 10017009 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . .MA 60.00 Jingle Bells—arr. Sammy Nestico. Sammy Nestico, one of the most important figures in the evolution of the big band sound, has arranged this holiday classic for the Count Basie Orchestra recording "A Very Swingin' Basie Christmas." This great swing chart exemplifies the timeless Basie/ Nestico tradition, and is a must-have for any holiday performance or gig. Additionally, improvised solo space is provided for 2nd Trumpet. This is one you won't want to miss! 10682765 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . .MA 60.00 Joy to the World—arr. Rich DeRosa. Rich DeRosa once again provides us with his clever take on one of the most popular Christmas carols, Joy to the World. As arranged for the WDR Big Band, DeRosa sets this traditional tune in a zydeco feel that provides an entertaining journey from beginning to end. Focusing entirely on the ensemble, there is no improvisation in this chart. Rather, DeRosa builds and builds the ensemble through creative rhythms, harmonies, key changes, and grooves. This will be an absolute crowd favorite! 10759932 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . .M 60.00 H Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!—Jule Styne/arr. Gordon Goodwin. In the style of Basie and Hefti, this Gordon Goodwin adaptation of the wonderful holiday classic is set in a medium swing style. Not a drum showcase, but the drummer has plenty of solo space beginning on brushes, then to sticks as the intensity rises. There is a flute part on second alto (can be omitted) and a percussion part for vibes. The optional solo space is for alto, tenor, trumpet, trombone, and the lead trumpet range is to written high E. A great sax section soli rounds out this excellent chart. This one is so nice, you'll want to play it year 'round! Highly recommended! 10093207 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . .MA 70.00 H Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!—Jule Styne/arr. Alan Baylock. This swinging holiday arrangement is a slightly easier version of the chart that Alan Baylock did for the USAF Airmen of Note. It features the saxes in a "four brothers" setting with written solo space provided for each of the five saxes if desired. The lead trumpet range is to written B above the staff and there are parts included for optional expanded instrumentations. Here's a Christmas chart with substance! 10311437 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . .M 52.00 H The Little Drummer Boy—arr. Rob Holmes. Here's a very clever arrangement of this holiday gem! It's a drum set on brushes feature at around 172 bpm in the style of Hefti's Cute with a written or ad lib trumpet 2 solo. There's tons of nice ensemble work and a lead trumpet range up to written A above the staff. A nice sax soli and a unison interlude complete this Christmas package! 10513909 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . .M 52.00 Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming—arr. Bob Curnow. With a nod to the wonderful Dave Maddux arrange- ment written for the vocal group First Call, Bob Curnow has created a gorgeous version for big band. Every jazz group needs Christmas charts to perform, and this one is beautiful in its simplicity and overall effect. It begins quietly in a jazz chorale style and gradually builds to a dramatic climax followed by a sonorous ending. There are no solos. Turn off the house lights, put the spotlight on your band, and you will be able to hear a pin drop when you finish this beautiful arrangement. Very highly recommended! 10185714 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . .M 50.00 THE PEPPER GUARANTEE "If you wish to return all or part of it for credit, that is YOUR privilege." 1920 Everything Musical, J.W. Pepper & Son