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Fast Forward—Howard Rowe.
Here's a unique big band swinger perfect for
featuring two of your top players! Written to feature
either two trombones, two tenor saxes, or one of
each, this tasty chart celebrates the legacy of great
jazz duos like J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding. It's not
often you find a feature set in an uptempo setting
like this!
2472574 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . .ME 50.00
Road Trip—Doug Beach & George Shutack.
Feel like taking a road trip? This chart is the answer!
Road Trip is an easygoing swinger with a good-time
feel. Feature any solo instrument - the featured
soloist is surrounded by full ensemble work, and an
optional open solo section provides space to stretch
out. Scored for only four horns with rhythm section
and expandable to full big band, it includes written
or improvised solos for all with sheets included,
along with optional parts for flute, clarinet, and horn
in F. Highly recommended!
10999956 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . VE 42.00
Tomorrow Is Always a Good Day—Paul Clark.
Tomorrow Is Always a Good Day is a sensational
ballad feature for solo trombone or tenor saxophone.
This lovely composition begins in a minor key, keeps
building to a modulation to major, then builds to
a huge, powerful finish! The features include an
impressive and accessible solo part, full and lush
ensemble support, and an effective ensemble-only
interlude. Truly a memorable chart at this or any
grade level! Highly recommended!
10518287 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . .ME 48.00
GUITAR, PIANO, BASS
or DRUM FEATURES
Apache—Jerry Lordan/arr. John Berry.
Originally recorded in 1961 by Jorgen Ingmann, but
better known for the 1981 recording by The Sugarhill
Gang, this funky hit remains a favorite. Feature your
drummer or an additional percussionist (bongos,
congas, or timbales) on this solid chart scored for
young jazz bands. Playable with optional reduced or
expanded instrumentations, it's highly recommended!
10297524 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . E 40.00
Blues Be King!—Scott Stanton.
Yes! Feature your guitar or vibes player on this
cookin' blues shuffle in F with a nod to the late, great
B.B. King! The bari sax part takes a prominent blues
band role within the rhythm section. The optional
written or improvised solo section is open to also
feature your best wind players. The solo guitar part
includes tablature and fingerings for appropriate
slides, bends, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and chord
shape/performance suggestions. This stunner is
optionally playable with reduced instrumentation.
Guitar and vibes solo features are hard to find,
so make sure to check this one out! Highly
recommended!
10607070 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . .ME 48.00
Enter Sandman—arr. Roger Holmes.
From heavy metal masters Metallica, this 1991 hit is
one your players can really cut loose on. Arranged
here as a feature for guitar, performance options
are provided for bands without guitar. All of the
signature lines are still here for a rockin' good time!
10023031 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . .ME 45.00
Foundation Issues—Paul Baker.
This hard-swinging 12-bar blues features acoustic
bass in a Thad Jones-inspired setting. It cooks right
along and the ensemble provides solid support
for the bass soloist. At a tempo of 140 bpm, this
chart provides a very accessible opportunity for the
unsung hero of the rhythm section to shine. Soprano
sax leads the sax section. A unique and very
cool trombone section plus bass soli is wrapped
between solos for trumpet, soprano sax and bass
before heading into the shout chorus. Brass ranges:
trumpet to written high C and trombone to G-flat.
Bass features are hard to find, and this one is
outstanding!
10999402 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . .M 50.00
I'm in the Lord's Army (The Old Gray Mare)—
Kris Berg. I'm in the Lord's Army (The Old Gray
Mare) is a medium-up swing, Basie approach
to an old-time children's melody. Featuring tight
ensemble passages and reasonable ranges, this
is a perfect change-of-pace tune for any concert
Solo space is flexible for all saxes, all trumpets and
rhythm section. It's a wonderful chart to feature your
drummer's brush work in the style of Neal Hefti's
Cute! The lead trumpet range goes to B-flat.
10875727 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . MA 65.00
Killer on the Keys—Larry Neeck.
A smokin', rock 'n rollin' romp, Killer on the Keys
features your keyboard player a la Jerry Lee
Lewis, the "Killer" himself. All the riffs and solos
are completely written out, so that your budding
keyboardist will feel right at home with the bluesy
rock 'n roll shuffle style. Although the keys are
featured, this full-sounding arrangement has plenty
of licks for the rest of the band, including a section
for written or improvised solos. Hammering the
ivories, your soloist, band, and audience will find this
is a "killer" of a tune! Highly recommended!
10071408 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . .ME 48.00
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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
H Moanin'—Bobby Timmons/arr. Mark Taylor.
Your piano player will get some well-deserved
attention in this familiar Bobby Timmons' chart. The
saxes grab the melody from the piano, and everyone
gets in on the action for some real nice moments
in the chorus. Written solos are included for
piano, tenor and/or trumpet. The quality of Mark's
arranging on this really lets you sell it!
2445690 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . .ME 45.00
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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
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Sing, Sing, Sing—Louis Prima/arr. Vince Gassi.
Accessible and fun to rehearse and play, this
timeless swing tune contains all the key ingredients
for a real crowd pleaser! It features the iconic drum
pattern as it recurs throughout and the solid swing
style that has become so familiar over the decades.
Other features include easy brass ranges (with
trumpet 1 to written E top space), a written drum
solo and a big shout chorus as the modulation
brings it all home. Here's a great chart that will be an
essential part of your jazz ensemble library. Optional
reduced or expanded instrumentations.
10277443 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . E 42.00
Squiggly—Kris Berg.
Squiggly is the ultimate feature for a contemporary
guitarist. A quirky funk melody over a blues chord
progression makes the perfect funk chart for any
festival, contest or concert. The solo space could
be for guitar, tenor sax 1, piano and/or bass. There
are no woodwind doubles and the lead trumpet
range goes to F. Recorded by Kris Berg and The
Metroplexity Big Band on Time Management
featuring Andy Timmons.
10875721 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . MA 65.00
Steampunk—Erik Morales.
Heavy metal for big band! Guitar is the featured
solo instrument in this very cool chart, so if you, the
band and your drummer dig a rock vehicle to wake
everyone up, this is it. The lead trumpet range is
only to written G on top of the staff, optional parts
are included for expanded instrumentations, and
a suggested guitar solo part is provided if needed.
Steampunk is totally exciting and a great vehicle for
guitar and big band!
10593779 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . .M 52.00
That Warm Feeling—Sammy Nestico.
This Sammy Nestico composition was written in
the style of Neal Hefti's Li'l Darlin'. A ballad that's
appropriate for developing groups as well as more
capable bands, it was originally recorded on the
album "Basie-Straight Ahead."
924142 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . .ME 48.00
Touchin' All the Basses—Andy Clark.
It's time to let your bass player get some of the
spotlight! This cool chart is written in three parts,
a funky rock, a slow triple blues, and a hot shuffle.
Designed to showcase the bass player, the band
parts complement the soloist, but allow the bass
to be heard. Each of the sections can be opened
for bass or other solos as desired, or it can be
performed straight through, exactly as written. A
very unique and useful chart!
2468262 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . .ME 45.00
Wipe Out—arr. Dallas Burke.
Your audience will go wild with this accessible solo
feature for your drummer! This version of Wipeout
plays homage to the Surfaris original with plenty
of drum solos, but adds a modern-day sound
with dynamic horn licks. The middle of the chart
transitions to a James Brown-style funk section,
then to swing for the solo section before returning to
the original rock groove. The ultimate crowd-pleaser!
10752093 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . .ME 65.00
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