JAZZ
ENSEMBLE
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BALLADS very easy & easy / medium-easy
Soulmate—Chris Sharp. This lush and
beautiful ballad in the tradition of Thad Jones'
A Child Is Born offers an opportunity for your
first alto sax to shine. The bridge has some
unexpected harmonic twists.
11515307 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . .VE 65.00
Use Your Inside Voice—Paul Clark.
Here's a beautiful ballad at about 76 bpm
for the youngest jazz ensembles. Perfect for
introducing soft legato playing at a slow tempo,
it's mostly scored for the full ensemble. There
are numerous short written solos cued in the
parts offering a choice of soloists or the option
of combining instruments as soli sections.
This is a nice introduction to the ballad style,
and it's playable with optional reduced or
expanded instrumentation. Ideal change-of-
pace programming!
11002299 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . .VE 45.00
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
Ballads
Medium-Easy
After Sunset—Larry Neeck. This tasty rock
ballad will feature your budding alto saxophone
or trumpet star in the best possible way. The
fully scored ensemble sections compliment the
gorgeous theme, and provide a solid foundation
for your soloist. The solo part requires no
improvisation and the chart is playable with
optional reduced instrumentation. A perfect
concert or contest choice to showcase the
lyrical side of your jazz ensemble!
10280821 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .45.00
After the Rain—Larry Neeck. This powerful
rock ballad, with its blues-tinged melodic
and harmonic structure, is a great feature for
developing alto saxophone or trumpet soloists
throughout. The solo part is entirely notated with
no improvisation requirements. Additionally,
it features a big, full sound for the entire
ensemble. After the Rain is the perfect choice
for that change-of-pace moment in any program.
All this, and it's playable with optional reduced
instrumentation. Our highest recommendation!
10882814 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .50.00
Afternoon—Pat Metheny/arr. Bob Curnow.
Here is a slow, swinging, lovely, warm, relaxed
chart in the style of that famous Neal Hefti
swing ballad! The arrangement is subtle and
easy to play, and there are not a lot of pieces
by Pat Metheny that swing in this way. The
arrangement suggests flugelhorns throughout,
although trumpets would work just fine. There
is solo space for alto saxophone and trumpet/
flugel. Very nice!
10162086 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .55.00
Angel Eyes—Matt Dennis/arr. Carl Strommen.
Oh, yes! This is a superb setting of the iconic
jazz ballad that features the alto sax star in
your band. The alto solo is mostly written with
opportunities to improvise around the melody,
and the ensemble gets their chance in the
spotlight with some fine full-band passages.
The trumpet 1 range is to written E top space
with some optional octave-up sections if
desired. At 76 bpm, this chart will allow your
alto soloist to shine!
10513881 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .48.00
At Last—Harry Warren/arr. Dave Mills. This
beautiful ballad made famous by the great Etta
James makes a perfect change of pace for any
concert. Featuring a sultry tenor saxophone
solo sprinkled with melodic replies from other
sections and lush chords, this one really dazzles.
There are improvised solos for piano and tenor
sax before the full ensemble returns to close out
this dreamy ballad. Highly recommended!
10752061 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .65.00
A Ballad for Basie—Doug Beach. With a tip
of the hat to the great Neal Hefti, A Ballad For
Basie is exactly the type of ensemble ballad that
Count Basie was famous for. Featuring mostly
full ensemble work, this one asks for everyone
to contribute to the melody and to learn this
iconic style. A short, written trumpet solo rounds
it out. All aspiring jazz musicians will benefit
from learning this style! Highly recommended!
10754247 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .55.00
Breathing—Fred Sturm/arr. David Springfield.
One of the last original pieces composed by
the late Fred Sturm, this may be one of the
most beautiful. Sensitively arranged by David
Springfield as a quiet ballad concert piece with
no improvisation, Breathing will serve well
on any concert program as a quiet interlude
that will showcase the gracefulness of your
ensemble and delight those in your audience.
Highly recommended!
10607207 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .45.00
Bridge Over Troubled Water—Paul Simon/
arr. Paul Baker. Paul Simon's soulful rock
ballad is set here at 88 bpm, and as arranged
by Paul Baker is sure to please! The melody is
first stated by trumpet 2 and tenor sax, there
are no improvised solos, and the trumpet 1
range is to written G on top of the staff. This
chart also features great dynamic contrasts
and a satisfying vamp toward the end. Optional
wind and vibes parts are included for expanded
instrumentations. Highly recommended!
10452102 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .48.00
Careless Whisper—arr. Dave Mills. This
funky pop rock ballad by George Michael has
captured the hearts of a new generation and
your students and audiences will instantly
recognize the hook. The solo section
features adlib or improvised solos for alto
sax, trumpet and trombone. Optional parts
for flute, clarinet and horn in F are included
for expanded instrumentation. With some
nice ensemble writing and a chance for all the
sections to shine with the melody, this chart
will make a nice change-of-pace for your
next concert!
11000468 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .65.00
A Child Is Born—Thad Jones/arr. Mike
Carubia. Thad Jones' most popular and
unforgettable composition will provide your
players with a great ballad experience. Mike
Carubia's tasteful arrangement captures all
the charm of the original without the difficulty,
and features a written piano and optional
flute melody to start the second chorus. Also
appropriate for holiday performances, A
Child is Born will capture the hearts of your
audiences and the young musicians who play
this soulful tune. Highly recommended!
10280869 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .50.00
A Child Is Born—Thad Jones/arr. John
Denton. This wonderful jazz standard by
Thad Jones moves smoothly through a few
styles - first as a ballad, then as a moderate
jazz waltz, then as a bossa in four, and back
to the jazz waltz feel - all the while keeping
the beauty and integrity of the original.
Written or ad lib solos are for alto sax and
trumpet. Gorgeous chord voicings and tasty
contrapuntal lines support this beautiful tune
in a very tasteful way!
2701948 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .52.00
Come Sunday—Duke Ellington/arr. Rick
Hirsch. Oh yeah, a beautiful straight-eighth
Ellington ballad! Come Sunday is played
around 84 bpm with gorgeous voicings
throughout. There are suggested or improvised
solos for tenor and trombone, very easy brass
ranges, and all the usual optional parts to
include vibes for expanded instrumentations.
Very playable and very satisfying!
10753974 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .48.00
Going Home—Antonin Dvorak/arr. David
Samuel. A gorgeous and lush ballad setting of
Dvorak's beloved theme - beautiful harmony
accompanies the lyrical melody as the texture
melts from transparent to full and lush.
11501831 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .55.00
ESPECIALLY
FOR YOUNG
IMPROVISERS
Every aspiring jazz musician needs to begin the journey to
improvisation. These resources are a great start.
Find more like these at jwpepper.com.
JazzDeck (Textbook in a Box)—Brian Switzer.
For teachers, students and performers, JazzDeck is comprised of 54 high-
grade playing cards color-coded by chord type to systematically illustrate
the ways to excel as a jazz soloist. Each card presents players with the
basic notes necessary to sound good over a given chord, followed by
those they need to know to sound great. With its elegant presentation and
multidimensional platform, JazzDeck is especially suited to players at any
level who might find traditional music notation and theory intimidating.
JazzDeck transposes for each instrument, allowing teachers to lead groups
through chord changes without having to respell chords in each key.
The fastest way to sound great playing jazz! See a video overview on
jwpepper.com.
10490922 Flexible Instrumentation Jazz Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.95
Play Jazz (A Beginner's Guide to Creating Great Solos)—
Ryan Fraley & Josh Weirich. An attractive first introduction to the art
of improvised jazz. Simple strategies are provided for young musicians
to experience success learning to perform blues, swing, Latin, and rock
music, all delivered in a stylish comic-book format. Featuring online play-
along tracks, four flexible band charts in contrasting styles, transcribed
demonstration solos, and a limited number of scales to learn. Through
exercises geared to foster confidence, increase vocabulary, set historical
context, and introduce multiple styles of improvisation, your students will be
excited to Play Jazz.
11207416 Flute Book & Online Play-Along / Oboe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
11207417 Clarinet Book & Online Play-Along . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
11207418 Bass Clarinet Book & Online Play-Along. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
11207419 Alto Sax Book & Online Play-Along. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
11207420 Tenor Sax Book & Online Play-Along . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
11207421 Baritone Sax Book & Online Play-Along . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
11207422 Trumpet Book & Online Play-Along. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
11207423 Horn in F Book & Online Play-Along . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
11207424 Baritone Treble Clef Book & Online Play-Along . . . . . . . . . 10.00
11207425 Trombone Book & Online Play-Along / Baritone B.C.. . . . . 10.00
11207426 Tuba Book & Online Play-Along . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
11207427 Guitar Book & Online Play-Along. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
11207428 Piano Book & Online Play-Along . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
11207429 Bass Book & Online Play-Along . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
11207430 Drum Set Book & Online Play-Along . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
11207431 Conductor Score Book & Online Play-Along. . . . . . . . . . . . 16.00
