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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
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
ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG IMPROVISERS
Every aspiring jazz musician needs to begin the journey to improvisation.
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JazzDeck (Textbook in a Box)—Brian Switzer.
These 54 high-grade playing cards color-coded by chord type 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. It
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
Pathways to Parker (The Improvisational Patterns of Charlie Parker)—Dr. W. Terry Rowlyk.
This book was created to catalog the melodic pattern material performed by Charlie Parker for over sixty of his
transcribed solos. It also comes with an app called Pathways to Parker. The app mirrors the book to make it
convenient for students to download onto electronic devices. The patterns are organized by the key and chord
type they were originally performed in. The performer may use the patterns at their discretion - in the original key,
or transpose them as needed. The teacher may use these patterns in a number of creative ways: as instrumental
sight-reading material; composition ideas; for examples of what musical ideas will work over an existing chord
change; as starting points for students to creatively connect the patterns in order to expand their music vocabulary;
as starting points for the development of written solos within the developing jazz band; analysis of the most widely
used key and chord centers in Parker's repertoire; abstraction and insertion of Parker's vocabulary into existing
solos to create new ones; and providing new source material for the professional musician who would like to
expand their jazz vocabulary. All patterns are one measure in length. Patterns may be joined together as the
improviser sees fit; however, proper voice leading and chaining of patterns will produce more musical ideas.
11413971 Treble Clef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.00
11518787 Bass Clef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.00
Play Jazz (A Beginner's Guide to Creating Great Solos)—Ryan Fraley & Josh Weirich.
An attractive 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. It features 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 with Online Play-Along / Oboe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.95
11207417 Clarinet with Online Play-Along . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.95
11207418 Bass Clarinet with Online Play-Along . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.95
11207419 Alto Sax with Online Play-Along . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.95
11207420 Tenor Sax with Online Play-Along . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.95
11207421 Baritone Sax with Online Play-Along . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.95
11207422 Trumpet with Online Play-Along . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.95
11207423 Horn in F with Online Play-Along . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.95
11207424 Baritone Treble Clef with Online Play-Along . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.95
11207425 Trombone/Baritone BC with Online Play-Along . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.95
11207426 Tuba with Online Play-Along. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.95
11207427 Guitar with Online Play-Along . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.95
11207428 Piano with Online Play-Along . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.95
11207429 Bass with Online Play-Along. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.95
11207430 Drum Set with Online Play-Along . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.95
11207431 Conductor Score with Online Play-Along . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.00
Repository of Scales and Melodic Patterns—Yusef A. Lateef. This legendary spiral-bound book, with
a wealth of patterns, licks, and ideas, has long been popular among jazz players. Page after page of material has
been collected from around the world - this collection of world sounds and exotic hybrids will have you hearing in
whole new ways! Composers will find volumes of ideas and information. Improvisors will never find the bottom of
this inspiration-filled masterpiece. Often referred to as a jazz version of Slonimsky's classic book The Thesaurus of
Scales and Melodic Patterns which had a profound influence on John Coltrane and countless others.
11526709 Spiral-Bound Book Treble Clef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.95
10758506 Spiral-Bound Book Bass Clef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.95
Ballads | Medium-Easy
