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l aldonia (What Makes Your Big Head
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So Hard?)—arr. Rick Stitzel. Made famous
by Woody Herman's Thundering Herd, here
is a fun chart from the early swing era. The
saxes do most of the heavy lifting supported
by punches and backgrounds in the brass.
Also featured are short solos for tenor and/
or baritone saxes. Suggested solos are
included along with chord/scale sheets
in all keys and it's playable with optional
reduced or expanded instrumentations.
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n Child Is Born—Thad Jones. Composed and
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arranged by Thad Jones, this is an absolutely
gorgeous ballad in 3/4 that is a "must" for
any good jazz library! It's one of the most
"tasteful" jazz charts ever written!
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n o Nothin' Till You Hear from Me—Duke
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Ellington/arr. Lisa Despain. Introduce your
young players to the suave Mr. Ellington with this
medium tempo swing chart! It's a nice and easy
presentation of this wonderful jazz standard.
The features include a few sax section solis,
written solos for trumpet 1 on the bridge and an
additional 8-bar solo, the trumpet 1 range is to
written F top line, and easy swing rhythms for all.
It's Duke at his best for your young jazz band.
Playable with optional reduced or expanded
instrumentations. Highly recommended!
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l on't Get Around Much Anymore—Ellington
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& Russell/arr. Mark Taylor. One of the classic
trademark tunes from the Duke Ellington library,
this familiar jazz standard is solidly scored
for younger players by Mark Taylor. When
it comes to accessible charts in a medium
swing style, this one can't be beat!
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H on't Get Around Much Anymore—Duke
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Ellington/arr. Michael Sweeney. What better
way to introduce the music of Duke Ellington
to your young jazzers than with this wonderfully
scored arrangement by Michael Sweeney! Even
at this easy level, this chart really swings and
will sound great with limited rehearsal time.
Your pianist gets a rare chance to shine as
he or she is featured on the melody while the
ensemble answers. Later, every section gets to
play the melody and there's a written or ad lib
solo for any saxophone. The final section starts
softly with saxes alone, then builds as various
layers are added. This bluesy, swinging chart is
playable with as few as 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1
trombone, piano and drums, and all solos have
written parts provided. This belongs in every
young jazz curriculum! Highly recommended!
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H n a Mellow Tone—Duke Ellington/arr. Taylor.
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One of the all-time Duke Ellington classics is
this elegant, medium swing tune. Mark Taylor's
smooth arrangement for developing groups
features plenty of rich ensemble scoring plus
written or ad lib solos for trumpet and trombone.
Introduce your young jazzers to the Duke with
this excellent chart!
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H n the Mood—Joe Garland. This Glenn Miller
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classic is a must for every jazz band library!
Carefully edited and available with a full score,
this arrangement has everything you need to
recreate the original including a trumpet solo,
and a short call-and-response passage between
the alto and tenor saxes. It's a guaranteed
crowd-pleaser!
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H umpin' at the Woodside—Count Basie/arr.
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Derosa. This one just builds and builds! Rich
DeRosa keeps this Count Basie signature tune
swinging all the way and includes two optional
tag endings to keep the Basie style intact.
The solos are written out for piano, tenor sax,
trumpet and trombone and the lead trumpet
range is to written G on top of the staff with an
A on the optional tag ending. Optional parts are
included for expanded instrumentation. One of
the Count's finest!
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H Pennsylvania 6-5000—Jerry Gray/arr. Berry.
Here's a perfect touch of swing era nostalgia
with this signature tune from the Glenn Miller
Orchestra. All the elements of the original are
here in this more accessible version including
the famous sax melody, written trumpet and
alto solos and, of course, full band vocals. A real
crowd pleaser!
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H Shiny Stockings—Frank Foster/arr. Greg
Yasinitsky. Frank Foster's composition Shiny
Stockings is one of the greatest jazz tunes ever
for big band. Arranged by Greg Yasinitsky and
scored at an accessible level, this chart has
all the ingredients you expect plus a few short
section solis and an ensemble shout chorus.
This arrangement stays very close to the original,
yet is more accessible for developing groups.
Other features include a written solo for 2nd
trumpet with the lead trumpet range to written
A above the staff. This Basie classic belongs
in every jazz library! Highly recommended!
Optional expanded instrumentation.
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H ing, Sing, Sing—Louie Prima/arr. Lopez.
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Yep, this is the Sing, Sing, Sing you know and
love, made famous by Gene Krupa and the
Benny Goodman Orchestra, only arranged
for young players by Victor Lopez. The classic
drum solo that can be opened up for as much
excitement as the crowd can stand, along with a
written-out tenor solo, reasonable brass ranges
and lots of meaty ensembles keep this great
chart exciting. It will also sound full with reduced
instrumentation or with the optional, non-jazz
band parts. It's still a showstopper! Highly
recommended!
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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.
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H tring of Pearls—arr. Mike Lewis. Arranger
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Mike Lewis has taken this swinging Glenn Miller
hit and arranged it for easy jazz ensemble. His
clever reworking of the solo sections and the
descending harmony line makes this chart
very playable for the young jazz musician. The
trumpet 1 range is to written F top line and it
features instrumentation options from 9 to
19 players. This is one of the ultimate crowd
pleasers and it's ideal for any performance!
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Take the 'A' Train—Billy Strayhorn/arr.
Gassi. This chart swings all the way and is very
playable by a young jazz ensemble. Arranger
Vince Gassi offers a fresh take on this classic,
yet captures the essence of this well-known
Strayhorn composition made famous by
Ellington. It's scored exactly right for younger
players... not too difficult but with fun-to-play
parts. With brief written solos for 1st alto sax
and 1st trumpet, and easy ranges, it also has
plenty of dynamics to teach. A superb chart you
will play for years to come! Optional reduced or
expanded instrumentation.
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4 hings Ain't What They Used to Be—Mercer
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Ellington/arr. Rich Sigler. This is a jazz classic
that every band should have in their library.
The chart is a swing shuffle played at around
116 bpm and has a very familiar and catchy
melody that flows smoothly from section to
section. Also featured are written out solos for
alto sax 1 and trumpet 2 and a lead trumpet
range to written F-sharp top line. Optional parts
are included for expanded instrumentation. A
superb arrangement that is clever and effective
in every way!
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4 Can't Stop Loving You—arr. Quincy Jones.
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Every jazz fan knows it, loves it and has wished
it was in print! And now, this quintessential
big-band arrangement is finally available! As
recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on their
album Hits of the 50s & 60s, Quincy Jones'
arrangement of I Can't Stop Loving You will
bring your audiences to their feet. Beginning
with the Count's rubato piano tremolo, this
laid-back shuffle chart features in-your-face
ensemble writing at its finest. There is short,
written-out solo space for Trombone and Piano,
but mostly this chart simply swings its tail off
with the entire ensemble from beginning to end!
Never has a sad song sounded so happy! Very
highly recommended!
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4 Beginning to See the Light—arr. Paul
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Baker. This is a swinger all the way! The tempo
can be anywhere between 132 - 150 bpm and
there is a written trumpet 2 solo. There's plenty
of swingin' ensemble, a great sax section soli
plus optional parts for flute, clarinet, vibes,
horn, baritone horn, and tuba. Add in trumpet
plungers and sliding trombones and it's all
great stuff!
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H ing, Sing, Sing—Transcribed By Mike Lewis.
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Here it is...perhaps the most recognizable swing
tune of all time! This incredible transcription is
as close as you're going to come to the original
(which included clarinet and less than a full
compliment of brass). This chart is scored for a
standard 5 saxes, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones and
rhythm, but aside from that, it is the original as
played by Benny Goodman. Every lick is there,
including all the Gene Krupa drum breaks! This
chart is a must for every big band's library!
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