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Blues & Swing easy
n Do Nothin' Till You Hear from MeDuke
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!
10311419 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . 42.00
H Don't Get Around Much AnymoreDuke
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!
10016142 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . 40.00
DoxySonny Rollins/arr. John Berry. One of the
most played of Sonny Rollins' many great tunes,
Doxy is arranged here in a very playable version
for inexperienced bands. This accessible chart is
in a nice and relaxed swing style with a touch of
bop. What a great introduction to one of the true
innovators of jazz. Arranged for full jazz ensemble,
it's also playable with an optional instrumentation
of 4 saxes, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones and 3 rhythm.
Highly recommended!
10023034 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . 40.00
4 Dr. JJim Mahaffey. With an easy swing feel, this
straight-ahead swing chart actively features both
the trumpet and trombone sections with the saxes
providing support over a steady rhythmic groove.
The trumpets have the melody in mutes right off the
top, then the trombones. Additional features include
a tempo at 100 bpm, suggested solos, an optional
open solo section over accessible changes, optional
parts for expanded instrumentation, and moderate
brass ranges. Dr. J will deliver performance results
with confidence!
10580149 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . 65.00
l Exit StrategyDoug Beach. Looking for a chart
that will provide your developing jazz ensemble with
the chance to move past the blues? Exit Strategy
will provide that vehicle. The strong melody couples
perfectly with the solid ensemble writing to create
an abundance of teaching opportunities, plus
it's playable with optional reduced or expanded
instrumentations. It swings well at 120 to 126 bpm,
and an optional open solo section is included with
solo sheets provided. No exits here!
10604710 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . 48.00
H Family Guy ThemeWalter Murphy/arr. Rick
Stitzel. The theme song for this popular TV series
is already set in a swingin' big band style at a
medium tempo. Arranged here for young players,
it features the melody traded between the saxes,
trumpets and trombones and short solos for
trumpet and alto. Suggested solos are included.
Highly recommended!
10005187 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . 40.00
Fat CatDoug Beach. A solid swing tune featuring
an open solo section, modest brass ranges, and
lots of full-ensemble scoring. Playable by 12 to 17
pieces, each set comes with a sheet of written solo
lines for all instruments, giving directors the freedom
to customize performances according to their
particular group. Optional reduced instrumentation.
2391191 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . 48.00
Feeling GoodBricusse & Newley/arr. Rick
Stitzel. Popular again thanks to the recent recording
by Michael Buble, this hit was originally from the
Broadway musical "The Roar of the Greasepaint,
The Smell of the Crowd." This bluesy arrangement
requires no solos, but gives each section of the
ensemble a chance to be featured. Playable with
optional reduced or expanded instrumentations.
Highly recommended!
10374176 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . 40.00
FeverEddie Cooley/arr. Paul Murtha. Recorded
by Peggy Lee in 1958, this sultry swing tune went
on to become her signature song and has remained
a popular standard. Paul Murtha's version for young
players definitely retains the "cool" factor with
finger snaps, sax melody and brass punches. Brief
written solos are included for alto sax and trumpet,
and it's playable with optional reduced or expanded
instrumentations. Highly recommended!
10449094 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . 40.00
Flight of the Foo BirdsNeal Hefti/arr. Roy
Phillippe. Neal Hefti penned this wonderful chart
for the great Count Basie Band, and Roy Phillippe
has made it accessible for younger players without
losing the verve of the original. This little swing
chart begins by featuring a combo and layers other
sections on until there's a full band laying down the
melody and backgrounds. Written or improvised
solos are traded with alto sax and trumpet following
by a soft shout chorus. It will also sound full and
complete with optional reduced instrumentation.
Additionally, there are options for expanded
instrumentation. Highly recommended!
10028061 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . 42.00
n A Foggy Day (In London Town)George
Gershwin/arr. Mark Taylor. If you're looking for a
great-sounding medium swing tune for younger
players that features tutti rhythms, this is the
perfect chart for you! Even though there are brief
written or ad lib solos for trumpet and tenor sax, the
primary focus is on the full ensemble. This version
is playable with optional reduced or expanded
instrumentations, and the bass lines and piano
voicings are entirely written. You can't get much
better than George Gershwin and Mark Taylor!
10522942 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . 40.00
n Fool Me OnceDean Sorenson. This straight-
ahead blues has it all! From an easy swinging
melody that gives way to cool counterpoint, it leads
to solos that are open for all. All players have an
opportunity to improvise on a single scale with the
scale sheets that are included for each instrument.
For those not wanting to improvise, a suggested
solo is provided on all the parts. Completely flexible
instrumentation makes this chart perfect for young
jazz groups of all shapes and sizes. This one is great
for teaching basic swing and blues styles!
10521248 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . 48.00
FourMiles Davis/arr. John Berry. The saxes
do most of the heavy lifting on this easy version
of the Miles Davis standard. In addition, there is a
short sax soli and a written or improvised solo for
trumpet. This is a wonderful introduction for young
players to one of the most important jazz figures
of the 20th century. Optional reduced or expanded
instrumentations. Suggested solos and scale/chord
sheets included.
10083836 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . 40.00
H Georgia on My MindHoagy Carmichael/
arr. Michael Sweeney. This enduring standard by
Hoagy Carmichael continues to sound fresh year
after year. This easy setting hints at the great Ray
Charles' recording, with its lush harmonies and
bluesy ballad style. Short solos for trumpet, sax and
trombone can also be played as section tuttis. Great
for developing balance and ensemble playing.
2392454 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . 40.00
4 Give It All You GotGeorge Shutack. Many
of Count Basie's greatest charts started with
him playing the melody with his rhythm section.
This wonderful George Shutack composition
provides your pianist with that experience. Then
the saxes take the melody with a nice soli as the
brass enter with complementary answers. As
the chart builds, all sections get in on the action
followed by an optional open solo section with
solo sheets included. The saxes return with their
soli accompanied by the brass. Things come to a
well-rounded conclusion as the piano and rhythm
section returns. Playable with optional reduced or
expanded instrumentations, this is a great blues
chart for concert, festival or any performance!
10604634 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . 48.00
n Green OnionsBooker T. Jones/arr. Roger
Holmes. Your students will feel so cool playing
this one! It's the slow-cooking, minor-key rock-
shuffle tune that became a trademark for Booker
T. & the M.G.'s. Although the written-out solos
are scored for alto or tenor and trumpet, the
chord changes are so easy that anyone could
solo on them. This will be a guaranteed favorite
with your band! Highly recommended!
2472906 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . 40.00
H
Groovin' HardDon Menza/arr. Peter Blair.
Getting your younger bands to groove has never
been easier! Straight from the library of The Buddy
Rich Band, this great version of the classic Don
Menza chart is perfect for younger players. Used
in contest for many years by advanced bands, this
arrangement gives you a solid, hard swing at a
medium tempo coupled with some tasty sax section
work, all within the reach of junior high groups.
There are no solos, so use this one to feature your
tight ensemble work and groovin' swing style.
Guaranteed to make your band sound like pros!
2476769 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . 45.00
n High MaintenanceGordon Goodwin/arr. Mike
Story. Check out Mike Story's adaptation of this
swingin' Big Phat Band hit! It's still hip, it still has
all the Gordon Goodwin ingredients, yet it's very
accessible. Suggested solos are included for alto,
tenor, trumpet and trombone, and the trumpet
1 range is to written E, top space. Playable with
optional reduced and expanded instrumentations.
Highly recommended!
10303584 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . 42.00
H Hit the Road JackPercy Mayfield/arr. Mike
Lewis. Ray Charles made it famous, now you can
play it with your young jazz ensemble. There are
no individual solos, just solid ensemble all the way
with some unison sax solis with optional lip bends
to give the chart a bluesy sound. Trumpet 1 range
is to written E top space and the rhythms are easy
throughout. This will be easy to rehearse and sound
great... plus it's a great tune! Highly recommended!
Optional reduced or expanded instrumentations.
10277520 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . 42.00
H Essential Elements Jazz Play-Along: Jazz Standards—
Michael Sweeney & Mike Steinel.
At last, a jazz play-along book for
developing players! In addition to being a perfect introduction to some of the
best-known jazz standards, this book includes hints for improvising on each tune,
a guide to jazz articulations, plus a scale/chord correlation chart. Biographical
sketches of key jazz figures are also included. And, if that wasn't enough,
each tune comes with its own sample solo for reference or performance. The
professionally recorded audio CD also includes tempo adjustment software for
use in your computer (CD-ROM) with a choice of full recordings with melody,
or rhythm section only. Titles included are: Now's the Time, Killer Joe, Blue
Bossa, C-Jam Blues, Footprints, Song for My Father, Autumn Leaves, Freddie
Freeloader, St. Thomas and Blue Train. The rhythm section book also includes
bass lines, piano voicings and drum patterns. Careful attention has been given to
this series to make it stylistically appropriate for each instrument. This is excellent
training material and a lot of fun for developing players!
2480214 Book/CD Bb, Eb & C Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.99
2480215 Book/CD Flute, F Horn, Tuba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.99
2480216 Book/CD Rhythm Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.99
Essential Elements Jazz Play-Along: The Blues—Michael Sweeney,
Paul Murtha & Mike Steinel.
Welcome to the exciting world of jazz
improvisation! Whether used as a supplement to the Essential Elements for
Jazz Ensemble method book or just by itself, this play-along book and CD-
ROM will help students in creating their own improvised solos. The recordings
feature professional jazz players performing familiar jazz classics and provide an
excellent model for playing in a jazz style. In addition, sample solos are provided
as a guide for creating effective melodies. An added feature on the CD-ROM is
a software program for changing the tempo of any of the recorded tracks! When
used in a computer, "The Amazing Slow Downer" will allow students to adjust the
tempo without changing the pitch. Includes 10 blues classics: All Blues; Bags'
Groove; Blue 'N Boogie; Blue Monk; Blues in Frankie's Flat; Blues in the Closet;
Cold Duck Time; St. Louis Blues; Straight No Chaser and Tenor Madness.
10335884 Book/CD Bb, Eb & C Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.99
10335885 Book/CD Flute, F Horn, Tuba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.99
10335886 Book/CD Rhythm Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.99
GREAT FOR
BEGINNING
SOLOISTS
In addition to being a perfect introduction
to some of the best-known jazz and blues
standards, these book/CD combinations include hints for improvising
on each tune, a guide to jazz articulations, plus a scale/chord
correlation chart. Biographical sketches of key jazz figures are also
included. See more jazz play-alongs at jwpepper.com.
