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Commissioned by the jazz division of the Illinois Music Educators Association for their All-State Jazz Ensemble in the year 2000, this medium-advanced, bright swing chart holds challenges for all. Fro...

Commissioned by the jazz division of the Illinois Music Educators Association for their All-State Jazz Ensemble in the year 2000, this medium-advanced, bright swing chart holds challenges for all. Fro...

In this solo feature for flugelhorn, solid swing figures, a medium tempo, and idiomatic writing for all sections come together with excellent results. A confident full-band chorus culminates in a stro...

Recorded by the University of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band on their Lab '95 album, the opening piano solo is a rubato, out-of-tempo intro fashioned after the music of Bill Evans. When that ends, t...

Recorded by the Mel Lewis Orchestra on the album 20 Years At The Village Vanguard, this solid bop swinger at a medium tempo gives solos to tenor and piano, with the drummer adding two shorter solos in...

As recorded by the Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin Big Band on the album Salted Gingko Nuts. Duration 6:45.

As recorded by the Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band on their Grammy-nominated album Long Yellow Road, this boppish classic offers solo space for tenor, alto, and trumpet. The even-8ths intro and...

As performed by the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra at the Village Vanguard, solo opportunities are given to trumpet and piano, but the solo chorus can be opened up for additional players as desired. O...

Commissioned by the Jazz Division of the Illinois Music Educators Association for the 2006 Illinois All-State Jazz Ensemble, this heartfelt tribute to Frank Mantooth is an excellent programming choice...

Commissioned by the Jazz Division of the Illinois Music Educators Association for the 2006 Illinois All-State Jazz Ensemble, this heartfelt tribute to Frank Mantooth is an excellent programming choice...

Recorded by the Bob Mintzer Big Band on the album Papa Lips, the upbeat groove serves as an especially creative canvas for tenor and trumpet soloists. Other highlights include a rhythmic soli for alto...

Commissioned by the Kentucky Music Educators' Association for its 2002 All-State Jazz Ensemble, the inspiration for this medium-advanced, up-swing release comes from the music of Art Blakey's Jazz Mes...

Commissioned by the Kentucky Music Educators' Association for its 2002 All-State Jazz Ensemble, the inspiration for this medium-advanced, up-swing release comes from the music of Art Blakey's Jazz Mes...

Originally issued in 1974, this chart penned for the Count Basie band has everything you'd expect from a Sammy Nestico classic -- solos for piano and tenor, sax and brass solis, a solid ensemble shout...

Recorded by the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra on the album The Jazz Orchestra, this energetic adventure for capable bands is a series of alternating ensemble and solo sections for trumpet or trombone...

This spirited chart, originally recorded in a small group setting on the CD I Remember Jaco (BMG-Novus), is playable at a variety of brighter tempos but should ultimately be performed fast. A solid rh...

As recorded by the Bob Mintzer Big Band on the Incredible Journey CD, this tune features the drummer in a series of short cameo fills that eventually culminate in an unaccompanied, expandable solo jus...

Recorded by the University of North Texas Lab Band, this medium advanced swing tune brings to mind the legendary collaborations of Gil Evans and Miles Davis. Written to portray the vibrant arts distri...

Recorded by the University of North Texas Lab Band, this medium advanced swing tune brings to mind the legendary collaborations of Gil Evans and Miles Davis. Written to portray the vibrant arts distri...

Recorded by the Bob Mintzer Big Band on the album of the same name, this exciting tenor feature showcases several call-and-response conversations between the soloist and band. The drummer also shares...

Written by one of the most creative and original writers of big band music in the world today, 'That' is the logical sequel to Neil Slater's composition, 'This'. Neil's masterful orchestration shines...

Written by one of the most creative and original writers of big band music in the world today, "That" is the logical sequel to Neil Slater's composition, "This". Neil's masterful orchestration shines...

Recorded by the University of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band on their Lab 2002 CD, much of the texture in this medium up-swing tune is dedicated to unison contrapuntal areas requiring a fluid, horiz...

Recorded by the University of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band on their Lab 2002 CD, much of the texture in this medium up-swing tune is dedicated to unison contrapuntal areas requiring a fluid, horiz...