Ensembles

Commissioned by the Martin Murphy Jazz Band, this fascinating up-tempo jazz waltz employs flugelhorns, vibraphone, bass clarinet, flute and soprano sax to create an alluring musical tapestry.

New Music for Jazz Ensemble. Features Chord Changes And Scales For Improvisation During All Solo Passages; Chord Changes And Notated Voicings In The Piano Part; Chord Changes And Notated Ines In The B...

The intensity exhibited in the music of Miles Davis is reflected in this distinctive trumpet/tenor sax.

Dedicated to the great Chick Corea, Catch Me Up was inspired by excitement, vision, and intrigue communicated through Chick's music.

Performed by the late Don Ellis, chart features alto, trumpet and piano. Strong motivic melody is contrasted with tone clusters sustained over the octave 6/8 afro/Latin rhythm. Doubles. Recorded by Da...

Extended two movement work based on the sound of the Blue whale and the 'songs' of the Humpback whale. The work features interesting angular melodies in rich harmonic settings. 1st movement, like the...

Up-tempo straight ahead jazz chart utilizing modal A sections with changes for the bridge. Commissioned as the sight-reading chart for the Pacific Coast Collegiate Jazz Festival. Solos for trumpet or...

A 'burning' up-tempo chart (dedicated to Horace Silver) that alternates between heavy funk and hard bop. Features tenor and trumpet. No doubles.

An up-tempo piece with a light character for a big band chart. It has a fast harmonic rhythm (like Giant Steps) with solos for alto and Harmon muted trumpet. Recorded by Dave Eshelmans' Jazz Garden Bi...

Comp by Horace Silver, arr by Dave. Horace Silver's beautiful ballad evokes a feeling of longing and contemplation. This lush arrangement features trombone with a guitar solo also included. Scored for...

A samba in tribute to Chick Corea with a 'Corean' treatment of the rhythm section. Solos: Flute and Flugelhorn. Recorded by Dave Eshelmans' Jazz Garden Big Band 'Deep Voices' on Sea Breeze Jazz.

Written as a solo vehicle for trumpet sensation Bobby Shew. An up tempo street samba with some rock sections. A lyrical Flugelhorn melody and solo section is followed by a soaring lead trumpet line al...

This Cedar Walton classic is set in tight horn voicings over a backbeat pedal for the rhythm section. A tough ensemble section will challenge advanced level bands, but can be cut without compromising...

This chart was commissioned to commemorate the work of tenor giant Stan Getz. The chart features a solo tenor sax which can be performed in a traditional five piece sax section or by an added tenor so...