Andrew Neu

These six pieces were conceived as a tool to help the each jazz section refine their skills as a unit of the contemporary big band including balance, blend, articulation and phrasing. Optional rhythm...

This funk original for advancing groups provides an ideal way to sustain the interest of the audience while teaching essential jazz fusion skills to developing musicians. Written in the style of Herbi...

Here's a great cool swing chart for advancing groups reminiscent of the music of Stanley Turrentine and Cannonball Adderley. Although it employs the blues scale, it is not a blues. Ad lib solos are of...

Your audiences will love this retro R&B original with an upbeat, infectious groove. Originally record by the composer on Try Something Neu (NuGroove Records NUG-2036-2), this chart is reminiscent of t...

In this terrific tip-of-the-hat tribute to Don Menza's famous Groovin' Hard chart, saxes get the major workout, supported by cleverly written brass parts, all in a shuffle swing style. Solos are given...

This classic big band alto sax feature was recorded on The Big Band Side Of Andrew Neu: Catwalk featuring Eric Marienthal. Beginning as a jazz ballad, it transitions to a double time swing for the wri...

This is a straight-ahead swinger with more than a few twists and turns. As a 24-bar minor blues it has great solo changes with a modal feel. Solo space (written or ad lib) is provided for tenor sax, t...

Inspired by the music of Brazil, this chart for advancing groups is an upbeat, catchy medium samba that's impossible to get out of your head. Written or ad lib solos for tenor saxophone and trumpet le...

Commissioned by Cannonball Musical Instruments, this American Brazilian samba is perfect for advancing groups. Similar to American Latin jazz artists Chuck Mangione and Spyro Gyro, this samba original...

Inspired by the music Sammy Nestico wrote for Count Basie, this medium swing chart for advancing groups features the saxophones and trumpets in strong unison melodies. Naturally, it features written o...

Eine brandneue Komposition von Andrew Neu aus Philadelphia/USA. Andrew hat neben seinen drei Solo-CD auch diverse Kompositionen und Bearbeitungen erschaffen. 'Slipstream' ist ein funkiges Sax-Quartett...

Reminiscent of the music of Quincy Jones and Henry Mancini in the 1960's, this catchy boogaloo for advancing groups is a fun-loving fusion of Brazilian, Afro-Cuban and American funk influences. The ea...

This is a straight-ahead swinger with more than a few twists and turns. As a 24-bar minor blues it has great solo changes with a modal feel. Solo space (written or ad lib) is provided for tenor sax, t...

Emulating the exciting style of Arturo Sandoval and Paquito D'Rivera, this catchy Latin tune for advancing groups alternates between Afro-Cuban and samba grooves. Chord changes for the open solo secti...

Written in the style of classic big band shuffles from Don Menza and Gordon Goodwin, this chart for proficient groups is ideal for festival or concert fare. Each section gets to step into the limeligh...