In Bob's usual style, this jazz waltz melody is shared by everyone.
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Bossa nova featuring sax section melody, alto bridge, tenor cadenza. Some sax dbls.
Tenor sax ballad feature. Intensity & sensitivity go hand in hand. Some sax dbls. Recorded by Bob Florence Limited Edition on Soaring on Sea Breeze Jazz.
Two tenors are featured soloists w/trading choruses. Some sax dbls. Recorded by Bob Florence Limited Edition on Soaring on Sea Breeze Jazz.
A jazz waltz that doesn't feel like a waltz. Complex time feels. Some sax dbls. Recorded by Bob Florence Limited Edition on Soaring on Sea Breeze Jazz.
Fast jazz waltz. Flowing melody w/fast moving wdwd lines underneath. Some sax dbls.
Light samba featuring flugelhorn & trbn. Simple & straight-forward. Recorded by Bob Florence Limited Edition on Soaring on Sea Breeze Jazz.
Nice/easy 16 bar minor blues. 128 feel. Ensemble melody, bone solo. Some sax dbls.
Medium tempo swinger that features great sounding ensemble. Some sac dbls.
A lovely and subtle jazz waltz which switches between major and minor keys. Tenor, Flugelhorn and piano solos. Doubles.
An interesting modal pedal point introduction surprisingly breaks into a blues shuffle. Bari, Bone & Trpt solos.
An up tempo rhythm changes flag waiver that features Alto & Tenor solos. Challenging chromatic lines for sax section.
Another great Samba from Bob. Features Tenor sax and piano solos.Recorded by Pat Longo on 'Extreme Heat'.
An up tempo 3/4 version of this familiar jazz line. Soprano solo. Recorded by Bob Florence Limited Edition on Funupsmanship.
An against-the-beat introduction sets up a lilting waltz featuring an engaging sax soli on the melody. Dbls. Plenty of solo space for Soprano. Recorded by Bob Florence Limited
An extremely fast Alto feature originally written to feature Lanny Morgan that, as its title implies, combines I Got Rhythm chord changes with blues changes.
An exciting 24 bar minor blues in 3/4 time w/an unforgettable shout chorus. Intermittent 5/4 bars have never swung so hard. Bone & Alto solos.
Up-tempo minor blues that would be a great opener!! Dynamic sax soli. Some sax doubles. Recorded by Bob Florence Limited Edition on Sea Breeze Jazz.
Trombone choir opens, simple/well orchestrated ballad. Tenor feature. Some sax doubles.
3/4 samba feel. Soprano/flugel have the melody. Woodwinds & muted brass. Some Sax dbls.
Slow jazz waltz. Flugelhorn melody statement, with woodwind bckgs. Cadenza.
Happy feeling up tempo samba. Exciting ensemble shout takes it home. Some sax dbls. Recorded by Bob Florence Limited Edition on Magic Time.
Alto & Bari solos. Fine ensemble writing, appealing to any audience. Recorded by Bob Florence Limited Edition on Soaring on Sea Breeze Jazz.
Based on a 3/4 feeling in various tempos and style. A light, bluesy sounding tempo 'three' with ensemble melody. Some sax dbls. Part two of One, Two, Three.
Based on a 3/4 feeling in various tempos and style. Up tempo. Exciting full ensemble writing. Some sax dbls.Part three of One,Two, Three.
Bright blues, a real showpiece for your band. Tenor solo, opt bass.
Collection of Be Bop licks/sixteen to be exact, you figure them out.
Hard driving 12 bar blues shuffle at its best. Great ensemble shout.
Up tempo samba featuring trombone. No doubles.
132-138 = half note. A good festival opener or closer, this fast and furious piece features trombone and baritone sax. Straight ahead feel. Recorded by Bob Florence Limited Edition on Funupsmanship.
116 = half note. A difficult kind of Tenor duet. Both soloists play together at the top. A straight ahead feel. Recorded by Bob Florence Limited Edition on With All The Bells &Whistles.
112-half note. A medium tempo samba. The first two choruses feature 6 flutes in unison, [may be played by 3]. Features exchanges between band and drums. Recorded by Bob Florence Limited Edition.
A High energy waltz with tenor and trumpet solos. No doubles. Dotted half note = 84. Recorded by the Bob Florence Limited Editions newest CD ?éEarth'.
A slow blues in 12/8 feel with unaccompanied piano solos. No doubles. Quarter note = 62. Difficult. Recorded by the Bob Florence Limited Editions newest CD OEarthO.
Dedicated to all of the big bands that perform on Monday night, this medium-up piece is to be played with a small group in the middle. Solos are bass and trumpet and a short piano interlude. No double...
A mysterioso piece that starts very lightly and builds to a sholking conclusion with bass, soprano, and trumpet solos. Doubles: Woodwinds 1-4 on clarinet, Woodwind 5 E flat contra alto clarinet, contr...
138 = half note. This chart is a great opener or closer for a concert. Contains solos for both tenor saxes, and two trumpets. Since it was written for Louie Bellson, it has four bar & 8 bar solos for...
A feature for two clarinets. Sopranos may be substituted. Some collective between soloists. Half note = 126. Recorded by the Bob Florence Limited Edition on Serendipity 18 on MAMA Foundation.
A Flugelhorn/trumpet feature. The tempo is slow, then doubles up. Woodwind doubles are flutes, clarinets, bass clarinet and Eb contra alto clarinet. Quarter note = 60. Recorded by the Bob Florence Lim...
A bright opener or closer. Some collective improvising from tenor, trombone, soprano and trumpet. Other solos from piano, alto and trombone. This number is high energy. Half note = 132. Recorded by th...
A three part piece built on the note 'E'. Trumpet solo in a harmon mute and a tenor solo. Half note = 112. Recorded by the Bob Florence Limited Edition on Serendipity 18 on MAMA Foundation.
The conclusion of 3 ?éE' motions. It's bright and has solos for piano, trumpet and baritone. Drums are important. The rhythm section on all of the 'E' MOTIONS is free. Half note = 132. Recorded by the...
MM: half note = 120. A medium bright opener or closer with some written high note trumpet solos. Other solos inlcude tenor and another trumpet. Recorded by the Don Junker Big Band.
A medium straight 8th note feel with a muted trumpet, trombone and tenor solo. Alto 1 doubles on soprano. Thje beginning of the trombone solo is with guitar only. The beginning of the tenor solo is wi...
A hard shuffle with guitar, tenor, and baritone sax solos. A great closer of this Stanley Turrentine classic. Quarter note = 152. Recorded by the Bob Florence Limited Edition on 'Serendipity 18' on th...
Comp by Johnny Mercer/Johnny Mandel and arr by Bob. A real concert piece. Emily goes back and forth from 4/4 to 3/4. Flugelhorn solo on trumpet 4, trumpet solo on trumpet 5, piano solo at the top. Thi...
A great concert piece of this John Green classic. Half of this medium tempo arrangement is very soft. The other half is very loud. No doubles. Quarter note = 132. No score.
A fast jazz waltz (dotted half = 92) beginning with a rubato piano solo. Piano then sets tempo. The other solo is a flugelhorn.
Composed in honor of Stan Kenton and based on 'snippets' from the Kenton library. Solos: baritone, guitar and trumpet and written out piano. A great concert closer. From the CD 'Next Stop Live On The...
Celebrating Duke Ellington's 100th birthday, this is an extended composition based on 'snippets' of familiar Ellington/Strayhorn themes. Solos: guitar, tenor, alto and written out pianos. A great conc...
Commissioned by ASCAP & IAJE and premiered at the IAJE convention in Long Beach, CA on January 6, 2005. Honoring Count Basie, this is an extended composition based on 'snippets' from the Count Basie l...
An abrasive medium tempo blues, written with the title in mind. Solos: trumpet, tenor and written out piano. From the CD 'Whatever Bubbles Up' by the Bob Florence Limited Edition. See Otter CD catalog...
Running with Scissors was inspired by a parent, a child: 'Don't run with scissors in your hand'. This makes the piece slightly ominous at a bright tempo. Solos are trumpet, trombone and extended drums...
A brief chorale-like introduction sets up this beautifully mysterious Bob Florence ballad feature for piano. Backgrounds and ensemble figures should remain barely above a whisper. The chorale is re-st...
A medium tempo trumpet blues in B flat feature, starting with cup mute then plunger then open. Woodwinds are clarinets and bass clarinet switching to saxes. As recorded by George Graham Big Band 'With...
From the liner notes to the 1999 SeaBreeze 'Live at the Lighthouse' CD release: 'One day when Bob Florence was playing piano at my house, I suggested that he try writing an arrangement of Clair de Lun...
This is Bob Florence's attention-getting chart. This fast swinging chart features solos for piano and guitar. No score.
This Bob Florence bossa nova begins with an a capella tenor sax solo before the relaxed groove enters. The melody continues in the tenor saxophone all the way until the solos for piano and guitar. A b...
A lush and haunting Bossa Nova. This chart challenges your band's ability to balance & play sensitively. Dbls.
A lush and melodic bossa nova featuring Flugel. The chart also utilizes interesting contrasts through the use of flutes & contra-bass clarinet dbls.
Bossa that features flugelhorn.
148-152 = half note. A show stopper to be played as fast as possible. This piece goes into half time bossa for alto solo [2nd part]. Recorded by Bob Florence Limited Edition on With All The Bells & Wh...
A gentle bossa nova featuring 2 altos. Woodwind doubles are clarinets, bass clarinet and Eb contra alto clarinet. Quarter note = 100. Recorded by the Bob Florence Limited Edition on Serendipity 18 on...
Luci is a Trumpet feature with a light Bossa Nova feel. The introduction has the soloist play fills with the Drums and later the rest of the Rhythm section. The Saxophone section introduces the theme....
This Bob Florence arrangement was written for Terry Gibbs to perform with the Dream Band on the Steve Allen show. This is an all-out vibe feature! We have included optional alternate B-flat and E-flat...
This swinging med. blues with it's unusual voicing and surprising ensemble sections avoids sounding like 'just another blues chart'. Bb, bass & contrabass, clarinets, flute dbls. Solos for Tenor. Trpt...
Up tempo swing. 1/4 note = 200. Solo changes in 2nd trumpet. Difficult sax soli. No doubles.
Great up-tempo swing chart. Can be used as a concert opener or closer. Written for Bill Holman. Extensive ensemble writing. Solos for Trpt, Alto & short Drum solo.
Very up tempo swing [ 1/4 note=300 approx.] in that great Florence style. Changes are based on How Deep is the Ocean. Solo space for Alto sax & trpt. Lots of ensemble writing. No dbls. Recorded by Bob...
Medium swing chart. Solo space for piano. Recorded by Bob Florence Limited Edition on Funupsmanship.
Swinger featuring some of the finest ens writing for big band. Some sax dbls.
Swing chart featuring trpt & tenor on the initial melody. Sax soli. Some sax dbls.
Based on a 3/4 feeling in various tempos and style. Up tempo 3/4 swinger. Lower instruments have the melody. Some sax dbls. Part one of One, Two, Three.
Swinger featuring the melody from the 'two' baritone sax parts. Some sax dbls.
Straight ahead medium swing featuring both tenor saxes. No doubles.
A waltz. Baritone solo melody and flugelhorn solo. Very gentle for most of the way through. Quarter note = 72 (swing 8th notes). Recorded by the Bob Florence Limited Edition on Serendipity 18 on MAMA...
MM: quarter note = 88. A different treatment done slowly and quietly in a 3/4 swing feel. Solos are written out piano interludes and ad lib piano solo.
A bright blues with a bridge in a swing feel. The solos are by baritone (6) and trumpet. Lead trumpet to high Eb. Half note = 120. The piece is lonog but great for concerts. Recorded by Bob Florence &...
The old 1920's song done as a bright samba and fast swing (half note = 132). Solos are tenor and trumpet.No score.
A medium-fast, hard driving, swinging piece with lots of ensemble and solo space for Trumpet and Alto Sax. Piano intro followed by the whole ensemble leads to the Saxophone section stating the theme....
A rousing, humorous medium swing with solo space for Trombone. The arrangement starts out with two unaccompanied Baritone Saxes stating the theme later joined by the rest of the Sax section. Adding th...
Grammy nominated best instrumental composition for jazz ensemble. A complex piece of extended length. Lots of solo space for Soprano Sax, Trombone, Trumpet and Drums. Mixed meters of 3/2, 6/4, and 4/4...
This is one of Bob Florence's first well-known compositions. It has an 'old timey' dixie-ish vocabulary but definitely swings in a modern style. An easy conception, this chart has a very cool and play...
A touching treatment of a song that works at any time of the year. An a cappella trombone soli states the melody, then the baritone sax is featured as the rhythm section accompanies with some lovely s...
Lush & lovely, ballad feature for your most forgotten soloist...bari. Some sax dbls.
A soft, quiet solo feature completely written out for the baritone saxophone. Woodwinds are 4 clarinets and a bass clarinet. From the 'Eternal Licks & Grooves' CD.
A lovely Trombone ballad feature written for Charlie Loper. Soloist is supported by lush orchestration. Excellent concert piece.
Nice, easy [12/8] ballad, trbn feature dedicated to Julie Andrews. Some sax dbls.
Great sambas feature for Drums, ensemble written around solo fills.Written for 5 saxes.
The title says it all! This Bob Florence arrangement is based around a catchy riff based melody and an extended guitar solo, but the chart is flexible enough to allow it to be opened up for additional...
