Bob Florence

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...