Don Bowyer

I. Gracefully II. Thoughtfully III. Vengefully

A beautiful ballad feature for soprano (or alto) and bari saxes, featuring gorgeous interplay between the soloists over a bed of lush trombones. Always a crowd favorite. No doubles. First trpt to A ab...

This blues-rock tune will leave your audience screaming for more. Solos for trumpet, trombone, and alto saxophone. Vocal 'rap' for any member of the band, with a vocal chorus by the entire horn sectio...

Funk tune with an eight-bar swing tag to each chorus. Alto, tenor, trumpet, trombone, and rhythm.

A beautiful ballad feature for alto and bari saxes, featuring gorgeous interplay between the soloists. Always a crowd favorite. Six horns: alto, tenor, bari, 2 trumpets, brombone, and rhythm.

A medium blues with one bar of straight eighth notes. Includes two separate open solo choruses with chords for everyone, and a crowd-pleasing stop-time shout chorus with each section playing a differe...

Exciting blues in a double-time, dedicated to a man who spent his life working with chemical and biological weapons ('bugs and gas'.) The unison shout section will leave the audience gasping for air....

This blues-rock tune will leave your audience screaming for more. Vocal 'rap' for any member of the band, with a vocal chorus by the entire horn section. Six horns: alto, tenor, bari, 2 trumpets, trom...

A tribute to Mingus, this medium almost-blues is full of surprises. Opens with bass solo, then trombone solo, before the first head. Six horns: alto, tenor, bari, 2 trumpets, trombone, and rhythm.

A contemporary New Orleans 'street-beat' kicks this old standard into a new gear. In the style of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Six horns: alto, tenor, bari, 2 trumpets, trombone, and rhythm

This one is a happy, two-beat dixieland feel for the whole band. Eight-measure solos for trombone 1, trumpet 2, clarinet, piano, tenor 1, trombone 2, bass, tenor 2, trumpet 4, alto 1, and drums. Bari...

This big band funk setting of Henry Purcell's 300-year-old baroque classic provides the missing link for your next concert. Features baritone or alto vocalist, with solos for alto sax, trumpet,and pia...

An exciting Latin tune featuring lead trumpet and lead trombone. Optional parts for claves and congas. No doubles. First trumpet to D above the staff (optional high G above that for the last note). Re...

Beautiful Latin ballad featuring lead trombone. No doubles. First trumpet to A above the staff. Recorded by the Don Bowyer Big Band on 'Itchin In The Kitchen' on Dolphin Dons. See master CD section.

In the style of the Buena Vista Social Club, this medium-tempo Latin tune features two bari saxes (alto 2 is optional). Based on a popular children's folk song. No doubles; lead trumpet to A5.A,T,T,B,...

Beautiful Latin ballad featuring trombone. Six horns: alto, tenor, bari, 2 trumpets, trombone, and rhythm.

Fast mambo with band shout section (literally). Exciting chart! Lead trumpet to E6. Six horns: alto, tenor, bari, 2 trumpets, trombone, and rhythm.

Slow Cuban son feel, allowing everyone to stretch out. Lead trumpet to B5. Six horns: alto, tenor, bari, 2 trumpets, trombone, and rhythm.

Fast 3/4 Latin piece in one - this one really cooks! Lead trumpet to E6. Six horns: alto, tenor, bari, 2 trumpets, trombone, and rhythm.

Fast Cuban-style rumba. Lead trumpet to D6 (optional G6). Six horns: alto, tenor, bari, 2 trumpets, trombone, and rhythm.

Fast merengue with solos all around; trombone covers the piccolo part; open percussion section. This one leaves the crowd exhausted! Lead trumpet to D6. Six horns: alto, tenor, bari, 2 trumpets, tromb...

Alto, tenor, guitar, and vocalist (no lyrics) are featured on this high-energy salsa tune that gets the audience dancing. Lead trumpet to C6. 5/4/4/PG,P,B,D Optl. Vibes.

Latin tune with a songo beat. Alto, tenor, trumpet, trombone, and rhythm.

Medium-tempo, old-school salsa feel with a two-bar descending chromatic chord line and independent horn lines that dovetail around each other. Trumpet, tenor, trombone, and rhythm.

Swing tune; features vibes (two mallets.) Band parts go together easily. No doubles; lead trumpet to G#5.