Don Bowyer

Medium swing alto feature, with an exciting sax soli. Changes for alto and piano. No doubles; lead trumpet to D6.

Medium swing blues tune dedicated to an army reserve officer who went to Baghdad in 2003. Lots of delicious dissonance. Changes for alto and trombone. Exciting three-chorus stop-time section. No doubl...

Fast swing, alternating with a funky street beat that gets everyone clapping. Solos for soprano, tenor, trombone, and piano. Lead sax on soprano, bari doubles flute; lead trumpet to A5. Medium difficu...

This up-tempo swing tune, written for pianist Olga Kern, is a 24-bar chromatic blues. Changes for piano and tenor. No doubles; lead trumpet to D6.

Fast swing, alternating with a funky street beat that gets everyone clapping. Six horns: soprano, tenor, bari, 2 trumpets, trombone, and rhythm.

Christmas medley for five saxes (soprano, alto, tenor, tenor, bari) and rhythm. Includes Go Tell It On The Mountain, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, and O Come O Come Emmanuel. An accessible arrangement...

Beautiful ballad lullabye for soprano voice and big band, with an optional four-part backup choir. No doubles; lead trumpet to E6.

This beautiful ballad features alto sax throughout, in a 'neo-Kenton' style, complete with rubato piano intro. Six horns: alto, tenor, bari, 2 trumpets, trombone, and rhythm

Beautiful ballad feature for trombone - solo part to C5. Double-time bridge. No doubles; lead trumpet to C6.

Fast swing fugue for four horns. Alto, tenor, trumpet, trombone, and rhythm.

Rhythm changes with a unison bridge that burns. Trumpet, trombone, bari, and rhythm.

Piece is written for trombone solo and concert band. A repeating cpercussion theme is used to propel the piece forward. The solo part goes up to C5, and includes jazz improvisation. The band parts inc...

An alto, flugelhorn, or trombone (up to a high D) feature, this medium tempo ballad is the perfect vehicle for showing off a developing soloist. No doubles. First trumpet to C above the staff.

Fast Latin crowd-pleaser with a unison lead for tenor, trumpet, and trombone. No doubles. First trumpet and solo trumpet to B above the staff. Recorded by the Don Bowyer Big Band on 'Itchin In The Kit...

This blues-shuffle features bari sax, trombone, and trumpet. The two-chorus sax soli is challenging but accessible. No doubles. First trumpet to C# above the staff. Recorded by the Don Bowyer Big Band...

This beautiful ballad features alto sax throughout, in a 'neo-Kenton' style. No doubles. First trumpet to C above the staff. Recorded by the Don Bowyer Big Band on 'Itchin In The Kitchen' on Dolphin D...

A contemporary New Orleans 'street-beat' kicks this old standard into a new gear. In the style of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Clarinet. Auxilliary percussion parts for one saxophone and one trumpet. F...

Inspiring 9/8 gospel arrangement; feature for alto sax (plus five saxes.) Big finish will leave the audience shouting. No doubles; lead trumpet to C#6.

Kenton-style ensemble ballad, with trombones/tuba opening and lush piano interlude. Ten brass (five trumpets, four trombones, and tube); tenors double on flute; lead trumpet to F#6.

Medium ballad featuring solo alto (plus full sax section.) Beautiful interplay between the soloist and the band. No doubles; lead trumpet to B5.

Beautiful ensemble ballad. Changes in piano and trombone parts. No doubles; lead trumpet to G5.

Medium slow band ballad with features in each section. Changes for guitar, trombone, and alto. No doubles. Lead to A5. Easy.

Exciting blues in a double-time feel, dedicated to a man who spent his life working with chemical and biological weapons ('bugs and gas'.) Changes for tenor, trombone and trumpet, with a unison shout...

Fast 3/4 Latin piece in one - this one really cooks! Trombone changes. No doubles; lead trumpet to E6.