Dresdner Philharmonie

To celebrate his move north, Berg has come up with this straight-eight composition featuring an angular line, mixed meters, and a tricky ensemble section. The horns include soprano sax, flugelhorn, an...

Here is a ballad which alternates between 4/4 and a slow swinging 3/4. This composition has heavily notated rhythm parts and complex harmonies and should be an interesting challenge for a top band. Th...

Hadi's Feast is dedicated to Seattle trumpeter Hadi Alsaadoon. It is in 5/4 time w/ a straight-eight feel. Scored for: Soprano, Flugel, Trbn, & Rhythm

Combines a bright straight 8th feel with a predominantly minor chord structure, a lyrical melody, and a challanging ensemble chorus after the solos. It+s not a traditional blues, but the changes are u...

Here is a ballad with a plaintive melody and rich, dark harmonies. Tenor sax is featured at first, soon to be joined by the Flugelhorn and Bone. Scored for: Tenor, Flugel, Trombone and Rhythm

The melody/lead is split between two players, and the jazz may be shared in desired. The chart employs mixed meters at beginning and end, and requires a rhythm section with very good reading ability....

Medium minor blues. There is much additional material as well. The bass trombone is featured both in written and improvised solos, and the third trombone has an extended solo as well. Both the bassist...

Lovely ballad that features the first trombonist. There is no improvisation in any of the parts, and the piano has an important notated part to play. The solo part is not technically difficult, except...

The tempo is medium fast with a strong swing feel. The title of this Bill Evans composition suggests the fact that the meter continually alternates between sections of 3/4 and 4/4/ time. Both tenor tr...

Medium tempo jazz waltz by Bill Evans with a great melody and somewhat complex and chromatic harmony. This arrangement features jazz by the bass bone and one tenor bone as well as the pianist. The ens...

Here is a chart based on changes from a well-known jazz classic from the 60's which alternates between Latin and swing feels. Soloists include bass trombone, piano, tenor bone, and drums. The ensemble...

Comp by Bill Evans arr by Curt. Fieve is an earlier Bill Evans tune based on 'rhythm' changes. The tune (and the arrangement) is a study in tuplets, especially five quarter notes over four. The head i...

If the title doesn't suggest the tune on which the chords in this Curt Berg chart is based, it will soon become apparent when played. The key, however, modulates up a minor third half-way through the...

An up-tempo original by Curt that is loosely based on some classic changes by Ray Noble. Solos are shared by solo trombone, piano and drums. There are occasional half-time seing sections on the bridge...

Arranged in the bossa nova style in which it is commonly played. Intro and ending are clock-like, and the melody is split between various players. Solos include one trombone and piano. Arrangement emp...

This is a medium up-tempo arrangement of a popular Bill Evans swinger that features bass and drums as well as one tenor bone player. After an intro composed by the arranger, the bones play the melody...

Cruisin' could be described 'Hot Phrygian Funk'! This is an energetic chart!... that features trumpet. 5/4/4/G/P/B/D. Trumpet to D and trombones to C.

This is a funk/rap tune with a rap about jazz! The lyrics are replete with names of jazz icons and musical quotes to match. It features alto and flute. Trumpet E, Trombone A.5,4,4,G,P,B,D.

Alternates between bossa nova & samba, featuring a flugelhorn soloist & an additional optional tenor sax soloist. Much color is provided by wdwd dbl. in all sax chairs. The harmonic & rhythmic challen...

A lively, highly energetic samba featuring flute, drums, and a rhythmically spoken vocal. It begins with an intense band unison followed by a piano figure that sets up the melody,played first by the p...

Here's a medium swinger with lots of harmonic action & much ensemble writing. Instrumentation includes flugelhorn, tenor sax, trombone, piano, bass, and drums.

Trumpeter Ron King and chef Jeff Smith were the inspirations for this bossa nova. The melody is stated twice with different harmonizations, both of which are incorporated into the solo form. The instr...

This one's a funk shuffle with an unusual form featuring solos by Trpt & Synthesizer (opt'l Guitar). There is a challenging brass soli w/Drums & lots of intricate sax writing. No dbls.

This chart is a shuffle featuring (guess who) the Bone section. The writing is quite adventurous in terms of harmonic and contrapuntal content, & two soloists are featured as well as the full sec. Dbl...