Fred Forney

A little avant garde and Ellington mixed together with lots of blues implications. Shout chorus, open solos with backgrounds. No doubles. Written in the style of the Charles Mingus big band. Scored fo...

Contemporary piece w/interesting textures, harmonization & a shout chorus. A great modal solo vehicle for tenor & Trpt. Samba to straight ahead rock section w/a drum solo. Blazing Guitar, dbl. Tenor o...

Comp. by Fred Forney. Medium slow bossa with the most beautiful melody you've ever heard. Contemporary scoring. Easy solo changes with cued backgrounds. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy.

Contemporary up tempo swinging hard bop. Melody for trumpet and bari. Open solo section with cued backgrounds. Shout chorus for horns and drums only. No doubles. Scored for 2 trpts, 1 trbn, alto, teno...

Up tempo, contemporary, expansive, modal writing featuring tenor and guitar solos. Great for an opener, closer or contrast piece in the middle of the set. Commissioned by Young Sounds of Arizona, dedi...

Playable roaring fun chart in the style of Tower of Power. Interesting solo changes w/cued backgrounds. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy.

Roaring salsa w/a challenging ens section in the style of Chick Corea. Goes back & forth from Mambo to Samba. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy.

An exciting contemporary fusion chart. Lots of sus chords over bass notes. Open solos, cued backgrounds. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy. Opt'l tuba,horn & synth 1.