Gerhard Guter

In the words of its moniker, baritone saxophonist David Zapotocky, This piece was penned [as a tribute to my] creative driving skillsat the Reno Jazz Festival. The following year - curiously enough -...

Big time energy for your little big band! This salsa treatment (reverse or 2-3 clave) is a great alternative to the traditional down-tempo approach to this song. This arrangement features ample solo o...

Written by Gerhard Guter half a year after losing his father, this piece is a celebration of the joy-filled, mostly care free life of Kurt Guter. While a ballad might seem a more conventional dedicati...

This beautiful traditional Japanese song, also known as Cherry Blossoms, Cherry Blossoms, is set here in an Afro-Cuban style. Depicting spring, the melody was adopted as a piece for beginning Koto stu...

A convergence of swing and bolero styles, this composition was originally written for a small jazz group and more recently adapted for the California State University Long Beach Studio Jazz Band. The...

This Victor Herbert holiday favorite from 'Babes in Toyland' makes a return for your little big band! The original stage production opened at the Chicago Grand Opera House in 1903. This harmonically f...

Walrus Little Big Band Charts Series A highly accessible chart perfect in Latin styling, this arrangement will introduce your holiday audience to the Brazilian choro and partido alto styles; along wit...

Walrus Little Big Band Charts Series Also known as 'Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory,' and 'Glory Hallelujah,' this extremely popular American patriotic song makes a return for your little big band. This...