Hans-Reiner Schmidt

Medium up-tempo, be-bop tune. Ensemble shout chorus w/ Drum breaks.

An unusual 12 bar blues, solo space for trumpet & tenor sax w/ backgrounds.

Straight ahead medium tempo blues featuring tenor & trumpet.

Hard driving straight-ahead tune, usual changes, pedal points.

Funky, hard bop style, medium up-tempo blues interesting changes.

Playable by most school bands, medium blues with easy rhythms.

The bass is the prominent features instrument in this 12 bar blues.

Samba, up tempo, with unusual form and changes that really cook! Scored for Trumpet/Tenor/Piano/Bass/Drums

Jazz ballad featuring a rich melodic statement for tenor saxophone. Scored for Tenor/Piano/Bass/Drums

Lovely, jazz waltz duet between Flute & Soprano. Scored for Flute/Soprano/ Piano/Bass/Drums.

Medium-up tempo, be bop tune w/long solo breaks. Interesting changes. Scored for Trumpet/Tenor/Piano/Bass/Drums

Funky, blues shuffle with unusual changes. Each chorus starts on IV. Trumpet/Tenor/Piano/Bass/Drums

Rhythm Changes tune. Starts with tenor/bass duet. Trpt bridge. Med-diff. Scored for Trumpet/Tenor/Piano/Bass/Drums

Neo-bop tune w/interesting substitutions. Samba bridge/unusual breaks. Scored for Trumpet/Tenor/Piano/Bass/Drums

Lyrical bossa nova ala/Jobim with a long form: AABAA = 48 measures. Scored for Trumpet/Tenor/Piano/Bass/Drums

Modal tune ala McCoy Tyner. Pentatonic melodic ideas over pedal points. Scored for Trumpet/Tenor/Piano/Bass/Drums

Up tempo, AABA bop tune. Similar to 'Yardbird Suite'. Tricky bridge. Scored for Trumpet/Tenor/Piano/Bass/Drums