Kurt Sturzenegger

Featuring a tuneful and aggressive melody played by alto sax, trumpet and guitar, Idylwild alternates between traditional swing and a modern funky hip-hop feel. Ample solo space for lead alto is follo...

This easygoing swinger is written in the style of the great Sammy Nestico and gives a nod to his classic Basie chart, Freckle Face. A tuneful melody accompanied by traditional chord changes leads to p...

A modern style aggressive feeling mixed meter swing chart that moves to various straight eighth feels as the piece progressive. It features a funky piano solo, gentle flugelhorn solo and a tense mixed...

A romantic ballad with a dramatic introduction that sets the tone for a mellow trumpet or flugelhorn feature on the melody at letter A. There is a swinging double time passage with solos for alto sax...

Stretch was commissioned by the Western Albemarle High School Jazz Ensemble (Charlottesville, Va.), and was written to introduce good high school or young college bands to the language utilized by wri...

Commissioned by the Lewis Palmer High School Jazz Orchestra (Monument, Co.), Spin States uses the language of Bob Brookmeyer to present a motive in several different rhythmic contexts (the titles refe...

An up tempo tour de force for big band with occasional slow slinky swing sections. Alto and trumpet soloists are featured. Angular melodies based on the Hagans' approach to improvisation abound. As wi...

A medium swing but heavily orchestrated composition. A moving ensemble where every note is a new chord. Requires rhythmic accuracy and impeccable intonation. Several beautiful melodies are presented i...

Up-tempo swing. Feature for trumpet/tenor duo in front of band. An examination of the vertical and horizontal aspects and powers of the three basic blues chords: 17, IV7 and V7. An open form contrapun...

Medium swing. One fat chord introduces a bass solo before the actual intro and head are played. A puckish melody is developed throughout. This chart also features a small band soli for mixed instrumen...

Medium swing 32-bar song form. The entire melody is comprised of upper extensions of the chords, hence the title. A challenging chord progression features bass and tenor soloists but can be opened up...

Medium swing. Written for Mats Garberg, tenor soloist with the Norrbotten Big Band (hence the name), Garlicks is a joyous, quirky romp featuring wild tenor the entire way. The soloist plays a cadenza...

Medium Swing .Soprano Sax/Flute, Alto Sax/Bass Clarinet, Tenor Sax 1, Tenor Sax 2/Clarinet, Baritone Sax 4 Trumpets and a Solo Trumpet 4 Trombone Piano, Bass, Drum .A study in counterpoint and themati...

Up-tempo 40's swing featuring guitar melody and solo (Brian-Setzer-like).

Up-tempo 40's swing in minor featuring guitar solo (Brian-Setzer-like).

Medium tempo easy swing featuring trombone melody (Tommy-Dorsey-like).

Medium tempo swing, features the band all the way, no solos.

This is a Horace Silver type of tune based on the changes of Stanley Turentine's Sugar - thus, the title. It features a small group consisting of tenor, bari, trumpet, and trombone, all of whom have s...

This is a medium swing tune featuring improvised solos for baritone saxophone and trumpet. A dark and moody introduction leads into a tuneful melody played by trumpet, baritone saxophone, and guitar....

This easy, impressive medley will allow you to combine all your choirs with band and/or orchestra for a unique closer. Additionally, it's carefully arranged to work with band alone. Includes: Joy To T...

Gemischter Chor (SATB)

Looking for an upbeat and modern harmonization of the holiday favorite Silent Night? Look no further! Your trumpet soloist (doubling on flugelhorn) has plenty of room to stretch out on blowing changes...