Ladd McIntosh

Skunktown Beanery is written for soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones and begins with a jaunty rhythmic interplay with the baritone pitted against the three other voices. The interplay continu...

Calliope Capers is a movement from Ladd McIntosh's Suite for Flute Ensemble originally composed for Katherine Borst Jones and the Ohio State University Flute Troupe. It is a very light-hearted work th...

Part of the KBJ Collection Flute Troupe Series. Fireflies is a jazzy, latin-style piece for flute choir which becomes very evident when the optional percussion parts are added.

Diffusion and Light is a movement from Ladd McIntosh's Suite for Flute Ensemble originally composed for Katherine Borst Jones and the Ohio State University Flute Troupe. Part of the KBJ Collection Flu...

Contemporary song form in a 'Pop' Latin style. Repetitive hook is fun to work out & gives this chart real energy. Some beautiful solo Alto sax & guitar spots. Opt'l dbls.

1. Italian cooker, 2. beautiful Trombone solo, 3. rousing, swinging driving masterpiece. Solos; Piano, Trbn, & Alto. Dbls. 3 movements; Latin, slow & swing.

Rough & tumble piece that speaks of the stark, ridiculously inadequate kitchen in which Ladd prepared a sumptuous meal. The setting was idyllic; the kitchen was FUNKY. Explosive. Bari sax or Guitar so...

Nasty Funk. Good unison dialogue. Haunting Alto & Guitar line. Solos for Tenor & Guitar. Nice full unison lines in low brass & reeds.

Powerhouse chart. Med. bright tempo. Alternates Latin & swing. Challenging line & another great chord progression from Ladd. Fugue is the blowfish delicacy highly prized in Japan. If not cleaned prope...

Demanding line played against driving straight ahead & rhythm Latin section has rich 5 part saxes. Tune alternates between driving jazz 4 & Latin 2.

A Latin tune based on different uses of the Phrygian Mode, it has 3 easy harmonic sections. Can be played with 6 horns & rhythm.

Alto sax feature. Written for Phil Woods. Plenty Latin. Dbl.. Easy clarinet Dbls. Recorded by Northern Arizona Univ Jazz Ensemble, 'Herding Cats' on Sea Breeze Jazz.

Very melodic Latin chart. This one really grooves. Tpt. solo with lovely haunting ensemble background. Excellent counterpoint between trombones and trumpets. Fun to play. Medium-difficult. LAST SUITE...

Written for & performed by the legendary Clark Terry. Happy swing chart.

Easy swing. Roaring 'flag-waver'. Easy changes and a great closer. Solos for Piano, Trpt & Bone. Dbls.

A swinger. It's straight ahead. No weird stuff. AND IT SWINGS LIKE MAD. Very catchy melody & great changes.

Swinging feature for Trpt [or Soprano] & Sax section. Funky, left handed disjunct line. Fat T-Bones. Lots of 7+9 chords. You need an excellent sax section to do this. Worth rehearsal time. Limited dbl...

A delightful swing chart. Easy-to-play minor blues. Superb dialogue between brass & saxes. Excellent rhythmic study. Can be played with 6 horns & rhythm.

This one just swings! Easy to play counterpoint between high voices, low voices. Easy changes. Great shout chorus! Can be played with 6 horns & rhythm.

This is the hippest version of the old Christmas carol, 'Good King Wenceslas' that you will ever play. Sort of whacky, but driving and exciting chart in 3/4 time. Demanding but playable sax parts. Tsa...

A surging powerful chart w/a decided funk flavor. Ladd took a 'Tower of Power' lick & wove this chart around it. Has an exciting melodic line & some great dialogue between the band & percussion/drums....

SATB. QUARTETS. Score and parts.

Alternates three different styles: SHUFFLE, SWING & LATIN. This one drives! Excellent study for anticipated rhythms. Can be played with 6 horns & rhythm.

Very hip funk chart. Good feel! A bit more challenging than the rest in this series but well within the limitations of the easy-med. level. Rich, full-voiced chords. Simple jazz changes. Can be played...

A mixture of the old & new! This chart has a challenging modern melodic line, while the backgrounds are highly suggestive of the old 'boogie-woogie' style. An exciting chart for your audience. Open so...