Cute tune in a light rock style. A 'bluesy' melody w/unusual changes. Solos for Tenor & Alto. Through ingenious use of cues & big sounding voicings they will 'sound' w/only 3 brass (2 Trpts &a...
Gerry Mulligan's composition 'A Ballad,' originally done on the same 1953 session as 'Westwood Walk,' has a George Shearing-esque piano-guitar-bass statement on the theme, which is then handled with w...
This could be 'Two Views of the Blues'. It combines two styles of 'blues', starting w/a 'straight 8ths funk' section. Then going on to a dbl. time 'swing' section. This pattern repeats during the solo...
Very pretty bossa nova w/lush voicings & interesting changes. Flugel & piano solo.Through ingenious use of cues & big sounding voucings they will 'sound' w/only 3 brass (2 Trpts & 1 bone),3 saxes (Alt...
Title comes from the fact that this is a 13-bar tune. This chart will work at various tempos but is most effective fast. Many swinging ensemble sections w/solos for Tenor, Trpt & Bass.
Title comes from the fact that this is a 13-bar tune. This chart will work at various tempos but is most effective fast. Many swinging ensemble sections w/solos for Tenor, Trpt and Bass. Sketch score.
Composed in memory of the Academy Awards. This chart is a medium tempo swinging blues that features the sections individually several times & spots for the entire ens. Solos for Bone, Tenor, Trpt, Pia...
A 'bluesy' tune that is not a blues. Quarter note = 136. The interval of the dimished fifth is prominent, in both melody and harmony. The chord progression makes extensive use of the 'Circle of Fifths...
A 'bluesy' tune that is not a blues. Quarter note = 136. The interval of the diminished fifth is prominent, in both melody and harmony. The chord progression makes extensive use of the 'Circle of Fift...
Easy swing. It has unison trumpet section playing a catchy melody. Solos for tenor & piano with fat ensemble writing.
Easy swing. It has unison trumpet section playing a catchy melody. Solos for tenor and piano with fat ensemble writing.
This is a swinging blues with solos for trumpet, trombone & piano. A 'Basie' flavor comes through in the sax soli & full ensemble section.
Pleasant chart in easy-medium tempo Basie groove. Features Flute & muted Trpt on melody & solos. Lots of relaxed swinging ens work.
Relaxed med.-tempo jazz waltz. Features Trpt & Tenor on melody & solos w/plenty of swinging ens work. High brass. Recorded by Roger Neumann's Rather Large Band on Sea Breeze Jazz.
An out & out shuffle. It's got blues changes, but extended to a 20 bar chorus. Lots of swinging ensembles. Solos: Trumpet, tenor & piano. Playable with 3 trumpets, 1 trombone & 4 saxes.
A pleasant straight-ahead swinger, with a Basie flavor. It's ensemble all the way, no solos. A 32 bar sax soli that gives your saxes something to work on.
A pleasant straight-ahead swinger, with a Basie flavor. It's ensemble all the way, no solos. A 32 bar sax soli that gives your saxes something to work on. Sketch score.
Expandable Chart. They work with any size group from 9 piece to a full band. A medium up-tempo swinger w/challenging figures. Solo for Piano & Trpt.
a hard swinging up-tempo blues, w/solos for Trpt, Trbn, Tenor, Piano & Bass. Lots of swinging ens [strong high brass] & 'Ellingtonish' saxes.
An up-tempo swinging blues, in which the melody is passed back & forth & repeated by Trpts & Saxes. Toward the end the tempo changes back & forth from the up-tempo half-time. Open solo spots for Trpt,...
An up-tempo swinging blues, in which the melody is passed back & forth & repeated by Trpts and Saxes. Toward the end the tempo changes back & forth from the up-tempo half-time. Open solo s...
This is a roasting up-tempo swinger that starts w/the 'shout chorus', which repeats at the end. Solos: Trpts, Trbns, Alto, Tenor, Bari & Piano. There is plenty of ens work [high lead Trpt] include sax...
Relaxed medium tempo jazz waltz. Features Trpt & Tenor on melody and solos w/plenty of swinging ens work. High brass. 5,5,4,G,P,B,D. Recorded by Roger Neumann's Rather Large Band on Sea Breeze Jaz...
A very pretty, moderate-tempo jazz waltz, w/ solos for soprano sax [opt'l Alto] Flugelhorn, Piano & Bass. This one's great for dynamics, w/muted brass & brushes part of the time. Recorded by Roger Neu...
A very pretty, moderate-tempo jazz waltz, w/ solos for soprano sax [opt'l Alto] Flugelhorn, Piano & Bass. This one's great for dynamics, w/muted brass & brushes part of the time. Recorded by R...
Cute tune in a light rock style. A 'bluesy' melody w/unusual changes. Solos for Tenor & Alto. Through ingenious use of cues & big sounding voicings they will 'sound' w/only 3 brass (2 Trpts & 1 Bone),...
Exciting Jazz-Rock piece w/a hint of a Latin feel. Requires strong brass section. Solos for Trpt, Tenor & Alto. Soprano opt'l.