Ron Paley

Bluesis is a somewhat mischievous medium up tempo blues that features piano, bass, and drums. However, it really can feature anyone. After the head it weaves its way through a series of twists and tur...

Reo-Natal is Big Band Drum 'n Bass! - with a driving bass figure off the top. It features alto in a half time funk feel section followed by a band unison. It comes to a conclusion with guitar and synt...

Just as ReoNatal is Big Band Drum 'n Bass, Silver Heights is driving big band rock! After a big brass opening, the feel is set up by a rhodes figure. There is lots sectional interplay, with the melody...

Transformations is an outside blues - featuring trumpet, piano and drums. It starts off fast, is transformed into a ballad with a lyrical melody, and then back !.. to a blistering uptempo, quasi atona...

Also from the musical 'Bring 'Em Back!', Invisible Girl is an emotional ballad featuring a female vocalist and alto sax. A musician transported back in time to the big band era meets and falls in love...

White Mountain Moonlight is a ballad written in the style of Glen Miller's 'Moonlight Serenade' with Clarinet lead. Like Millennium Jump, it is one of the songs from the big band musical 'Bring 'Em Ba...

This is a ballad....a trombone feature written for Rob McConnell. It has a solo piano intro and lots of dynamic gradations, resulting in an emotionally charged chart. Trumpet D, Trombone B.

This is a tender emotional ballad that features piano. 5/4/4/G,P,B,D. Trumpets D, Trombones B.

This is a fast blues that features Tenor, Trumpet, and piano. With lots of textural variations, it leaps out of the starting gate and never stops. Trumpet D, Trombone C.

Blues For Messin' around is a medium blues written in the style of Count Basie. It features a trumpet solo with plunger, and piano. Enjoy! 5/4/4/G/P/B/D. Trumpet to D and trombone to Bb. Piano part is...

Cruisin' could be described 'Hot Phrygian Funk'! This is an energetic chart!... that features trumpet. 5/4/4/G/P/B/D. Trumpet to D and trombones to C.

This is a funk/rap tune with a rap about jazz! The lyrics are replete with names of jazz icons and musical quotes to match. It features alto and flute. Trumpet E, Trombone A.5,4,4,G,P,B,D.

This is an exciting 12/8 clavinety latin/jazz piece that has trumpet and synth solos. The opening 12/8 section segues into a driving straight ahead shuffle with an extended tutti unison line before go...

What Is Life is a vocal tune that is also from the musical 'Bring 'Em Back!'. It is a medium tempo jazz waltz whose contemplative and introspective lyrics deal with the awareness of being alive. It fe...

A lively, highly energetic samba featuring flute, drums, and a rhythmically spoken vocal. It begins with an intense band unison followed by a piano figure that sets up the melody,played first by the p...

Millennium Jump is a blues written in a swing era style. The featured instruments are piano, tenor sax, and trombone, but bass trombone has the final word. Written 'under the influence' of the 'One O'...

Stoppin' Time (a.k.a. Swing Swing Swing) is also from (you guessed it) the musical 'Bring 'Em Back!'. It is written in the style of Benny Goodman's 'Sing Sing Sing'. It has 5 clarinets and features on...

MFYXTPLYX is an exciting up tempo 'tonally outside' swing number featuring drums. After the band unison line...it's all drums!...until the outhead is played. 5/4/4/G/P/B/D. Trumpet Bb. Trombones B. Me...

This is a happy go lucky half time swing funk feel featuring trombone, and later on, an Acappella synth solo with echoplex. 5/4/4/G/P/B/D. Trumpet to E and Trombone to B.

This waltz in swing tempo features a lovely melody for your vocalist and interesting harmonies. Trumpet solo.

An uplifting, hand clapping, and dare I say it...heartbeating rock piece for big band in which the kick drum acts as a heartbeat. In certain sections of the song the audience can be invited to clap al...