Thomas Shabda Noor

Ranges: Eb6 trumpet, A4 trombone Solos: ad lib alto, tenor, trumpet, trombone Rhythm Section: notated Instrumentation: standard.

This is a fusion straight-eihths sus-chord tune. It features a solo group of trumpet and tenor. The piece alternates between a smooth floating fusion style and a heavy Latin style.

It is an astral-travelogue. You can get the flavor of it by imagining yourself floating in space over a big city and observing what is going on in several neighborhoods at once, this having been made...

The Tenor sax is the main focus for this piece. The intent here was to push the jazz styles boundary lines just far enough to incorporate a few minimalist ostinatos. The main idea is based on the numb...

This is obviously a funk tune, but this one has changes to it! In fact, the changes are difficult, so it takes mature soloists. The small group consists of alto, low trumpet, and high trumpet (or clar...

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 Tom's favorite Gloria Morgan ballad. It also has a solo spot for trumpet, and has a decidedly Ellington flavor to it. Vocal range is from A below middle C to C above middle C. Medium difficult...

It is a Funk chart with a free section that can take any direction you please, or, can be omitted. Solo spots for alto and trumpet, plus any others you want.

A piece along the lines of Sister Cheryl. Solo spots for alto, trumpet, and trombone.