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...
A boogaloo in the Sidewinder tradition. Solo for 1st alto. Trombone section featured throughout starting with an unaccompanied intro and then a voiced soli after the theme is stated. Sure to have ever...
This piece asks the following question: 'Can the blues be played without actually playing the blues progression?' There is an emotional progression that lies beneath the chord progression. The theoret...
An up tempo rhythm changes chart written for and recorded by John Von Ohlen and the Blue Wisp Big Band. Features a wild sax soli with soprano lead (alternate alto included.) Solos for trombone, piano,...
