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Grammy nominated best instrumental composition for jazz ensemble 2009.Up-tempo, exciting rocked-out composition from the University of North Texas library. Recorded on 'Lab 2009' the piece is based on...

Med up tempo, long intro movie-score like, featuring trombone solo. Recorded by the Chris Walden Big Band on 'Home Of My Heart'.

Swing chart featuring trpt & tenor on the initial melody. Sax soli. Some sax dbls.

Orchestral in nature, 'Ever Braver, Ever Stronger' was written in tribute to the American spirit in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Features written out trumpet, flute, and clarinet solos...

Very pretty, and unique piece for big band. Brass and saxes acapella throughout, with drums on sus cymbal. A 4-minute jazz chorale, conductor not a necessity. Recorded by Ryan Haines Big Band on 'To T...

Slow blues opening w/Piano solo into Dbl. time feel band soli. French horn solo & Bb solo changes include. Trpt written to high F, No Dbl.. Written for full band & French horn, Tuba.

Two tenors are featured soloists w/trading choruses. Some sax dbls. Recorded by Bob Florence Limited Edition on Soaring on Sea Breeze Jazz.

Nice/easy 16 bar minor blues. 128 feel. Ensemble melody, bone solo. Some sax dbls.

Evensong is beautiful and pensive ballad in 3/4 featuring baritone saxophone and flugelhorn. After a statement of the lyrical melody from bari and flugel, ample solo space is given to baritone saxopho...

Written for trombonist Andy Martin and the San Jose State University Jazz Orchestra, Emergence is a beautiful, lyrical ballad that features your trombone soloist. The melody ispresented primarily in t...

After the Rain is a beautiful ballad with an outstretched melody that blurs bar lines and floats, leaving the listener suspended in a dreamy soundscape. An advanced tenor sax soloist will really dig i...

This blues is a great introduction to second line for a high school big band. It alternates between a New Orleans groove and swing. The melody is a simple riff blues, but the regular blues chords have...

Medium Swing Blues. The tune begins with an open C Blues section for piano or guitar a la the Basie Band. The melody has been harmonized with a number of substitutions rather than the standard blues h...

Bright boogaloo straight 1/8th. (Lusaka is the capital city of Zambia) This is feature for Alto and Baritone sax. The solo sections are centered around G7sus (concert) and Bb7. It can get as funky as...

This medium straight-ahead chart is based on the chord progression of Autumn Leaves. The harmonies and voicing's have a Gil Evans-ish flavor with solo space for tenor & trombone, although additional s...

Room 509 is a modern straight-ahead chart that presents a collision of styles broken straight ahead feel and funky hip-hop. The head is challenging but accessible by strong players including rhythm se...

This is a funk tune based on an 8 bar chordal devise with a 'nod' to Randy Brecker. The opening starts with just the sax section. As the chart builds the rhythm section is added, followed by the brass...

Arrangement by Michael Abene. Bright Samba. Joyful, challenging, fun chart. This is the second of two great arrangements done by Mike Abene for the Netherlands Metropole Orchestra's recording featurin...

This is a really fun piece that mixes a Brazilian Maracatu groove with a New Orleans second line groove. It features the tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone, and drum set as soloists. Piano, guitar and...

This solo trumpet feature begins with a slow, spacey, zero gravity chorale that returns near the end with a high energy samba foundation. The main body is comprised of melodies supported by a 4/4 doub...

If you want to feature your trombone section and especially bring attention to your brass trombonist, this chart is the one to program. A Latin feel, opens up to feature a solo for the lead tromboneis...

Recorded on John Fedchock's New York Big Band recording No Nonsense. Eleven Nights is a medium bossa with contemporary harmonies, evoking images of softer Latin works by Herbie Hancock. Featuring a so...

Featuring exciting ensemble writing and solos by alto and trumpet, this energetic samba makes an excellent finale to any big band program. To enhance stylistic authenticity, Latin percussion instrumen...

The Eyes of Texas, aka I've Been Workin' on the Railroad, is an old chestnut that's been dressed up in new clothes by arranger Rick Lawn. The style moves from a fast bossa or samba feel to swing and s...