Blues Noten

W.C. Handy's 'St. Louis Blues' had already entered the pantheon of classic blues melodies when Gil Evans wrote this arrangement in 1958. The album that it appeared on, 'New Bottle, Old Wine,' was a co...

With its hip chord changes and riffy melody, this tune became an instant jazz standard. Ellington's 1933 chart starts out sedately, but quickly shifts gears to swinging figures and modern voicings. Ot...

Arranged by Frank Foster and recorded by Diane Schuur with the Count Basie Orchestra in 1987, Deedles' Blues features an infectious melody with some appropriately sultry lyrics by Los Angeles-based vo...

Alternating between an easy "two" feel and a shuffle "four" this solid chart just sounds great. Composer Carl Strommen has a knack for making very playable charts sound full and appealing and there is...

This great new shuffle checks all the boxes: driving groove, intense ensemble writing, and vivid dynamic contrasts. Craig skillfully uses tension and release to create several high points throughout t...

If you liked Jamie Roth's blues chart It Is What It Ain't you will definitely want to check out this latest composition. Brimming with energy this piece will showcase the band's ability to create dyna...

This grooving shuffle starts with a bang and keeps on building! Tenor Saxes and Trombone 1 and 2 present the catchy melody with the rest of the band joining in. The half time feel of the bridge is a g...

Dieser groovige Shuffle beginnt mit einem Knall und baut sich dann immer weiter auf! Tenorsaxophon und Posaune präsentieren die eingängige Melodie, während der Rest der Band hinzukommt. Das Halftime-F...

The title says it all...this is truly A Crash Course in the Blues! Very well marked articulations, excellent rhythm section writing, solid scoring and idiomatic blues licks in the Brass and Saxes comb...