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Here's a fresh sounding new original from Frank Mantooth. Written as a medium tempo Bossa, this inventive piece features a front line of trumpet, tenor, and trombone with solo space for each and well...

John Berry's creative light bossa treatment of this Beatles favorite is a must for your next concert. The timeless melody is featured with lush harmonies and marvelous ensemble writing. Includes short...

Here is a great arrangement of this Latin classic done in an authentic Latin style but with a big band twist. All the rhythm parts are carefully notated taking the guesswork out of interpreting this c...

George Shearing's classic from the 50's is arranged here in a moderate Latin style which is actually closer to the original version. Mainly scored for the full ensemble Mark includes a few meter chang...

Sanft und fließend beschreibt dieses großartig klingende Arrangement von John Berry. Mit einem Klassiker wie Watch What Happens in den Händen eines erfahrenen Autors für jüngere Spieler kann man einfa...

Der Komponist Rick Stitzel bringt uns diese wunderbare, leichte Samba, die sich durch weiche Linien und schöne Harmonien auszeichnet. Die Blechbläser und die Saxophonisten antworten einander in einem...

We're not entirely sure what possessed Mike Tomaro to take what is probably the best-known jazz waltz and turn it into a samba! Actually, the relaxed Latin groove works quite well, and there are solos...

Here is an excitingly different take on this Ellington swing classic done in a mambo style! Including a slightly twisted melody to fit the style, Latin master Michael Philip Mossman cleverly adds coun...

Although Jobim penned a wealth of great Latin tunes, this standard is unquestionably one of his best. Paul Murtha's smooth and silky chart alternates between the saxes and trumpets on the melody with...

Arranged here in a unique samba setting, Michael Mossman provides some surprising twists and turns in this familiar Latin classic by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Every section gets into the act, along with a...

Written in a driving Latin feel, this energetic original features biting melodies, edgy harmonies and even foot stomps and hand claps. Including a solo for tenor sax and plenty of powerful ensemble wr...

Leave it to Michael Mossman to combine two unique Latin styles (tango and bossa nova) into a single composition! The saxes take the lead on the sultry tango theme punctuated by the brass, then a trump...

This monster arrangement is the authentic version as recorded by Bill Watrous and his 'Manhattan Wildlife Refuge' in the mid '70s. The signature lines and blazing tempo of Chick Corea's classic are tr...

Michael has reworked his popular big band version of this Latin classic to work in this format for little big band. Great groove and tight ensemble writing.

This exciting Afro-Cuban composition is the opening cut from the 1993 album 944 Columbus, the final recording by Mario Bauza, one of the most influential figures in the development of Latin Jazz. The...

Michael Mossman takes Dizzy Gillespie's signature tune into new territory, with a touch of 'mambo' in this distinctive arrangement. A perfect way to showcase a trumpet soloist, the full ensemble also...

In einem leicht fließenden Bossa-Stil arrangiert, ist dies eine wirkungsvolle Version dieses Jazz-Standards von Jazz-Meister Benny Carter und Sammy Cahn. Neben einer soliden und kreativen Besetzung fü...

This Brazilian favorite from the 1960s has been recorded by a variety of artists including composer Edu Lobo, Astrud Gilberto, Sergio Mendes, and Woody Herman. The appealing style lends itself here to...

From the acclaimed 1962 album Moment of Truth by the Gerald Wilson Big Band, Viva Tirado was the impressive lead off tune. This arrangement in a medium Latin style features the soaring melody of the s...

Written in a straight 8th Latin groove, this moderately paced original features the sax section on the main melody, with solid support and answering figures from the brass. Solos are included for alto...

One of the earliest examples of the fusion of Afro-Cuban elements into jazz, Dizzy Gillespie's classic composition is updated here for the Little Big Band format from Mike Tomaro's popular big band ch...

In den geschickten Händen des Arrangeurs Michael Mossman fühlt sich dieser Irving Berlin-Klassiker als Mambo zu Hause! Mit einigen harmonischen Falten und einer großartigen Mischung aus verschiedenen...

Composed in the early 1960s, this marvelous bossa nova may not be as well known as some, but is no less attractive, especially arranged here for young bands by Terry White. A brief duet of trumpet and...

Wann immer man den Namen von Michele Fernández auf einem Latin-Titel (oder irgendeinem Titel) sieht, weiß man, dass es ein Feuerwerk wird. Diese authentische Rumba ist da keine Ausnahme. Ein Groove, d...