Mittelschwere Noten für Big Band und Jazz-Orchester

David Liebman Series. Comp by David arr by Vince Mendoza. This is a lyrical composition in an eighth note featuring Bb soprano sax with challenging chord changes of all types throughout the long form...

David Liebman Series. Composed by David arr by Ed Summerlin. Celebrating Charlie Parker, this straight-ahead jazz composition is in a 'time, no changes' format with plenty of room for the soloist to d...

David Liebman Series. Comp by David arr by Scott Reeves. A straight-ahead chord changes jazz tune with an ostinato bridge. It features the sax section playing part of Liebman's original solo recorded...

Unique chart featuring an acoustic and an electric bass together, as well as a jazz and a rock groove. Scored with an optional guitar part to cover one of the bass parts. Doubles

Medium rock shuffle with soprano lead. Open solo section for any instrument and an extensive sax soli.

Medium samba that features Flugelhorn solo. Doubles - flute and soprano

Medium blues shuffle featuring tenor saxophone and trombone.

Chase theme, adventure-oriented song thats heavy on the Krupa-style toms. A jumping sax/trombone riff is played over low brass drones, while the trumpets shout high above. Jazz solo for flute, and a b...

Medium slow 'Basie' groove. Short solos for Tenor, Alto & Trpt. Recorded by the John Mahoney Big Band on 'In From Somewhere.'

C minor. Soprano sax, trumpet and drum/percussion solos. Lead trumpet top note written F, but not rangy. Lovely 6/8 afro latin chart. Medium difficulty, but a few challenging ensemble rhythms. Alto sa...

Unison sax melody accented by tight brass punches. 12 bar blues.

Easy ensemble piece featuring flugels (optional) over saxes in a cluster voicing reminiscent of Al Belleto's 'Relaxin', easy mid register shout chorus. Open solo backgrounds.

Medium cut time funk / hip - hop feel with different 20 bar chorus structure. (arrangement is written in 'big two' cut time to avoid problems with reading sixteenth note funk rhythms). Trumpets / Alto...

As the title emplies, there's some pent-up anxiety in this tune. Sort of monkish at times. There's a harmonically interesting sax soli with soprano lead. Also, a nice spot to feature your piano player...

A nice shuffle tune that would be a great feature for your guitarist and trombone soloist. Form is blues with a four bar extension.

Pretty ballad for the Sax section with a double x feel section.

Up tempo, contemporary, expansive, modal writing featuring tenor and guitar solos. Great for an opener, closer or contrast piece in the middle of the set. Commissioned by Young Sounds of Arizona, dedi...

Punch Took A Leap brings a harmonically and rhythmically fresh sound to literature that is specifically written for a high school level ensemble. Ideal for intermediate ensembles, this composition is...

Commissioned by Massachusetts chapter of IAJE for the Massachusetts All-State Jazz Band of 1995. Written in the slippery shuffle style of Steely Dan, this piece has lots of engaging ensemble passages....

a medium, slow samba that explores colors and is a feature for the flugelhorn. Saxes also have flute parts. (8 brass). Recorded by the Hawk-Richard Jazz Orchestra on Sea Breeze Jazz. See master Otter...

Driving 12-bar blues. Tenors-opened up for others. Trombone soli. Some sax doubles.

Inspired by the piano styling of Oscar Peterson. Beginning blues theme, on to feature trumpet, alto, tenor and trombone into double time feel where piano can solo or opt for other solos.

A unique, beautiful ballad originally written for a euphonium solo (can be substituted with trombone) with lush, colorful harmonies and a chart that leaves the listeners wanting more.Originally commis...

Twelve bar blues, theme shared by all. Trumpet solo, bass/drums trade.

Straight ahead medium-up bebop tune written for Doc Severinson's Tonight Show Band. Tenor solo can be opened up for other soloists.