Mittelschwere Noten für Big Band und Jazz-Orchester

Latin samba / Tempo: half note = 120/ Scored for 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, 5 saxes (no doubling),guitar, bass, drums, piano.An exciting and very playable up tempo samba with a nice melody and rhythmic...

True jazz/rock fusion, full of surprises. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone, & Rhy. Concept Music Series.

Lush contemporary ballad. Cross cued to provide full background for each soloist. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy. Concept Music Series.

Medium tempo groove blues, with a few surprises. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy. Concept Music series.

A beautiful jazz waltz by one of the masters. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy. Concept Music series.

Medium tempo (1/4 note = 124), 'loose' straight 8th note feel. Strong tension/release melody line in a rich harmonic setting that creates a dramatic mood. Features soprano sax lead (playable on alto)....

Majestic intro leads into high-energy Afro/Latin 3/4 setting. Modal solo sections and cross-cued backgrounds build into powerful ensemble section. 1/4 note = 160. (This is a completely new and differe...

Rousing med shuffle. Piano w/a rubato gospel-type intro, then saxes take the unison head while brass answer w/punches. Alto soloing w/preacher-type changes w/modal bridges. No score. Scored for A,T,B,...

A 16 bar blues featuring Piano & Bari solo. Scored for 2 Trpts, Tenor Bone, Bass Bone (w/Bari sax substitute), Sopr, Tenor & 4 rhythm.

Not actually a shuffle but a 'killer Joe' tempo w/Trpt & Tenor sax solos. Scored for 2 Trpts, Tenor Bone, Bass Bone (w/Bari sax substitute), Soprano sax. Tenor sax & 4 rhythm.

3/4 time w 4/4 rhythm. Features Trpt & Piano solos. Scored for 2 Trpts, Tenor Bone, Bass Bone (w/Baritone sax substitute), Soprano Sax, Tenor Sax & 4 Rhythm.

Playable roaring fun chart in the style of Tower of Power. Interesting solo changes w/cued backgrounds. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy.

Roaring salsa w/a challenging ens section in the style of Chick Corea. Goes back & forth from Mambo to Samba. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy.

An exciting contemporary fusion chart. Lots of sus chords over bass notes. Open solos, cued backgrounds. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy. Opt'l tuba,horn & synth 1.

Not just a 'head and solos', this multi-themed composition moves through different tempos, styles and moods. Solo sections designed for flexibility. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy.

Medium level. 1/4 note = 132. Straight-ahead medium tempo groove in both '2' and '4' feel. Strong melodic lines and harmonies from the post-bop modern mainstream tradition. Solos weave through differe...

1/4 note = 126. Even 8ths. Written for Flute, Tenor, Bass Clarinet, 2 Flugelhorns, 2 Trombones and 4 Rhythm. Commissioned by United States Air Force Band of the West. Open solo section.

Ballad. 1/4 note = 90. This contemporary ballad is written with a high level of emotional intensity. Feature for either tenor or soprano. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy.

Straight ahead up-tempo (1/4 note = 230) 'neo-bop.' This Bob Meyer arrangement ashowcases an intricate melodic line and features tightly woven ensemble passages and flexible solo possibilites. Scored...

Cape Verdian morna, commemorating the loss of a fisherman. Haunting melody - think 'Song For My Father' with a strong melancholy tinge. Three solos: Bari or Bone, Trpt 1 or 2(flugel) and Bass. Scored...

Medium to medium-up tempo be-bop blues in F. Soprano lead (with optional alto part to high F#). Solos for Bari, Trpt, and Soprano, with a little taste for the Piano in the out going ensemble choruses....

An origianl rock-shuffle that features the bari sax and the trombone. It's a nice, up-beat tune that's fun to play and dance to. The tune sounds best if the keyboard is a rock organ and the bass is an...

Up tempo tenor sax feature where the rhythm alternates between a bouncy 2 beat and a walking four. Lots of counterpoint lines build up to the tenor solo sections. Solo sections can be opened up at you...

Inspired by an actual pet rat running across my piano at home. This is a kind of hip-hop style and a bit silly. This is the feature tune on the album of same name. There are doubles on flute for the a...

Tenor feature built on slow 3/4 ballad. Strong melody, interesting changes.