Neal Finn: Mittelschwere Noten

An IAJE composition contest winner, this tune is best described as a 'Basie-type' swinger. Solo space for Piano, Tenor, Trombone, & Drums. Excellent showcase for your band's ensemble playing. (8 brass...

It's another medium tempo Basie style piece with a relaxed groove and a cool head played by saxophones with tenor lead. Good ensemble section ala Frank Foster and a hot shout chorus. Solos for piano a...

Light samba feel really cooks. Feel alternates between samba & 4/4 funky feel. Solo space for Piano,[Guitar], & 3rd bone. Contrapuntal section will tie you up a bit. Trbn quintet & Rhy section. Parts...

Straight ahead swinger. It's just good old 'Basie' sound at it's best. Shout chorus absolutely ROARS. Trumpet, trombone solos.

Straight ahead swing with plenty of blowing space. Sax soli and brass a cappella leading to shout chorus.

24 measure tune based on minor blues changes. Great for improv. Solo section is open for any soloist with interchangeable backgounds. Changes sound hip, but are easy to blow on. A relaxed swing feel w...

Medium swing feel. Modal jazz tune loosely based in minor blues changes. Sounds different, but it's not hard to blow on. Changes included for everyone. Not rangy, lead trpt tops out at A above the sta...

It's a little wild & off the wall. Solo space for everyone. Straight ahead blues progression. Trbn quintet & Rhythm. Parts only.

Modal jazz tune in a relaxed subtle groove. Interesting tone colors and shadings give it a 'West Coast-cool' flavor. Alto, trumpet or guitar solos.

A new approach to the Basie style. Melody features Flugelhorn lead over tight voiced saxes. A sax soli and powerful shout chorus bring it home. Guitar, tenor and Flugelhorn solos.

Extended 'Blues'. It's a 16 bar blues that features the trombones on the 'head'. Figures snap hard, but not high for the trumpets. Solos: Alto and piano, trumpet range high C#.

Commisioned by Martin Murphy Middle School, Morgan Hill, California. A beautiful jazz ballad featuring BARITONE SAXOPHONE. Interpreting the 12/8 rhythms will challenge you. Begins and ends in a quiet...

The relaxed Neal Hefti 'Lil' Darlin' groove makes a nice change on a jazz program. Not rangy or technically difficult. But takes a mature band to make it feel right. Solos: Piano, Tenor, Trumpet.

Dedicated to the spirit of jazz that never dies. A smooth jazz ballad that displays the ensemble's control on long sustained passages. Nice harmonic sequence with changes similar to 'Giant Steps' and...

Named for the intense style of jazz Miles was playing with his quintet in the late 1960's. An unusual composition for me. Based on a twelve tone row, this piece is sometimes tonal, sometimes atonal. S...

Just a light, swinging jazz tune with a lot of ensemble writing that will require some rehearsal time for precision. But not a killer range wise. Lots of accents and rhythmic tricks that are unexpecte...