'Jazz Ensemble Library' - ausgesuchte Jazz-, Swing-, Blues- und Crossover-Nummern

In the able hands of master arranger Michael Philip Mossman, this popular standard from the 1930s takes on new life. Using a mix of cha-cha and mambo styles, this marvelous arrangement becomes a solo...

Michael Mossman uses a moderately fast Afro-Cuban style to craft this setting of Duke Ellington's lesser-known work. This striking and fresh-sounding chart features tight harmonies and a driving rhyth...

From Dizzy Gillespie's Afro-Cuban stylistic period, here is his delightfully infectious Fiesta Mojo set in a bouncy medium samba groove. A small group starts things off (including optional flute) supp...

Recorded in the mid 1950s and also known as Trane's Blues, this jazz classic is credited to Miles Davis but reportedly penned by John Coltrane. Regardless, Michael Mossman's refreshing version crafted...

This Calypso flavored composition from Sonny Rollins may not be as well-known as his St. Thomas, however Duke of Iron is a distinctive and marvelous tune on its own. Featuring the two tenor saxes and...

Michael Mossman hat das weltbekannte kubanische Lied in eine moderne Big-Band-Fassung im moderaten Guajira-Stil mit erstklassigen Harmonien verwandelt.

With a hip arrangement that keeps the original flavor, John Berry has created a real crowd pleaser. Guaranteed fun!

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

Definitely the flag ship of the current jump swing style, this tune was made famous again by Brian Setzer on his popular The Dirty Boogie big band CD. Mark Taylor takes it one step further in this smo...

This wonderful standard from the '40s receives a sensitive and beautifully orchestrated setting by Mark Taylor featuring tenor sax. In the double time swing section, the soloing changes are spaced far...

Many jazz artists (recently includiing Diana Krall) have recorded this bluesy gem. George's skillfully paced version opens with a hard-hitting intro followed by the saxes on the slow and evocativee me...

Here is a marvelous medium swing arrangement of this Rodgers and Hart classic that features solos for trumpet and alto, and also a unique sax soli section with a trumpet lead. Big band swing writing a...

Frank Mantooth is one of today's most creative arrangers for jazz ensemble and he treats us here to a marvelously unique take on this well-known standard. The style is straight-ahead swing but the har...

Jazz Ensemble Library - Grade 4 One of the highlights from Miles Davis' landmark recording Birth of the Cool is this medium swing composition by Gerry Mulligan. Skillfully adapted for full jazz ensemb...

Originally a hit back in 1941 for the Andrews Sisters, this classic has stood the test of time. Steve Bulla brings us an exciting version of this energetic swing tune with plenty of entertainment valu...

Here's a great medium uptempo swing chart on the classic standard by Jerome Kern. Carefully paced and well-scored from beginning to end, it features trumpet and tenor along with ensemble parts that ar...

Composed by Wayne Shorter and recorded by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers in 1963 on Ugetsu, here is One by One in a dynamic and muscular big band chart from the pen of Mark Taylor. Featuring a small...

Jeder angehende Jazzmusiker muss Louis Armstrong kennen und wissen, wie er den amerikanischen Jazzstil beeinflusst hat. Hier ist ein tolles Swing-Arrangement für das gesamte Ensemble zu einem der Stüc...