Jazz Ensemble
Latest Releases from August - September, 1997!
Jazz Ensemble
Grade 2 & 2.5
All By Myself - Music by Sergei Rachmaninoff, words and additional music by Eric Carmen / Mark Taylor. (Hal Leonard) ($40.00) (Grade 3.5) This chart is a vocal solo with instrumental accompaniment. The opening key is A-flat. The key changes at measure 31 to G for an instrumental interlude. It changes back to A-flat at measure 41 and finally goes to the key of C at measure 52. The tempo is 56 to 60 beats per minute. The vocal range is from G below the staff to fourth space E natural.
Blowtorch - Les Sabrina. (Kendor) ($40.00) (Grade 3) (Time 5:25) This chart is a "funk" in the key of B-flat. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 96 beats per minute. The bass has a solo at the beginning to set the style. The bass has another solo near the end. The alto sax has a written solo with chord changes given. There is a D.S. al Coda.
Blue Train (Blue Trane) - John Coltrane / Mark Taylor. (Hal Leonard) ($35.00) (Grade 3) This swing chart is in the key of E-flat. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 152 beats per minute. Solos for alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet and trombone are written out and chord changes are also given.
Fast Freddie - Howard Rowe. (Barnhouse) ($36.00) (Grade 3) This chart is a fast shuffle in 4/4 meter with the quarter note equal to 152 beats per minute. The key is B-flat. There are open sections for solos which have suggested solos written out and chord changes provided. The drum has a four measure solo. This chart is written for full instrumentation, but it is playable with 1 alto sax, 1 tenor sax, 3 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano, bass and drum.
Just Before Midnight - Howard Rowe. (Barnhouse) ($36.00) (Grade 3) This chart is a bass trombone or baritone sax feature. As a bass trombone feature, it is a "laid back ballad" with the quarter note equal to 84 beats per minute. The range is from a written F below the staff to an A-flat on the fifth line of the staff. As a bari sax feature, it is a "medium swing" with the quarter note equal to 100 beats per minute. The range for the bari sax is from a D below the staff to a high C above the staff. The key is F. There is a repeated section. This chart is written for full instrumentation, but it is playable with 1 alto sax, 1 tenor sax, 1 bari sax, 3 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano, bass and drum.
Please Don’t Shoot the Trombone Players! - Andy Clark. (Barnhouse) ($36.00) (Grade 3.5) This is a medium rock chart featuring the trombone section. The key is F in 4/4 meter. The key changes to G near the end. The piano has a written solo. There is an 8 measure repeated section left open for solos. Suggested solos are written out for each instrument, or students may improvise with the chord changes provided.
St. Louie Blues - W.C. Handy / Andy Clark. (Barnhouse) ($36.00) (Grade 3.5) This arrangement is in the key of F in 4/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 124 to 128 beats per minute. There is an open section for solos with only chord changes given. There are some repeated sections.
Slowly & Quietly, Please - Don Sebesky. (Barnhouse) ($38.00) (Grade 3) Slowly & Quietly, Please is a swing ballad in the key of B-flat. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 115 beats per minute in a "relaxed" style. There are some repeated sections. The second trumpet and the first alto sax have written solos which may be improvised with the chord changes provided. There is much unison work within each section.
Song for My Father - Horace Silver / adapted by Mark Taylor. (Hal Leonard) ($35.00) (Grade 3) This "Latin" chart is in the key of B-flat. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 144 beats per minute. The piano has a 24 measure written solo. The alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet and trombone have written solos with chord changes given.
Swing On Down the Road - Mike Lewis. (Warner Bros.) ($40.00) (Grade 3) This bright swing chart is in the key of B-flat. The quarter note is equal to 160 beats per minute. There are many accidentals. The second trumpet has a written solo as well as chord changes given. The piano has a written solo in the coda. This chart is scored for full instrumentation, but is playable with 4 saxes, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, and 3 rhythm. Optional parts for flute, tuba, horn and treble clef baritone are provided.
The Three J’s - Ellen Rowe. (Sierra) ($40.00) (Grade 3) This medium swing chart is in the key of F. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 112 beats per minute. The alto sax, 2nd trumpet and the bass have written solos which may be improvised with the chord changes given. The trumpet range is to an A above the staff. There are no tempo or key changes.
Alterior Motif - Les Hooper. (Sierra) ($50.00) (Grade 4.5) This chart is a "multi-tempoed, multi-styled jazz ‘Tone Poem’". It has no key signature with many accidentals and several meter changes going through 4/4, cut time and more 4/4. The alto saxophones have optional double parts with flute, the baritone sax doubles bass clarinet, the trumpet double flugelhorns, a 5th trombone doubles tuba or bass trombone. There are written solos for the 4th trumpet (flugelhorn) and the flute. There also is an improvised solo for the 4th trumpet.
Bluer than Blue - Don Sebesky. (Sierra) ($55.00) (Grade 4.5) This "medium-up swing" chart is in the key of B-flat. The quarter note is equal to 210 beats per minute. There are open solos for alto sax, 4th trumpet, tenor sax, trombone and piano. These solos are on blues changes, and they can be as long as you want them to be.
Bonehead - Lennie Niehaus. (Kendor) ($40.00) (Grade 4.5) (Time 3:50) Bonehead is a trombone section feature. It is in the key of B-flat in 4/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 160 beats per minute. The trumpet and trombone both have solos with only chord changes given. The trombone range is to a B an octave above the staff.
Bright Eyes - Bill Holman. (Sierra) ($50.00) (Grade 4.5) This chart is recorded by the Bill Holman Big Band and Terry Gibbs Dream Band. It is a "bright swing" in the key of B-flat. The quarter note is equal to 200 beats per minute. Solos are played by the bass, 3rd trumpet and tenor sax. The trumpet range is to a D above the staff. The trombone range is to an A, an octave above the bass staff.
Dee Day - Dee Barton. (Sierra) ($45.00) (Grade 4) This "medium swing" chart opens in the key of A-flat. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 120 beats per minute. The key changes to E-flat. There is an improvised solo for the 1st alto sax and the 4th trumpet. The trumpet range is to a D-flat above the staff. The trombone range is to an A-flat above the bass staff.
Fearless Finlay - Bill Holman. (Sierra) ($50.00) (Grade 4.5) This "bright swing" chart is in the key of A-flat. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 224 beats per minute. It has improvised solos for 3rd trumpet, 1st tenor sax and 2nd trombone. The 1st trumpet has a very short written solo. The trumpet range is to a G, an octave above the staff. The trombone range is to a B-flat, an octave above the staff.
A Foggy Day - George and Ira Gershwin / Lennie Niehaus. (Sierra) ($50.00) (Grade 4.5) This "moderate swing" chart is in the key of E-flat with many accidentals. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 144 beats per minute. The bari sax has an improvised solo.
Four - Mike Davis / Willie Maiden. (Sierra) ($50.00) (Grade 4.5) This chart is recorded by Maynard Ferguson. It is a "bright swing" in the key of E-flat. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 200 beats per minute. It is written for 4 saxes (an optional 2nd alto sax part provided), 4 trumpets, 2 trombones, (optional parts for 4 trombones provided), piano, bass and drum. There are improvised solos for alto sax, 2 tenor saxes and bari sax. The trumpet range is to an F, an octave above the staff, but an optional part has been rewritten somewhat lower. The trombone range is to a C-flat, an octave above middle C.
Keep the Customer Satisfied - Paul Simon / Bill Holman. (Sierra) ($50.00) (Grade 4.5) This chart is recorded by the Buddy Rich Big Band. There is an alto sax and trombone solo with only chord changes given. There also is a drum solo. The trumpet range is to an F, an octave above the treble staff. The trombone range is the a B-flat, an octave above the staff.
Lullaby of Broadway - Al Dubin and Harry Warren / Lennie Niehaus and edited by Robert Curnow. (Sierra) ($50.00) (Grade 4.5) This chart is a "medium swing" in the key of C. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 160 beats per minute. The trombone has a solo with only chord changes given. The trombone range is to B-flat, an octave above the bass staff. The trumpet range is to an E-flat, above the treble staff. There are some repeated sections. An optional 5th trumpet part is included.
Moten Swing - Buster and Benny Moten / Ernie Wilkins. (Sierra) ($45.00) (Grade 4.5) This "easy swing" is in the key of A-flat. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 112 beats per minute. There is an extended piano solo with only chord changes given. The tenor sax also has a solo with only chord changes. The trumpet has a short written solo. There is a repeated section. This chart is recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra.
Jazz Combo
- Thumbs Up is a medium swing in the key of B-flat. Solos are open and only chord changes are provided.
- Right On Blues is in the key of F. This chart is a "medium jazz shuffle". Solos are open and only chord changes are provided.
- Willie’s Waltz is a "swing waltz" in the key of B-flat. Solos are open and only chord changes are provided.
- Rockin’ The Boat is in the key of F. Solos are open and only chord changes are provided.
- La Bossa is a "medium bossa rock" in the key of B-flat. The meter is 4/4. Solos are open and only chord changes are provided.
- Soul Mate is a "bugaloo rock" in the key of F. Solos are open and only chord changes are provided.
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