Here's an eight-bar blues that features piano, tenor, and/or trumpet. The lead sax line can be covered by soprano or an optional flute part. The ending is written to feature your drummer in a wild solo fill.
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This hot swing chart has a unique whole tone introduction that really sets the mood for the melody, based on the changes from Take the A-Train. Tenor 1 and trumpet 2 share the solo spotlight in this one (and written solos are provided for less...
This burnin’ funk chart is an outstanding follow-up to Vuono’s popular Calling Dr. Chops. Repetitive figures in the rhythm section make this one easier to learn than it sounds. Trumpet and tenor share the head before the full ensemble kicks in. A...
This is our hottest rocker in the funky Tower of Power tradition this year. The second trumpet and lead tenor share the head and solo responsibilities and Rob provides a written solo as well as changes for both. Restricted ranges and a repetitive...
Written with flute and piccolo or optional alto sax, this chart has lots of optional percussion to drive the bossa style. Cuica, triangle, cowbell, and shaker can be added to build up the intensity. Changes are written for flute, trumpet, and...
Celebrate the holidays with this classic carol scored with an uptempo latin beat and flavor. This chart features the brass in unison on the head before moving to a transition section and a tenor solo.
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This chart is written in a fast samba setting, with flute, trumpet, and guitar lead on the head. An open drum solo and a hard-driving ending keeps this one smoking all the way. Optional 8va's can lower this to a grade 3.
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Hot-hot-hot may be the best way to describe Ken's new arrangement of this old jazz classic. Written in a driving three, the piece starts off with bass alone and gradually adds the rest of the band. A great groove with a wonderful opportunity for...
Upbeat, happy, and swingin' all the way, Jiver's License moves between a 2- and 4-beat feel. Quarter note = 180 will put this chart in the pocket - the contrasts between 2- and 4-beat swing, loud and soft, and high and low will really make things...
Consider this great Frank Mantooth original for your contest or festival repertoire. The opening trumpet/bone chorale is an excellent intro before the up-tempo samba beat takes over. Frank features a small combo of tenor, trumpet, and bone on the...
Inspired by the great Latin-jazz charts of the past, Madrid offers a new chapter in this great big band tradition. No section is spared as all instruments of the ensemble are featured at different times. The work combines elements of modern jazz...
Here's the hottest chart of the year for your swinging jazzers to play. It attacks all the way and never lets your audience relax. Based on the familiar changes of Avalon, this chart is flat out "pedal to the metal." It features a tenor chase with a...
Grammy nominee Frank Mantooth offers this innovative arrangement of Perdido. The A section is presented as a half-time funk and the bridge as a double-time swing. Optional solos are written for alto 1, trumpet 4, and trombone 1. However, Frank...
The Point of No Return was commissioned by Gene Aitken for the 2005 University of Northern Colorado/Greeley Jazz Festival All-Star Big Band. It alternates between a hard swing feel and an Afro-Cuban abakua (12/8) feel. Although challenging, try to...
This fast swing chart from Rob Vuono features melodic and harmonic writing at its best. Even at this grade level, Rob has provided suggested voicings for the rhythm section. Tenor sax has an optional written solo before a sax soli. An a cappella...
