3rd Trombone parts for this collection of jazz charts arranged for mixed ensemble. 12 outstanding arrangements for the beginning jazz ensemble written by experienced educational arrangers and composers. A variety of styles and tempos are included: swing ballads rock pop holiday Latin and a great warm-up chart titled 'Loosen Up.' This collection of charts is written for full instrumentation of…

12 outstanding arrangements for the beginning jazz ensemble written by experienced educational arrangers and composers. A variety of styles and tempos are included: swing ballads rock pop holiday Latin and a great warm-up chart titled 'Loosen Up.' This collection of charts is written for full instrumentation of 5 saxophones 3 trumpets 3 trombones and 4 rhythm but designed to sound full an…

Best of Belwin Jazz-Best of Belwin: First Year Charts Collection For Jazz Ensemble is an assortment of twelve outstanding jazz ensemble arrangements for younger jazz musicians. Each chart is written by experienced educational arrangers and composers in various styles and tempos.This superb collection is written for full instrumentation: 5 Saxophones 3 Trumpets 3 Trombones and 4 Rhythm.All solos…

Score-Duke Ellington's Come Sunday arranged by Mike Tomaro for Jazz Ensemble.Come Sunday was originally composed as part of Ellington's suite Black Brown andBeige. After a disappointing critical response to its first performance in 1943 Ellington divided the three-part suite into six shorter sections leaving in 'Come Sunday' and 'Work Song'. It is this version that herecorded for an album of t…

Notably recorded by Clifford Brown and composed by legendary jazz pianist Duke Jordan Mark Taylor's arrangement features a medium swing style and a brief duet for tenor and trumpet at the top. Then the saxes take over and do mostof the heavy lifting. Solo space is provided for tenor and trumpet with ample solid hits for the full ensemble.

Notably recorded by Clifford Brown and composed by legendary jazz pianist Duke Jordan Mark Taylor's arrangement features a medium swing style and a brief duet for tenor and trumpet at the top. Then the saxes take over and do most of the heavy lifting. Solo space is provided for tenor and trumpet with ample solid hits for the full ensemble.

Composed in the 1940s here is a magnificent rhapsodic treatment of this classic jazz ballad. Mike skillfully features all sections of the band in this lush and flowing arrangement.

Legendary jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown was a gifted composer as well. Here is one of his best-known tunes in a skillfully arranged setting adapted for younger ensembles.

Composed in 1963 and initially recorded by Andy Williams this holiday favorite has remained popular through the years and has been recorded by countless artists. Treated here in a light jazz waltz style this arrangement for young players will add a nice festive touch to any winter concert.

Tenor Sax Feature-Composed in 1970 A Song For You has over the years become one of Leon Russell's most popular songs: recorded by countless artists including Peggy Lee Michael Bublé Ray Charles Whitney Houston Aretha Franklin and many others. Here is a standout version for jazz ensemble arranged as a solo feature for tenor sax.

Composer/arranger Carl Strommen has proven he has the right stuff to write for younger bands. This light and easy Latin original starts simply and builds. As it builds, you may recognize the chord progression to the classic pop tune, Sunny. The cowbell helps maintain the energy and drive for this chart, the solos for alto sax and trumpet are written or ad-lib, and the brass ranges are modest. Addi…

Note from the composer: Little Lucas is dedicated to my 2 year-old son. It is a happy medium swinger that captures his mischievous nature with the deceptively difficult movement of major 7th chords in the A sections. The melodynotes are for the most part the 7th of each chord and these notes follow a diminished scale sequence--going up a half-step and then down a major third repetitively. The B …

Par DOBBINS BILL. Many different possibilities for harmonizing the same melody are illustrated and analysed, using techniques by such influential arrangers and composers as Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Oliver Nelson, Gil Evans and Clare Fischer. Techniques of melody harmonisation, linear writing and counterpoint for 2, 3, 4 and 5 horns. A chapter on writing for the rhythm section clearly illu…

Jazz-Style Arrangements with a Variation-Broadway by Special Arrangement is a collection of eleven songs arranged for the instrumentalist wanting to play in a Jazz style -without the need to learn to improvise. The 'classically' trained amateur or professional performer or the intermediate-level student (III-IV) will enjoy playing these expertly arranged Broadway melodies just for fun or to incl…