Welcome to the shadowy underworld of bluesy saxes and unexpected plot twists. Similar to Harlem Nocturne, Nick Brandon covers the waterfront keeping a watchful eye on the bari (or tenor) and trumpet soloists and dodging the sax soli with the double time feel…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
This funky horn-driven chart weaves in and out of the boundaries with winding chromatic lines and high energy accompaniment. Solo space for tenor sax, trombone, and guitar, and the drums get several smaller opportunities, too. Trumpet range is written to high…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker, Ric Flauding
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
A funky New Orleans 2nd Line chart from the pen of Robert "Beto" Skiles. The rhythm section sets the funky groove followed by the trombone section. Saxes jump in on the melody with the brass section responding to their calls. A fun contrapuntal section…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Robert Skiles, Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
This chart features a rock/fusion groove and is inspired by the harmonies of Stan Kenton's Artistry in Rhythm as interpreted by the Brecker Brothers. After an intense funky 8 bar ensemble intro the chart settles into a hip fusion groove where the melody…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
Rick Lawn brings us a funky take on a stretched out blues form with a slippery melody and sophisticated harmonies. All goes according to plan through the melody and alto sax solo. A challenging unison brass soli follows and leads us into a unique musical…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Rick Lawn
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
As the title suggests, Terry Town is a fun bebop chart in the joyful spirit and tradition of the late, great Clark Terry. Each section gets its turn in the spotlight, saxes at first, trumpets.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2018 Publisher: Baker's Jazz And More…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
A beautiful Duke Ellington/Johnny Hodges styled alto sax feature starting as a sultry ballad introduced by a Harmon trumpet solo. The alto enters with its siren song before moving into an Ellingtonion "small band" soli from which the alto solo emerges.…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
In the trademark style of iconic jazz composer Thad Jones, The Woozy Dude Blues is a hard swinging 12 bar blues in Bb recalling his advanced harmonies. Keeping with that tradition, there's also an acapella stop-time section to lead off the sax soli and solo…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
Commissioned by the band director son of a Top Gun Flight School Instructor in memory of his father, this high powered swing chart starts with a vertical take-off and settles into a hard swinging tune. The saxes play the tune while the brass answer and…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
This is a great contest/festival chart! A high energy shuffle swing tune that shows off every section of the ensemble, this programmatic tour de force depicts scenes from an imaginary trip to Las Vegas, from the swinging Strip to the wiseguy street hustler to…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More