One of most hauntingly beautiful folk songs is given a fresh new modern treatment by composer Jason K. Nitsch. Jason keeps the mysterious integrity of the song, while adding colorful timbres and textures in winds and percussion, along with creative harmonic…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Jason K. Nitsch
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Subtitled "Swing Can Really Hang You Up the Most", this chart is a tour de force perfect for any contest program. Featuring slow swing, medium swing, and a combination of both where the horns maintain the swing feel wihle the rhythm section goes to a half-…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
Take a trip back to the Cool School of the 1950s with this impressive swinger. With a very accessible tempo of 128bpm, this chart features tenor sax, trumpet, and guitar on a boppish melody presented in the Gil Evans/Miles Davis "Birth of the Cool" style. The…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
This hauntingly beautiful folk tune has all of the drama that you’d want out of a lyrical ballad. Jason’s fresh harmonic palette works perfectly with this melody and provides ample opportunities to work on expressiveness and sensitivity while also stretching…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Jason K. Nitsch
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Funky! Funky! Funky! This chart lights up every band that plays it. Mix some Tower of Power with some 70s Brecker Brothers and stand back. The written bass part nods to Rocco Prestia while the drums lean into Dave Garibaldi territory. Add Steve "Doc" Kupka's…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
The title refers to the numerous offbeat rhythms found throughout the chart. This is a great piece to teach syncopation and latin rhythms. The melody is first stated by a solo trumpet (brief feature opportunity) and the sax section follows. The trombone…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More