Too much fun to pass up, featuring the funky 1970’s grooves of Quincy Jones and Tower of Power, including optional wah-wah guitar! Each horn section gets a workout while the rhythm section percolates underneath. Solo opportunities for alto sax, tenor sax,…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Dan Torosian, Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
Trumpet Feature
A lush full ensemble introduction leads into a beautiful trumpet (or flugelhorn) feature ballad. The sax section takes over for the bridge before returning to the full ensemble for the last A section. A brief transition moves the tempo up to a…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Dan Torosian, Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
Remembering Greg is an even eighth-note ballad, challenging players to play and shape through long phrases.Program NotesRemembering Greg was written in memory of the well known Melbourne trumpeter, Greg Maundrell (1960-2011). The irony of this being an alto…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Daryl McKenzie
Publisher:
Brolga Music
This great new shuffle checks all the boxes: driving groove, intense ensemble writing, and vivid dynamic contrasts. Craig skillfully uses tension and release to create several high points throughout the chart and it is all capped off with a superb final 12…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Publisher:
Kendor Music Publishing
A breezy samba melody suited for a beach in Rio while melodic counterpoint plays in the sand. Following a funky half time interlude the trumpet takes the first solo, followed by the tenor sax (or piano or guitar). Both solos can be played using only a concert…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Dan Torosian, Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
This bossa/samba features an attractive trumpet/alto sax theme, followed by an alto sax solo. A strong sax soli and emerging shout chorus make Samba Quente a listener’s (and performer’s) delight.Program NotesSamba Quente (warm samba) features a quiet trumpet…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Patrick Thompson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
"Mr. Cool" was literally composed while Robert was sitting in a meat locker - or so he tells me. The beginning bass line, enhanced with bari and bass trombone, sets the rockin' tone for this chart - attitude all the way. Solos all around for trumpet, alto…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Robert Skiles, Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
A hypnotic straight 8th jazz waltz in the style of guitarist Pat Metheny that adds additional colors with soprano sax and flugelhorns. Counterpoint, part independence, and dynamic contrast create an evolving texture that constantly captures the ear. Trumpet,…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
This chart was commissioned by the Normal West High School Jazz Band in Normal, Illinois. A funky laid-back acoustic bass line sets the tone for this chart that recalls the quirky and sardonic style of the Brecker Brothers. The horns are divided into several…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
Crafted in the style of the legendary chart of Bill Holman’s on “Just Friends” this new composition from Jack Cooper uses a unison line in the winds over a full chorus of the tune before it breaks into the exciting harmonized section. This chart is a workout…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Publisher:
Kendor Music Publishing