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 is a creative rock piece at a solid 132. The rhythm section starts the chart setting up the main groove. The melody is first presented by Alto Sax 1 and Trumpet 2 before the ensemble joins with the “B” section. There is a punchy ensemble passage that…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Publisher:
Wingert-Jones Publications
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
This swinging jazz waltz is a great change of pace chart. The tempo is a bright 172 with written solos provided for Tenor Sax 1 and Trumpet 2. There is a super ensemble section after the solos that features the band playing a grooving unison line.
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Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Publisher:
Wingert-Jones Publications
Got Rhythm? Tyler Mire gives us a swinging take on the chord changes from Gershwin's classic "I Got Rhythm" at a very accessible tempo of 174bpm. Solo space for trumpet and trombone, but this can be opened for any and all - a great teaching tool. a 32 bar sax…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Tyler Mire
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More