One of Australia’s greatest entertainers, the late Ricky May, often used the expression to an audience to acknowledge his band “How about a little bit of sugar for the band?”. This piece is in fond memory of Ricky and how great would it be for any one back…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Daryl McKenzie
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Bluestone Lane features the lead trombonist of the band and evokes the mood of strolling through the back lanes of Carlton North in Melbourne, Australia. The beautiful and sometimes quirky lanes are usually paved with undulating bluestone and always lined…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Roger Schmidli
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Starting as an intense ballad featuring an alto saxophone solo, morphing into medium swing with muted brass and then amping up to a heavy shuffle for a big trombone solo leading to a shout chorus with drum fills to finish, this simple eight bar melody keeps…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Lachlan Davidson
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Originally written as a lilting funk chart for five piece band, this conversion to full big band has allowed the tune to develop into a multi layered work that explores connections throughout the band. Recorded by Melbourne’s Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra,…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Roger Schmidli
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Charlie is the coolest dude. He likes to eat the Corgi’s food. He’s always into this and that. Charlie, He’s the cat. Dedicated to Charlie, one of our four cats, this chart is about swing, melody and coolness.Program NotesCharlie is the coolest dude. He likes…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Lachlan Davidson
Publisher:
Brolga Music
A cover drive is a particularly elegant cricket shot. A good one will pierce the field and run away for four runs. Cover Drive is a combination of the 12/8 shuffle and the Afro-Cuban 12/8 groove.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2018 Publisher: Brolga Music Series:…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Lachlan Davidson
Publisher:
Brolga Music
The Four Note Boogaloo is a fun piece for a grooving rhythm section with a melody featuring a small jazz combo horn section of Alto Sax, Tenor Sax and Trombone in the A section. In the B section the Saxes and Bass play unison counterpoint against the brass.…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Daryl McKenzie
Publisher:
Brolga Music
How funky can you get? It’s easy to get excited about the title of this tune and try too hard to be funky. It’s like trying too hard to be cool. It’s just doesn’t work.
Grade Level: 4.5 Copyright: 2019 Publisher: Brolga Music Series: Jazz Repertoire Series…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Lachlan Davidson
Publisher:
Brolga Music
A funky and fun chart for your rhythm section to groove on. Playing catchy melodies and catchy rhythmic phrases, each section of the band gets a short unison soli passage. Written during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, Isotopical is a play on words. Written and…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Daryl McKenzie
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Jump to It is a up tempo swing chart in the style of the great dance bands of 1940's. It features a catchy melody and riff-based patterns typical of the style. The saxophone section carries the main melody before being joined by the brass with punchy hits to…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Roger Schmidli
Publisher:
Brolga Music