JAZZ ADVANCED SERIES
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Chicken n' Waffles
Grade 5
Swing
$55
"Chicken n' Waffles" is a new take on a bop standard and a solid swingin' chart for your advanced jazz ensemble. The tune features a sax soli into a big full band shout. Melody and solos are featured in the Trumpet and Alto Parts. Along with the two wind soloist, your drummer will also get some action in the 8-bar turnaround back to the head. To top it off, the chart ends with a musical brain-teaser!
Trumpet Range is F6.
Grade 5
Swing
$55
"Chicken n' Waffles" is a new take on a bop standard and a solid swingin' chart for your advanced jazz ensemble. The tune features a sax soli into a big full band shout. Melody and solos are featured in the Trumpet and Alto Parts. Along with the two wind soloist, your drummer will also get some action in the 8-bar turnaround back to the head. To top it off, the chart ends with a musical brain-teaser!
Trumpet Range is F6.
Danza de Mariposa
Grade 6
Samba/Swing
$55
"Danza de Mariposa" is C3 Compositions most popular and most frequently performed chart. This chart has been featured by five Dallas Area Big Bands including the Rebel Alliance Jazz Ensemble and the American Composers Jazz Orchestra. This fast samba with a swing bridge features a trio of Flugelhorn, Tenor, and Trombone. The changes lay well and are a blast to play over. Solo changes available for Trumpet (Flugel), Tenor, Trombone, and Piano. A must-have in your library!
Trumpet Range is G6.
Grade 6
Samba/Swing
$55
"Danza de Mariposa" is C3 Compositions most popular and most frequently performed chart. This chart has been featured by five Dallas Area Big Bands including the Rebel Alliance Jazz Ensemble and the American Composers Jazz Orchestra. This fast samba with a swing bridge features a trio of Flugelhorn, Tenor, and Trombone. The changes lay well and are a blast to play over. Solo changes available for Trumpet (Flugel), Tenor, Trombone, and Piano. A must-have in your library!
Trumpet Range is G6.
Ocho!
Grade 6
Latin
$55
"Ocho!" is a hot trumpet feature that is reminiscent of the famous tune "Night in Tunisia" but without the swing section. The tune has plenty of room to feature your latin percussionist, as well as your star trumpet player. There is also solo space for lead alto and piano, and an open section for your percussionists/drummer to be featured. The shout section will also feature some small group writing and a full band tutti section. There's a lot going on in this number!
Trumpet Range is F6.
Grade 6
Latin
$55
"Ocho!" is a hot trumpet feature that is reminiscent of the famous tune "Night in Tunisia" but without the swing section. The tune has plenty of room to feature your latin percussionist, as well as your star trumpet player. There is also solo space for lead alto and piano, and an open section for your percussionists/drummer to be featured. The shout section will also feature some small group writing and a full band tutti section. There's a lot going on in this number!
Trumpet Range is F6.
Personifications
Grade 5
Contemporary
$55
Personifications was written originally as a small group ECM style piece. The title, although not a word that is pluralized in the English dictionary, comes from the notion that an entire piece of music should have a life of its own. Soloist will be the key to making the piece breathe. The adaptation for big band is intended to be a marriage between the contemporary big band writing movement and the "soulful jazz" movement or in other words, Maria Schneider meets Roy Hargrove. This piece utilizes Rhodes, doubles, and solo space for Flugelhorn and Soprano Sax.
Trumpet Range is F6.
Grade 5
Contemporary
$55
Personifications was written originally as a small group ECM style piece. The title, although not a word that is pluralized in the English dictionary, comes from the notion that an entire piece of music should have a life of its own. Soloist will be the key to making the piece breathe. The adaptation for big band is intended to be a marriage between the contemporary big band writing movement and the "soulful jazz" movement or in other words, Maria Schneider meets Roy Hargrove. This piece utilizes Rhodes, doubles, and solo space for Flugelhorn and Soprano Sax.
Trumpet Range is F6.
Long Time Coming
Grade 6
Contemporary
$55
Long Time Coming was a piece that was started during Chris' Senior year at Baylor, and finally completed during his second year of grad school at DePaul...though he wonders if it's ever really done... The piece was premiered by the Baylor Jazz Ensemble in 2009. This piece is very much inspired by the writing of Maria Schneider and uses elements of Maria's writing style. Much like "Personifications," this piece is all about breathing life into the music from the melody solo tenor intro, throughout the rising and swelling of the piece, to the return of solo tenor in the end. Many doubles are utilized and there is solo space for Flugelhorn and Soprano Sax. Piece is graded as a 6 for maturity versus range/technical difficulty.
Trumpet Range is B5.
Grade 6
Contemporary
$55
Long Time Coming was a piece that was started during Chris' Senior year at Baylor, and finally completed during his second year of grad school at DePaul...though he wonders if it's ever really done... The piece was premiered by the Baylor Jazz Ensemble in 2009. This piece is very much inspired by the writing of Maria Schneider and uses elements of Maria's writing style. Much like "Personifications," this piece is all about breathing life into the music from the melody solo tenor intro, throughout the rising and swelling of the piece, to the return of solo tenor in the end. Many doubles are utilized and there is solo space for Flugelhorn and Soprano Sax. Piece is graded as a 6 for maturity versus range/technical difficulty.
Trumpet Range is B5.
What Things Become
Grade 5
Contemporary
$55
What Things Become is a contemporary, striaght-eighths chart that features piano and soprano sax. While the piece starts out chill and grooving, the middle of the solo section transitions into a fast latin. The tune features doubles for flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, and soprano sax.
Trumpet Range is E5
Grade 5
Contemporary
$55
What Things Become is a contemporary, striaght-eighths chart that features piano and soprano sax. While the piece starts out chill and grooving, the middle of the solo section transitions into a fast latin. The tune features doubles for flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, and soprano sax.
Trumpet Range is E5
Sometimes and For Now
Grade 5
Contemporary
$55
Sometimes and For now is a hip contemporary, straight-eighths chart that features melody and solos for flugel and guitar. The piece starts with an open and free piano solo which works into a pop groove that grooves through the whole chart. Changes are fairly simple Dmin changes. Students and adults alike will love playing and listening to this tune.
Trumpet Range is D5 with an optional G6
Grade 5
Contemporary
$55
Sometimes and For now is a hip contemporary, straight-eighths chart that features melody and solos for flugel and guitar. The piece starts with an open and free piano solo which works into a pop groove that grooves through the whole chart. Changes are fairly simple Dmin changes. Students and adults alike will love playing and listening to this tune.
Trumpet Range is D5 with an optional G6
Dos Amigos
Grade 5
Latin
$55
Dos Amigos features flugelhorn (or trumpet) and trombone int he melody and solo sections. Written to be much like the famous chart Granada Smoothie, the tune opens with a hip unison line from the horns and then takes off! A very energetic chart that makes for a fantastic opener or closer!
Trumpet Range is E6
Grade 5
Latin
$55
Dos Amigos features flugelhorn (or trumpet) and trombone int he melody and solo sections. Written to be much like the famous chart Granada Smoothie, the tune opens with a hip unison line from the horns and then takes off! A very energetic chart that makes for a fantastic opener or closer!
Trumpet Range is E6