Tom Garvin

Here's a hip funk/rock chart by one of the top writers for the Tonight Show band. The engaging flute melody is contrasted with tight double-time kicks. Great writing for all sections.

Tom Garvin's funk/rock original is a real kick to play. Hip, tight double-time licks, a tenor solo, and some fantastic interplay among the voices are all in there!

An 'Earth, Wind & Fire' type funk ballad. Open solo section. Four flutes on melody. Not difficult except for tricky sax unison in shout chorus. Dbls, Written for Tonight Show Band.

Lovely bossa nova featuring unison flute melody and flute solo. Originally recorded by the Bill Watrous Big Band on his album 'The Tiger of San Pedro'.

Medium up tempo swinger. Can be opened up for additional solos after tenor, using first six bars as send-off each time. Not too difficult but requires solid lead trumpet. Written for Tonight Show Band...

Take-off on Rocky's Theme. Medium tempo 8th note feel with hip unison band interlude in contrast to more harmonic melody and solo sections. Written for Tonight Show Band.

Straight ahead Be-Bop featuring an unaccompanied sax soli, tenor solo may be opened up for other soloists as well. Originally arranged for Doc Severinson's Tonight Show Band. 7 brass.

Swinging medium 12 bar blues with interesting substitute changes. Tenor solo can be opened up for other soloists. Saxes & bones each have soli choruses leading up to full band shout chorus before retu...

Straight ahead medium-up bebop tune written for Doc Severinson's Tonight Show Band. Tenor solo can be opened up for other soloists.

Medium funky shuffle in a wry mood. Tenor solo can be opened for additional solos. Written for the Tonight Show Band.7 brass.

Bright 3/4 blues. Send off for tenor solo can be repeated for additional solos. Sax soli, Bone soli, full band shout chorus leads back to theme. Written for Tonight Show Band.