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Light piece in three parts, each one picking up distinct parts of north-american music appreciated by Afonso Alves. The swing, the 60's with Elvis Presley and the disco hype are all remembered in this...

This is the first great hit (and the last as well) of Mink De Ville. This group was lead by singer and lyricist Willy De Ville. He started a solo career about 1990 with the guitar player of the group...

Here is a splendid arrangement of a selection of the most famous hits by this true artist: 'You are the sunshine of my life', 'Isn't she lovely', 'I just called', and the unforgettable 'Sir Duke'.

A compilation of three great hits by the Dutch singer Marco Borsato; 'Rood' (Red), 'De Bestemming' (The destination) and 'Binnen' (Inside). Both your audiences and your musicians will certainly apprec...

George Gershwin era un ospite gradito dell'alta società di New York. Era eloquente, un gentiluomo e un pianista eccezionale. Anche le sue canzoni sono state apprezzate da tutti. Con un arrangiamento i...

'Streetlife' was a huge hit in 1979 for the singer Randy Crawford. This was her breakthrough into stardom with the R en B group the Crusaders, where this was the title track of the album. This song ha...

Mr. Bojangles" è una canzone popolare scritta e registrata inizialmente da Jerry Jeff Walker nel 1968 e da allora riproposta da molti altri artisti. La canzone fu ispirata dall'incontro con un artista...

This arrangement of the bigband classic is based on the song as it was originally used in the film 'Swing Time' (1936) starring Fred Astaire. 'The Way You Look Tonight' won the Academy Award that year...

Hot Toddy is a so-called evergreen in the bigband repertoire. Composer Ralph Flanagan (1914 - 1995) himself was a successful bandleader in the United States of America. The piece was very popular and...

This swinging composition from the popular composer Dean Jones is a tribute to the much loved 'Light Walk' from Barry Gott. This is a delightful interlude during a heavy concert, and perfect for a sum...

Land of Make Believe è un grande successo del flicornista, compositore e direttore d'orchestra americano Chuck Mangione. L'esecuzione sull'LP dal vivo "An Evening of Magic, Live at the Hollywood Bowl"...

Following on from the success of 'A Musical Fantasy', composer Ennio Salvere was commissioned by Kunstfactor to write a new work in 'Broadway Musical style' for their Swinds Project (Swing for Winds)....

Originally composed for piano, Three Preludes is a good example of the influence jazz had on American classical music of the 20th century. Of the 24 preludes Gershwin had planned to compose, only thes...

I've Got You Under My Skin" è uno dei più famosi "standard" vocali ed è stato eseguito da tutti i grandi cantanti, da Nat King Cole a Frank Sinatra. Questo favoloso arrangiamento di Anton Burger può e...

Sax Swingers" di Walter Schneider, arrangiato da Joe Grain, è una composizione swing informale per 5 sassofoni e orchestra di fiati. La seguente strumentazione per sassofono è prevista come gruppo sol...

Rhythm and Blues progression of recurring four bar ostinato Simple melody

12 bar blues for beginners Concert music for the first year

Full, rich harmonies not usually found in beginner music Fantastic young band composition by a recognized jazz great Last chord is a Bb13#11 In key of Bb

Easy introduction to the blues style in key of Bb Rich, jazz harmonies

1st section is a jazz ballad; Latin, 2nd; swing ending; ideal, fun warm-up; Key of F

Beautiful jazz ballad by a great jazz player/composer Introduction to dotted quarter and eighth notes 1st Trumpet's highest note is C Clarinets do not cross the break

Dotted eighth/sixteenth and eighth/quarter/eighth syncopations 1st clarinets play DOWN the break once