Il magistrale arrangiamento di Paul Jennings del 1982 suona fresco oggi come 20 anni fa. I suoni autentici del classico di Chick Corea sono catturati fedelmente e questa nuova edizione è annotata in t...
Anche se di mestiere fa il cantautore pop, Sting è tutt'altro che ordinario. Il suo stile vario e unico attinge dal jazz come dal pop e questo brano contagioso è un tributo alla sua creatività. L'arra...
Originally a #1 hit for Toto in the early '80s, and recorded again recently by the group Weezer, this powerful rock anthem features a distinctive groove and memorable lines. John Wasson has given it a...
This invigorating chart stays true to the classic sound of its creator Stevie Wonder. It features a medium slow groove and a flexible solo section. Guaranteed fun.
Recorded by Stevie Wonder in 1976 on his acclaimed album Songs in the Key of Life, this beautiful song is a good example of combining elements of jazz with pop. Keeping the same easy-flowing shuffle g...
Il classico latino rilassato di Kenny Dorham è un must per tutti i programmi jazz. Mark ha mantenuto gli elementi della versione originale utilizzando un piccolo gruppo (contralto, tenore, tromba e tr...
Originally from the Disney movie Jungle Book, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy also featured an energetic Latin rendition on their 1999 CD This Beautiful Life. Turned into a mambo, it really cooks for jazz ensemb...
Here is one of the signature dance numbers from the landmark musical West Side Story. Michael Mossman has created a masterful adaptation for jazz band using elements from the original and a creative t...
Originally recorded by jazz fusion masters The Rippingtons, this chart for jazz ensemble features a great 'Birdland-like' groove and Gordon Goodwin's creativity and total command of the big band idiom...
In un ritorno allo stile R&B influenzato dal jazz della fine degli anni '70, ecco una versione samba/funk di questo successo di George Duke. Caratterizzato da una coppia di tromboni e sassofoni tenori...
With no solos required, only a solid driving rhythmic groove, here is an authentic-sounding version of this Earth, Wind & Fire classic. Trombones are featured on the melody and all the signature horn...
The ultimate collection for jazz keyboardists to learn 40 Evans classics with exact note-for-note transcriptions. Includes: Alice in Wonderland • Autumn Leaves • Bill's Hit Tune • Blue...
Arranged here in a unique samba setting, Michael Mossman provides some surprising twists and turns in this familiar Latin classic by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Every section gets into the act, along with a...
I Real Books sono i libri di jazz più venduti di tutti i tempi. Fin dagli anni '70, i musicisti si sono affidati a questi volumi per affrontare ogni concerto, sera dopo sera. Il problema è che i libri...
Ogni aspirante musicista jazz deve conoscere Louis Armstrong e il modo in cui ha influenzato gli stili del jazz americano. Ecco un arrangiamento solido e swingante per l'intero ensemble su uno dei bra...
Here is a well-paced chart on this Miles Davis jazz standard that's packed with plenty of style and variety. With a full chorus sax soli plus solos for tenor and trombone, this is a wonderful addition...
Recorded by Miles Davis on his landmark album Birth of the Cool, this jazz standard was composed by Denzil Best using the same chord changes as Count Basie's Jumpin' at the Woodside. This exciting cha...
Mix the stylish spy music from the 1960s with a dose of cool jazz and you have a winning combination for jazz ensemble. From the latest Pixar hit movie, here is a high-energy and entertaining chart th...
Mike Tomaro makes sure that every section gets into the act in this uplifting arrangement of the megahit by Pharrell Williams. The 'breakdown' section features clapping by the band members while the t...
Everyone knows this Henry Mancini favorite, but not like this! Mike Tomaro has gleefully twisted the well-known melody into a New Orleans style 'second line' groove for jazz ensemble! The signature ba...
Recorded by Michael Jackson back in the 1980s, this highly infectious tune has one of pop music's funkiest bass lines plus an all-around great groove.
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Here is a beautifully scored version of Whitney Houston's popular ballad from 1985, her first recording to reach #1 on the pop charts. Mark passes the melody around to different sections, but the styl...
This wonderful classic ballad recorded by Stevie Wonder is set here as a feature for tenor sax. Beautifully accompanied by piano only in the beginning, a mellow accompaniment follows (with flugels and...
One of the signature tunes from jazz legend Thelonious Monk is this quirky and iconic blues! Mark's great-sounding version for big band maintains the medium swing feel and 'Monk-isms' from the origina...