Aaron Lington: spartiti difficile

Evensong is beautiful and pensive ballad in 3/4 featuring baritone saxophone and flugelhorn. After a statement of the lyrical melody from bari and flugel, ample solo space is given to baritone saxopho...

Written for trombonist Andy Martin and the San Jose State University Jazz Orchestra, Emergence is a beautiful, lyrical ballad that features your trombone soloist. The melody ispresented primarily in t...

Featuring a tuneful and aggressive melody played by alto sax, trumpet and guitar, Idylwild alternates between traditional swing and a modern funky hip-hop feel. Ample solo space for lead alto is follo...

Spinner is a technical tour de force that will demonstrate the skills of your saxophone section. A modern bebop melody is played in fast unisons and Supersax style solis by your saxophones, giving the...

Mambo Diablo is an up-tempo mambo written in 2-3 son clave with solo space for tenor saxophone and trumpet. Over an extended form and non-typical changes, your band will get get their hands dirty work...

This is a modern ECM-style composition that features baritone saxophone and trumpet in a moody and pensive setting. A tuneful melody comprised of wide intervals sets the stage for your trumpeter and b...

This is a bright samba written in 2-3 rhumba clave with solo space for alto saxophone, althought the solo section is easily opened up to feature multiple soloists. It features a catchy melody played b...

This dark, modal-flavored medium swinger was recorded by the University of North Texas One O'clock Lab Band on their album Lab 2003, and was awarded an honorable mention in the 2003 ASCAP Young Jazz C...

This pensive and brooding contemporary-style chart was commissioned by the USAF Airmen of Note and was recorded by the University of North Texas One O'clock Lab Band on their album Lab 2004. Within th...

Up-tempo swinger loosely based on the chord changes of the jazz standard 'What's New?' It was recorded by the University of North Texas One O'clock Lab Band on their album Lab 2002, and was awarded 'B...

Diffusion' is a medium swing tune featuring improvised solos for tenor saxophone and trumpet.Textyral brass chords progress into the melody presented by trumpet and tenor saxophone. The bridge feature...

The Syndicate is a medium swing tune featuring improvised solos for second trombone and guitar. A dark and moody introduction leads into a tuneful melody played by trumpet, trombone, and guitar. Muted...

This is a medium swing tune featuring improvised solos for baritone saxophone and trumpet. A dark and moody introduction leads into a tuneful melody played by trumpet, baritone saxophone, and guitar....

This beautiful, Kenton-style ballad features tenor saxophone on a lyrical, haunting melody accompanied by lushly scored brass.This composition was recorded by the University of North Texas One O'clock...

Jazz waltz that features baritone saxophone, trumpet, and guitar on a memorable, Kenny Wheeler-type melody. It was recorded by the University of North Texas One O'clock Lab Band on their album Lab 200...

Cape Breton is a ballad featuring solo flugelhorn. A spacious and floating introduction leads into a beautiful and lyrical melody played by flugelhorn and tenor saxophone. Light background figures beh...

This is an aggressive, uptempo composition featuring improvised solos for tenor saxophone and trumpet. Composed by trumpeter Ken Edwards and Maynard Ferguson's last drummer/music director Stockton Hel...

Point Aconi through-composed ballad that owes a great deal of its inspiration from Thad's chart To You . The chart begins with a plaintive trumpet solo and gradually progresses into a full ensemble ch...

This is a blazing uptempo composition featuring improvised solos for alto saxophone and guitar. This chart is a great vehicle for showing off your band's skill at navigating the modern bebop style. A...

This is a fast waltz featuring improvised solos for piano and alto saxophone. A lyrical melody is presented by trumpet and alto, followed by several interesting development sections which lead to a me...