Billy Strayhorn: spartiti medio

Here is Billy Strayhorn's beloved ballad, skillfully arranged with subtle reharmonizations and reworkings of the melody, all the while remaining faithful to the original intent. Featured are solos for...

Here is Billy Strayhorn's beloved ballad, skillfully arranged with subtle reharmonizations and reworkings of the melody, all the while remaining faithful to the original intent. Featured are solos for...

Composed by the legendary Billy Strayhorn, this is truly one of the masterpieces of jazz. Mark Taylor has beautifully crafted a feature for alto sax using a variety of styles and settings. Basically s...

Here is Billy Strayhorn's beloved ballad, skillfully arranged with subtle reharmonizations and reworkings of the melody, all the while remaining faithful to the original intent. Featured are solos for...

This arrangement was written by Billy Strayhorn in 1963 and was first performed in Sweden on March 9, 1964. While on tour in Europe during that year Ellington introduced several pieces as Impressions...

In early 1967 Strayhorn, who was suffering from esophagael cancer and the effects of radiation treatment, set out to compose a multi-movement work in which one of sections was to be titled Blue Cloud....

Think of Take the 'A' Train with a contemporary flair and you have the idea behind this inventive chart by Alan Baylock. Opening up in a swing groove, then alternating with a funk feel, bari sax, bass...

Think of Take the 'A' Train with a contemporary flair and you have the idea behind this inventive chart by Alan Baylock. Opening up in a swing groove, then alternating with a funk feel, bari sax, bass...

Think of Take the 'A' Train with a contemporary flair and you have the idea behind this inventive chart by Alan Baylock. Opening up in a swing groove, then alternating with a funk feel, bari sax, bass...

A swing chart at 180 BPM and a wonderful melody by the brilliant composer Billy Strayhorn, Mike Kamuf's arrangement of 'UMMG' is superb with written solos provided for trumpet, tenor, and trombone. Th...

This arrangement was originally written in 1953 by Billy Strayhorn and featured clarinet and trumpet solos. Although it was recorded in the studio in 1953 and on several live occassions in 1965 (featu...

Questa è la versione di Ellington del 1966 del grande brano di Strayhorn, con l'assolo di tromba di Cootie Williams (scritto sulla quarta parte) trascritto per intero. Questa versione presenta anche u...

Classic jazz standard from the Duke Ellington orchestra.

Classic jazz standard from the Duke Ellington orchestra.

Classic jazz standard from the Duke Ellington orchestra.

Chelsea Bridge is a level 4 Premier Jazz Series piece designed for high school and college bands. Full instrumentation includes 5 saxophones, 8 brass, and 4 rhythm parts. Background parts are provided...

Also known as 'Hark! The Duke's Trumpets' and composed and arranged by Billy Strayhorn for the Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1956, this classic arrangement has no trumpets-just saxes and rhythm section....

A beautiful alto saxophone ballad, the tempo is around 72 BPM and the instrumentation is 5 saxes, 1 trumpet, 3 trombones, piano, bass, drums. Edited and adapted in exacting detail.

A beautiful alto saxophone ballad, the tempo is around 72 BPM and the instrumentation is 5 saxes, 1 trumpet, 3 trombones, piano, bass, drums. Edited and adapted in exacting detail.

In 1959 Mercer Ellington assembled his dad's working ensemble in a New York studio to record an album for Coral Records that is known as Colors in Rhythm. The idea was to take a few of Mercer's origin...

The 'New Sounds for Concert Band' series has guaranteed success in your concert programme for many years. The latest addition to the series is a classic from the jazz orchestra repertoire. Follow the...