Bob Florence: spartiti difficile

MM: half note = 120. A medium bright opener or closer with some written high note trumpet solos. Other solos inlcude tenor and another trumpet. Recorded by the Don Junker Big Band.

Composed in honor of Stan Kenton and based on 'snippets' from the Kenton library. Solos: baritone, guitar and trumpet and written out piano. A great concert closer. From the CD 'Next Stop Live On The...

Celebrating Duke Ellington's 100th birthday, this is an extended composition based on 'snippets' of familiar Ellington/Strayhorn themes. Solos: guitar, tenor, alto and written out pianos. A great conc...

Commissioned by ASCAP & IAJE and premiered at the IAJE convention in Long Beach, CA on January 6, 2005. Honoring Count Basie, this is an extended composition based on 'snippets' from the Count Basie l...

An abrasive medium tempo blues, written with the title in mind. Solos: trumpet, tenor and written out piano. From the CD 'Whatever Bubbles Up' by the Bob Florence Limited Edition. See Otter CD catalog...

Running with Scissors was inspired by a parent, a child: 'Don't run with scissors in your hand'. This makes the piece slightly ominous at a bright tempo. Solos are trumpet, trombone and extended drums...

A medium tempo trumpet blues in B flat feature, starting with cup mute then plunger then open. Woodwinds are clarinets and bass clarinet switching to saxes. As recorded by George Graham Big Band 'With...

From the liner notes to the 1999 SeaBreeze 'Live at the Lighthouse' CD release: 'One day when Bob Florence was playing piano at my house, I suggested that he try writing an arrangement of Clair de Lun...

This is Bob Florence's attention-getting chart. This fast swinging chart features solos for piano and guitar. No score.

This Bob Florence bossa nova begins with an a capella tenor sax solo before the relaxed groove enters. The melody continues in the tenor saxophone all the way until the solos for piano and guitar. A b...

A lush and haunting Bossa Nova. This chart challenges your band's ability to balance & play sensitively. Dbls.

A lush and melodic bossa nova featuring Flugel. The chart also utilizes interesting contrasts through the use of flutes & contra-bass clarinet dbls.

This swinging med. blues with it's unusual voicing and surprising ensemble sections avoids sounding like 'just another blues chart'. Bb, bass & contrabass, clarinets, flute dbls. Solos for Tenor. Trpt...

Medium swing chart. Solo space for piano. Recorded by Bob Florence Limited Edition on Funupsmanship.

Swinger featuring some of the finest ens writing for big band. Some sax dbls.

A bright blues with a bridge in a swing feel. The solos are by baritone (6) and trumpet. Lead trumpet to high Eb. Half note = 120. The piece is lonog but great for concerts. Recorded by Bob Florence &...

Lush & lovely, ballad feature for your most forgotten soloist...bari. Some sax dbls.

A lovely Trombone ballad feature written for Charlie Loper. Soloist is supported by lush orchestration. Excellent concert piece.

The title says it all! This Bob Florence arrangement is based around a catchy riff based melody and an extended guitar solo, but the chart is flexible enough to allow it to be opened up for additional...

A creatively contrapuntal introduction sets up this swinging Bob Florence arrangement of a Stanley Turrentine classic. There is a piano solo before the melody is stated by the whole band, first in uni...

The R&B standard gets a unique re-imagining courtesy of Bob Florence. The arrangement shifts back and forth between 3/4 and 4/4 time and C and Eb major. An extended soprano saxophone solo kicks things...

Bob Florence's arrangement of Benny Golson's hard bop anthem makes extensive use of creative counterpoint throughout the initial melody statement. The trumpet solo is split between a chorus of just tr...