Lou Fischer: spartiti difficile

A lovely alto ballad feature (with a flugelhorn leading the sax section plus 4 trumpets), this chart was premeired by Dave Pietro at the Mile High Jazz Camp a few years back. Predominately in a seriou...

A lovely alto ballad feature (with a flugelhorn leading the sax section plus 4 trumpets), this chart was premeired by Dave Pietro at the Mile High Jazz Camp a few years back. Predominately in a seriou...

Encompassing several styles of jazz; i.e.: ragtime, Dixieland, bebop, swing, modal afro/Cuban. A challenging chart but well worth the effort. */5/5/5 - Clarinets (2) Bs. Clarinet and tuba are optional...

Big band Merengue, Gallop. Tenor solo. Power tour de force. Latin articulation, percussion section, typical Tumbaos written. Trpt. 1 high F's & G's. Trom. 1 high B's & Bb's. Alto/Sop,A,T,T,B,5Trpts,4T...

Tone poem for ensemble, style and harmony reminiscent of Gil Evans. Some sax doubles.

Up tempo be bop 'rhythm' tune. Chop-buster bridge. Scored for Clar/ Piano/Bass/Drums.

Romping simple melodic line over some strangely interesting changes. Some sax doubles.

A straight eighth in the style of Metheny/Mangione that opens with a gospel piano statement. Lots of gospel influence throughout. Joyous and triumphant, this chart builds to a strong climactic finish...

Written to feature pianist Shelly Berg, this chart is a lovely spacious ballad in three. Strong pianist and rhythm section needed to pull this off conceptually. Stylistically in the ECM mode, this is...

Commissioned by the Illinois Wesleyan University Jazz Ensemble and performed by several all state ensembles to date, this chart is an alto feature. Like the title, the chart begins as a ballad and lea...

Beautiful contemporary bossa/ballad that features the entire band. Some sax doubles.

Scintilla (...to Sparkle. Not too taxing for the rest of the band, this is a gorgeous platform to showcase your rhythm section and alto soloist. A bolero (or ECMish bossa if you prefer) was penned for...

Hard driving medium swing chart, featuring alto sax. Ensemble shout. Some doubles.

Clarinet feature with lush flute backgrounds. Nice full ensemble writing. Some sax doubles.

Contemporary 12/8 funk shuffle. Energy level is very high!!

Weather Report meets Monk! Yes. Based on the changes to an obvious favorite Monk tune, this chart features Monkish-like material super-imposed over a Weather Report funk shuffle ala Mr. Gone.