Mike Crotty: spartiti difficile

A very progressive piece with a quasi latin feel. Soprano and Trumpet solos. Doubles.

Relaxed swing featuring bass trombone and extensive sax soli. Piano solo. Alto sax 1 doubles soprano.

High powered chart. A real showcase for the band that can handle the more progressive jazz styles. Solos on alto (soprano) trumpet and drums. Some sax doubles.

Medium Latin '2 feel!' Features solo for alto sax. Excellent arrangement of Horace Silvers' classic tune. Good ensemble work. Doubles.

Up-tempo waltz with a '2 against 3' feel. This chart makes use of a Varity of unusual colors and textures. Features 'free' alto solo. Doubles.

Medium up Latin '2 feel.' Solos for trombone, trumpet, tenor and guitar. Doubles.

Finally a baritone sax feature! This piece moves back and forth from a mysterioso 12/8 to a medium groove 4/4. The solo section is open for baritone and optionally guitar. It comes with an optional se...

High energy jazz samba! This chart is definitely for an ambitious soloist(s). Comp by Ernie Watts. The tune is played by tenor sax and trombone. There is a short but difficult sax soli. Recorded by th...

Med-up blues w/solos for Trpt, Alto, Bone & Piano. Challenging ens playing w/ever changing colors. Alto & Tenor dbl. flute, Bari dbl. Bass Clari. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy.

Up-tempo modal tune. Features solos for Guitar and Tenor sax. Alto doubles Flute/Bari doubles Bass Clarinet.

A 'very intense' medium-up tempo piece with a straight-eighth feel. This chart has a driving rhythm requiring a strong drummer. A small horn grouping (tpt/alto/bari/tbn) presents the theme atop variou...

An interesting group of rhythmic fragments played by the ensemble come together to form a dynamic piece for small band. The groove is a medium-up 'even eighth' feel...almost 'Weather Report' in nature...

An exciting 'samba' set in a sextet format, using trumpet, soprano sax (alto 1), and trombone, which is continually contrasted with the full ensemble. Solos can be any combination of trumpet, soprano,...

Progressive up-tempo swing and latin. Features Tenor and Piano solos. Difficult changes.

Ease swing blues feature for bass or tube. Alto sax 1 doubles piccolo. Optional vibes.

This great contemporary standard by Bob Berg is a powerful feature both for tenor sax and the entire ensemble. The tune requires a tenor soloist with 'fire' and a strong rhythm section capable of play...

A fast driving swing arrangement based on a wonderful Scott Wendholt theme. The challenging theme is played by trumpet(4th) and tenor sax. Solos are for trumpet, tenor sax, and piano, and are followed...

Progressively straight-ahead swing. Features open solo for Bass. Alto doubles Soprano.

Moderately fast progressively straight-ahead swing. Features solos for Tenor and Trumpet. Difficult changes. Heavy ensemble playing. Optional vibes.

A hard driving swing chart with colors reminiscent of the Ellington Orchestra. Low thematic lines played by bari sax and trombone lead to a 'kicking' ensemble soli. Solos are for any horn (changes are...

Humorous funk version of the Christmas favorite. Features EVI wind controller and Bass (a stubstitute part is included for Trumpet). Alto sax dbl. Piccolo. Tenor 1 dbl. flute. Recorded by the U. S. Ai...

Up tempo jazz 3/4 featuring Flugel solo. Alto sax 1 dbls clari & sopr. Alto 2 dbls flute. Tenor sax 1 dbls flute Tenor 2 dbls clari. Bari dbls bass clari. Recorded by the U. S. Air Force Airmen of Not...

Progressive jazz waltz w/Trbn solo. Opening & closing feature a 'free' piano solo. Alto sax dbl. Clair, & Sopr. Tenor 1 dbls flute Bari dbl. Bass clari. Recorded by the U. S. Air Force Airmen of Note....

Slow bluesy feel. Duet for Bass trbn & Bass Solo for Trbn 3. Alto sax 1, Tenor sax 1 & 2, dbl. clarinet. Recorded by the U. S. Air Force Airmen of Note.

Ballad feature for Flugel w/dbl. x solo section. Alto sax 1 & 2 dbl. clari. Tenor 1 dbl. Flute & Clari. Tenor 2 dbl. Clari. Bari dbl. Bass Clari. Recorded by the U. S. Air Force Airmen of Note.