Ron Paley: spartiti difficile

This is a ballad....a trombone feature written for Rob McConnell. It has a solo piano intro and lots of dynamic gradations, resulting in an emotionally charged chart. Trumpet D, Trombone B.

This is a fast blues that features Tenor, Trumpet, and piano. With lots of textural variations, it leaps out of the starting gate and never stops. Trumpet D, Trombone C.

Cruisin' could be described 'Hot Phrygian Funk'! This is an energetic chart!... that features trumpet. 5/4/4/G/P/B/D. Trumpet to D and trombones to C.

This is an exciting 12/8 clavinety latin/jazz piece that has trumpet and synth solos. The opening 12/8 section segues into a driving straight ahead shuffle with an extended tutti unison line before go...

A lively, highly energetic samba featuring flute, drums, and a rhythmically spoken vocal. It begins with an intense band unison followed by a piano figure that sets up the melody,played first by the p...

Millennium Jump is a blues written in a swing era style. The featured instruments are piano, tenor sax, and trombone, but bass trombone has the final word. Written 'under the influence' of the 'One O'...

Stoppin' Time (a.k.a. Swing Swing Swing) is also from (you guessed it) the musical 'Bring 'Em Back!'. It is written in the style of Benny Goodman's 'Sing Sing Sing'. It has 5 clarinets and features on...

MFYXTPLYX is an exciting up tempo 'tonally outside' swing number featuring drums. After the band unison line...it's all drums!...until the outhead is played. 5/4/4/G/P/B/D. Trumpet Bb. Trombones B. Me...

This is a happy go lucky half time swing funk feel featuring trombone, and later on, an Acappella synth solo with echoplex. 5/4/4/G/P/B/D. Trumpet to E and Trombone to B.

Bluesis is a somewhat mischievous medium up tempo blues that features piano, bass, and drums. However, it really can feature anyone. After the head it weaves its way through a series of twists and tur...

Reo-Natal is Big Band Drum 'n Bass! - with a driving bass figure off the top. It features alto in a half time funk feel section followed by a band unison. It comes to a conclusion with guitar and synt...

Just as ReoNatal is Big Band Drum 'n Bass, Silver Heights is driving big band rock! After a big brass opening, the feel is set up by a rhodes figure. There is lots sectional interplay, with the melody...

Transformations is an outside blues - featuring trumpet, piano and drums. It starts off fast, is transformed into a ballad with a lyrical melody, and then back !.. to a blistering uptempo, quasi atona...