Shelly Berg: spartiti difficile

Great ensemble writing. Medium groove swinger featuring the bass.

12/8 funk featuring trombones. Exciting contrapuntal shout.

Tune based on Honeysuckle Rose. Trio of Trpt, tenor and Trombone

Authentic salsa groove. Unusual montuno played by the brass section.

Features alto sax and flugelhorn, Nice, east feeling funk shuffle.

Composed for the 2000 MidWest Clinic, and in tribute to pioneering jazz educator, J. Richard Dunscomb, 'For JR' is alternatively beautiful and exciting. The style is straight eighth, with a warm main...

This bright swing is based on 'I Got Rhythm' changes. Great melody! Sax soli, exciting shout trades fours with drummer. Solo space.

This is a medium, in-the-pocket, swing tune featuring piano. The sax soli is challenging, but well worth the effort, and the shout chorus will bring the audience to it's feet. There is also a great 't...

Speedy 12 bar blues. Exciting sax solo + full brass soli without rhythm.

Funk shuffle featuring alto sax, ala David Sanborn. Relaxed groove

Haunting ballad for solo trombone. Composed for Bill Watrous. Some sax dbls.

Relaxed samba features trombone or piano. Lovely melody and changes. Fun and challenging sax soli. Lots of solo spaces.