Spartiti difficile Swing

An exciting modern 3/4 (broken swing) written in tribute to Kenny Wheeler. Explores unusual harmonic progressions and features the ensemble (solo section for guitar and/or piano). 10 brass. Alto 1 dou...

Smokin' from the start w/a bright rock feel, the soloists & a small ens over a grooving swing are featured. Saxes follow w/a challenging dbl. x soli. Another in the continuing episodes of the Furry Fr...

This contemporary swing chart begins with a powerful statement from the entire ensemble, and then pulls back to more intimate instrumentation with soprano, trumpet and trombone stating the melody.Solo...

Advanced level up tempo swinger featuring tenor sax and drums on the changes to Lady Be Good. First trumpet to high F.

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

A tribute to Art Blakey (Buhainna). A hard-boppin' chart which alternates between swing and Afro-Cuban feels. Medium up tempo. Reminiscent of the Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers. Features drums, trum...

Starts with slow/moody intro. Solo piano has written solo followed by written flugelhorn solo over lush trombone chords. Drums set-up new medium fast swing tempo and we're off with a minor-key tune th...

Commissioned by SW Missouri State Univ, Jerry Hoover, director. A medium tempo Basie style piece based on the changes to classic Basie tune 'Jive at Five.' Piano states the head, later saxophones. Sol...

Commissioned by Fred Lange at Davis High School in California. A farewell to his graduating seniors. Piece in three sections. First is a choral in a rubato style (I've been told it sounds like 'Georgi...

With the same harmonic structure as the late Dizzy Gillespie's 'Woody'n You', this song features tenor sax and piano. Following the intro and opening chorus the ensemble swings for half a chorus, then...

Easy swing feel. Guitar solo. Alto dbl. on Soprano. Recorded by Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass 'Brass Is Back'. Comp. By Horace Silver, arr. by Rob McConnell.

Medium easy swing chart. Solos for Trombone & Trumpet 5. Alto 1 & 2 dbl. on Flute. Tenor 1 & 2 Dbl. on Clarinet, Bari sax dbl. on Bass Clarinet. Recorded by Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass 'Our 25th Ye...

Medium swing. Comp. By Horace Silver, arr. by Rob. Chart features Trpt, Tenor & Piano solos. Two saxes dbl. on flute. Recorded by Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass 'DonOt Get Around Much..'.

Relaxed med.-tempo jazz waltz. Features Trpt & Tenor on melody & solos w/plenty of swinging ens work. High brass. Recorded by Roger Neumann's Rather Large Band on Sea Breeze Jazz.

a hard swinging up-tempo blues, w/solos for Trpt, Trbn, Tenor, Piano & Bass. Lots of swinging ens [strong high brass] & 'Ellingtonish' saxes.

An up-tempo swinging blues, in which the melody is passed back & forth & repeated by Trpts & Saxes. Toward the end the tempo changes back & forth from the up-tempo half-time. Open solo spots for Trpt,...

This is a roasting up-tempo swinger that starts w/the 'shout chorus', which repeats at the end. Solos: Trpts, Trbns, Alto, Tenor, Bari & Piano. There is plenty of ens work [high lead Trpt] include sax...

(In memory of Paul Shaghoian) Part one of ' There'. (Commissioned in honor of Gil Evans by IAJE and the Herb Aplert Foundation and premiered by soloist Tim Ries with the Fresno Jazz Composers Orchestr...

(In memory of Paul Shaghoian) Part two of ' There'. (Commissioned in Honor of Gil Evans by IAJE and the Herb Alpert Foundation and premiered by soloist Tim Ries with the Fresno Jazz Composers Orchestr...

Medium swing. 1/4 note = 144. Great ensemble writing. Solo changes on 1st tenor sax and 1st trombone. Nice shout chorus. Flute doubles. Optional percussion.

Bright swing, unison bop line for alto, tenor, bari, trumpet and guitar. Fun changes for tenor sax and trumpet solos. Challenging development section for the whole ensemble and sax soli/ensemble shout...

Two for Two is a medium swing tune based on Tea For Two that features alto and trpt soloists playing the head and improv. 5-4-4-4 (Lead Tb. C5, lead trpt. F6)1/4 note= 180. Medium difficult.

No Evidence is a medium, Monkish swing tune based on There Is No Greater Love that features tenor sax and piano. An ensemble 'Pittsburgh March' (ala Erroll Garner) is thrown in for good measure. 5-4-4...

Written for Doc Severinsen, trumpet feature is an excellent vehicle for a good soloist with 'high chops'. Medium fast swing. Recorded by Dimartino/Osland Jazz Orch 'Off The Charts'

A Basie rhythm feel with lush harmonies in the Alf Claussen vein. Beautiful melody featuring Flugel lead over saxes. Tenor and Flugel solos. Difficult. No Score.