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This is a slow swing composition in Bb major written for an eleven-piece ensemble. The instrumentation also includes alto, tenor, and baritone saxopones, two trumpets, trombone, guitar, piano, acousti...

Anvil Chorus is a straight-ahead hard swingin' chart (quarter note=240) rescored for mini-big band. Anvil Chorus was originally written by Giuseppe Verdi in 1853 as part of his opera La Traviata. Duri...

Very fast swing. Tempo s/b light speed. Arr. Centers around Alto & Tenor soloists. Strong soloist a must. Recorded by The Trilogy Big Band Does Christmas on Sea Breeze Jazz.

This medium swing chart starts out with the piano and moves into a harmon trumpet solo. As always, plenty of great ensemble to get you into that great yule spirit! Hurry, not a lot of shopping days le...

A battle between Pete Christlieb and me-Pete wins hands down (or hands in any position). This is a hard and fast Jazz waltz. Recorded by the Kubis Big Band on 'Jazz Musicians Christmas' on Sea Breeze...

Wow! This one will warm up the old yule log! This up tempo jazz chart featurs the bone section and a lot of great ensemble. Recorde d by the Kubis Big Band on Jazz Musicians Christmas on Sea Breeze Ja...

I love to feature my great trumpet players and this is no exception. This starts out as a pretty rock ballad and ends on a high note so to speak. Again the lead trumpet player can play the really high...

Starts with 2 brass quartets dueling and lots of very cool ensemble, with a tenor sax solo, It dings and dongs its way through a fun, bouncy tune. Trumpet 1 highest note is double high G. 5,4,4,P,B,D....

Look out-we've never Wasseled like this before! (NEW CHRISTMAS TUNE! )This one is difficult. Very good high school or very good college with lots of meter changes but wow what a burner! Hopefully if T...

Fun, samba version of the great Christmas standard that keeps you excited and leaves room for audience participation in sing 'Fum, Fum, Fum'. Key Bb major. Trumpet 1 highest note high F. 5,4,4,P,B,D....

A medium tempo jazz waltz features the trombones on the melody, followed by a soli for that section. Soprano sax and Trumpet 2 are featured on solos, and there is a sax soli, as well. The shout chorus...

Three traditional Christmas carols arranged for brass quintet (2 Bb trumpets, French horn, trombone and tuba). This is a spectacular collection of traditional carols creatively arranged for concert pe...

Three traditional Christmas carols arranged for brass quintet (2 Bb trumpets, French horn, trombone and tuba). This is a spectacular collection of traditional carols creatively arranged for concert pe...

Three traditional Christmas carols arranged for brass quintet (2 Bb trumpets, French horn, trombone and tuba). This is a spectacular collection of traditional carols creatively arranged for concert pe...

A surging powerful chart w/a decided funk flavor. Ladd took a 'Tower of Power' lick & wove this chart around it. Has an exciting melodic line & some great dialogue between the band & percussion/drums....

Begins as a ballad, double times to a jazz waltz, and settles into a jazz samba. Features tenor or optional solo flute on very difficult chord changes. Flute doubles in Alto 1 & 2, and Tenor 2. Flugel...

This chart is dedicated to Horace Silver & Blue Mitchell. Written in a small group within a big band, it contains all of the elements of Horace's style. Solos for piano & trumpet. As recorded by the J...

This chart is a soprano feature with a straight eights bed that builds to a high point for lead trumpet solo. Modal changes with rich textured backgrounds. It evokes a Scottish Highland flavor with an...

Joseph Zynczak was a close friend and publishing attorney of John's for over thirty years. The chart reflects the energy with which he tackled the business at hand. He was as relentless in his challen...

One of Pat La Barbera's newest compositions that is a cross between a C minor and an F minor blues with a couple of extra bars thrown in for good measure. Arranged by John. Solos for Trumpet, Trombone...

8th note funk ensemble feature, with solos for lead alto (on soprano sax) and tenor sax2. Challenging unison line for the piano and electric bass. Very intense piece, with a strong melody. As recorded...

A challenging, very contemporry chart that erases those lines between improvised and compsed music; contemporary classical music and jazz; organization and chaos. Much of it is not based on traditiona...

As the title indicates, this chart depicts the many changing and unpredicatble moods associated with Mother Nature. It is influenced by Kenny Wheeler, Jim McNeely, and Vince Mendoza. Lengthy solos are...

SATB, improv in soprano and bari. Compositionally complex, this work is based on fourths and altered chords and scales such as lydian dominant and the super-lodrian or diminished whole-tone. Following...

SATB, improv in soprano and alto. Quartet reduction of wind ensemble with quartet composition. Makes use of rhythm changes, ostinato, and modal techniques within a straight 16th contemporary style. Im...