Spartiti medio Latina

This medium tempo samba features a quartet of alto, tenor, trumpet and trombone on the melody along with clever counterlines from the rest of the ensemble. A recurring unison bass line riff holds it a...

John Berry has taken this Cole Porter favorite and converted it into a real powerhouse chart for big band. Not just a re-hash of the version recorded by Buddy Rich, this exciting treatment alternates...

Explore the exciting world of mambo with this Michael Philip Mossman original commissioned by the Delavan-Darien (WI) H. S. Jazz Ensemble. A variety of moods and meters are used and there is solo spac...

We're not entirely sure what possessed Mike Tomaro to take what is probably the best-known jazz waltz and turn it into a samba! Actually, the relaxed Latin groove works quite well, and there are solos...

Here is an excitingly different take on this Ellington swing classic done in a mambo style! Including a slightly twisted melody to fit the style, Latin master Michael Philip Mossman cleverly adds coun...

Here is an excitingly different take on this Ellington swing classic done in a mambo style! Including a slightly twisted melody to fit the style, Latin master Michael Philip Mossman cleverly adds coun...

Arranged here in a unique samba setting, Michael Mossman provides some surprising twists and turns in this familiar Latin classic by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Every section gets into the act, along with a...

Here is one of the most tuneful of Jobim's many familiar Latin standards in a marvelous setting featuring a baritone sax soloist. The style is a laid-back Latin groove and Michael incorporates a wealt...

What a neat idea to turn this Henry Mancini classic into a medium samba groove! Your lead trombonist receives some well-deserved feature time and is joined briefly by the entire bone section. The ense...

Written in a driving Latin feel, this energetic original features biting melodies, edgy harmonies and even foot stomps and hand claps. Including a solo for tenor sax and plenty of powerful ensemble wr...

Leave it to Michael Mossman to combine two unique Latin styles (tango and bossa nova) into a single composition! The saxes take the lead on the sultry tango theme punctuated by the brass, then a trump...

Feature a flugel soloist on this lush and melodic original from Mark Taylor. Written in a relaxed Latin groove, this offers a nice opportunity for a change of pace for festival or concert use.

Feature a flugel soloist on this lush and melodic original from Mark Taylor. Written in a relaxed Latin groove, this offers a nice opportunity for a change of pace for festival or concert use.

This familiar Stevie Wonder ballad was a pop hit in 1979 and has been imaginatively reworked here as a relaxed samba. Beautifully scored, this chart includes solos for alto sax and guitar (or piano)....

This familiar Stevie Wonder ballad was a pop hit in 1979 and has been imaginatively reworked here as a relaxed samba. Beautifully scored, this chart includes solos for alto sax and guitar (or piano)....

Michael has reworked his popular big band version of this Latin classic to work in this format for little big band. Great groove and tight ensemble writing.

Michael has reworked his popular big band version of this Latin classic to work in this format for little big band. Great groove and tight ensemble writing.

Jerome Kern's classic ballad in an attractive setting for little big band arranged here as a cha-cha.

Always the experimenter looking for new ideas and sounds, Michael Mossman has combined 2 Latin styles in this unique composition. Displaying a nice melodic sense and skill in orchestration, Michael wr...

Composed as a tribute to jazz great Horace Silver, this chart is set in a moderate cha-cha groove and includes marvelous melodic lines and outstanding ensemble writing. Also included is a brief double...

Composed in a light Bossa style, this is a great sounding feature for flugelhorn. Utilizing a wealth of orchestration colors in the accompaniment and a comfortable medium tempo, this is a terrific cho...

John La Barbera has taken his well-known version of Chick Corea's Spain and done a great job of adapting it for the small band format. Certainly an exciting offering for mature players in an arrangeme...

Originally recorded by the Bill Watrous big band back in the '70s, John La Barbera brings us this sizzling version of his classic samba-style composition adapted for six horns.

Mancini's classic theme is treated here in a moderate bossa style as solo vehicle for soprano sax (optional alto). Timeless melodies, lush harmonies, and a unison line feature for the entire ensemble...

Mancini's classic theme is treated here in a moderate bossa style as solo vehicle for soprano sax (optional alto). Timeless melodies, lush harmonies, and a unison line feature for the entire ensemble...