15 Really Easy Jazz Duets for Trumpet and Alto Saxophone, are exciting original compositions by David McKeown, arranged in easy keys and within a suitable range for one Trumpet and one Alto Saxophone. These duets are written with players of a few months? experience in mind. Click the YouTube link above to listen to samples of several of the duets played on Clarinet.

15 Really Easy Jazz Duets for Trumpet and Alto Saxophone are all in a jazz swing style and each duet presents and reinforces a new rhythmic challenge.

15 Really Easy Jazz Duets for Trumpet and Alto Saxophone are;

Perfect for concert performances large and small.Fun for younger players with the cat titles theme.Fully articulated to help develop that sense of jazz style.Great for helping with jazz rhythms.Road tested wi

18 Easy Gospel Duets Vol.1 for Trumpet and Alto Saxophone is a beautiful collection of your best-loved Gospel Hymns and Spirituals. They are arranged simply in the most suitable range and keys for one Trumpet and one Alto Saxophone.

The standard is early intermediate to intermediate. Players with a year or two?s experience will enjoy playing these duets, with plenty of interest in both parts and imaginative arrangements. These duets are ideal for use in concerts or worship, formal or informal. Click on the link above to hear samples of these duets performed on YouTube, performed on Clarinet.

The hymns are in alphabetical order and are as follows

· Abide with Me,

· Amazing Grace,

· Blessed Assurance,

· Deep River,

· Down by the Riverside,

· Go Down Moses,

· Go Tell It on the Mountain,

· He?s Got the Whole World in HIs Hands,

· Higher Ground,

· Jesus on the Mainline,

· Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho,

· Just a Closer Walk with Thee,

· Just as I Am,

· Just Over in the Glory Land,

· Kumbaya My Lord,

· Love Lifted Me,

· Nobody Knows the Trouble I?ve Seen,

· Nothing but the Blood of Jesus.

The Pink Panther Theme was written by Henry Mancini, for the 1963 movie of the same name. Winning three Grammies and a top ten hit in the US, the song has since become essential repertoire for saxophonists across the world, but sounds great on other instruments too. This version is arranged as a duet for one Trumpet and one Alto Saxophone.

Musicians at an intermediate level will find this ideal for formal and informal concert performances. Both parts have plenty of interest. The overall performance time is around two minutes. The full length performance on the YouTube link above is the Alto Saxophone version.

Teachers will enjoy using this arrangement as a fun way to help with jazz rhythms, accidentals and dynamic range.

Down by the Riverside is an Afro-American Spiritual Hymn and Song. This version is arranged as a duet for one Trumpet and one Tenor Saxophone.

Down by the Riverside was sung in African-American communities before the American Civil War but did not appear in print until included in a 1918 collection of spirituals. Several versions were recorded by gospel choirs in the ?20s and ?30s, and Down by the Riverside, with its lyric, "I ain?t goin? to study war no more", was adopted as an anti-war song by the ?60s counterculture.

Down by the Riverside is simply arranged in a key and range best suited to the instruments. Three choruses and two verses are played, with variations, in a gospel swing style. Click the link above to listen to a full Youtube performance of the Clarinet version of this duet.

Down by the Riverside is suitable for players at an intermediate level and above. With a performance time of around three minutes, this version of Down by the Riverside is perfect for worship and concert performances, both formal and informal.

These Duets explore different styles and flavours of Gospel music, with imaginative arrangements in various contemporary styles. Click the link above to watch and listen to samples of all 10 duets (clarinet version) on YouTube.

Most of these duets are ideal for players of an Intermediate standard, with two or three more suitable for Advanced Intermediate.

10 Gospel Duets are

perfect for concert performances large and small; each piece lasts between three and four minutes.fully articulated to help develop that Gospel style.great for helping with complex rhythms.road tested with scores of students and performed all over the world.fun to play.an exciting introduction to the world of Gospel music.32 pages adding up to more than half an hour of quality music.
The ten titles are, Amazing Grace, Down By the Riverside, Go Down Moses, Go Tell It on the Mountain, He?s Got the Whole World in His Hands, Just a Closer Walk with Thee, Shall We Gather at the River, Steal Away to Jesus, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot and When the Saints Go Marching In.