Grade 1.5 What better way to introduce the music of Duke Ellington to your young jazzers than with this wonderfully scored arrangement by Michael Sweeney? Even at this easy level this chart really swings and will sound great with limited rehearsaltime. Your pianist gets a rare chance to shine as he or she is featured on the melody while the ensemble answers. Later every section gets to play the melody and there is a solo section for any sax. The final section starts softly with saxes alone then builds as various layers are added. A great-sounding chart for beginning bands. Enjoy great flexibility with the Discovery Jazz series! Playable with 3 saxes 2 trumpets 1 trombone piano and drums.

From the group Journey this power ballad from 1981 has enjoyed renewed popularity thanks to the hit TV series Glee as well as multiple uses in film and even on Broadway. Sure to be a hit again!

Discovery Jazz. Par SWEENEY MICHAEL. / Niveau : 1.5 / Pédagogie / Répertoire / Jazz Ensemble

From Brian Setzer's CD ?The Dirty Boogie ? John Berry's arrangement of this slow yet powerful swing chart really screams with the full ensemble right from bar 1. Each section gets a chance at the lead before theentire band hits you again with a magnificent tutti shout. The short solo can be played by trumpet or guitar.

Hot Latin sounds from Gordon Goodwin's Grammy-nominated CD Big Phat Band - Swingin' For The Fences! Flute and trumpet are featured in the beginning on the playful melody but the entire ensemble gets a chance to cut loose on thispowerful chart. Includes solos for alto and trombone.

(Corner Pocket)-One of the classic arrangements from the Count Basie Orchestra is adapted for younger bands in this authentic-sounding version by Mark Taylor. The signature piano intro is scored for trumpets in mutes and all the familiar ensemblepassages are included. There are brief solos for trumpet and tenor before the well-known shout chorus closes it out. A must for all bands.

Nat King Cole?s classic recording from 1951 and then the ?duet? version recorded by his daughter Natalie in 1991 helped to make this tune truly ?unforgettable.? This well-paced version for vocal soloist stays true to the original style and includes a brief instrumental interlude for the band.

Mercy! If you know Kris Berg's funky music, then you know about chicken. Do you want a funky Tower of Power-style chart? Well then, this is it. The whole band will have their eyes glued to this chart as the horn players hunt and peck through this one. The rhythmic figures are searing with energy, the rhythm section will cook on high heat throughout and the tenor sax soloist will need oven mitts for protection. Lead trumpet to written high C (optional D). Once this chart is done, the band and the audience will order up again and again. Highly recommended!

In this 100th anniversary year of Duke Ellington's birth we thought it was fitting to re-introduce one of the absolute best arrangements of Ellington's music ever written. This medley by Sammy Nestico was published in 1970 andproves that some things improve with age. Skillfully woven together are the Ellington favorites In a Sentimental Mood Mood Indigo and It Don't Mean a Thing.

Here is a fabulous new collection of 15 arrangements by Michael Sweeney Peter Blair Jerry Nowak and John Berry. These are all proven winners from the acclaimed ?Discovery Jazz Series? and provide an economical source for quality and varied programming! As you can see from the list of titles there is no dead wood here! Includes: April in Paris Blues Machine Georgia on My Mind Harlem Nocturne I Heard It through the Grapevine It Don't Mean a Thing Mission: Impossible Theme Mood Indigo Moten Swing On Broadway Rock Around the Clock A String of Pearls T.W.A. (Trumpets with Attitude) Tangerine and Tequila.

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 counterlines a montuno section solos for alto and trumpet and a vamp that starts soft then gains momentum. We think even the Duke would have liked this distinctive chart!

Par MIRANDA LIN-MANUEL. Here's the popular hit from Disney's Encanto skillfully adapted for young jazz ensemble. This great-sounding chart features a moderate Latin groove and short solos (written or ad lib.) for tenor sax and trombone. / Date parution : 2022-10-12/ Répertoire / Jazz Ensemble

Par MIRANDA LIN-MANUEL. From the hit movie Encanto, here's an easy version of the song everyone is talking about! The rhythms and ranges are expertly adapted for beginning groups and no solos are required. / Date parution : 2022-10-12/ Répertoire / Jazz Ensemble

Young Jazz Ensemble – Grade 3From the hit movie Moulin Rouge this moving ballad provides a nice way to feature several sections of the ensemble in a well-paced arrangement. The tender opening with piano andflugels (opt. trumpets) leads to an alto sax solo on the verse. The full ensemble builds to the emotional peak before the chart winds down to a quiet close with brief written solos for piano and alto sax. Nicely done.

Recorded recently by Lady Gaga this powerful rock tune is a throwback to the driving sounds of Madonna and the '80s. Solidly scored this arrangement will come together quickly and sound great.