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.

From the Grammy-nominated CD Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - Swingin' For The Fences this monster chart takes a somewhat sideways glance at the style of Sing Sing Sing then goes way over the line! Featured soloists on theoriginal included Eddie Daniels and Arturo Sandoval. This one is hot!!

As performed by PRINCE-You don't normally associate the music of Prince with jazz ensembles. However this outstanding arrangement draws inspiration from the funky Herbie Hancock version and provides a great vehicle for ensemble playing as well as soloing.

The Hal Leonard Jazz Combo Paks are a versatile and inexpensive way to put four fantastic charts in front of your high school or college combo. The flexible instrumentation provides many options for covering the parts; the arrangements are absolutely top notch; and at $45.00 for four standards you will never find a better value.Instrumentation:- Line 1 (lead or harmony): Alto Sax Trumpet Soprano Sax Clarinet Flute Vibes- Line 2 (lead or harmony): Alto Sax Bari Sax Trumpet Soprano Sax Clarinet Trombone- Line 3: Bari Sax Tenor Sax Trumpet TrombonePak #3 includes: Satin Doll I Let a Song Go Out ofMy Heart It Don't Mean a Thing Mood Indigo

Here is a fabulous new collection of 15 arrangements by Michael Sweeney Peter Blair Jerry Nowak and John Barry. 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.

Includes: American Patrol April in Paris Blue Skies Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy I Ain't Got Nobody I'm Beginning to See the Light In the Mood It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) Ja-Da Just a Gigolo Leap Frog Little Brown Jug Night Train Satin Doll Stompin' at the Savoy Woodchopper's Ball.

Includes: American Patrol April in Paris Blue Skies Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy I Ain't Got Nobody I'm Beginning to See the Light In the Mood It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) Ja-Da Just a Gigolo Leap Frog Little Brown Jug Night Train Satin Doll Stompin' at the Savoy Woodchopper's Ball.

From the Don Sickler album Night Watch (Uptown UPCD 27.39) this is a great introduction to some of the more diverse directions that jazz composers have taken since the 1950s. Written with Flamenco-tinged Latin phrases alternatingwith modern swing this is easy to listen to and fun to play.

Here is wonderful holiday favorite arranged for your young band. Arranger Paul Cook has the ability to score for this level and keep the integrity of the composition. This chart offers your sax section plenty of melody and a fun solo section with the altos and tenors trading fours. You can focus on the swing concept since this one is chock full of ensemble swing sections. But don't worry easy swing rhythms make it easy to learn and the band will sound terrific. Flexible instrumentation and optional parts give you all the options you'll need for a successful holiday performance.

One of the hottest Beatles' tunes of all time for beginning jazz ensemble? You bet! Chris Sharp has done an excellent job of retaining the flare that made this one of the world's most beloved songs. No solos - just straight ahead ensemble writing with an easy shout chorus.

Originally recorded by jazz fusion masters The Rippingtons this chart for jazz ensemble features a great “Birdland-like” groove and Gordon Goodwin's creativity and total command of the big band idiom. The sax sectionis featured along with solo space for alto. Originally published in 1992 here's a chart that will never sound old.

This exciting up-tempo composition in the bebop tradition features Trumpet and Alto on the melody with the other horns playing accompaniment figures. From Don Sickler's album Night Watch (Uptown UPCD 27.39) this is an excellentshowpiece for a mature and aggressive combo.