Hypnotic Ciel Étoilé it means ?starry sky? in French uses the bass as a dark night of sound dotted with pointillist percussive sounds from the cymbals and crotales. The work is written in thirty-six bars each one a ?star? played very slowly and at varying speeds.Kaijai Saariaho is a contemporary Finnish composer living and working in Paris and considered to be part of the so-called ?French Spectralist? school of composition. Unlike many of herother works Ciel Étoilé has no electronic extensions but fully explores the multiple sonorities of the bass. She gained international renown for her first opera l?Amour du Loin and continues a prolific compositional life with awide range of international performances.

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen: Jazz Ensemble as recorded by the Big Phat Band is the perfect Christmas song to get every one in a festive mood.This swinging Christmas classic for big band features plenty of space for solos all over the band.

Still popular after 40 years Tower of Power set the bar for horn-driven funk. This classic from the early '70s is adapted here for younger players. The signature riffs and rhythms are authentic but brass ranges have been adjusted to a more modest level.

Recorded on Jack Walrath's Master of Suspense (Blue Note CDP 7 46905 2) this tonally advanced Monk tribute begins with individual lines for each player that fit together into a quirky statement of the melody. A unique composition for the mature combo.

Big Band-This arrangement of one of Cedar Walton's best-known compositions was arranged for and performed by the Art Blakey Big Band. It features great rhythmic energy alternating styles between Latin and swing and contrapuntal writingthat gives each section time in the forefront. Includes a flexible solo section.

Par DAVIS MILES. The original scores of the landmark cool jazz album, expertly transcribed for trumpet, horn, alto and baritone sax, trombone, tuba, piano and bass. / Rép International / Répertoire / Jazz Band

One of the prettiest ballads ever written. Roger's carefully crafted arrangement for younger groups is lushly scored for the full ensemble.