As the title suggests this one is hot! Based on an up-tempo blues this solid chart has a catchy riff and involves the full ensemble. With very limited ranges and approachable swinging rhythmic figures Front Burner Blues is within reach of even very young ensembles. Written solos with changes are provided for all instruments so feel free to open this one up. A great way to introduce your students to the blues and to feature your talented soloists! (2:45)

Featuring a Basie-style piano part that's written out on the opening chorus this blues settles into a very nice groove with the saxes featured much of the time. None of the parts are overly demanding and the ranges are very comfortable. An excellent blues recipe!

Here's an eight-bar blues that features piano tenor and/or trumpet. The lead sax line can be covered by soprano or an optional flute part. The ending is written to feature your drummer in a wild solo fill.

Flexible 4-Part Concert Pieces-Arranged for beginners these well-known and original pieces will successfully launch instrumentalists into the exciting and rewarding world of ensemble playing. The parts are of equal importance and are written within comfortable ranges for each instrument. An optional supporting piano part is provided to reinforce the ensemble if necessary.Instrumentation is flexible and any number of players can join each part.FREE BRASS ENSEMBLE OPTION These pieces in Vol. 2 are also suitable for brass ensemble and further parts for trumpet trombone and tuba are FREELY AVAILABLE from the Universal Edition website.PART 1 in C Bb or Eb: Flute Oboe Violin Clarinet or AltoSaxophone; PART 2 in C Bb or Eb: Flute Oboe Violin Clarinet or Alto Saxophone; PART 3 in C Bb or F: Violin Viola Clarinet Tenor Sax. or French Horn; PART 4 in C Bb: Cello Double BassTraditional: O du lieber AugustinVerdi Giuseppe: The force of Destiny (theme)Traditional: Loch LomondRae James: Premiership Blues

Michael Brown has given this time-honored spiritual new life with this fresh arrangement. It feels like a Blues Brothers two-beat swing chart all the way. There's a short 4-bar repeated solo section that you can open up for any soloist. A hard-driving swinger!

Straight ahead Bb blues scored for big band with the brass section playing the head against a sax tutti. Solo changes are written in the tenor trumpet and trombone parts with room for additional solos.

Here's a cooking swing-style chart from the same cat that wrote last year's festival winner Socrates The Amazing Mississippi Map Turtle which made the Midwest Clinic program. This chart features lots of solid ensemble writing throughout especially in the bone section.

W.C. Handy's immortal classic is reborn in this solid arrangement. It includes a piano and bass part completely written out for the young or developing player. Solos are also provided with optional changes above the written part. As usual Larry has provided helpful rehearsal suggestions for the director as well.