SKU: AP.47502S
UPC: 038081545851. English.
An easy to play jazz waltz featuring two holiday songs, The Holly and the Ivy and We Wish You a Merry Christmas. The tempo is 128 BPM, trumpet 1 range is to written F top line, no individual solos and lots of optional parts.
SKU: AP.43660S
UPC: 038081506432. English. Traditional.
Check out this very easy bossa played at around 138 BPM with a brief 3/4 interlude and plenty of optional parts. The meter change is no problem---it's easy to interpret. Christmas Tree Ride arranged by Victor López features a written-out alto sax solo and trumpet 1 range to written E top space. (2:52).
SKU: PE.HX103SC
ISBN 9781545198049.
A collection of six Christmas and holiday charts for small jazz groups at grade 2.5. All charts are scored in three-part writing, with flexible instrumentation provided by all three parts in each wind book. Solo sections are provided with changes, and also a mini-clinic with a break down of the spelled-out chord progression and a scale etude for each tune. Twelve transcribed solos match the recordings note-for-note, and twelve suggested solos give younger players a starting point with themes taken from the recorded solos. 54 downloadable play-along tracks provide every instrument a chance to sit in with the recorded band. Contents include: Up On the Housetop, Good King Wenceslas, Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls, The Holly and the Ivy, Auld Lang Syne.
SKU: KN.FDB2303
12 x 9 inches.
Bring the holidays on in a Latin fashion with this medley of three Christmas classics. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen; O Christmas Tree and Jingle Bells are all arranged over a strong Bossa Nova groove. Great tunes, solid voicings and space for your soloists all add up to a medley that will be the hit of your holiday program. And the flexible Jazz Foundations scoring guarantees that virtually any combination of instruments will work.
SKU: KN.FDB2303FS
SKU: AP.43705S
UPC: 038081502519. English. Words by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (adapted by Johnny Marks).
Gordon Goodwin's I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day is played at a medium swing around 120 BPM. The lead trumpet range is up to written high G, there are terrific shout choruses, a few modulations, and solo space for all saxes, trumpet 4, and trombones 1 and 2. Excellent! (3:18).
SKU: AP.46154S
UPC: 038081524214. English. Kim Gannon.
The ideal holiday chart that will sound great and be easy to rehearse. Start with a holiday classic played around 92 BPM in a light rock groove, add written melody solos, and easy ranges---this is a win-win for everyone! (2:50).
