SKU: AP.1-ADV7640

UPC: 805095076400. English.

This medium-slow blues by Thelonious Monk has been arranged by Frank Reinshagen for saxophone quartet (SATBar/AATBar). A notated solo is also included.

SKU: AP.1-ADV7460

UPC: 805095074604. English.

This piece is a 24-bar blues featuring a slightly extended harmonic structure. It should be played with a ternary feel in a groovy, relaxed mood. Paying special attention to phrasings will yield best results. Arranged for saxophone quartet (SATB/AATB).

SKU: AP.1-ADV7446

UPC: 805095074468. English.

In the form of a classic 12-bar blues, this boogaloo is written in concert B-flat and has plenty of room for improvisation.

SKU: AP.1-ADV7637

UPC: 805095076370. English.

Gregory W. Yasinitsky (b. 1953), Coordinator of Jazz Studies and Professor of Music at Washington State University, has a national reputation as a composer, arranger and saxophonist. He is a recipient of grants and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Meet the Composer West, Artist Trust, and ASCAP. His compositions and saxophone playing can be heard on recordings released by Soul Note, Palo Alto Records, the Musical Heritage Society, Vienna Modern Masters, Arizona University Recordings, Open Loop Recordings, and his own label, Yazz Recordings. Under Yasinitsky's leadership, the Washington State University Jazz Studies Program has received widespread recognition including awards from Down Beat magazine. Titles: I. Relaxin (easy swing) * II. Night Music (relaxed blues) * III. Southern Exposure (Latin).

SKU: AP.1-ADV7615

UPC: 805095076158. English.

Headiness is a jazz-rock chart, based on a minor blues scale. Arranged for saxophone quartet (AATBar).

SKU: AP.1-ADV7455

UPC: 805095074550. English.

This piece is reminiscent of the great groove master, tenor saxophonist Eddie Harris. He was a very independent-minded and highly esteemed multi-instrumentalist whose music combined blues, jazz, and rock elements.

SKU: AP.1-ADV7610

UPC: 805095076103. English.

The melodic line in this piece is inspired by the music of Charlie Parker, while the rhythms and voicings are in the style of the Count Basie Band.

SKU: AP.1-ADV7674

ISBN 9783892217350. UPC: 805095076745. English.

This suite was inspired most notably by the saxophone quartets of Phil Woods and was written in a conscious attempt to wed certain stylistic elements of classical and jazz music. The players are not asked to improvise, but the piece does feature sections that sound spontaneous and freely created. The piece is difficult, but no more so than other quartets, like Glazunov and Desenclos, that are standard repertoire for this instrumentation. Talented high school and all college groups will find success working on this piece. The first movement, subtitled Danse Macabre, is ominous, dark, sometimes bluesy, and is propelled along by the use of intricate counterpoint and an improvised sounding solo section for the tenor saxophone.