Active Measures is a classic straight ahead swing chart with bebop overtones. Cup mutes are featured throughout the brass and instantly place the listener "back in the day". Solo space is provided for piano, trumpet, and tenor sax, and a surprise coda appears…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Rick Lawn
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
Aria, as the title suggests, is a beautiful melodic feature for alto sax. In addition to the haunting tune, Rick Lawn has fashioned subtle supportive ensemble figures that weave a rich fabric of accompaniment and include flugelhorns and cup mutes in the…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Rick Lawn
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
A high energy thriller working both sides of the street. Streetwise by day and suave and sophisticated by night. This chart covers all the bases from the opening rock guitar riff to the sax soli quote of Miles Davis” solo on So What and back again. A great…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Rick Lawn
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
Set a festive holiday mood with this sophisticated Bossa Nova setting of Good King Wenceslas. Jack has dressed up the traditional carol with a fresh set of chord changes and a nice modulation to keep the chart interesting. This is an excellent choice for any…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Jack Cooper
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
The biting dissonance of the sharp 9 chord is used as the centerpiece for this free spirited, funky rock chart. Cutting, angular lines and interesting counterpoint come together to create a unique piece in the repertoire for music at this level. It is…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Jack Cooper
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
A dramatic and modern Thad Jones style take on an extended blues form makes for a challenging chart for everyone. Beginning with the opening glissando and punch, this chart announces itself in style. Muted trumpets take the melody and then hand it off to the…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Rick Lawn
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
Here’s a great new chart from composer Jack Cooper that is sure to be a hit. Super ensemble writing and solid scoring will have your band sounding like champs. Jack uses the #11 of a Bb chord as one of the main melody notes in the winds, so the music sounds…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Jack Cooper
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Rick Lawn brings us a funky take on a stretched out blues form with a slippery melody and sophisticated harmonies. All goes according to plan through the melody and alto sax solo. A challenging unison brass soli follows and leads us into a unique musical…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Rick Lawn
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
This is a catchy blues with a bridge from respected composer and educator Jack Cooper. Interesting angular lines abound in this unique chart along with inventive rhythmic elements. Stark dynamic contrasts throughout the chart go from a whisper to a roar to…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Jack Cooper
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing