Subtitled "Swing Can Really Hang You Up the Most", this chart is a tour de force perfect for any contest program. Featuring slow swing, medium swing, and a combination of both where the horns maintain the swing feel wihle the rhythm section goes to a half-…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
Take a trip back to the Cool School of the 1950s with this impressive swinger. With a very accessible tempo of 128bpm, this chart features tenor sax, trumpet, and guitar on a boppish melody presented in the Gil Evans/Miles Davis "Birth of the Cool" style. The…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
Funky! Funky! Funky! This chart lights up every band that plays it. Mix some Tower of Power with some 70s Brecker Brothers and stand back. The written bass part nods to Rocco Prestia while the drums lean into Dave Garibaldi territory. Add Steve "Doc" Kupka's…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
The title refers to the numerous offbeat rhythms found throughout the chart. This is a great piece to teach syncopation and latin rhythms. The melody is first stated by a solo trumpet (brief feature opportunity) and the sax section follows. The trombone…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
This new work from composer Jorge L. Vargas will have your musicians propelling their way through an exciting new work for developing players. Perfect for a concert opener or closer, Rocketry and Fission is exciting from start to finish!
Grade Level: 2…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Jorge L. Vargas
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
A straight ahead swinger in the style and vocabulary of the late, great Sammy Nestico, this chart features numerous opportunities to feature soloists (written solos provided for alto sax, trpt, trombone and piano) as well as each section of the band. A 16 bar…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
This piece feels the need for speed! Composer Jorge L. Vargas has crafted an infectious composition that is infused with rock influences, including clever shifts into a quasi-halftime feel that really punches. Students will love this piece!
Grade Level: 2.5…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Jorge L. Vargas
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Composer Jorge L. Vargas successfully ventures into writing a solid piece for very beginning students. You will hear creative interplay between the woodwinds, brass and percussion. Bold and effective writing!
Grade Level: 0.5 Copyright: 2023 Publisher:…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Jorge L. Vargas
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing