Funk chart with hip but easy blowing changes. Lead trumpet highest note written A, very conservative ranges in all parts. Drums, first tenor, and guitar solos. A good high school band will have a ball...
G minor. Medium tempo cha-cha, Alto sax, trombone and drum/percussion solos. Very tuneful and easy to conceptionalize. Fiery Santana-ish shout chorus. Lead trumpet has one high written D, but is below...
Iberian Fantasy, an up-tempo samba, written and recorded by Buddy Rich at the 1984 Berlin Jazz Festival is a demanding and exciting chart, but musically quite straightforward. If you have a good lead...
Medium cha-cha. From Bill Cunliffe album Imagination. Trumpet, trombone solos. Top trumpet note written D. alto/sop, ten, bari, 2 trpts, bone, G/P/B/D. Medium.
Written for the Buddy Rich Big Band.Eb. Written for and played by Buddy from 1985 through 1987. Uptempo swinger with sax soli, piano and baritone solos. Very straightforward and effective. Big shout c...
G minor. Standard big band orchestration. Medium swing chart, very tuneful, lead trumpet high written C. West coast style swing with counterpoint sections ala Shorty Rogers, leading to a powerful shou...