The Hal Leonard Jazz Combo Paks are a versatile and inexpensive way to put four fantastic charts in front of your high school or college combo. The flexible instrumentation provides many options for c...
Here is a unique yet highly effective rendition of this Latin favorite by arranging craftsman, Frank Mantooth. Using an up-tempo groove, a fresh harmonic structure and interesting orchestration textur...
Frank Mantooth was always thinking out of the box, injecting clever and fresh ideas into jazz standards. Frank's chart On Green Dolphin Street toggles between Latin and swing which will help your band...
Please note that the CD includes additional tracks from another Pak as well.
Please note that the Online Audio includes tracks from Pak #30 as well. Online Audio available at www.halleonard.com
Please note that the CD includes additional tracks from other Paks as well.
Frank Mantooth is one of today's most creative arrangers for jazz ensemble and he treats us here to a marvelously unique take on this well-known standard. The style is straight-ahead swing but the har...
Frank Mantooth has transformed this John Coltrane classic into and outstanding up-tempo chart for big band. Features Tenor Sax and Flugelhorn with solo space for each.
A respected soloist, clinician and writer, Mantooth has written this book for any keyboard player interested in developing better jazz chord voicing. Written more as a 'how-to' book than a textbook, V...
Joel Rothman's Mini-Monster Book Of Rock Drumming contains hundreds of exercises to develop the basic drum techniques necessary to cope with various forms of rock music. There are two main sections -...
Recorded by the Ashley Alexander Big Band in 1985 on the album Powerslide (Pausa), this alto sax feature opens in a beautiful rock ballad style before launching into an irresistible double-time samba....
Available again, here is Frank Mantooth's classic chart from 1987 as performed by the Ashley Alexander Big Band on Seems Like Old Times. Let your piano player show off with this stunning ballad arrang...
Professional Editions - Grade 5 In honor of our departed friend, here is a classic arrangement Frank wrote in 1994. It was commissioned by the USAF Airmen of Note and features bass trombone and flugel...
This impressive composition showcases your alto soloist. The underlying feel is a stunning and sophisticated ballad, but along the way there's a double-time jazz waltz and an engaging Latin-rock secti...
This masterful arrangement of Antonio Carlos Jobim's classic Bossa Nova can be performed either with a vocal soloist (key: F) or as a feature vehicle for tenor sax or trumpet. Frank uses a few unique...
Here's a fresh sounding new original from Frank Mantooth. Written as a medium tempo Bossa, this inventive piece features a front line of trumpet, tenor, and trombone with solo space for each and well...
Duration ca. 3:20
Your band will sound its best on this very fresh, full-bodied bossa original. Its inventive harmonic pattern and striking contrasts will make it a favorite with you band and your audience.
Please note that the CD includes tracks from Pak #33 as well.
Please note that the CD includes tracks from Pak #32 as well.
The songwriting team of Ellington and Strayhorn is legendary. This is one of their lesser known tunes, but certainly not less in effectiveness in the able hands of Frank Mantooth. Alto and Flugel are...
Feature a trumpet or trombone soloist on Frank Mantooth's masterful 'brisk' treatment of this standard. With powerful ensemble punches and a driving feel throughout, this one defines the term 'burner....
Arranger Frank Mantooth does it again. He takes a great ballad like 'Misty' and twists and blends it into a terrific swing arrangement. Wait until you hear how well this tune works as a medium tempo s...
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