Paul Combs

..by Bob Pilkington. Dark, moody blues inspired by the incarceration of journalist Nicholas Daniloff by the Soviet government in the 1980s. Originally scored for six brass, this version is for A/S, T,...

Medium to medium up tempo be-bop blues in F. Can be played with standard instrumentation (lead alto to high F#) or with dbls. Bass Cl substitute provided for 4th Bone. Solos for Bari, Trpt, and Sopran...

A nonet WITH VOCAL chart of this beguiling Lydia Fortune song, set as a medium tempo bossa with a sop. sax solo and some space for the singer in the coda. Solo changes challenging for inexperienced pl...

Medium to medium-up tempo be-bop blues in F, written in memory of photographer and civil rights activist Ken Williams. Big Band: 5-4-4-4. Medium level. Alto 1 doubles and leads with Soprano. Solos for...

Medium up-swinger featuring trumpet and alto sax. Scored for A, T, Ba, 2 tpts, bone and rhythm. As recorded by Paul Combs' Pocket Big Band, on Sea Breeze Jazz. See Otter CD catalog at www.otterdist.co...

Traditional Mexican Christmas song for big band and soprano voice. Tenor or light baritone could sing it with slight changes to the words. Solos for either 1st or 2nd 'bone, and any of the saxes. Some...

Cape Verdian morna, commemorating the loss of a fisherman. Haunting melody - think 'Song For My Father' with a strong melancholy tinge. Three solos: Bari or Bone, Trpt 1 or 2(flugel) and Bass. Scored...

Medium to medium-up tempo be-bop blues in F. Soprano lead (with optional alto part to high F#). Solos for Bari, Trpt, and Soprano, with a little taste for the Piano in the out going ensemble choruses....

Up-tempo minor blues in 3/4 by the arranger of Joe Lovano's Grammy Award winning CD '52nd St Themes'. Solos in all parts are medium-difficult. Scored for A, T, B, 2 tpts, bone and rhythm. As recorded...

A medium-up tempo romp through the changes of a well-known Christmas song, with some background details behind the solos and a structured drum solo. Medium difficult to difficult, depending on how fas...