Advance Music

Written by Bliss Wiant while on cultural exchange to China in 1923, this Adagio captures the atmosphere felt during the only full moon on a Christmas Eve in the 20th century. Set to the words of one o...

A medium up standard based on Easy to Love. Uses similar chord changes as Easy to Love. Set in a relaxed swing feel, this piece has solo space for drums, trumpet and tenor sax (optional written solos...

Medium Blues in the down-home tradition. A medium swinging blues that opens with a short vamp figure. The theme is stated contrapuntally leading to the first ensemble figure which is a send-off to the...

Amen is a medium-up tempo gospel-swing, influenced by Horace Silver's The Preacher. Mike Titlebaum underlayed the bluesy melodies, developed throughout the arrangement, with a driving shuffle rhythm,...

Rock On is written in a medium-up tempo Rock-Boogaloo style. The solo section features the tenor saxophone but can be opened up for any instrument. The very easy solo changes and the style are ideal t...

This wonderful ballad features the alto sax. Recorded by Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orchestra on 'Bob Brookmeyer: Composer, Arranger.'

A true big band classic that features solos for alto sax (reed 1), trombone, trumpet and piano. Recorded by the legendary Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra.

Song for Jaco is a warm and lyrical ballad of Peter's, which is dedicated to the legendary electric bassist, Jaco Pastorius. Solo contributions are heard from the lead trumpet, the baritone saxophone...

This arrangement of a great Peter Erskine tune is a real tour de force for the entire ensemble, and always brings the audience to its feet. It features solo space for trombone, soprano sax, piano (or...

Burungkaka is an Indonesian folk song which is known throughout Malaysia. It is about an old parrot which sits near the window, singing. The children make fun of it in a good-natured manner. Originall...

Clare Fischer originally recorded Strayhorn in 1962 with his trio on Surging Ahead. We have asked Bill Dobbins to arrange it as a piano feature. He completely wrote out the solo piano part so that it...

Lo Flame is based on the harmonic progression of All of Me, and features the trumpet section. The theme follows a swinging opening of the rhythm section. Then the trumpets continue with an impressive...

Basie's Blues is a rousing medium tempo big band chart which also functions as a Basie-style piano feature. Arranger Russell Schmidt has crafted a unique three-horn harmonization (+ optional flute and...

Celebration, a 4-movement suite, was written for and premiered by Gerry Mulligan at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival in Lübeck, Germany in 1994.Recorded by Bob Brookmeyer and the New Art Orchestr...

Loose Your Life Life (And It Will Surely Find You) features the tenor saxophone in a gospel-flavored 7/4 funk piece which has roots in my youth, growing up in a family in which my father was a penteco...

La Curandera Negrita is basically a minor blues. Though this piece is written in 6/8, it is perhaps more accurately felt in a lilting triplet divided 4/4-with the dotted quarter receiving the pulse of...

Musical quotes are sprinkled throughout this medium swing chart - most obvious being Charlie Parker's Ornithology that is used in the opening of the sax soli. The out chorus features skillfully writte...

Celebration, a 4-movement suite, was written for and premiered by Gerry Mulligan at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival in Lübeck, Germany in 1994. Recorded by Bob Brookmeyer and the New Art Orchest...

Celebration, a 4-movement suite, was written for and premiered by Gerry Mulligan at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival in Lübeck, Germany in 1994.Recorded by Bob Brookmeyer and the New Art Orchestr...

Celebration, a 4-movement suite, was written for and premiered by Gerry Mulligan at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival in Lübeck, Germany in 1994.Recorded by Bob Brookmeyer and the New Art Orchestr...

Solo trombone part can be performed by one of the trombonists in the band or by a guest soloist.

Prism is a modal composition which is based largely on several reharmonizatios of a simple 8-bar melody. It is a jazz waltz and features the lead alto sax. Correlated with Vol. 1 of the Jazz Workshop...

In this trombone duet, the theme is presented in 4/4 time, which appears to be a rather unusual measure to be chosen for this Christmas carol. The latin groove is to be played rather 'laid back' throu...

This arrangement has a soothing effect on everybody suffering from Xmas stress right away. Saint Nicolas wishes for such a relaxed and swinging Xmas season with Rudolph, his reindeer, swaying his antl...