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Written and recorded for acclaimed Los Angeles trombonist Andy Martin, this exciting samba pays tribute to Andy's favorite baseball team, the San Francisco Giants. You don't have to be a baseball fan...

Written in a popish latin style, 'A Game of Inches' is a hot, contemporary chart, featuring complex saxophone lines, crisp brass accents and interesting harmonic movement. You can hear the Big Phat Ba...

Delicate jazz waltz written for Bill Evans. Some Dbls. No score. Scored for A,T,B. 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy.

Burning samba will push your band & audience to the limit. Definitely not for the squeamish. Dbls. Alto on soprano and Bari on flute. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy. No score.

Open drum solo leads back to the head. Buoyant samba ala 'St. Thomas'. No score. Scored for S,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy.

Driving rock shuffle starts out cool & builds to exciting conclusion. Ens writing features aa sections. Solo changes on all parts. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy. No score.

Your band will schmooze it's way through a sassy melodic line while the rhythm cooks up a laid back jazz-rock shuffle. No score. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy.

Ballad. Solos for Tenor 1 & tenor 2. Diff. Ens section. Requires mature band to make it sound right. No dbl.. Trpt written to high D, scored for Alto, tenors, Bari, 3 trpts, 2 Trbns & Rhythm. ALMOST B...

Slow blues opening w/Piano solo into Dbl. time feel band soli. French horn solo & Bb solo changes include. Trpt written to high F, No Dbl.. Written for full band & French horn, Tuba.

Slow blues. Features Piano solo. Guitar solo & an open solo section. Trpt written to high D, No Dbls.

Commissioned by the Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association for the SEIBA Honors Jazz Ensemble, 'Bird Clues' is a 24-bar 'bird blues' bop vehicle that moves back and forth from F to Db (12 bars each)....

Commissioned by the Pella (IA) High School Jazz Band. 'Elegy for Holly' is a poignant vehicle for solo soprano saxophone. Reminiscent of Oliver Nelson's 'I Hope in Time a Change Will Come', this chart...

Commissioned by the family of the late Dr. Ed Ceilley for the University of Northern Iowa Jazz Band One, 'Medicine Man' is cast in an even 8th, 'ECM-ish' groove ala Jack DeJohnette. Featured soloists...

Commissioned by Phil Wise and the Missouri Southern Univ Jazz orchestra. A jazz mambo showcasing a challenging trumpet soli that alternates with a very singable band 'coro'. Features tenor sax, trumpe...

Commissioned by Jim Oates. This contemporary jazz waltz features Bass, Piano [or Guitar], & Tenor Sax soloists. No w/w dbls. Lead Trpt to E.

Nice blowing vehicle on the chord changes to Miles Davis' Solar, can be opened up to feature any number of soloists. Extensive Sax soli is a highlight. No w/w dbls. Lead Trpt to Eb.

Mini suite in four movements. 1-Log-on, 2-Info-Highway. 3-Chat rooms, 4-E-mail Special. An effective programmatic piece.

Commissioned by Eric Schmitz, for the University of Rochester (NY) Jazz Ensemble, Arenas is an exciting, hard-driving, Afro-Cuban chart cast in a modal harmonic framework. In addition to an unaccompan...

This arrangement of Gerry Niewoods tribute to Coltrane and his modal style features an alto (or tenor) soloist in addition to a full sax section. Other soloists could include trombone or rhythm. The b...

This chart is a tour de force for baritone soloist. It can be played with 5 saxes plus the soloist or with only 5 saxes. While the saxophone and rhythm parts are challenging, brass parts are reasonabl...

Commissioned by the University of Northern Iowa in celebration of 50 years in jazz education, this chart is a challenging episodic work that begins with a somewhat dark, evolving incantation that can...

This unusual big band chart is a somber, introspective hymn with a Spanish flavor, drawing influences from David Sanborn, Gil Evans, and classical styles. Saxes need to double on flute or clarinet. An...

A 6/4 march-like groove turns into a Latin feel in the style of vintage Chuck Mangione complete with flugelhorn and soprano sax duet. This chart is very melodic and memorable but has a punch to it as...

Concept music. Up-tempo w/intricate lines & hot ens passages. Trpt & Tenor solos. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy. Concept Music series.

Gospel flavor blues. Unique tribute to Charles Mingus. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy.