Active Measures is a classic straight ahead swing chart with bebop overtones. Cup mutes are featured throughout the brass and instantly place the listener "...
Aria, as the title suggests, is a beautiful melodic feature for alto sax. In addition to the haunting tune, Rick Lawn has fashioned subtle supportive ensemble...
Fun and impressive! Perfect for the beginning band concert, Atlantic Coast Overture piece pairs rhythmic motives throughout several sections of the band and...
Discata Mexicana is a great piece for early band with plenty of flavorful percussion parts to spice it up. Maracas and claves give it the Mexican flair, while...
A high energy thriller working both sides of the street. Streetwise by day and suave and sophisticated by night. This chart covers all the bases from the...
Beginning with an extended violin solo that is full of the double stops that are typical of American fiddle music, both instruments spur each other on to a...
Jump to the head of the class with the ever-catchy Excel Overture by John Newsome. The slow & lyrical middle section is surrounded by two majestic march-...
March
The Fighting 50th Regiment is a delightfully patriotic march featuring the trumpet section and the upper woodwinds on the melody throughout and has a...
"The Bullfighter"
Olé!!! La Pelea del Toro (or "The Bullfighter") captures the spirit of this Spanish tradition complete with the red cape and silly hat of...
A dramatic and modern Thad Jones style take on an extended blues form makes for a challenging chart for everyone. Beginning with the opening glissando and...