Easy Basie style swinger that features the piano throughout the chart. Written solos provided for piano as well as trumpet and trombone. Each section has their...
Alto Sax Feature
Beginning with a funky bass riff, this Latin Soul groove features the alto sax with the melody and solo choruses. A trombone solo comes next...
The Circus Bee is a circus march composed by Henry Fillmore in February 1908. The march is named after an imaginary circus newspaper and reflects Fillmore's...
Mr. Moto harkens back to the swinging big-band era featuring a Basie-ish piano melody. The brass take over for the bridge and the saxes finish out the first...
A play on the words "night and "morning," this unique piece invites the marimbist to sing while playing the instrument, emphasizing the mournful mood set forth...
Too much fun to pass up, featuring the funky 1970’s grooves of Quincy Jones and Tower of Power, including optional wah-wah guitar! Each horn section gets a...
Trumpet Feature
A lush full ensemble introduction leads into a beautiful trumpet (or flugelhorn) feature ballad. The sax section takes over for the bridge...
A breezy samba melody suited for a beach in Rio while melodic counterpoint plays in the sand. Following a funky half time interlude the trumpet takes the first...
Savage Ritual is a musical depiction of the anxiety and drama that accompanied the sacrificial rites as practiced by the Aztecs in 15th century Mexico. A free...
A sweeping, harmonious vibraphone solo that captures the awesome brilliance of the landless sunrise as well as its beautiful subtleties.Program NotesSkies of a...
