Joe Riposo

Joe Riposo's latest book, 'Making A Connection With Your Saxophone' offers teaching techniques to help students physically put into practice what they have learned in the classroom. The premise is tha...

Phrase like a pro! By simply adding one chromatic note, you can convert the most commonly used scales into'Bebop' scales. Bebop scales almost magically turn scales into jazz lines, adding melodic flow...

Phrase like a pro! By simply adding one chromatic note, you can convert the most commonly used scales into 'Bebop' scales. Bebop scales almost magically turn scales into jazz lines, adding melodic flo...

Much has been written about the jazz 'language' or the jazz 'vocabulary.' Linguistic references are sensible and proper because, just as we speak in words and phrases derived from the alphabet, so do...

Learn the secret to playing long, flowing musical lines that move from one chord change to the other in a smooth, seamless manner. This book explains approach tones (a tone or series of tones leading...

This composition reflects the three phases of a snowstorm: Snow Warning, Snow Fall, and Playing in the Snow. Drawing from the composer's experience in the northern United States, the piece begins with...

This composition reflects the three phases of a snowstorm: Snow Warning, Snow Fall, and Playing in the Snow. Drawing from the composer's experience in the northern United States, the piece begins with...

This suite of three short movements depicts Popcatepetl, a dormant volcano in Mexico. Useful for developing understanding of this form, the composition includes overture, ballad, and Latin styles. Opp...

A slow ballad that goes into a double time swing and returns to a ballad for the endimg. This medium level chart is a tenor saxophone feature surrounded by rich harmonies and a lot of colorful musical...

Joe Riposo has hit the mark in providing a medium up tempo blues that is playable by any bands. It sounds hard but plays easy. The brass ranges are very moderate and the rest of the parts playable. Th...

A medium level ballad that goes into a Bossa Nova tempo. This chart features piano as a solo instrument. This beautifully lyrical ballad/Bossa Nova will provide contrast in your programming. Great veh...

A Bossa Nova chart scored to be played by a little big band. It starts as a Bossa and goes in to swing at the bridge and returns to the Bossa feel. Sections can be opened giving any one in the band th...

Champagne and Flowers by Joe Riposo is another composition written over the changes of a standard jazz tune (The Days of Wine and Roses). Once again, this is so a student can learn standard tunes to p...

This easy blues is perfect for younger bands. The chart just naturally swings. A great chart to teach jazz articulation. Sections can be opened for solos if desired. Trumpet range is only D on the sta...

This is a moderately bright swing chart. The range for trumpets is E above the staff and for trombones it is Ab above the staff. It has open sections for solos. Rhythm section parts include chords voi...

A hard driving straight ahead swinging chart. Great ensemble work and lots of room for solos. Trumpet is only scored up to high D making the chart playable by any high school or college jazz ensemble....

Killer Who? is written with the Killer Joe flavor. This medium level swing chart is perfect for high school bands. The chart swings by just playing the figures. A great chart to teach jazz improvisati...

This is a medium up tempo jazz chart. It is scored for 5 SXS, 4 TRPTS, 4 T'BONES, and Piano, Bass and Drums.This chart offers a lot of ensemble playing. It swings easy making it perfect for younger ba...

Written to depict the personality of Dr. John Coggiola, co director of the Morton Schiff Jazz Ensemble. This medium tempo swinger is masterfully scored to swing hard and pack a punch right from its in...

Med Swing 5, 4, 4, G,P,B,D. This chart swings right from the first note and continues to create excitement right up to the last chord. It is lots of fun to play. It sounds hard but reads easy.Committe...

There are quite a few compositions written in a blues format, but what makes the different in this chart is that it swings hard right from the beginning and keeps the energy level high right to the la...

Jus Chillin' is a medium straight-ahead swing chart. Trumpet range - all notes on the staff. This chart has a written tenor sax solo with written chords. Piano is written with chord voicing and chord....

This is technically an easy chart but harmonically a very interesting one to play. It is a great chart to teach balance, blend and intonation. I would suggest at first playing this chart in a choral s...