Mark Taylor

This tremendously popular song was recorded early on by Al Jolson in 1913 and was later a hit for Judy Garland in 1937. Mark's smooth chart is set in a medium Basie swing style with lots of tutti ense...

First introduced in 1928, this familiar song has gone on to become one of the most recorded standards of all time, including recently by Tony Bennett with Lady Gaga. This swingin' version for vocal so...

From Wayne Shorter's influential 1964 album Speak No Evil, this jazz standard is transformed here for young bands by Mark Taylor. The relaxed swing feel and harmonies of the original are all retained,...

Featuring a distinctive up-beat groove in 7/4 throughout (3+4), Mark's inventive original is a fabulous duet feature for trumpet and tenor sax. In between the duet statements and solos are full ensemb...

Written by jazz legend Thelonious Monk, In Walked Bud features a memorable melody and rollicking swing style sprinkled with unique 'Monk-isms' that his music is known for. This terrific version for ja...

Here's an exciting three-part work centering around "giants." Movement one is named for the Titans of Greek mythology. Movement two is called Panda Bear and movement three is T-Rex. Imaginative and fu...

At last, now there is a multi-movement symphony written for the youngest of musicians! Your students can get a taste of the concert hall with this tuneful and whimsical opus, and the subtitles for eac...

At last, now there is a multi-movement symphony written for the youngest of musicians! Your students can get a taste of the concert hall with this tuneful and whimsical opus, and the subtitles for eac...

One of the best-known Latin/Jazz compositions ever written! Mark has done a great job of making this Sonny Rollins classic playable by younger groups while maintaining the style of the original. Small...

George Shearing's classic from the 50's is arranged here in a moderate Latin style which is actually closer to the original version. Mainly scored for the full ensemble Mark includes a few meter chang...

Written as a solo vehicle for tenor sax, Mark has created a marvelous setting on this Hoagy Carmichael standard using a sensuous slow Latin groove. Very effective!

Written as a solo vehicle for tenor sax, Mark has created a marvelous setting on this Hoagy Carmichael standard using a sensuous slow Latin groove. Very effective!

With flowing melodies and a light bossa feel, Mark's arrangement of this standard is a wonderful feature for flugelhorn. The solo section includes a written sample, and the ensemble voicings and harmo...

Mark has taken this Irving Berlin favorite and crafted a marvelous setting for solo flugelhorn using a unique 3/4 samba feel. Beautifully supported by the ensemble, and all of the solo part is written...

Made famous by Stan Getz, this arrangement is scored as a tenor sax feature and includes nicely crafted ensemble backgrounds. This evergreen Latin favorite from Jobim works well in any setting.

Jazz Ensemble Library - Grade 4 This smooth and moderately paced bossa is a perfect feature for your flugelhorn soloist. The beautiful melody is in an easy range for this instrument and the ensemble l...

This medium tempo samba features a quartet of alto, tenor, trumpet and trombone on the melody along with clever counterlines from the rest of the ensemble. A recurring unison bass line riff holds it a...

Feature your tenor sax soloist in a very comfortable and smooth-sounding range with this soft bossa style arrangement of Cole Porter's standard. Well-styled ensemble writing combined with the soloist...

Using a nice mix of small group playing contrasted with full ensemble sections, here is a very playable chart on this distinctive Monk standard. An alto/trumpet duet starts things off, followed by a s...

Commissioned by the Tennessee All-State Jazz Band, this exciting and well-crafted composition features a light and breezy samba style and some marvelous ensemble writing. A duet of alto and trumpet ar...

Commissioned by the Tennessee All-State Jazz Band, this exciting and well-crafted composition features a light and breezy samba style and some marvelous ensemble writing. A duet of alto and trumpet ar...

What a neat idea to turn this Henry Mancini classic into a medium samba groove! Your lead trombonist receives some well-deserved feature time and is joined briefly by the entire bone section. The ense...

Feature a flugel soloist on this lush and melodic original from Mark Taylor. Written in a relaxed Latin groove, this offers a nice opportunity for a change of pace for festival or concert use.

Feature a flugel soloist on this lush and melodic original from Mark Taylor. Written in a relaxed Latin groove, this offers a nice opportunity for a change of pace for festival or concert use.

With a smooth Latin feel, interesting harmonies plus a few mixed meters, this is a terrific feature number for your flugelhorn soloist. Tasty ensemble lines contribute to a creative and appealing chan...