Peter Blair

Inspired by his vocalist collegue and her brilliant lyrical phrasing when creating a melody, Peter Blair brings us a chart based on the chord changes from "The Nearness of You."

Inspired by his vocalist collegue and her brilliant lyrical phrasing when creating a melody, Peter Blair brings us a chart based on the chord changes from "The Nearness of You."

The Ellington band was famous for laying down a swinging groove and this new chart based on In a Mellow Tone is a great way to introduce this feel to younger ensembles. Featuring clever interplay betw...

Straight ahead big band blues at its best! The chart will work at a variety of tempos and it features a cool soft ensemble section before the solos. There is a chorus of Saxophone soli before the spar...

This is a unique jazz ensemble resource that includes music for rehearsal and performance that can be used to enable your band to sound more mature, become better sight-readers, and help students deve...

You might recognize this chart from the book,"The Jazz Commandments," which lays out the fundamentals of articulation and phrasing in the Swing style. Recognizable, pedagogically valuable, and just a...

You might recognize this chart from the book,"The Jazz Commandments," which lays out the fundamentals of articulation and phrasing in the Swing style. Recognizable, pedagogically valuable, and just a...

You might recognize this chart from the book,"The Jazz Commandments," which lays out the fundamentals of articulation and phrasing in the Swing style. Recognizable, pedagogically valuable, and just a...

You might recognize this chart from the book,"The Jazz Commandments," which lays out the fundamentals of articulation and phrasing in the Swing style. Recognizable, pedagogically valuable, and just a...

You might recognize this chart from the book,"The Jazz Commandments," which lays out the fundamentals of articulation and phrasing in the Swing style. Recognizable, pedagogically valuable, and just a...

Jump Start contains ten motivating pieces written to help you begin playing exciting melodies from day one. In addition to the pieces you'll find Jump Start Jams, in which you hear a band play a phras...

Slick and funky, this hot Gordon Goodwin chart is for the younger players. There are written solos for 1st alto (cued for 2nd alto) and a 1st trumpet solo cued in all four trumpet parts. Lead trumpet...

It's funky and accessible - it's a Gordon Goodwin tune arranged for young band. The tempo is around 180 BPM with written-out solos available for any saxophone. The lead trumpet range is to written G o...

8 komplette 4-stimmige Arrangements mit Improvisationsteilen passend zu den Aebersold-Playalongs Vol. 1, 24, 57 und 88 für variable Ensembles.

Transcription book of Liebman Solos from the Vol. 26 Scale Syllabus Play-a-long set. Here is the opportunity for the thousands who have enjoyed David's wonderful soprano playing on the popular VOL. 26...

Enjoy great flexibility with the Discovery Jazz series! Playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano and drums: includes optional parts for flute, clarinet, F horn and tuba.

Here is an easy version of this hot swing classic which was recently recorded by The Brian Setzer Orchestra.

If you have the horses, let 'em run with this churnin', burnin' swing monster from Maynard's big band album, 'Big Bop Nouveau. ' This chart really burns, but will sound just as hot with the tempo turn...

An accessible and swingin' version of Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band chart scored for young players. There is a nice sax soli and 1st trumpet range is to written G on top of the staff. A 12-bar writte...

An accessible and swingin' version of Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band chart scored for young players. There is a nice sax soli and 1st trumpet range is to written G on top of the staff. A 12-bar writte...

This is a swinger all the way! The tempo can be anywhere between 132-150 BPM and there is a written-out trumpet 2 solo. There's plenty of swingin' ensemble, a great sax section soli plus optional part...

This is a swinger all the way! The tempo can be anywhere between 132-150 BPM and there is a written-out trumpet 2 solo. There's plenty of swingin' ensemble, a great sax section soli plus optional part...

You may have heard Basie's band play this great swinger, but this version is very accessible for young players at around 166 BPM. Features include a written-out alto solo, a great sax soli, and well-n...

A Basie classic arranged by Neal Hefti, this is a swinger played at 156 BPM. It features a written trumpet 2 solo, nice section solis, and the trumpet 1 range is up to written G on top of the staff. I...

A tribute to the great big bands of the 1930's and 40's with a contemporary flair This piece emulates that classic sound we love and includes all the colors of a modern Jazz composition.