Rick Hirsch

You can't play a New Year's gig without it. And this version swings with a little room to stretch and a great out-chorus. Lead trpt to written D above staff with optional high G.

Traditional Christmas tune treated as a groovy up-tempo swing. G minor solo section is open for soloists. Well-written backgrounds superimpose We Three Kings over this chord progression. Optional clar...

This Christmas classic has been written in 4/4 for acapella horns (rhythm section is tacit). It's only 1 chorus long (25 measures) and sets a lovely, gentle mood on a holiday jazz program. No improvis...

Plungers galore. A little bit of the Hit-the-road-Jack bass line sets the minor mood. Orchestrated to work great with 4 or 5 trombones with Rhythm section. Commissioned by the Continental Trombone Qua...

A shuffle-funk tune with a singable melody and creative orchestration is a feature for the lead trombone player. After some unexpected development of the primary melodic motif occurs - in background f...

This original up-tempo composition features an additional horn soloist (parts available for trombone, sax and trumpet). The post-bop melody of this 48-bar form is catchy and the changes great to solo...