Advanced Jazz Ensemble

David Liebman Series. Comp. by David, arr by Arnon Palty. A contrafact based on Softly As In A Morning Sunrise features a woodwind super sax rendition of McCoy Tyners solo on Softly from an early Colt...

Modern, pedal oriented, straight ahead Ballad. This chart is a feature for first tenor. It is a ballad closest in style to the Coltrane quartet's late versions of Body and Soul and Naima. Rhythm secti...

The chart can best be called a driving funky rock feel. The tune is meant to be both happy and yet reflective. There is a little bit of a black church feel in the groove to this tune. Portions of the...

The work begins with a soli statement for the trumpets and then the saxes and then the trombones. The theme is not cast in the form of the blues but the solo section evolves into the blues.The backgro...

Commissioned by The Noteables (US Air Force Jazz Band), 'Drop Down' is an uptempo bebop big band tune that, while sounding familiar, is wholly original. This song features solos for trumpet and guitar...

Crackin'is an exciting and challenging medium tempo shuffle (132+=BPM) for big band, based on the jazz blues progression, in B-flat, featuring the jazz organ (a synthesizer that has an organ sound/pat...

Dedicated to the people of Japan. This programmatic work has four sections. 1. To represent the Earthquake of March 11, 2011; an introduction using a kumoi scale first as a solo flute section, then fe...

This is a combination modern straight ahead and funky cross-stick groove piece. Solos for trombone 1 and alto 1. The send off to the alto solo features a full band soli with a texture reminiscent of M...

Ambidextrosity is a medium-up bop tune featuring a Three-in-one-esque frontline of Flugel, Bari Sax, and Bass. There are plenty of intricate ensemble passages and solo space for the three featured ins...

Romp is a medium-tempo bluesy waltz in Bb. Features full chorus of bass solo with backgrounds after the head statement - easy changes, but your bass player must be a strong soloist. Saxophones follow...

If you are looking for a 10 piece record copy of Frank Foster's Shiny Stockings, this is it! The trumpet goes to a written D above the staff. Arranged for Alto, Tenor, Bari, 2 Trumpets, Trombone, Guit...

A real 'blow the cobwebs away' challenging power rock arrangement by David Stout - making maximum use of the full dynamic range of the contemporary big band - with scintillating brass writing.

This chart, arranged from a contemporary funk/rock tune in G minor, is wirtten for a standard jazz big band (5,4,4,4) and encompasses a broad range of dynamics as well as a variety of different combin...

Alone in the Shade is a long-form modern big band composition with a very exciting energy which integrates rock fusion and 180 bpm half-time feel eighth-note melodies. Angular lines and quick interjec...

One of my older pieces I still get requests for. Funky 'pop-rock' tune featuring tenor 2 and trombone on the head. Middle section is a half time funk feel where the trombone soloist can go absolutely...

Bucket O' Fish is a Bluegrass inspired fusion chart with a lot of solo room for tenor sax. With a half-time feel and a fast moving melody, Bucket O' Fish makes for the perfect show stopping conclusion...

Titelmusik aus dem Film 1492 Columbus und die bekannte Einzugshymne vom Gentleman Boxer Henry Maske. Gesangstimme liegt bei.

Fast jazz waltz. Flowing melody w/fast moving wdwd lines underneath. Some sax dbls.

Dramatic and modern, blending jazz with elements from the classical world like minimalism and serialism. While this piece is not very technically challenging, it requires a mature ensemble (especially...