Jazz Ensemble with Solo Feature

This trumpet feature ballad is a jazz tone poem written in memory of Ashley Alexander and inspired by the last movement of Death and Transfiguration by Richard Strauss. An expressive meditation, the s...

This beautiful ballad will be a great feature for the lead alto player especially if he/she favours a contemporary, popular playing style. Scored to be easily mastered by the ensemble this piece shoul...

Written for trombonist Andy Martin and the San Jose State University Jazz Orchestra, Emergence is a beautiful, lyrical ballad that features your trombone soloist. The melody ispresented primarily in t...

An emotional ballad feature for trumpet/flugelhorn written to remember Mechelle Hawk. The soloist plays the melody on flugelhorn over lightly but colorfully scored backgrounds, then improvises over th...

Commissioned by the Illinois Wesleyan University Jazz Ensemble and performed by several all state ensembles to date, this chart is an alto feature. Like the title, the chart begins as a ballad and lea...

A contemporary ballad featuring a trombone soloist on a floating, lyrical melody. The half-time rock feel evolves to a Latin beat followed by a driving samba solo sec. The ballad returns at the end. S...

After the Rain is a beautiful ballad with an outstretched melody that blurs bar lines and floats, leaving the listener suspended in a dreamy soundscape. An advanced tenor sax soloist will really dig i...

(1982 rev. 1998) 3/4 Ballad. Flugelhorn feature. Commissioned in 1983 by the Fresno City College Jazz Ensemble. All woodwinds double on flute. Top trumpet note: written high C.

Flugelhorn feature. Tempos: Ballad, medium swing, fast swing. Meaty sax soli.

This is a tender emotional ballad that features piano. 5/4/4/G,P,B,D. Trumpets D, Trombones B.

This arrangement features the alto sax in a ballad and swing combination. Recorded by the Maynard Ferguson band, the lyrical theme will become one of your favorites.

Ballad featuring alto sax, and some integral ensemble backgrounds. Begins with a rubato section for alto and piano. Solo section moves to double time swing, followed by a swingin' ensemble soli. Retur...

Ballad feature for alto, part melody, part soloing over changes, part filling in between insemble figures and part soloing over double time feel.

Jamie is a great ballad feature based on the changes 'Never Land' from Peter Pan, that works with either trumpet or flugelhorn. Easy to play, with full background figures. Range is not a problem. Gret...

This is a short feature for lead alto. It starts as a ballad with the soloist interweaving figures around a lush brass chorale. Later the hrmonic rhythm is doubles (2 changes to the bar instead of 1)...

A wonderful balled feature for trombone. A combination of rubato trombone and piano, and ever-changing ensemble colors makes this a wonderful showcase for the soloist. Blowing changes are for bass (sh...

This is a pretty rock ballad that features the lead trumpet. The real high trumpet stuff at the end may be played down an octave. Recorded by the Kubis Big Band on Jazz Musicians Christmas on Sea Bree...

When the trombone section gets a chance to speak, it's usually with a touch of attitude and style. This sassy shuffle tune in a moderately slow tempo gives them a great opportunity to take the spotlig...

When the trombone section gets a chance to speak, it's usually with a touch of attitude and style. This sassy shuffle tune in a moderately slow tempo gives them a great opportunity to take the spotlig...

When the trombone section gets a chance to speak, it's usually with a touch of attitude and style. This sassy shuffle tune in a moderately slow tempo gives them a great opportunity to take the spotlig...

When the trombone section gets a chance to speak, it's usually with a touch of attitude and style. This sassy shuffle tune in a moderately slow tempo gives them a great opportunity to take the spotlig...

When the trombone section gets a chance to speak, it's usually with a touch of attitude and style. This sassy shuffle tune in a moderately slow tempo gives them a great opportunity to take the spotlig...

When the trombone section gets a chance to speak, it's usually with a touch of attitude and style. This sassy shuffle tune in a moderately slow tempo gives them a great opportunity to take the spotlig...

When the trombone section gets a chance to speak, it's usually with a touch of attitude and style. This sassy shuffle tune in a moderately slow tempo gives them a great opportunity to take the spotlig...

When the trombone section gets a chance to speak, it's usually with a touch of attitude and style. This sassy shuffle tune in a moderately slow tempo gives them a great opportunity to take the spotlig...