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In the trademark style of iconic jazz composer Thad Jones, The Woozy Dude Blues is a hard swinging 12 bar blues in Bb which makes extensive use of his advanced harmonies. Keeping with that tradition,...

A true shuffle by Rick Lawn adds depth to the swing tradition with a more harmonically advanced and interesting take on a stretched out blues, but this isn't just your typical 18 bar blues. Interludes...

Recorded by Don Lusher with the Ted Heath Band. This superb slow blues trombone feature has been tr. by Jerry Sheppard. Top note for trombone solo: G above middle C. The steadily building full band ba...

Big Band Girl Vocal. From the Dakota Staton album 'Congratulation to Someone'. A really hard driving mid tempo blues groove number with plenty of punchy brass fills -this should wake up your audience....

St. Louis Blues is a twopart song. The author of the original is William Christopher Handy, inspired by the meeting on the street of a woman despairing after the departure of her husband. The song was...

Constructed to highlight the tenor sax solo, Thad has once again created a masterpiece from the time honored blues in F major.

This swingin' minor blues features a unison sax melody and plenty of call & response between brass and saxes. Solo sections can be opened up and it ends with a spot for your drummer.

Med. tempo 12 bar Blues in C written in a 'Classic' Count Basie style that can get your band in a groove quickly.

A great new chart of Freddie Hubbards' great 'Blues For Miles' that really cooks! Freddie describes this tune as 'Hip Hop Funk' on the original CD also entitled 'Blues for Miles.' Mike's solid arrange...

An entertaining medium tempo blues chart by Mike Carubia that opens with a unison melody by the brass which is repeated with the saxes playing the background harmonies. Following the solo section for...

A bright shuffle tune by New York composer Andy Farber that features lots of appealing ensemble writing. Unique writing for trumpets in mutes and tasty scoring give this tasty arrangement lots of appe...

From the attention grabbing opening to its final chord, this medium tempo blues in F will be great fun for everyone. Moderate brass ranges and fantastic ensemble writing make this an excellent opener...

Medium tempo Blues in F that really drives. Very player friendly with written solos a solid Shout Chorus and an ending drum solo.