Advance Music

With plungers close at hand and an improvised 2nd Trombone solo, this swingin' version of the old favorite yields best results when played with rhythmic precision and careful interpretation of articul...

This original composition features traditional and jazz harmonies, syncopated rhythms played with classical guitar techniques and jazz/funk guitar techniques. A set of performance notes which offer co...

A Klezmer Wedding is a set of four dances, newly-composed but based on traditional models. The Doina is an expressive chant for three successive soloists; it twists and turns with the wailing lament o...

Andy Jaffe's Jazz Harmony, one of the most definitive texts on the subject, goes into its third edition in 2009. Over the years the book has proven equally useful for students of all backgrounds, whet...

Commissioned by the World Saxophone Congress in 2015 and first performed by Jean-Charles Richard and Eric Ferrand-N'Kaoua.This three-part composition incorporates intimate sounds from the piano and sa...

Die Großform des einsätzigen Werkes ist siebenteilig. Eine langsame Einleitung beginnt mit Multiphonics des Saxophons und Beckenklängen, die mit einem Kontrabaßbogen angestrichen werden. Vibraphon und...

Elegy is dedicated to the memory of Bill Evans, certainly one of the most important pianists in the history of jazz, and a personal favorite of mine. It features the piano, both in written statements...

These Studies include excellent practice for the lower register of the trumpet which is often overlooked in many method books. By using these studies in daily practice, the student will further develo...

Written by Bliss Wiant while on cultural exchange to China in 1923, this Adagio captures the atmosphere felt during the only full moon on a Christmas Eve in the 20th century. Set to the words of one o...

A medium up standard based on Easy to Love. Uses similar chord changes as Easy to Love. Set in a relaxed swing feel, this piece has solo space for drums, trumpet and tenor sax (optional written solos...

Medium Blues in the down-home tradition. A medium swinging blues that opens with a short vamp figure. The theme is stated contrapuntally leading to the first ensemble figure which is a send-off to the...

Amen is a medium-up tempo gospel-swing, influenced by Horace Silver's The Preacher. Mike Titlebaum underlayed the bluesy melodies, developed throughout the arrangement, with a driving shuffle rhythm,...

Rock On is written in a medium-up tempo Rock-Boogaloo style. The solo section features the tenor saxophone but can be opened up for any instrument. The very easy solo changes and the style are ideal t...

This wonderful ballad features the alto sax. Recorded by Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orchestra on 'Bob Brookmeyer: Composer, Arranger.'

A true big band classic that features solos for alto sax (reed 1), trombone, trumpet and piano. Recorded by the legendary Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra.

Song for Jaco is a warm and lyrical ballad of Peter's, which is dedicated to the legendary electric bassist, Jaco Pastorius. Solo contributions are heard from the lead trumpet, the baritone saxophone...

This arrangement of a great Peter Erskine tune is a real tour de force for the entire ensemble, and always brings the audience to its feet. It features solo space for trombone, soprano sax, piano (or...