Ballads for Jazz Ensemble

A ballad featuring lead alto sax, this lovely tune is based on the form and changes of the well known standard 'The Midnight Sun Will Never Set.' Written in 2016 for the Salt Lake City Phoenix Jazz Ba...

Rarely does a song have staying power over time like this gem from West Side Story. One of the definitive ballads of all time, here is a wonderful opportunity to perform it with a vocal soloist and bi...

Here is a very classy adaptation of the Michael Bublé version of Me and Mrs Jones. In terms of style, structure and range it is the same as the MB version. All we have done is remove the string lines...

The classic jazz ballad, from Tony Bennett's 'Duets 2' album featuring Amy Winehouse. Cy Payne has transcribed & extended the chart to make it playable as recorded, with full strings or by the usual S...

Surely the ultimate slow rock ballad alto sax feature number - starting dreamily with synth. and woodwind (cued on saxes if doubling not available) with bass guitar then setting the groove allowing th...

My One True Friend is another in a long line of great songs sung by Bette Midler, in the tradition of 'From a Distance' and 'The Wind Beneath My Wings.' This new hit has all of the right ingredients f...

One of the most frequently covered songs from George and Ira Gershwin's opera 'Porgy and Bess,' 'It Ain't Necessarily So' is intended to serve as a defining moment for the character of Sportin' Life,...

This beautifully laid-back, bluesy ballad has been transcribed from the original Nelson Riddle chart written for Ella Fitzgerald's Gershwin Songbook album. The original studio album included strings,...

This version of Silent Night is arranged in 4/4 (as opposed to the original triple metre), to create the feel of a rock ballad. This is a great twist on a holiday classic.

One of most iconic holiday tunes of all time, The Christmas Song is treated here in a masterfully constructed setting featuring a flugelhorn soloist. Set in a traditional ballad style, Mark's arrangem...

One of most iconic holiday tunes of all time, The Christmas Song is treated here in a masterfully constructed setting featuring a flugelhorn soloist. Set in a traditional ballad style, Mark's arrangem...

Composed by the legendary Billy Strayhorn, this is truly one of the masterpieces of jazz. Mark Taylor has beautifully crafted a feature for alto sax using a variety of styles and settings. Basically s...

One of most iconic holiday tunes of all time, The Christmas Song is treated here in a masterfully constructed setting featuring a flugelhorn soloist. Set in a traditional ballad style, Mark's arrangem...

Recorded by Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Jazz Big Band Arrangement Here is one of the classic holiday arrangements as written by the great arranger/trombonist Rob McConnell. Featured on the 1998 C...

Arranged for the WDR Big Band (Germany), Richard DeRosa has written a beautiful masterpiece on this traditional Christmas favorite. Scored as a brass and horn chorale, this moving piece is filled with...

Morricone's memorable movie theme has been recordedby artists ranging from trumpeter Chris Botti to violinist Joshua Bell. Here is a beautiful setting for young jazz ensembles featuring a flugelhorn s...

The phenomenon that is Disney's High School Musical has reached a new level of popularity with the release of the second movie. Here is the moving rock ballad in a powerful and carefully scored versio...

The phenomenon that is Disney's High School Musical has reached a new level of popularity with the release of the second movie. Here is the moving rock ballad in a powerful and carefully scored versio...

The phenomenon that is Disney's High School Musical has reached a new level of popularity with the release of the second movie. Here is the moving rock ballad in a powerful and carefully scored versio...

The phenomenon that is Disney's High School Musical has reached a new level of popularity with the release of the second movie. Here is the moving rock ballad in a powerful and carefully scored versio...

The phenomenon that is Disney's High School Musical has reached a new level of popularity with the release of the second movie. Here is the moving rock ballad in a powerful and carefully scored versio...