Sheet Music for Saxophone

Each of the pieces - in their entirety intended to be a coherent suite - is written in a different key and has a tempo and groove (basical rhythmic feeling) of its own. Jazz sound and jazz phrasing ar...

Though I consider myself to be primarily a jazz performer, classical music - above all instrumental baroque music and Viennese Classicism - have always been very important to me. For quite a long time...

This composition is in its own way meant to be a tribute dedicated to Paquito D'Rivera showing the author's appreciation for this musician as an exponent of Cuban music of the past and present century...

Within the framework of this book I can only endeavor to present a mere part of the work educators and instrumentalists have contributed to the field of saxophone studies throughout many years. On beh...

Hasta Luego Sr. Maya (I'll see you later Mr. Maya) is a jazz ballad which was composed in 1992 while I was teaching Saxophone at the Pamplona's Joaquin Maya Conservatory.

Global Tour is a journey through four of my favorite styles of music: funk, jazz, klezmer, and tango. As opposed to a commission or an idea from my publisher, this piece began without any preconceptio...

Skunktown Beanery is written for soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones and begins with a jaunty rhythmic interplay with the baritone pitted against the three other voices. The interplay continu...

I wrote this joyful and swinging jazz waltz for my son Julian and his girlfriend Nina, both born under the sign of Scorpio. The piece is made up of the following parts: Fanfare-like intro, ABAC - them...

Dew Drop is a fun, easy swinging tune for 2nd - 4th year sax players. It is scored for four alto saxes with an additional two tenor parts that can be substituted for altos 3 and/or 4. This should prim...

Shades of Light is a most serene Latin pop jazz piece featuring a cantabile, lyrical melody. The composition was inspired by Sade, who was very popular as a singer in the 1980s. The melody calls for a...

Recuerdo de una Jornada' was composed for, and dedicated to, the Cuban saxophonist Jorge Luis Almeida and the Havana-based saxophone quartet 'Habana Sax'. Jorge L. Almeida graduated from Cuba's Nation...

This quartet has been composed for and, with great affection, been dedicated to the Havana Conservatory of Music in Cuba, where I myself work as a teacher. This composition aims at reflecting an ordin...

The tenor saxophone and piano are featured soloists in this jazz classic. Professionals as well as school bands will have fun with this medium swing chart. These arrangements for saxophones and rhythm...

Deep Phat, composed especially for the Saxology series, is a slow, soulful blues, scored for a cappella jazz saxophone quintet (SATTB). The piece features a funky 12/8 rhythmic feel, richly scored tut...

This jazz original consisting of three distinct parts features contrasting Latin and swing styles, along with short improvised solos for all.

Dedicated to Ray Brown and written in a Basie style, this straight-ahead original gives every member of the group a chance to play a short improvised solo while the others provide background support.

Das deutsche Weihnachtslied aus dem 19. Jahrhundert wurde hier jazzig arrangiert. Mehrere kurze Solo-Möglichkeiten für Klavier. Die Stimmen der Rhythmusgruppe sind nur mit Akkorden notiert.

The so-called Zwiefache is the only Bavarian-Austrian folk dance which permanently alternates between different meters. The rhythmical flow of this piece - mainly determined by the baritone saxophone...

Playing jazz versions of Christmas music has always been a joy for me, and I arranged this version of the English carol God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen to reflect the way I have performed this with a jaz...

We Three Kings of Orient Are is one of my favorite English carols that I sang in my childhood, updated to play with jazz quartets in concerts. This Saxophone Quintet version (soprano, alto, 2 tenors a...

The cheerful and expressive pop-jazz song November Spring was originally written for the saxophone quartet Wheeze (two altos, tenor and baritone). It is a feature for the 1st alto (optional soprano pa...

The Inspiration: In religion there is Mecca for Muslims, the Wall for Jews, the Holy Sepulchre for Christians and so on. These are places in the world where the vibrations are extremely intense and us...

Mike Curtis' stay in the city of Guanajuata in Central Mexico inspired this great musical celebration, filled with evocative, ethnic textures and colours.

Jazz-rock, based on a minor blues scale.

Tenor man Dexter Gordon lived from 1923 to 1990. He developed aworldwide fame for his big, gutsy sound, his command of jazz vocabulary,and his ability to inspire audiences.'Tribute to Dexter' takes a...