Big Band
 
Blues For Mr. Pushups - Wendell Kelly ( original ) This blues shuffle has a catchy melody with a fun saxophone soli and roaring shout chorus. This highlights every section in the band Solos for all instruments. Great for Advanced High School and College $55. click for download example Why Not ? - Vocal Group - ( The Manhattan Transfer ) This well known samba by Michel Camilo is a barn burner for any advanced group. This is a transcription and arrangement from The Manhattan Transfer album Arranged for 4 piece vocal group or more. Also available for big band soloist Trumpet or Saxophone. Let me know. $55 click for download example My Favorite Things - Instrumental This Standard starts in 3 as a brass chorale, then swings in 4 Solo for Tenor Sax. Good for advanced H.S. and College levels $55 click for download example Lady Madonna - Instrumental ( The Beatles ) This is a Brecker Bros. type funk arrangement of a Beatles Standard. This is open for solos in the ensemble. This is a challenge with many independent contrapunctal lines. Adv.H.S. - College level $55 click for download example Moments Notice - Instrumental This John Coltrane Standard is a great feature for you tenor sax soloist This is a challenging tune for any band. Med - Adv. H.S. $45 click for download example Slide - Alto solo Instrumental- (Jeff Kashiwa ) This is a great funk tune composed by ex-Rippington Saxophonist Jeff Kashiwa. This arrangement was commissioned by Jeff for his featured clinic and performance with the Disneyland College Band. This features alto sax soloist and can be heard in its original form on Jeff Kashiwa's CD Walk A Mile $55 click for download example The Wind Beneath My Wings - Solo Trumpet This is a ballad and trumpet feature. The solist must improvise and have a very good high range This starts as a ballad and then swings with the full big band with saxophone soli returning to a ballad. This is a crowd pleaser and can also be done as a vocal. $55 click for download example 12 Piece Big Band (These arrangements can be expanded into full big band add $10) Artificial Flowers - Vocal ( Bobby Darin ) This Bobby Darin Standard is great for any vocalist. It swings and is a great opener or closer. $45 Beyond The Sea -Vocal ( George Benson w/Basie orchestra) Talk a bout a swinger, this is one is great Transcribed from the George Benson CD 20/20 $45 Intermission Riff #1&2 - #1 original #2 Sandu -Clifford Brown This is a great was to segue into a break. Play these and you'll send the band out with a flare. Advanced $45 Loverman - Vocal This lush vocal and Billy Holiday Standard is a great feature for a female vocalist. There is a solo and swings on the bridge. This is what a vocal is about. Med - Adv. $45 Mack The Knife -Vocal This is another Bobby Darin Feature that is a standard for male vocalists. Med - Adv. $50 Take the "A" Train From beginning to end this standard swinger is a great feature for all soloists This is a fun arrangement that makes every group roar. $45 Big Band + woodwinds 2 fl, 2 cl, 2 ob, bsn, bs cl, and 4 french horns Loverman -Vocal This is the same arrangement for big band with expanded woodwinds to give this arrangement a very lush and warm sound. $75 click for download example Stylistics Medley -Vocal group Who can forget the Stylistics. This is a medley of 3 of their greatest ballads. This features a soloist-duet and vocal group. This is very beautiful and lush with the same instrumentation addition as Loverman. $75 click for download example Order Forms Back