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Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1.5
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Recorded by the group Chicago, this signature hit has gone on to become a rock classic. Paul’s easy arrangement is playable with very limited rehearsal time, but still has an authentic and hard-driving feel. Includes optional solos (or soli) for any sax and any brass instrument.Enjoy great flexibility with the Discovery Jazz series! Playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano and drums; includes optional parts for flute, clarinet, F horn and tuba.SKU: HL7470751 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1.5
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Recorded by such greats as Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, and most recently Michael McDonald, this rockin’ Motown classic will sound great with your beginning players. Easy to learn and fun to play!Enjoy great flexibility with the Discovery Jazz series! Playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano and drums; includes optional parts for flute, clarinet, F horn and tuba.SKU: HL7470733 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1.5
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
This well-known standard is usually performed as a duet and has been recorded countless times over the years, and notably in the holiday movie favorite Elf starring Will Ferrell. This charming arrangement for beginning players features the saxes and trumpets in the answering phrases. No solos are required, however an alto soloist could be used in one of the soli sections. This will sound great with limited rehearsal time.Enjoy great flexibility with the Discovery Jazz series! Playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano and drums; includes optional parts for flute, clarinet, F horn and tuba.SKU: HL7470747 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1.5
Blue Train (Blue Trane)
Composed and recorded by jazz legend John Coltrane, this medium tempo blues tune features an easy-to-play melody and solid tutti-style rhythms for the ensemble. In addition, the blues changes and moderate tempo make it a comfortable setting for developing soloists.Enjoy great flexibility with the Discovery Jazz series! Playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano and drums; includes optional parts for flute, clarinet, F horn and tuba.SKU: HL07470735 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1.5
Born This Way
Here’s a very easy arrangement of the recent hit recorded by Lady Gaga. Easy rhythms and a solid rock feel help to insure success with this one. Enjoy great flexibility with the Discovery Jazz series! Playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano and drums; includes optional parts for flute, clarinet, F horn and tuba.SKU: HL7470763 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1.5
Born to Be Wild
This rock classic from the group Steppenwolf is a tune your band will sound great playing with very limited rehearsal time. Guaranteed success with beginning groups. Enjoy great flexibility with the Discovery Jazz series! Playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano and drums.SKU: HL07470685 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1.5
Brazil
This well-know Latin standard is a perfect change of pace for a jazz concert. Carefully notated for beginning groups, this is a great introduction to Latin style.Enjoy great flexibility with the Discovery Jazz series! Playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano and drums.SKU: HL07470598 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1.5
Bubbert Goes Retro
This installment in the continuing adventures of Bubbert is a blues in a ’60s “boogaloo style.” It’s loaded with blues scale material that can be extremely helpful for beginning and developing soloists.These full-length Grade 1.5 arrangements are the perfect “next step” for bands using the EE Jazz method, and also stand on their own as great easy charts for young players.• Written for full band/playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone and rhythm section• Full recording included• Each arrangement is a self-contained teaching unit with exercises for melody, rhythm and improvisation• Includes opt. parts for flute, clarinet, F horn and tubaSKU: HL7011055 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1.5
Can’t Buy Me Love
Mike found a nice jazz shuffle groove for this early Beatles classic that will be a lot of fun for beginning groups. The minor blues solo section allows players to use either the blues scale or dorian mode for ease in improvising. Enjoy great flexibility with the Discovery Jazz series! Playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano and drums.SKU: HL07470602 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1.5
Caravan
One of the most recognizable of all Duke Ellington’s tunes, this distinctive composition combines the styles of Latin and big band jazz. Here’s a marvelous arrangement playable by beginning groups. Enjoy great flexibility with the Discovery Jazz series! Playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano and drums.SKU: HL7470707 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1.5
Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne’s biggest hit makes a hard-hitting rock chart for beginning jazz groups. Written in a moderate tempo and with plenty of tutti scoring, your band will sound great on this solid chart. Enjoy great flexibility with the Discovery Jazz series! Playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano and drums.SKU: HL2500980 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1.5
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
Grade 1.5What better way to introduce the music of Duke Ellington to your young jazzers than with this wonderfully scored arrangement by Michael Sweeney? Even at this easy level, this chart really swings and will sound great with limited rehearsal time. Your pianist gets a rare chance to shine as he or she is featured on the melody while the ensemble answers. Later, every section gets to play the melody and there is a solo section for any sax. The final section starts softly with saxes alone, then builds as various layers are added. A great-sounding chart for beginning bands.Enjoy great flexibility with the Discovery Jazz series! Playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano and drums.SKU: HL07470701 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1.5
Don’t Stop Believin’
Here’s the rock classic from the group Journey, and made famous recently in the TV series Glee, in a terrific easy chart that will go together quickly. Trumpets are featured on the melody with plenty of solid full band accompaniment.Enjoy great flexibility with the Discovery Jazz series! Playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano and drums; includes optional parts for flute, clarinet, F horn and tuba.SKU: HL2501573 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1.5
Dynamite
One of the rare recent pop tunes that adapts well for young bands, here is the Taio Cruz hit “Dynamite” in a solid hard-hitting arrangement. The energetic dance groove and catchy melody help to make this one particularly appealing.Enjoy great flexibility with the Discovery Jazz series! Playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano and drums; includes optional parts for flute, clarinet, F horn and tuba.SKU: HL7470761 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1.5
Free Bird
Originally recorded by Lynyrd Skynyrd, this is one of the most powerful “arena rock” tunes of all time. Opening in a rock ballad style, the chart then finishes with a driving rock vamp that can be used as a flexible solo section. Skillfully arranged for beginning bands, this is sure to be a favorite.Enjoy great flexibility with the Discovery Jazz series! Playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano and drums; includes optional parts for flute, clarinet, F horn and tuba.SKU: HL7470731 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1.5
Green Onions
Few purely instrumental tunes ever reach the level of popularity achieved by this familiar ’60s hit by Booker T. and the MG’s. Often used in TV and film, this infectious tune has a bluesy groove that’s unmistakable and still hip after all these years.Enjoy great flexibility with the Discovery Jazz series! Playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano and drums; includes optional parts for flute, clarinet, F horn and tuba.SKU: HL7470717 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1.5
Hawaii Five-O Theme
Amazingly true to the original version, John Berry has scored this well-known television theme for very young players. With moderate ranges for the brass and no solos required, this one will go together quickly and sound great!Enjoy great flexibility with the Discovery Jazz series! Playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano and drums; includes optional parts for flute, clarinet, F horn and tuba.SKU: HL7470759 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1.5
Hey Jude
Skillfully arranged for beginning groups, every section of the band gets a chance to play the melody on this Beatles classic. Written in a rock ballad style, this tutti style arrangement requires no soloists. (Includes full performance CD)SKU: HL4506114 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1.5
Lean on Me
Based on the contemporary style featured on the hit TV show Glee, here is a very easy version of Bill Withers’ familiar hit from the ’70s. Easy to learn and fun to play!Enjoy great flexibility with the Discovery Jazz series! Playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano and drums; includes optional parts for flute, clarinet, F horn and tuba.SKU: HL7470753 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1.5
Milestones
This is one of the true jazz classics from composer/innovator/performer Miles Davis. Paul Murtha takes the essence of this great tune and makes it playable by beginning groups. The easy chords and modal style make it a natural for learning to improvise. Enjoy great flexibility with the Discovery Jazz series! Playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano and drums.SKU: HL07470681 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1.5
Nobody’s Perfect
Featuring powerful riffs and a driving hook, this high-energy rock hit from teen sensation Hannah Montana (Miley Cyrus) will be a hit with your band. Requires no solos.Enjoy great flexibility with the Discovery Jazz series! Playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano and drums; includes optional parts for flute, clarinet, F horn and tuba.SKU: HL7470721 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1.5
Side Slippin’
Here is a clever blues tune written in a medium swing style. The melody features some half-step “slippin’” around played by full ensemble. Solo sections are also provided for any sax and any brass instrument. A fun way to introduce swing style and also the blues!Enjoy great flexibility with the Discovery Jazz series! Playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano and drums; includes optional parts for flute, clarinet, F horn and tuba.SKU: HL7470755 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1.5
Somewhere Out There
Back in the late ’80s, the animated film An American Tail was a blockbuster, and this hit song recorded by Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram was taking the nation by storm. This enduring ballad is beautifully scored for young players in this adaptation by John Berry.Enjoy great flexibility with the Discovery Jazz series! Playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano and drums; includes optional parts for flute, clarinet, F horn and tuba.SKU: HL7470719 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1.5
Summer Nights (from Grease)
From the musical Grease, this easy arrangement of one of the main songs is perfect for casual concerts and impressing the parents. The moderate rock style plus easy rhythmic patterns insure success with this familiar hit. (Includes full performance CD)SKU: HL4506168
