Jerome Kern
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Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 5
All the Things You Are
If you’re looking for a flagwaver that’ll set the audience on the edge of their seats, look no further! Mark Taylor pulls out all the stops with a chart that’s full of great counterpoint, powerful ensemble work, and independent combo settings within the full ensemble context. Includes solos for alto sax and trumpet.SKU: HL34301010 -
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Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 4
I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star
In the able hands of master arranger Michael Philip Mossman, this popular standard from the 1930s takes on new life. Using a mix of cha-cha and mambo styles, this marvelous arrangement becomes a solo vehicle for tenor sax, along with ample space for the full band to shine. Throughout, this chart is loaded with impact and attitude!SKU: HL7011987 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 4
Pick Yourself Up
Featuring the magical Nestico touch, Sammy’s medium swing arrangement of this familiar standard evolves from a relaxed 2-beat in the beginning, to a jazz waltz in the middle, and finally straight ahead swing to finish out. No solos are required, but the feature spots are skillfully traded between all sections of the band.SKU: HL07013336 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 2
Pick Yourself Up
Beautifully scored with plenty of tutti rhythms and a comfortable moderate tempo, here is a perfect chart for getting your ensemble to swing! The melody is passed from section to section, and there is also a short sax soli and full ensemble shout included. Concise and appealing, this familiar standard will sound great with inexperienced bands and requires no solos. Enjoy great flexibility with the Easy Jazz Ensemble series! Playable with 4 saxes, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones and rhythm; includes optional parts for flute, clarinet, F horn and tuba.SKU: HL7011726 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 5
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Arranged for Jon Faddis and the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, Michael Mossman gives this longtime favorite an outstanding treatment in a moderately slow swing style. Using imaginative rhythmic and harmonic twists, some truly stunning full ensemble scoring, and also some hidden surprises, this arranging gem deserves a prominent spot on a festival or concert program.SKU: HL7011415 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 5
The Song Is You
Mark Taylor takes this familiar standard and creates a powerful uptempo flag-waver for mature ensembles. The style slips seamlessly between swing and samba and provides some shining moments for lead trumpet along with the rest of the ensemble. Also featured are solos for tenor sax, trumpet, piano, and drums, a sax soli, and a screaming ensemble shout chorus. (Recorded by the Mark Taylor Big Band)SKU: HL34320014 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1
The Way You Look Tonight
From the well-known and often recorded Jerome Kern songbook, here is a very easy version of this familiar standard. Rick’s moderately paced swing arrangement will sound great with beginning players and go together quickly.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: HL7470741 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 3
The Way You Look Tonight
From the film Swing Time and originally performed by Fred Astaire, The Way You Look Tonight won the Academy Award for best original song in 1936. Since then it has remained a popular jazz standard, and here is a terrific moderately paced swing version for younger players.SKU: HL7012888 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 3
Yesterdays
Using a relaxed “bolero” style, Michael Mossman’s inventive and sophisticated setting of this familiar standard is a refreshing addition to any program. You’ll find cascading ensemble figures, interweaving sax fills, and solos for alto and trumpet in this skillfully written arrangement.SKU: HL7012193 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1.5
Yesterdays
Although written in the 1930s, this tuneful standard remains a popular choice and has been recorded by countless artists through the years. Here is an appealing version for young players in a moderate swing style that features rich ensemble sonorities and limited technical demands.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: HL7011993