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Neal Hefti
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Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1
Cherry Point
A greasy swingin’ blues with a very catchy riff! This great tune was composed by Neal Hefti and arranged by Roy Phillippe. Solos are written out for piano, trumpet and tenor sax. The lead trumpet plays to written F. This chart is easy to rehearse, and very effective!SKU: AL24833 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1
Coral Reef
Coral Reef is a level 1 piece from the First Year Charts for Jazz Ensemble series designed for first year jazz ensembles. Full instrumentation includes 5 saxophones, 6 brass and 4 rhythm parts. The piece is playable with reduced instrumentation. These parts include 3 saxophones, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone and 3 rhythm. Optional parts include flute, tuba, horn in F and baritone T.C./tenor sax. All solos are written out, the rhythm section parts suggest chord voicings and rhythms and guitar chord frames are provided to assist young guitarists.SKU: AL33328 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1
Cute
Neal Hefti’s great drum feature CUTE is arranged here for your beginning jazz band! This tune has been performed by many great jazz bands from Count Basie on down, but now arranger Mike Story works his magic to score CUTE for the easy level—and it sounds great. Mike has designed this chart so that all the parts are accessible to the less-experienced players; even the brass ranges are fail-safe, with trumpet to D and trombone to C. The drum solo is clearly written and will be the highlight of the concert. Flexible instrumentation and all the usual optional parts make this a sure-fire winner. Outstanding!SKU: ALJEM00043 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 3
Cute
We welcome Calvin Custer to the Warner Bros. Jazz writing team. Here is Calvin’s great arrangement of the Neil Hefti classic, designed to feature your drummer. The center section of this chart really swings! The playing demands are moderate, but the jazz opportunities are great. Give your students the opportunity to experience this fantastic standard in a fresh new arrangement. (duration 3:49)
SKU: ALJE9708 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 4.5
Cute
Bob Mintzer has arranged Neal Hefti’s classic “Cute.” From the Bob Mintzer Big Band’s newest CD, Homage to Count Basie, this is a fresh and contemporary treatment of the clever and appealing tune. The tempo is brisk and the rhythms and harmonies are sophisticated, making this chart suitable for the more experienced band. Featuring the drums (of course) along with tenor, trumpet, and trombone. Audiences and musicians will delight in a creative arrangement of this well-known big band standard written by one of today’s most innovative writers. Optional woodwind doubles. An outstanding chart!SKU: ALJEM01029 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1
Flight of the Foo Birds
It’s Count Basie-style swing all the way! Arranger Roy Phillippe takes this Basie gem and scores it for first year players. Written out solos for 1st alto sax and 1st trumpet. Lead trumpet range is to written F-sharp top line. Great title, great chart.SKU: AL26856 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 2
Flight of the Foo Birds
A Basie band classic by Neal Hefti, Flight of the Foo Birds, arranged by Peter Blair, is a swinger played at 156 BPM. It features a written trumpet 2 solo, nice section solis, and the trumpet 1 range is up to written G on top of the staff. Ideal for the young band, check this one out. (3:15)SKU: AL43678 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1.5
Li’l Darlin’
The best way to teach the laid-back ‘Basie style’ is by working on LI’L DARLIN’, but up until now it was only playable by more advanced groups. Roy Phillippe has changed the key and reorchestrated this jazz band classic so it is playable by ensembles at any ability level, and with reduced instrumentation as well. Every developing jazz group must have this chart: classic jazz, wonderful teaching material, now made very easy to perform . . . it sounds like a guaranteed success! (4:12)
SKU: ALJE9806 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 2
Li’l Darlin’
This is a re-issue of the famous title featured by Count Basie and others. This should be in EVERY school jazz ensemble library and performed at least once a week. Great for teaching rhythmic ensemble performance. You shouldn’t miss this one! (4:30)
SKU: ALJE9517 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1
Splanky
“Splanky” was composed by jazz great Neal Hefti for the legendary Count Basie band. Check out how arranger Roy Phillippe brings this arrangement to the easy level and yet keeps the integrity of Hefti’s original chart. Solos are written out or ad lib for piano and 1st alto saxophone. Teaching the famous Basie shout chorus will be a breeze and the trademark Basie piano style is in there, too. (3:14)SKU: ALJEM04013 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 3
Splanky
This Count Basie standard gets a fresh new sound in the hands of master arranger Calvin Custer. Neil Hefti was famous for his swingin’ charts, and this is a great realization of the Basie style. You need this chart if you want to get your students really cookin’ this year. It’s also a great choice for festival! (duration 4:43)
SKU: ALJE9720 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 3
Splanky
Composer Neal Hefti wrote this classic swinger for Count Basie and legendary arranger Sammy Nestico scored it for the Jazz Band Series. Your band will shine on this medium tempo chart and the ensemble writing will have the band sounding just like Basie. Solo space provided for 1st tenor sax, 2nd trumpet and 1st trombone, accessible brass ranges, add the Basie-style rhythm section fills and you have a superior chart that will stand the test of time. Basie, Hefti and Nestico-what a combination!
SKU: ALWBRP2021 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1
Sunday Morning
Arranger Roy Phillippe has nailed the gospel rock style with this Neal Hefti classic. Roy recognized that Hefti originally wrote this for trumpeter Harry James, so Roy appropriately starts off with a solo trumpet. A stop time treatment of the bridge section offers a nice change of pace for the rhythm players. Ad lib solos are written out for alto and tenor saxophone and the brass ranges are modest. Don’t forget this chart will sound great with reduced instrumentation. This catchy melody makes a fun to play chart and teaches easy rock rhythms, too. Enjoy!SKU: ALJEM02019 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1
Teddy the Toad
Originally done by the great Basie band, “Teddy” is a mellow chart that will give the young band an intimate sound played at an easy swing tempo. Not difficult, yet very effective with written solos for 1st alto and 1st trumpet. Modest trumpet range and the usual optional parts make this one very accessible. (4:01)SKU: AL29770 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 2
Whirly Bird
You may have heard Basie’s band play this great swinger, but this version is very accessible for young players at around 166 BPM. Features include a written-out alto solo, a great sax soli, and well-notated rhythm section parts. Includes a vibes part, too! (2:59)SKU: AL41117
