Richard Rodgers
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Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 4
Bewitched
This Rodgers and Hart standard has been recorded countless times and remains a popular choice for singers and instrumentalists alike. Mark’s lush setting can also be used as a tenor sax feature and includes a brief double-time swing section.SKU: HL7500125 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 2
Bewitched
This familiar jazz standard certainly retains its timeless quality even today. Skillfully arranged for young players, this chart features saxes on the main melody supported by answers in the brass. Also included is a short solo for tenor sax, as well as solid scoring for the entire ensemble.SKU: HL7012890 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 4
Blue Moon
Take a nice standard, add a Mike Carubia arrangement, and it turns to magic! This one features a vocal quartet (SATB or SSAA) with big band and has all of those big sounds everyone likes. Nice voice leadings and a bossa interlude for a change of pace. Great for programming! (3:02)
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Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 5
Blue Moon
You can’t keep a good song down! Written more than fifty years ago, this timeless ballad endures as new singers discover its delightful lyric message and very satisfying melodic and harmonic content. Warren Barker’s oh-so-smooth scoring of “Blue Moon” guarantees that another generation will fall in love with this song. (Vocal range, A-flat below staff to third line B-flat, treble clef) (3:05)SKU: ALCB9607 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 2
Climb Ev’ry Mountain (from The Sound of Music)
From the landmark musical The Sound of Music, this signature song boasts a timeless message and unforgettable melodies. Robert Longfield’s skillful setting for band is easy to learn while sounding rich and impressive.SKU: HL04003952 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 2
Do-Re-Mi (from The Sound of Music)
One of the landmark musicals of all time, The Sound of Music featured a number of enduring melodies – none more popular with musicians in particular than Do-Re-Mi! Here’s a clever arrangement that features the melody traded around the band from section to section.SKU: HL04004815 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 3
Falling in Love with Love
A swing vocal chart on a great standard that includes plenty of space for the singer to be heard. Arranged in two keys for flexibility, the low key is F with vocal range from G below middle C to 3rd line B-flat, and the high key is B-flat, with vocal range from middle C to top space E-flat. Lead trumpet range to written high D. Includes a written-out alto sax solo and a substitute tenor sax melody part in lieu of the vocal.SKU: AL38702 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 4
Have You Met Miss Jones?
Relaxed medium swing.• Scored for 4 horns with flexible instrumentation, plus rhythm section• Background figures and ensemble soli section– more than just “head charts”• Recordings include separate “rhythm section only” tracks
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Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 4
I Could Write a Book
Have a jazz vocal group or quartet? Here is a stunning chart arranged by Darmon Meader, the musical director and chief arranger of the jazz vocal group, New York Voices. I Could Write a Book is scored for SATB and jazz ensemble and includes a solo female/solo male part for added flexibility. The vocal quartet arrangement and the jazz ensemble chart are both superb. Solo vocal ranges: female part—G below middle C to top space E; male—D below middle C to G above treble staff. Check out this outstanding chart! (4:43)SKU: AL29810 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 4
I Have Dreamed(from The King and I)
From The King and I, this fabulous melody has been adopted by countless singers and jazz artists. In this setting, Mike Tomaro makes skillful use of colors and textures to create a lush-sounding ballad for the entire ensemble.SKU: HL7011794 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 2
My Favorite Things
Treated here as a jazz waltz, this popular tune from The Sound of Music features a relaxed and easy-flowing swing style. The melody is passed from section to section, and there are short solos for trumpet and tenor. 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: HL7011700 -
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Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 3.5
My Funny Valentine
A wonderful ballad for the solo vocalist written in two keys for flexibility. Arranger Dave Wolpe, one of the best in the business, has written this swing ballad in G minor and C minor with reversible parts—just flip the page. No individual solos, but plenty of superb ensemble work. Vocal range low key (G minor): G below middle C to third line B-flat, high key (C minor): middle C to fourth space E-flat. This chart is first class. (3:53)SKU: ALJEVM05001 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 4
Symphonic Highlights from The King and I
Opening on Broadway in 1951, and garnering multiple awards for the 2015 revival, few musicals can boast as many lasting and memorable songs as this Rodgers and Hammerstein masterpiece. Drawing on the classic orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett, here is a fabulous medley for the symphonic stage. Includes: Something Wonderful, I Whistle a Happy Tune, I Have Dreamed, The March of the Siamese Children, Getting to Know You, and Shall We Dance?SKU: HL04004424 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 4
The Golden Age of Broadway The Musicals of Rodgers & Hammerstein II
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 4The Golden Age of Broadway The Musicals of Rodgers & Hammerstein II
Showcasing the grand musicals created by Rodgers and Hammerstein, here is a marvelous setting of some of the best-known songs ever to hit the Broadway stage. Includes: Bali Ha’i (South Pacific), Oklahoma (Oklahoma), Getting to Know You (The King and I), The Carousel Waltz (Carousel), and Climb Ev’ry Mountain (The Sound of Music). Relive this golden age of songwriting with this terrific arrangement.SKU: HL04002691 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 2
The Lady Is a Tramp
Recently recorded by Tony Bennett with Lady Gaga, this popular standard dates from 1937 but sounds as fresh today as ever! Rick’s swinging arrangement skillfully passes the melody from section to section, but features plenty of solid tutti writing as well. Solos (for sax and trumpet) may also be played by the entire sections for added flexibility. 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: HL7011941 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 4
The Lady Is a Tramp (Key: Bb)
Made popular recently thanks to a recording by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, this wonderful jazz standard from the ’30s has also been featured on the TV show Glee. This up-tempo swing chart can be used as a vocal solo, duet, or as a feature for tenor sax.SKU: HL7500135 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 4
The Sweetest Sounds (Alto Sax Feature)
Although originally composed for the 1962 musical No Strings, this Richard Rodgers song has become a familiar standard often recorded by jazz artists. Beautifully arranged here as a solo vehicle for alto sax, Mark Taylor’s setting in a moderate samba groove features the soaring lyricism of the original melody along with plenty of spots for the full ensemble to shine as well.SKU: HL7012918 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 3.5
This Can’t Be Love
This hot samba is played around 190–200 BPM. The trombones grab the melody and are featured throughout with written suggested solos for ‘bones 1 and 2. Lead trumpet range is to written A above the staff and the usual optional parts to include vibes. (4:20)SKU: AL46163 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 3.5
This Can’t Be Love
“This Can’t Be Love” is a medium swing vocal and big band chart arranged in two keys—high and low. The lead trumpet range is to written high B above the staff and there is a written-out tenor solo. The vocal range for the low key is low F-sharp below middle C to A second space. The high key range is from B natural below middle C to D fourth line treble clef. (2:06)SKU: AL43692
