Roy Phillippe
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Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1
Blue and Sentimental
Count Basie is also known as a composer. This slow swing composed by the legendary Count and arranged by Roy Phillippe will make your young band sound like old pros. Written solos bounce around the band for alto sax, trumpet, trombone, tenor sax, and piano to spread out the opportunity to solo. Simple rhythms, easy ranges, and a nice melody provide the ideal setting for the young player to play jazz. The Count would dig this chart.SKU: ALJEM03033 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 2.5
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Suite from
The Danny Elfman film score was a smash hit. This Roy Phillipe collection will be just the treat. All five of the revered songs are presented in separate movements. “Wonka’s Welcome Song,” “Mike Teavee,” “Violet Beauregarde,” “Veruca Salt” and “Augustus Gloop” combine to recreate the wonderful film music. It’s a sweet complete set for your pops program that’s not to be missed!SKU: AL24752 -
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: 3
Embraceable You
What a gorgeous ballad. This wonderful Gershwin standard, recorded and performed countless times, is ideal for your students to play and learn. Featured are beautiful chord changes throughout with nice block harmonies for the ‘bones, a muted trumpet solo, and alto sax and tenor sax solos each playing written-out melodic lines. Speaking of chords, this is a great opportunity to teach students to recognize diminished chords. Your drummer is using brushes until the end, keeping this chart tender and sweet, and the brass ranges are quite reasonable with trumpet to G and trombone to F. It’s a great change-of-pace ballad for any setting. Roy Phillippe truly captures the essence of Gershwin with this classy arrangement.SKU: ALJEM00026 -
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
Go Tell It on the Mountain
This great gospel-style chart will work not only for the holidays, but also for any time of the year. Designed for the younger band, this arrangement takes you through a slow gospel, a gospel rock and then a swing feel, and it all works like a charm. Roy Phillippe’s first-class chart makes teaching and learning these jazz styles so easy because it’s user-friendly for your students. It features slow gospel block chord scoring with an easy 12/8 feel, straight-eighths gospel rock and full ensemble swings for the shout chorus. A brief trumpet solo, a written tenor solo with ensemble backgrounds and the customary flexible instrumentation options complete this package. It’s a super chart with great appeal. You’ll love it!SKU: ALJEM00025 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 3
Green Onions
If you are looking for a down and dirty blues chart, this is it! The classic riff tune from Booker T and the MGs is perfect for jazz ensemble. Recently heard in TV commercials, this has a great ‘hook’ that everybody knows. Roy Phillippe has written some great licks that are passed around to every section. This is a terrific opportunity to solo over blues changes. (3:32)
SKU: ALJE9820 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 2
It Had Better Be Tonight (Meglio Stasera)
A classic pop tune from the pen of Henry Mancini has enjoyed new life with the energy infused by Michael Bublé on his “Call Me Irresponsible” CD. Roy Phillippe has transferred this energy in his young band arrangement. Complete with salsa-style percussion, this is one hot chart. High energy!SKU: AL30791 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1
Jive at Five
When you hear it, you’ll recognize this Count Basie composition! It has written solos for alto 1, trumpet 1, trombone 1, and a swingin’ modulation from E-flat to F. The trumpet range is to the F-sharp on the top line. This wonderful jazz tune is played at 120 BPM. (3:15)SKU: AL36024 -
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
Mamma Mia—It’s ABBA!
Broadway has arrived! The hit show Mamma Mia features the music of the rock group ABBA. Arranger Roy Phillippe has put together a great chart for jazz ensemble to showcase the popular songs “S.O.S,” “Mamma Mia,” and “Dancing Queen.” High-energy melodies and syncopation along with swing, rock and disco styles all work together to make an entertaining and fun-to-play arrangement for the young jazz ensemble. It’s HOT! (3:26)SKU: ALJEM02043 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 3
Mamma Mia!
The hit musical is drawing acclaim not only on Broadway, but also throughout the world. The popular ABBA hits included in this medley are “Mamma Mia,” “S.O.S.,” “I Have a Dream” and “Dancing Queen.” Your students will love this medley and your audiences will adore it! (5:41)
SKU: ALCBM02003 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 3
Moondance
This jazz-flavored pop classic by Van Morrison is perfect for jazz ensemble. Roy Phillippe has taken this ‘cool’ tune to a new level of swing. There are opportunities for trombone, alto sax and trumpet solos, whether improvised or played as written. The technical demands are moderate, but the feel is really smooth. It’s another solid chart from arranger Roy Phillippe! (duration 4:26)
SKU: ALJE9734 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 2
New York, New York, Theme from
The all-time classic Frank Sinatra signature tune really shines in this easy-to-perform arrangement by Roy Phillippe. All of the famous licks are presented in this chart but with considerations made for range and technical demands. Includes some great tenor sax solo opportunities that stay really close to the melody, and big, bold ensemble shouts contrast the solo. Give your students the opportunity to know this music and to experience the legend of Frank Sinatra. Easy (3:05)
SKU: ALJE9913