A nice moderate swing tune based on rhythm changes and some nice Thad-like ensemble voicings. A strong sax soli and open solo sections make this chart an excellent teaching tool and concert selection for high school and college big bands.
Instrumentation: 5/4/4/4
Grade Level: Medium-Difficult
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Commissioned by the University of Northern Iowa in celebration of 50 years in jazz education, this chart is a challenging episodic work that begins with a somewhat dark, evolving incantation that can make use of extra percussion including tympani. An Afro-Latin groove takes over (that makes use of additional perc. including marimba) that eventually moves to a straight ahead groove for solos. Solos can be for alto sax, trombone and/or rhythm player.
Instrumentation: 5/4/4/4 plus perc.
Grade Level: Difficult
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A nice straight ahead blues shuffle in the Basie tradition that can be opened up for solos. This is one of those charts that is timeless. Alto, Trumpet and Trombone solos featured. Also fine training material for blues improvisation.
Instrumentation: 5/4/4/4
Grade Level: Medium-Easy
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Order CL Barnhouse stock number 032-0159-00AR
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Play Demo bebopshabam
Featuring a Super Sax style sax soli based on Charlie Parker’s classic improvised solo, this chart is a challenging crowd pleaser and worth the effort. A piano/guitar solo is also featured. A slightly modified version to feature saxophonist Tony Campisi was recorded by the Third Coast Jazz Orchestra on “Unknown Soldiers” (Sea Breeze label)
Instrumentation: 5/4/4/4
Grade Level: Difficult
Play Demo donna-lee
(recording is the Kendor Music demo not the recording by the Third Coast Jazz Orchestra)
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This is an up-tempo burning arrangement of Lennie Tristano’s famous tune features a challenging sax soli and piano solo. It is available exclusively here from RickLawn.com
Instrumentation: 5/4/4/4 (gtr. optional)
Grade Level:Difficult
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Play Demo lennies-pennies
(The cup muted trumpet playing the head with the saxes is entirely optional!)
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THIS CHART IS NOT YET AVAILABLE AT MY STORE FRONT BUT WILL BE SOON.
This Bossa Nova features trombone and bari sax in duet style with solo space for trombone.
Once published by Phantom Music the chart is now being made available again as an exclusive only through RickLawn.com.
Instrumentation: 5/4/4/4
Grade Level: Medium
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Play Demo motion-potion
THIS CHART IS NOT YET AVAILABLE IN MY STORE FRONT BUT WILL BE SOON.
A salsa-like Latin tune that features tenor sax and trombone.
Instrumentation: 5/4/4/4
Grade Level: Medium
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Order Barnhouse stock number 032-0144-00AR
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Play Demo los alti bajos
Classic straight-ahead Basie style featuring the trombone section and a little improvisation for the pianist (but solo, voicings and bass lines are all written out).
Instrumentation: 5/4/4/4
Grade Level: Medium
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Order Barnhouse stock number 032-0174-00AR
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Play Demo munchin cookies
A real swinger that reminds one of the Buddy Rich Band in the late 1960s. The chart starts in 3/4 but moves to 4/4 for the tenor sax solo.
Instrumentation: 5/4/4/4
Grade Level: Medium
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Play Demo once-and-for-all
Contemporary fusion with rich harmonies and exotic melodies. Features tenor sax.
Instrumentation: 5/4/4/4
Grade Level: Medium
Kendor Music no longer owns the rights to this chart and it soon will be made available here at my store.
Phone: 716-492-1254
Play Demo sirocco