With a wonderful melody by the brilliant composer Billy Strayhorn, this arrangement by Mike Kamuf is superb and includes suggested or improvised solos for trumpet, tenor sax, and trombone.
This funky rock classic is from the Thad Jones library, and it's Thad at his best...full of great energy and flawless orchestration!
Don't miss this important addition to the jazz repertoire! Thelonious Monk was a master of creating distinctive melodies in his bebop charts, and this is one of the most famous. A small group gets the
This chart kicks! It's a shuffle at around 166 bpm and is a feature for two tenor saxes. This is not a duel, but a vehicle to showcase both tenor players. Sample tenor solos are provided, the
Featured in the 2014 movie "Whiplash," depicting the relationship between an ambitious student musician and an abusive, yet respected instructor, this chart is a super-exciting work in 7/4 composed by
One of the signature songs from the musical "Oliver!," this tune offers a wealth of opportunities for melodic and harmonic development. Adapted here as a samba, Mark Taylor's powerful arrangement opens with
Although this was a pop hit back in the late 1960s, this familiar ballad lends itself nicely for jazz ensemble treated here as a jazz waltz. Scored to feature a solo trombone, alternate solo parts are
As the world reflects on one of its most genuinely kind souls in the person of Mr. Rogers, fellow Pittsburgh neighbor Mike Tomaro pays tribute to Mr. Rogers' famous TV theme in this laid-back samba setting.