This tune has that kind of when you’re smiling vibe. It starts out with the piano or the guitar for a whole chorus then the saxophone‘s come in with a cute little line for the next 32 bars. The...
Well guess what, this one starts a cappella! It starts out with a full ensemble playing all kinds of cool stuff. Then it goes into the solo section immediately with backgrounds. After the solo...
This is an uptempo jazz minor tune with familiar changes. This starts with the piano for a chorus to get things started and then thebrass section. Saxes come in and then the solo section for some...
This song is a medium slow groove with some very familiar changes. This starts out with the acoustic bass playing a solo and moves into a sax Soli. The following chorus is the brass section...
This is a very different tune in a Latin groove. It starts out with a little lick from the piano which becomes the theme of the entire piece. The first chorus is the piano playing the head and...
This tune is for the lead alto playing flute. This is a very beautiful ballad with a straight eight field that also features the upright bass. This tune stays fairly soft but towards the end the...
Kinda sounds like you’d be so nice to come home too maybe! This is an up-tempo minor tune starting with a tight ensemble. The saxophones take over on the next chorus but finish with a full...
This is a chart somewhat based on our autumn leaves. The starts with a very tight ensemble and then goes into a sax soli. I had to have a little help from my friend and great saxophonist Sal...
I thought of my good friend and trombone player Alex Iles who amongst other things play some mean plunger mute. This is a very up-tempo kind of Louis Prima feel featuring the Trombone. This start...
A while back a guy called me and wanted a commission for his band and he told me what he wanted. A medium blues featuring the saxophones and then having an a cappella section with the whole band....
It’s an up-tempo swing tune in a Minor groove based on a tune that has Bernie in the title. It starts out pretty exciting with a close harmony ensemble. The following chorus has a saxophones...
An uptempo samba starting with the flugelhorn flute and soprano saxophone playing the melody referencing a little bit of just friends. The trombones have the melody the second half and then the...
A pretty alto ballad written for my wife Carol who left the earth too soon. This is a really cool feature for that alto player that has a pretty sound. It starts out with the bell and melody and...
An upbeat shuffle dedicated to some of our fine jazz judges that we’ve had in the past that come and hear us notably Don Gunderson and. This starts out with a saxophone melody with backgrounds in...
Is a cool little samba starting with the flugelhorns playing the melody. The second time through the melody the Trombones take it with a bebop line with the altos and Trumpets behind it. Solo...
Based on an old standard with Sue in the title. This cooker starts with a piano introduction and then launches into a a soft ensemble with a few bursts of energy! Saxophone soli comes after that,...
Is an up-tempo burner starting out with a Dixieland band with some familiar changes and then jumps in the really cooking ensemble with really tight harmonies. This goes into the saxophone Soli....
This tune based on an old standard is a medium swing tone which starts with the piano player and then the saxophones come in for their Soli. Brass come in do a chorus of ensemble. Solo section is...
This is a cool little Jazz waltz. The melody starts with the altos and the trumpets and then the trombones come in with a counterpoint line. The bones have the next chorus with counter point in...