Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.977365 Composed by Frank Loesser. Arranged by Des McNutty. Contemporary. Score and parts. 61 pages. Des Press #6888385. Published by Des Press (A0.977365). If I Were a Bell is a song from the 1950 musical Guys and Dolls, based on Damon Runyan stories from Broadway in the prohibition era. Sky, the thirsty gambler, takes straight-laced Salvationist Sarah to Havana for a bet. They drink a local milkshake with sugar and a little native flavouringSarah: What's the name of the flavouring?Sky: Bacardi.Sarah: Doesn't Bacardi have alcohol in it?Sky: Oh, only enough to act as a preservative.Sarah: You know, this would be a wonderful way to get children to drink milk!After a couple of those, she bursts into song. Doris Day had a Top-20 hit with If I Were a Bell in 1950 and many singers have covered it since. Its place as a Jazz Standard was cemented in 1956 on the album Relaxin' with The Miles Davis Quintet.This original arrangement for big band features a solo flute - if not a flute solo - and, at 128 BPM, is slightly slower than usual. It was written in the mid-1990s for the Morley College Jazz Orchestra in London (then directed by Gordon BAP! Rose and Pete Pearl and Dean Moore). The style is in the direction of the understated West-Coast sound (Count Basie/Bill Russo/Bill Holman), with tipsy soli sections and a shout-chorus. The part for second alto OR first tenor is the same, meaning the flautist can be either an alto or tenor player. Well, if I were a salad I know I'd be splashing my dressing.Hic!

Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1382357 By Logan Moore. By Logan Moore. Arranged by Logan Moore. Jazz. 68 pages. Logan Moore #966873. Published by Logan Moore (A0.1382357). Here's an original composition, a theme and variations, for big band. There is a brief bass solo, and a lot of counterpoint in the style of Bill Holman.Trumpet 1 plays up to high E.Run time ~ 4.5 min.

Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.973360 By Miles Davis. By Miles Davis. Arranged by Logan Moore. Jazz. Score and parts. 87 pages. Logan Moore #6077549. Published by Logan Moore (A0.973360). Imagine a collaboration between Bill Holman and Beethoven. This chart is that collaboration. It begins with a lot of counterpoint, and ends with a finale of symphonic proportions.5/4/4/4Solo in Trombone 2Lead Trumpet range: D above the staffBass Trombone: optional pedal GRun Time: ca. 6 min.

Jazz Ensemble - Grade 2 - Digital Download SKU: B0.PDF-BAND-10 Composed by David Larsen. 2 by 2 is a compelling choice for Grade 2 level band students. Multicultural. Score and Parts. 59 pages. PDF Band Music #PDF-BAND-10. Published by PDF Band Music (B0.PDF-BAND-10). 8.5 x 11 inches.2 by 2 David Larsen Jazz Ensemble - Grade 2 - 2 by 2 is written in the style of the great Cool era jazz composers like Bill Holman and Gerry Mulligan. It utilizes counterpoint in the backgrounds rather than block chords you would find in a Basie chart. When performing this piece with your ensemble, try to play softly and with lots of balance. Check out some recordings of the Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band for inspiration. As he once said, it is hard to swing softly, but it is worth it. David Larsen's compositions have been performed by groups all around the globe. David's most recent big band works, published by Dapper Page Music, have garner great praise and the pieces Applied Physics and Bright Days were chosen as Editor's Choice Award winners from J.W. Pepper. He has written works for big band for jazz greats like Francisco Torres, Ken Peplowski, Roxy Coss, and Tamir Hendelman. David's other works are routinely played around the country and he has also appeared as a guest composer and soloists with many groups including the Swing Shift Jazz Orchestra, the Blue Skies Big Band, and the Jazz Northwest Big Band.