Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1427810 By Traditional. By Francis Scott Key. Arranged by Dennis Ruello. 20th Century,Historic,Patriotic,Traditional. 18 pages. Chicory Music #1008551. Published by Chicory Music (A0.1427810). “The Star-Spangled Banner” is the national anthem of the United States. By the time the song officially became the country’s anthem in 1931, it had been one of America’s most popular patriotic tunes for more than a century. The anthem’s history began the morning of September 14, 1814, when an attorney and amateur poet named Francis Scott Key watched U.S. soldiers—who were under bombardment from British naval forces during the War of 1812—raise a large American flag over Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland. This traditional treatment of the anthem may be useful for public performances, school performances, graduation, or patriotic programs. Parts included are: Full Score,3 - Clarinets, Baritone Sax (Trombone 2 Sub.), 2 - Trumpets, 2 - Trombones, Guitar (Optional),  Piano, Acoustic Bass and Drum Set. Performance time is approx. 1:30 minutes.

Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.734502 Composed by Countess Ada De Lachau. Arranged by Dennis Ruello. Contemporary,Jazz,Wedding. Score and parts. 38 pages. Chicory Music #6069733. Published by Chicory Music (A0.734502). Li'l Liza Jane, also known as Little Liza Jane, Liza Jane, and Goodbye Liza Jane, is a song dating back at least to the 1910s. It has become a perennial standard both as a song and an instrumental in traditional jazz, folk music, and bluegrass, and versions have repeatedly appeared in other genres including rock and roll. Numerous scholars and musicologists have written about the song, and it is one of the standards of the New Orleans brass band tradition. It is frequently played at Second Line Parades, wedding receptions, parties and at the end of jazz funerals. This arrangement is written for a traditional New Orleans jazz combo and includes an optional Banjo / Guitar part. The tune is fun and easy to play for students or professionals.  Performance Time Approx. 3 minutes.

Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.734447 Composed by Lee Daniels, Richard Hayman, and Sol Parker. Arranged by Dennis Ruello. Contemporary. Score and parts. 83 pages. Chicory Music #5770865. Published by Chicory Music (A0.734447). Dansero The song Dansero was written by Sol Parker, Richard Hayman and Lee Daniels and was first released by Richard Hayman and His Orchestra in 1953.MP3 sample begins in bar 9.

Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.734407 Composed by Vince Guaraldi. Arranged by Dennis Ruello. Jazz. Score and parts. 7 pages. Chicory Music #4742331. Published by Chicory Music (A0.734407). Christmas Time Is Here is a popular Christmas song written by Lee Mendelson and Vince Guaraldi for the 1965 TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas, one of the first animated Christmas specials produced for network TV in the United States. Because the song became a hit, two versions were included on the album A Charlie Brown Christmas:an instrumental version by the Vince Guaraldi Trio and a vocal version by children from St. Paul's Episcopal Church in San Rafael, California. This Grade 2  jazz band arrangement is perfect for your next  Holiday Program.  Score Only

Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.734235 Composed by Dennis Ruello. Blues,Jazz,R & B. Score and parts. 50 pages. Chicory Music #35007. Published by Chicory Music (A0.734235). The 9th Ward Strut is a medium Bb blues in the Basie / Nestico style. It has a middle section that can be opened for any solo instrument. Trumpet has a high Eb above the staff on the final chord but an optional C may be played instead. Instrumentation: 5 Saxes (Tenor 2 optional), 4 Trumpets (Trumpet 4 optional), 4 Trombones (Trombone 3 & 4 optional), 4 Rhythm (Guitar optional). * The middle solo section of the tune is not on the MP3 Audio Clip. The solo section (Bb blues) may be played by as few or as many soloist as you wish.

Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.734600 Composed by Allen Toussaint, Alvin Tyler, Freddy Friday, and Marilyn Schack. Arranged by Dennis Ruello. Contemporary. Score and parts. 50 pages. Chicory Music #6598489. Published by Chicory Music (A0.734600). Java is an instrumental adaptation from a 1958 LP of piano compositions, The Wild Sounds of New Orleans, by Toussaint, also known as New Orleans producer/songwriter Allen Toussaint. As was the case of the rest of Toussaint's LP, Java was composed at the studio, primarily by Toussaint.The first charting version was done by Floyd Cramer in 1962. His version fell just short of the U.S. Top 40.In 1963, trumpet player Al Hirt recorded the instrumental, and the track was the first single from his album Honey in the Horn. It was Hirt's first and biggest hit on the US pop charts, reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 29, 1964 and spending four weeks at number one on the easy listening chart in early 1964. The song was also featured on his greatest hits album, The Best of Al Hirt. Hirt released a live version on his 1965 album, Live at Carnegie Hall. He also recorded the song with Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops for the RCA Red Seal album Pops Goes the Trumpet (Holiday for Brass) in 1964.Hirt's recording won the Grammy Award for Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra in 1964.This jazz ensemble / big band arrangement features your lead trumpet player with medium to easy background support from the rest of the band. Optional parts for this arrangement are: 2nd Tenor Sax., 4th Trumpet, 4th Trombone and Guitar.Performance Time: approx. 2:05

Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.734562 By Wilson Pickett. By Bonny Rice. Arranged by Dennis Ruello. Contemporary. Score and parts. 64 pages. Chicory Music #6343773. Published by Chicory Music (A0.734562). Mustang Sally is a rhythm and blues (R&B) song written and first recorded by Mack Rice in 1965. It was released on the Blue Rock label (4014) in May 1965 with Sir Mack Rice as the artist. The song uses an AAB layout with a 24-bar structure.It gained greater popularity when Wilson Pickett covered it the following year on a single, a version that was also released on the 1966 album, The Wicked Pickett. Also in 1966, John Lee Hooker recorded an entirely different song with a similar title - Mustang Sally & GTO.This Big Band / Jazz Ensemble vocal version of this Rock and Roll standard will have your audience dancing in the aisles. The arrangement works well with just 4 Saxes, 3 Trumpets, 2 Trombones and Rhythm Section. Performance Time: Approx. 3 min. 10 sec.

Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.734478 By Otis Redding. By Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper. Arranged by Dennis Ruello. 20th Century,Blues,Contemporary,Pop,Rock. Score and Parts. 85 pages. Chicory Music #5866147. Published by Chicory Music (A0.734478). Knock on Wood is a 1966 hit song written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper and originally performed by Floyd. The song has become covered by later artists, most notably Amii Stewart in 1979. Stewart's disco version was the most successful on weekly music charts.Eddie Floyd's recording peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent one week at number 1 on the Soul Singles chart. The song was written in the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee (now The National Civil Rights Museum). Steve Cropper has stated in interviews that there was a lightning storm the night that he and Eddie wrote the song, hence the lyrics 'It's like thunder, lightning, The way you love me is frightening'. Floyd's version earned a Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on July 17, 1995 weekly music charts. Performance time:  approx. 3 minutes.

Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.734393 By Casting Crowns. By Bernie Herms, Dale Oliver, and Mark Hall. Arranged by Dennis Ruello. Contemporary. Score and parts. 28 pages. Chicory Music #3859021. Published by Chicory Music (A0.734393). 2018 Holiday Contest EntryI Heard the Bells on Christmas Day is a Christmas carol based on the 1863 poem Christmas Bells by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The song tells of the narrator's despair, upon hearing Christmas bells, that hate is strong and mocks the song of peace on earth, good will to men. The carol concludes with the bells carrying renewed hope for peace among men. This intermediate jazz combo arrangement contains the following parts: Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax, Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2 (Optional), Trombone, Piano, Bass, Drum Set and Full Score. It is basically an octet with an optional 2nd trumpet part. Performance Time Approx. 2 minutes 40 seconds.

Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.734236 Composed by Dennis Ruello. Blues,Jazz. Score and parts. 36 pages. Chicory Music #36085. Published by Chicory Music (A0.734236). The 9th Ward Strut is a Basie / Nestico type of medium swing tune. This arrangement is for a small Big Band.The instrumentation is: Alto, Tenor, Baritone saxes, 1st Trumpet, 2nd Trumpet (Optional), Trombone, Guitar (Optional), Piano, Bass and Drum Set. The highest note for trumpet is C above the staff. * The MP3 Audio Clip does not contain the middle solo section of the tune. The solo section (Bb blues ) may be played by as few or as many soloist as you wish.

Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.734565 Composed by Rosendo Ruiz Jr. Arranged by Dennis Ruello. Contemporary. Score and parts. 52 pages. Chicory Music #6414755. Published by Chicory Music (A0.734565). Rico VacilonOriginally written as a Cha - Cha by  Rosendo Ruiz Jr. it is offered here as a Moderate Bossa - Rock arrangement. The arrangement is listed here as Advanced Intermediate Level  because of an optional 8va passage for Trumpet 1. Some rhythms in the sax parts can be a little tricky but will fall into place with a short rehearsal. You and your group should have a ball with Rico Vacilon. Performance Time: Approx. 2 minutes 6 seconds

Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.734560 Composed by Mike Post. Arranged by Dennis Ruello. Contemporary. Score and parts. 24 pages. Chicory Music #6339351. Published by Chicory Music (A0.734560). Practically everyone has heard the iconic the  song music to an episode of any Law & Order show. It has a way of getting stuck in your head and before you know it, you’re humming that song all day. This Jazz Combo arrangement remains faithful to the sound and feel of the original theme. By using Trumpet, Alto Sax, Trombone, Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax (Opt.), Electric Guitar (Opt.), Electric Piano, ,Electric Bass and Drum Set  the performers and listeners get a good feel of the original tune. The Alto Sax has an opportunity to shine with a short jazz solo ( a written melody and chord symbols are provided). This tune will definitely help make your next concert or gig a memorable event.Performance Time Approx. 1 minute. 50 seconds

Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.734361 Composed by Vince Guaraldi. Arranged by Dennis Ruello. Jazz. Score and parts. 34 pages. Chicory Music #3210717. Published by Chicory Music (A0.734361). Christmas Time Is Here is a popular Christmas song written by Lee Mendelson and Vince Guaraldi for the 1965 TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas, one of the first animated Christmas specials produced for network TV in the United States. Because the song became a hit, two versions were included on the album A Charlie Brown Christmas: an instrumental version by the Vince Guaraldi Trio and a vocal version by children from St. Paul's Episcopal Church in San Rafael, California. This Grade 2  jazz band arrangement is perfect for your next  Holiday Program. Parts included are:Voice (Tenor Sax, Trumpet, Trombone Sub. Parts for Voice), 5 Saxophones (Tenor 2 Optional), 4 Trumpets (Trumpet 4 Optional), 4 Trombones (Trombone 4 Optional), Guitar (Optional), Piano, Bass, Bell Tree (Optional) and Drum Set. Performance time: approx. 2 min.

Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Dennis Ruello. For Jazz Ensemble. Jazz,Big Band,Repertoire,Christmas,Graduation. Intermediate. Score,Set of Parts. Published by Chicory Music