Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.774417

Composed by Brad Esbensen. Arranged by Brad Esbensen. Blues,Jazz. Score and Parts. 144 pages. Brad Esbensen Music Services #6092653. Published by Brad Esbensen Music Services (A0.774417).

TRAFFIC JAM is an original composition for big band and featured as a set piece for the 2005 Australian Academy Festival of Music Jiants of Jazz Ensemble division.

This is a lively, up-tempo swing piece that was inspired by the mayhem and frustrations of rush hour travel.  The arrangement of the main theme features a small combo of Alto Sax, Trumpet, Trombone and Guitar with the rhythm section providing rhythmic counterpoint.  

Solo space is provided for 1st Tenor Sax, 2nd Trumpet, 1st Alto Sax and 1st Trombone.  The solo sections may be opened up for players to take additional choruses if desired. A shout chorus provides the band with an opportunity to let loose. There is a fair amount of independence between sections, rhythmic shots and some fragmented melodic ideas that will require careful attention to execute accurately.  

The ending brings everything back home to the solitude of the garage for another day. I hope you enjoy performing this piece!

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Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1002784

Composed by Timothy Lee Miller. Contemporary,Jazz. Score and parts. 77 pages. TLM Music Publishing #608433. Published by TLM Music Publishing (A0.1002784).

Hard driving funk chart that won't leave you stuck in traffic! Features tenor sax and piano solos.

Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.979653

Composed by Roger Aldridge. Contemporary,Jazz. Score and parts. 10 pages. Roger Aldridge #441219. Published by Roger Aldridge (A0.979653).

Shifting time funk (for 5 wind instruments and rhythm section)! The title expresses my disdain for contending with monster SUVs when driving on Connecticut Avenue in Washington, DC. As I envision this music, it is funky and adventurous. The piece is a minimalist composition -- the melody is only 16 bars. However, it has expanded improvisation concepts for the soloist and the ensemble. The ensemble's collective improvisation is to sound like music coming out of car windows in traffic. The sounds change quickly. Different kinds of music come, go, and overlap. Radios (or electronics) may be used for additional layers of sound. The soloists use four chord progression patterns. Each soloist determines which patterns to play and their sequence. The patterns can be played in any order. Ideally, the patterns are determined within a performance instead of before. The soloist communicates the patterns, and when to shift to a new pattern, to the ensemble by hand signals. The ensemble (including horn players) can improvise backgrounds and interactions with the soloist. Music styles can also shift within a solo. Performers can take the music in any creative direction they want to go with it. Note: There are differences between the score and the demo recording. The small group recording was made (from a lead sheet) several years before my mid-size ensemble score was written. For this new recording, the horn parts from my score were added to the earlier recording. The video syncs the pages of the score with the recording as closely as possible.

PARTS: The set of parts is available at CONNECTICUT AVENUE SUVS PARTS (S0.84821).
CONTACT: http://www.rogeraldridge.com/contact.html
PRO: BMI
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/82TWCuIcjso
WEBSITE: http://www.rogeraldridge.com/
DURATION: around 5:00
YEAR OF RELEASE: 2011
PERFORMANCE: The score is concert pitch and uses flexible instrumentation.
ENSEMBLE CONCEPTS: http://www.rogeraldridge.com/mid-size-ensemble.html.