C Instrument - Digital Download

SKU: A0.482346

By Matthew Rybicki. By Matthew Rybicki. Arranged by Matthew Rybicki. Jazz. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 3 pages. Published by Matthew Rybicki (A0.482346).

Most musicians struggle from time to time with how long it takes to compose new music. That was definitely true of most of these tunes, but Seventh Sun came to me in just a couple hours on a Sunday morning during my writing process. Listening back, it seems I was creating a nod to Chick Corea's Humpty Dumpty, but at the time I wasn't consciously thinking about Chick's masterpiece. ​ The title refers to the day (the seventh sunrise of the week) as well as a play on words referencing the mythological seventh son trope. ​ Gerald Clayton's genius is apparent here, as the tune is extraordinarily hard to play and he had only a short time to learn it.

C Instrument - Digital Download

SKU: A0.482345

By Matthew Rybicki. By Matthew Rybicki. Arranged by Matthew Rybicki. Jazz. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 3 pages. Published by Matthew Rybicki (A0.482345).

Most musicians struggle from time to time with how long it takes to compose new music. That was definitely true of most of these tunes, but Seventh Sun came to me in just a couple hours on a Sunday morning during my writing process. Listening back, it seems I was creating a nod to Chick Corea's Humpty Dumpty, but at the time I wasn't consciously thinking about Chick's masterpiece. ​ The title refers to the day (the seventh sunrise of the week) as well as a play on words referencing the mythological seventh son trope. ​ Gerald Clayton's genius is apparent here, as the tune is extraordinarily hard to play and he had only a short time to learn it.

C Instrument - Digital Download

SKU: A0.482344

By Matthew Rybicki. By Matthew Rybicki. Arranged by Matthew Rybicki. Jazz. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 3 pages. Published by Matthew Rybicki (A0.482344).

Most musicians struggle from time to time with how long it takes to compose new music. That was definitely true of most of these tunes, but Seventh Sun came to me in just a couple hours on a Sunday morning during my writing process. Listening back, it seems I was creating a nod to Chick Corea's Humpty Dumpty, but at the time I wasn't consciously thinking about Chick's masterpiece. ​ The title refers to the day (the seventh sunrise of the week) as well as a play on words referencing the mythological seventh son trope. ​ Gerald Clayton's genius is apparent here, as the tune is extraordinarily hard to play and he had only a short time to learn it.

C Instrument - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1431780

By Herbie Hancock. By Herbie Hancock. Arranged by Rob Ames. Jazz. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 12 pages. Rob Ames #1012253. Published by Rob Ames (A0.1431780).

Color-coded Lead Sheets for Jazz Combo. Separate lead sheets for Concert instruments and Bb instruments included with purchase.  This tune also includes a bonus lead sheet for Bass. Color allows quick understanding of the sections and form of the tune, the rhythmic hits, and the counter-melodies. Special care has been taken to clearly indicate intros, sections, solos, and codas/outros. These form-based markings are in GREEN.  Special care has also been taken to notate the rhythmic hits. Hits are often partially or completely missing from standard fake book versions of the tune. Hits are notated above the staff, in RED. Finally, any counter-melodies or harmonies appear in reduced size, in BLUE.

Melodies often written in straight rhythm in standard fake books have been rewritten in a swing style, or “As Played By” some of the all-time jazz greats. Some of the tunes have been transposed from their standard fake book keys to an easier, better-sounding key for Bb saxophone.

Slurs have been added to all the Bb parts for smooth and consistent jazz articulation on the Bb saxophone. A duplicate Bb part, without the slurs, is also included (marked with an asterisk for Bb* Instruments), for Bb players who would prefer to customize their own articulation.

All tunes have been vetted for playability and accuracy.

The arranger, Rob Ames, is a soprano saxophone player from New Hampshire and the Boston, MA area. His album of original tunes, “Sounds From the Boardwalk”, is widely available.

Composed by Various. Arranged by Music Canaan Studio. Praise & Worship. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 203 pages. Brenda Kong #682256. Published by Brenda Kong

C Instrument - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.525280

By Take That. By Gary Barlow. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Film/TV,Pop,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 2 pages. John Fries #135818. Published by John Fries (A0.525280).

Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns.  You can also type John Fries in the searchbar to see all I have to offer. Back for Good is a song recorded by British band Take That. The song topped the UK Singles Chart, whilst also charting at number one in 31 countries, as well as hitting the top ten in many others (including the United States, making it their only hit in that country. Gary Barlow claims he wrote the song in fifteen minutes. The song was featured on the final episode of the second series of Spaced. If it touches people, it's a good song, remarked Noel Gallagher. .