Drum Set - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1314716 Composed by Aaron Staebell. Jazz. Educational Exercises. 24 pages. Aaron Staebell #903489. Published by Aaron Staebell (A0.1314716). This collection of eight solos aims to capture the styles and vocabulary of 10 masters of jazz drumming, and present that material in an accessible way. Much of the music available for drum set solos is difficult and geared towards those with a good amount of experience. These solos can be played by students as early as their first year of study on the drumset. It will give them exposure to material grounded in the jazz tradition, while hopefully remaining playable and generating interest and inspiration to forge deeper into the jazz drumming tradition.The eight solos are:NASHTY is inspired by Lewis Nash, and his intro on Say Hello to Calypso from a Jim Hall record called Grand Slam.ILADELPH is inspired by the classic vocabulary of Philly Joe Jones.CHILD'S PLAY brings to mind the carefree playing of both Paul Motian and Jorge Rossy.BREAKTHROUGH is inspired by the masterful vocabulary of Billy Higgins, particularly on Hank Mobley's The Break Through.THE TWISTED BARON tries to capture the vamp-oriented solos and sonic variety of Joey Baron.SOME TASTY STEW comes from the worlds of both Bill Stewart and Nasheet Waits, particularly Nasheet's intro on Kinda Dukish with Jason Moran.THANK YOU MATT WILSON! is based on the melodic soloing of Matt Wilson, specifically on his own tune, Thank You Billy Higgins!.BLAKEY’S TRY is inspired by the ferocious drumming of the great Art Blakey.

Brass Quintet Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1405391 Composed by Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish, and Will Hudson. Arranged by Peet du Toit. Jazz. 21 pages. Peet du Toit #988444. Published by Peet du Toit (A0.1405391). Organ Grinder's Swing is a song composed by Will Hudson, with lyrics credited to Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills (Mills was the publisher), published in 1936. It became associated with the Jimmie Lunceford orchestra. Hudson based the Organ Grinder's Swing on the nursery rhyme I Love Coffee, I Love Tea.Ella Fitzgerald recorded the song in November 1936 with her Savoy Eight, and recorded it for a second time with the Count Basie Orchestra for her last album with Basie, 1979's A Classy Pair. Other contemporary versions were recorded by Benny Goodman, Django Reinhardt and the Mills Brothers. It was also featured in a 1937 Popeye short Organ Grinder's Swing.Organist Jimmy Smith recorded Organ Grinder's Swing on his 1965 album Organ Grinder Swing. Vibraphonist Milt Jackson recorded it again in 1976 live at the Kosei Nenkin, Tokyo, with Teddy Edwards, Cedar Walton, Ray Brown and Billy Higgins.I have adapted this song for an organ, brass and percussion concert to something light and jazzy and requested my partner in crime, Sam Harrill, to add the percussion part. May you enjoy it with us!

C Instrument - Digital Download SKU: HX.394085 By Billy Higgins. This edition: scorch. Standards. Easy Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. Hal Leonard - Digital #829350. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital (HX.394085).

C Instrument,Voice - Digital Download SKU: HX.1049392 By Billy Higgins. Arranged by Robert Rawlins. This edition: scorch. Jazz. Real Book - Melody/Chords/Lyrics. 2 pages. Hal Leonard - Digital #829350. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital (HX.1049392).

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.808689 Composed by W. Benton Overstreet (1888-1935). Arranged by F. Leslie Smith. Graduation,Holiday,Jazz,Traditional. Score and parts. 30 pages. Sweetwater Brass Press #4331333. Published by Sweetwater Brass Press (A0.808689).      William Benton Overstreet did it all-played piano, wrote songs, led bands. Probably the accomplishment for which he’s most remembered today is his composing of There’ll Be Some Changes Made, published in 1921. Billy Higgins, popular stage comedian, wrote the lyrics, and Ethel Waters, then just 24, recorded the song on the Black Swan label. The disc quickly achieved hit status, and the song has remained popular across multiple musical platform styles ever since.     This arrangement is a happy, fun piece and includes some of the great (and familiar) Vaudeville-style ornaments and phrases. It’s a real toe-tapper.     For the most part this arrangement is up-tempo, about 140 bpm. It does slow to 92 at the first iteration of the verse and again for the final ¬6 measures of the piece. Time signature is 4/4 except for measure 89, which is 6/4. The key is B-flat throughout, and the melody weaves among all instruments.     Trumpet 1 plays B5 (B-flat trumpet’s high C) briefly at measures 4 and 35 and for two measures at the very end of the piece. Tuba plays G3 briefly several times in measures 90-93. Other than that, there are no exceptionally out-of-normal-range notes. Trumpets 1 and 2 may wish to double-tongue at measure 64.     This arrangement was completed in 2019, and performance time runs about 3 minutes, 30 seconds. The arranger, Les Smith, would be very interested in your comments; contact him at lessmith@ufl.edu. For more arrangements by Les, enter Sweetwater Brass Press (without the quotation marks) in the SheetMusicPlus search box.

Choral Choir (SSAA) - Digital Download SKU: A0.927003 Composed by W. Benton Overstreet & Billy Higgins. Arranged by Randi Grundahl Rexroth. A Cappella. Octavo. 10 pages. Randi Rexroth #4291401. Published by Randi Rexroth (A0.927003). Inspired by The Boswell Sisters There'll Be Some Changes Made provides an opportunity for SSAA ensembles to strut their stuff. This setting will be satisfying for intermediate to advanced ensembles and is the perfect addition to any program. Purchasers of this arrangement receive live performance rights, recordings rights (live or remote), and the right to post your recording on social media. **Please note that this is for the choir(s) for whom the purchase is being made. Please do not share the resources with other choirs/choir directors. **

Digital Download SKU: HX.343216 By Billy Higgins and W. Benton Overstreet. Arranged by Kirby Shaw. This edition: scorch. Pop. Choral Instrumental Pak. 2 pages. Hal Leonard - Digital #270703. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital (HX.343216).