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101- Rush Hour Traffic
Style: Swing Grade: Med/Advanced Ranges: Trumpet C#5, Trombone Ab3
Medium up-tempo blues. Melody stated by alto sax, trumpet, trombone, guitar, baritone sax, and vibraphone with other horns contributing background accents in the second chorus. Trombone soli follows with saxes setting up solo sections for trumpet, alto sax, and rhythm section. Ensemble soli follows solos with recap of the theme with trombones sounding the last chord to simulate a car horn.
102- Fos Alarm
Style: Swing Grade: Med/Advanced Ranges: Trumpet C4, Trombone Bb3
Medium up-tempo modal theme with piano solo opening the composition. Small band feeling to state theme leading to an explosive bridge section. Last eight leads to interlude that sets up alto solo followed by trumpet solo. Rhythm break sets up out-chorus that builds to bridge and recap of the theme. Woodwinds needed are two flutes, alto sax, tenor sax, and baritone sax.
103- Making End Meet
Style: Swing Grade: Advanced Ranges: Trumpet D5, Trombone A3
Medium tempo ensemble melody with lots of chord changes. Saxophone soli leads to trombone and trumpet solos. Full band out-chorus with tenor saxophone solo over vamp at the end. Needs soprano saxophone for lead.
104- A Greasy Brown Paper Sack
Style: Blues Grade: Easy Ranges: Trumpet C5, Trombone Bb3
A slow, funky gutbucket blues featuring alto saxophone. Out-chorus with a Basie-type ending. A fun tune that has proven to be a great crowd-pleaser over the years.
105- The Southern Extremity
Style: Latin Grade: Easy Ranges: Trumpet D5, Trombone Bb3
A moody Latin tune with evolving theme. Features soprano saxophone solo with background riffs on cue. Solo followed by bridge and full ensemble recap.
106- May I?
Style: Swing Grade: Advanced Ranges: Trumpet F5, Trombone Bb3
Flag-waving minor blues with counterpoint ensemble interlude between tenor saxophone and trumpet solos. After piano solo, another counterpoint section leads to full ensemble shout-chorus with modal chant-like ending.
107- Le Boulevard St. Germain
Style: Funk Grade: Medium Ranges: Trumpet C#5, Trombone B3
A contemporary funk tune with heavy brass introduction. Trumpets and alto saxophones with band accents state opening theme. Tune builds to intro/interlude setting up tenor saxophone solo. Interlude played after solo leading to recap.
108- Take a Plunge
Style: Swing Grade: Medium Ranges: Trumpet Db5, Trombone B3
A medium tempo blues in the Ellington tradition. Opening theme is played by piano followed by small ensemble. Ensembles lead to trumpet solo followed by guitar solo over jungle rhythm. Tenor saxophone takes over and wails to end. Excellent tenor saxophone feature.
109- Alicia
Style: Latin/Funk Grade: Medium Ranges: Trumpet Db5, Trombone B3
This Latin/Funk tune is written over a timbao bass groove. The line is scored to create textures between sections. Funk interlude leads to trumpet and trombone solos. This tune is a great vehicle to explore syncopated funk rhythms.
110- In Reverence To Swing
Style: Swing Grade: Medium Ranges: Trumpet D5, Trombone C4
This tune is scored to capture the essence of swing and the rhythms associated with the tradition. Features trombone and trumpet solos.
111- Dancing on a Dime
Style: Bluesy/Ballad Grade: Easy Ranges: Trumpet C5, Trombone Bb3
A funky, 8-bar blues ballad. Explores the laid-back triplet feeling associated with the blues genre. Features an alto saxophone solo.
112- Happy Eyes
Style: African Ju-Ju Grade: Medium Ranges: Trumpet D5, Trombone C4
This tune explores Nigerian Ju-Ju groove style. Features a tenor saxophone solo. Many syncopated rhythms for horns to negotiate. Needs soprano saxophone lead.
113- Look Before You Leap
Style: Latin Grade: Advanced Ranges: Trumpet E5, Trombone G3
Scored to capture orchestral elements of the big band. Theme is stated by flugelhorn, trombone, tenor saxophone and alto saxophone. Counter-theme enters second time with muted trumpet, flute, and soprano saxophone. Harmonies reflect polytonal elements. Features piano and flugelhorn solos.
114- Reflections
Style: Swing Grade: Med/Advanced Ranges: Trumpet D#5, Trombone A3
Tenor saxophone feature on ballad that leads to double-time ensemble and solo section. Features a full-band out-chorus.
115- Sticks And Stones
Style: Swing Grade: Medium Ranges: Trumpet C5, Trombone Bb3
Moody modal tune that features tenor saxophone solo and flugelhorn solo. The harmonies associated with this tune explore tonalities as opposed to traditional chordal formations. There is a lot of room for drummer to accent the band.
116- If And When
Style: Cut-Time Fun Grade: Advanced Ranges: Trumpet E5, Trombone C3
Tune has a Bebop influenced line stated over a funk groove. Features tenor saxophone and trumpet solos. Out-chorus presents a reasonable challenge with syncopated rhythms for horns. Ending focuses on drum solo sections.
117- In The Deep Of It
Style: Funk Grade: Medium Ranges: Trumpet D5, Trombone Bb2
A fun funk tune with lots of syncopation. Features alto saxophone solo followed by unison saxophone soli. Put on your dancing shoes.
118- Trane Tracks
Style: Funky- Samba Grade: Advanced Ranges: Trumpet Eb5, Trombone Bb3
Syncopated line written over the chord changes of ‘Giant Steps’. Brass soli leading to tenor saxophone and trumpet solos. Ensemble soli after solos with recap of theme for the ending.
119- The Rock Bottom Blues
Style: Swing Grade: Advanced Ranges: Trumpet G5, Trombone B3
Small band statement of line leading to trombone soli. Feature trumpet and alto saxophone solos. Scoring includes interesting harmonic twists but swings throughout.
120- What It Is Is What It Is
Style: Shuffle Grade: Easy/Medium Ranges: Trumpet E5, Trombone Bb3
16-bar blues form featuring alto saxophone, piano, and trombone solos. A great vehicle for learning the shuffle idiom. A favorite to all who play and hear this one.
121- A No-Win Situation
Style: Ballad Swing Grade: Medium Ranges: Trumpet C5, Trombone G3
Flugelhorn feature with tempo moving to double-time after first chorus for flugelhorn solo and ½ chorus of tenor solo before flugelhorn returns at bridge. Lovely voicings and loose swing feel.
122- Settling In
Style: Swing/Latin Grade: Medium Ranges: Trumpet D5, Trombone Bb3
Medium up-tempo tune with Afro-Latin introduction for drums and brass. Features tenor saxophone and guitar solos with 16-bar drum interlude after solos. Nice changes for blowing.
123- Pent-Up Emotions
Style: Afro-Latin Grade: Medium Ranges: Trumpet E5, Trombone Bb3
Afro-Latin chart with explosive and exciting introduction. Melody stated with horn textures moving throughout band. Features tenor saxophone with open drum/percussion solo before recap of the theme. Needs three flutes and tenor saxophones.
124- Cool Man Cool
Style: Swing Grade: Medium Ranges: Trumpet C5, Trombone Bb3
Piano opens this medium tempo easy-swinging blues that features tenor saxophone solo. Ensemble soli follows solo with recap of theme by saxophones.
125- Turning A Corner
Style: Smooth Grade: Easy Ranges: Trumpet A4, Trombone G3
A beautifully mellow contemporary theme for alto saxophone and guitar solo in the middle. Features building brass ensemble riff at the end.