Description

This collection comprises ten exceptional big band jazz arrangements designed for medium difficulty. Crafted by skilled educational jazz arrangers and composers, the pieces encompass a range of styles and tempos, including swing, ballad, and jazz-rock. The available books cater to full instrumentation—5/4/4/4—along with optional editions for flute, horn in F, and baritone horns in various parts, as well as tuba. The conductor's book features complete recordings of all arrangements, serving as a valuable resource for listening and study.

The titles included are "Get it On," "Greensleeves," "Jumpin' at the Woodside," "Just in Time," "Lester Leaps In," "My Foolish Heart," "Oh, Lady be Good!," "On Green Dolphin Street," "Summertime," and "This Can't be Love."

Songs / Content

• umpin' at the Woodside (Instrumental)William Count Basie (contributor)
• Lester Leaps InLester Young (contributor)
• On Green Dolphin StreetBronislau Kaper (composer); Ned Washington (lyricist)
• My Foolish HeartVictor Young (composer); Ned Washington (lyricist)
• This Can't Be Love (from "The Boys from Syracuse")Lorenz Hart (lyricist); Richard Rodgers (composer)
• Summertime (from "Porgy and Bess")George Gershwin (composer); Ira Gershwin (lyricist); Dubose Heyward (composer); Dorothy Heyward (composer)
• Oh, Lady Be Good!George Gershwin (composer); Ira Gershwin (lyricist)
• Just in Time (from "Bells Are Ringing")Jule Styne (composer); Betty Comden (lyricist); Adolph Green (lyricist)
• Get It OnTerry Richards (composer); Bill Chase (composer)
• GreensleevesGregory Yasinitsky (arranger)