Description

This collection offers ten exceptional big band jazz arrangements designed for medium difficulty, crafted by seasoned educational jazz composers and arrangers. The pieces encompass a range of styles and tempos, including swing, ballad, and jazz-rock. Available for full instrumentation—5 saxophones, 4 trumpets, and 4 trombones—there are also optional parts for flute, horn in F, baritone horn (1st, 2nd, and 3rd T.C.), and tuba. The conductor's book features complete recordings of each arrangement, 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

• Jumpin' 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)