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Swang

Full score and parts for Large Jazz Ensemble. Instrumentation is SATTB saxophone section, 8 brass, and Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drum Set rhythm section.

Open solos in Tenor 1 and Trumpet 2. 
Highest note in Lead Trumpet= concert D6 (D above the staff)
Medium/Med-Difficult.

Quirky swing tune written around the minor blues scale with a somewhat "hardcore" shout section. Originally premiered by the Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble, and later rearranged for jazz ensemble. Swang is the first track on Tricks of Light.

Cyan Thread

Full score and parts for Large Jazz Ensemble. Instrumentation is AATTB saxophone section, 5 trumpets, 4 trombones, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drum Set rhythm section. 4th Trumpet part can be optional.

Alto saxophone feature, with solos in alto and piano.
Highest note in Lead Trumpet= concert F5 (F at the top of the staff)
Medium-Easy/Medium.

Groovy Latin-inspired tune featuring the alto saxophone on a soaring melody and the brass section on uplifting and tasteful backgrounds. Originally written for jazz sextet and titled "Suggestions Appreciated", later rearranged for jazz ensemble. Performed live at the Montreux, La Spezia, and Umbria Jazz Festivals in 2014. Cyan Thread is recorded on Tricks of Light.

Finderwimens (High School Version)

Full Score and parts in PDF format for Large Jazz Ensemble. Instrumentation is AATTB saxophone section, 8 brass, Guitar, Piano, Bass, and Drum Set.

Solos are written for alto and tenor saxophone, and seperate solo changes are included for trumpet and trombone as well.
Highest note in Lead Trumpet= concert Bb6 (written C above the staff), with an optional concert Db7 on the last chord.

Medium/Difficult for typical HS ensembles, mostly because of the open solo section. Ensemble parts are not too difficult. 

Finderwimens is an original tune composed by former Tonight Show Trombonist, educator, bassist and arranger/composer Matt Finders and arranged for large jazz ensemble by Jessika Smith. Matt writes excellent charts for younger jazz ensembles- visit his store HERE.
Finderwimens is a medium jazz-waltz with a lilting melody and seamless, romantic chord motion. Written piano chords and written bass lines make this chart easier for High School level ensembles.
Listen to this chart HERE

Gray Monster

Full score and parts for Large Jazz Ensemble. Instrumentation is SATTB saxophone section, 8 brass, Guitar, Electric Keyboard, Electric Bass, and Drum Set rhythm section. Electric Keyboard and Electric Bass can be played on piano and acoustic bass if needed.

Extended solos are in Trumpet 4 and Tenor Sax 2.
Highest note in Lead Trumpet= concert G5 (G just above the staff)
Medium-Difficult/Difficult.

Gray Monster is a rock tune of sorts- Funk rhythms and intricate solis make the tune somewhat difficult, but groovy and heavy at the same time. The sensitive theme in the keyboard is borrowed throughout and takes on a new image at the end of the arrangement. Gray Monster is recorded on Tricks of Light.

Buddy's Blues

Full score and parts for Large Jazz Ensemble. Instrumentation is AATTB saxophone section, 8 brass, Guitar, Piano, Bass, and Drum Set rhythm section.

Solo sections are written for piano and Tenor Sax 2, although the solo section can be opened up for more soloists. Lead Trumpet is featured in this tune both with written parts and short, Maynard-like, improvisatory interjections. Lead Trumpet solo parts can be removed for performance by younger ensembles- tune will still sound great.

Highest note in Lead Trumpet= concert D6 (optional G6 at end)

Buddy's Blues is a character piece in the old-school big band style. Simple riffs make up the melody of the tune and the brass slap the audience around with surprisingly abrupt articulations. Simple chart that will swing hard no matter what.

Song For Ellen

Full score and parts for Large Jazz Ensemble. Instrumentation is AATTB saxophone section, 8 brass, Guitar, Piano, Bass and Drum Set rhythm section.

This walking ballad features solo alto saxophone on the melody and an improvised solo.

Highest note in Lead Trumpet= concert C6 (can be played down an octave)

Song for Ellen is a relatively simple ballad in AABA form. Muted brass help the solo alto saxophone soar in the beginning, and bright trumpets take over on the melody before the 1 chorus improvised solo. Three short fermatas leave extra solo space in a cadenza for the alto soloist at the end of the piece.
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Written in memory of my late Great-Grandmother, Ellen Leek.