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Warning: this tune is extremely catchy and may not leave you alone! Clambake is built upon a classic Bo Diddley groove, and written in B-flat for accessible improvisation. It's scored for three horns and rhythm and includes mix-and-match horn parts for all saxophones, flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, and French horn. The solos are open and improvised for any number of players. Plus, the rhythm section parts are notated as needed. Fun, fun, and more fun!

Clambake

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This is the B-flat minor blues chart your band has been waiting for: it's saucy, grungy, humorous, and at times delightfully raucous. The shout chorus is over the top, and anyone can solo on its bare-bones chord progression. Your players will have fun making swampy sounds during the opening and closing segments of the tune. Rhythm section parts are notated as needed, and several alternate parts are included in the set. This chart is a winner for concerts and festivals.

Swamp

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Here's a wonderful update of Tommy Dorsey's classic theme song. It's totally playable by high school jazz bands, yet it also sounds great with college and professional groups. It's written as a trombone feature throughout (with optional solo parts included for B-flat and E-flat instruments), although super-high Dorsey-esque chops are not required. The solo is mostly written with a section of improvising around the melody and ad lib fills at the end. Alternate solo parts for trumpet and saxophone are included, as well as optional parts for Clarinet, Flute, Vibes, and French Horn (doubling the Trombone 1 part). The bass and piano parts are fully notated. An outstanding ballad feature for any program!

I'm Getting Sentimental Over You

The musical love child of Led Zeppelin, Thad Jones, and Gil Evans – this muscular piece has a wonderful dynamic arc that makes it great anywhere in a festival or concert set. Cut your rhythm section loose and feature your bari and trombone soloists. Rhythm section parts are notated as needed, and several alternate parts are included in the set.

There's a New Dog in Town

Strut is the low-end feature you've been waiting for! Feature your bass trombonist and/or your bari sax player in a funky James Brown groove a la Cold Sweat. The solos are notated with optional improvisation. Rhythm section parts are notated as needed, and several alternate parts are included in the set for expanded instrumentation. Your band and audiences will get up, get on up with Strut!

Strut

You can't help but smile when you play and hear Tonight, We Tango. At around 112 bpm, this tongue-in-cheek chart is tons of fun and has a melody that just won't go away, plus the groove is one that people will insist on dancing to. It was arranged to feature Grammy-nominated accordionist Alex Meixner, but in the event you don't have an accordionist in the band (really?), you can feature any of your sauciest players on the optional B-flat, E-flat and Bass Clef solo parts. The solo parts are a combination of written passages and improvised choruses that will demonstrate the versatility of your ensemble. Nice!

Tonight, We Tango

Better big bands will have a great time with this chart that features a catchy, upbeat swing groove with a hip-hop vibe. There are idiomatic melodic and rhythmic themes in all the horn sections which keep returning, thanks to a uniquely modified rondo form. The improvised solos are scored for tenor and trombone and the brass ranges are moderate for this difficulty level. Come on, let's go!

Giddyup!

Spice up your holiday concert with this terrific treatment of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Conjuring Spanish Harlem's original mambo kings Tito Puente, Mario Bauza, and Machito on this holiday favorite makes this chart an absolute winner. Modest brass ranges.

Rudolph's Mambo

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Here's a warm, lyrical treatment of one of the most beloved melodies in the world. Some gentle modern touches in the harmony and rhythmic texture. Scored AATB/SATB and includes alternate parts for ATTB and AAAB. Sounds great with lots of saxes doubling the parts!

Ode to Joy

Saxophone Quartet Flexible

Angsty, moody, generally annoyed - you can get all these feelings out on Surly. Its driving groove, great melodic curve, and hip instrumental interlude chorus make this a great program addition. Scored for three horns and rhythm, it includes mix-and-match horn parts for all saxophones, flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, and French horn. Rhythm section parts are notated as needed.

Surly

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Here's another catchy Rick Hirsch original for saxophone quartet. It's based on his popular big band chart Mambo Over The Mountain, and has optional ad-lib/notated solos in all parts. Scored for AATB, it also includes parts for SATB, ATTB, and AAAB. Incidentally, the title refers to the peak overlooking Penn State University, hence the Nittany Lion mascot.

Mt. Nittany Mambo

This compelling arrangement of the Advent and Christmas favorite What Child Is This? suggests the melody, but only occasionally states it outright. All players must be on high alert, as they are constantly handing off lead duty to one another. This is a rewarding selection for the players and the audience.  Scored for five saxophones SATTB or SAATB, all parts included.

Greensleeves Fantasy

Saxophone Quintet SATTB or SAATB

Suspended is big-band minimalism at its best. With repetitive figures throughout and a shifting harmonic landscape, this is truly a one-of-a-kind work for jazz ensemble. It features accessible brass ranges, muted brass and a soprano sax double in the alto sax 1 part.

Suspended

It don't mean a thing if you haven't heard this chart yet! It's got two drum solos, for heaven's sake: brushes on the way in, sticks on the way out. It features rhythmic excitement, modern harmonic language, solos over standard and altered changes, and a brisk tempo. Scored for three horns and rhythm section, with alternate horn parts included for maximum instrumental flexibility.

Fantasia on an Ellington Theme

Jazz Combo Set of Parts (Flexible Instrumentation)

This medium-up swing chart has a wonderful melodic arc and like all of Rick Hirsch's pieces, has a distinctive character, and it all sits in the context of an inviting g minor blues structure for the soloists. Solo options are in all parts and it's scored for three horns and rhythm section, with optional parts for trumpet, trombone, clarinet, and alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones.

Steady Eddie

Sparkle! is a delightfully rhythmic work in what its composer Hirsch refers to as a "Frenchie Nouveau" style. The delicate middle section adds a peaceful dimension to an otherwise energetic musical statement. SATB. Dedicated to Lynn Klock.

Sparkle!

Saxophone Quartet SATB

C major, pedal-point happiness is the essence of this medium-up tempo jazz waltz. Accessible for soloists with improvised solos optional in all parts, and a wonderful contrast piece in any small group set. Scored for 3 horns and rhythm, with optional parts included for flugelhorn, trombone, flute, and all four saxophones.

Aspire

Jazz Combo Set of Parts ((Flexible Instrumentation)

An ode to ducks, of course!  Here's a fun, catchy Calypso in C-minor in a three horns plus rhythm section format. Alternate horn parts are included for maximum instrumentation flexibility. Featured are a nice interlude chorus and dynamic ending. This is a great reduction of the big band version with the same title.

Free Food?

Flexibly scored for many combinations of horns and rhythm section, and playable with as few as one horn and rhythm section, Git-Down Time is a catchy New Orleans street beat chart that's very exciting and fun. Built on a 24-bar blues in F, it's an accessible improvisation vehicle, plus it features a nice ensemble chorus and over-the-top ending. Based on the big-band chart Pocono Git-Down by Rick Hirsch.

Git-Down Time

As its title suggests, Placid is a peaceful, restful ballad. Take your audiences to a quiet, clear night with a fresh blanket of snow as the lovely melody carries through the entire piece, and is passed from musician to musician. With ad lib solo options included in all parts, there are echoes of a "Charlie Brown Christmas" here. Improvised solo options are available in all parts, and it's scored for three horns and rhythm, with optional parts for flugelhorn, trombone, flute, clarinet, and all four saxophones.

Placid

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