Yes, this is for real! Queen's magnum opus, in a jazz language, orchestrated for big band, with jazz solos for trombone (also cued in trumpet 5/flugelhorn) and alto or bari sax thrown in for good measure.
This joyous jazz waltz at about 190 bpm is one of the very few big band Chanukah arrangements. Almost everyone gets a short written solo, and tenor sax and trombone soloists will get to stretch out with
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
Break out your berets and dark glasses for this too-hip-for-the-room Christmas arrangement. Another winner from the pen of Rick Hirsch, this chart swings from beginning to end. Scored AATB, includes
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
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
I'm Free is one of the many great tunes from The Who's rock opera "Tommy." With a nod to Mario Bauz and Tito Puente, Rick Hirsch has reimagined this classic rock anthem as a high energy mambo. The
This catchy mambo is built almost entirely on the rhythmic figure clapped in the first two bars. Its authentic mambo flavor is a blast to play. After two bars of hand claps, it's winds only, then
This chart will give wind players something to take home and woodshed. The syncopated even-8th note groove that carries on throughout the tune is infectious. It features tenor sax, trumpet, and/or shredding
Miles' Big Band Dojo is an up-tempo swinger bookended by rubato statements of the exotic main theme, which is derived from a pentatonic mode found in traditional Japanese music. Its exciting big
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
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
A movement of a suite yet to be completed, this is a musical portrait of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania's Chimney Rocks a few hundred years ago, when the land was inhabited by Susguehannock