Although it was originally intended to be a vehicle for trombonist Al Grey with the Count Basie Orchestra, the Hank Jones composition/Thad Jones arrangement of 'A-That's Freedom' (the "A" is pronounced

This extraordinary original piece was written for the North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band. It is recorded on the CD Lab 2018. There are solos for soprano sax and piano. It is one of the most original,

Recorded on The New Sounds of Maynard Ferguson and his Orchestra in 1963, this is the original version of the chart (instrumentation: four saxophones, four trumpets, two trombones, piano, bass, and drums)

The New Orleans Rhythm Kings came up with a swinging formula that wove the bugle call into a swinging blues. Their Bugle Call Rag brought the tune to a larger audience in 1922. So, it was only

Here is Flying Home, transcribed by Alan Glasscock from the original Steve Steck arrangement scored for the Glenn Miller USAAF band. The chart is written at a bouncy 165 beats per minute and

This is a great up-tempo swinger, written by Oscar Peterson and to our knowledge only ever performed by the great Woody Herman bands. It starts with a solo hi-hat opening with offbeat tutti ensemble