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<p>This chart perfectly captures the essential traits of Count Basie with hints of Benny Carter and Neal Hefti. Don't be fooled by the simple riff, there is plenty of educational opportunity in this chart to help your musicians grow musically. Makes a great opener for any concert or festival</p>

Stompin' on a Riff

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"There are shades of the Joneses in this chart (Thad and Quincy),
  not the least in how the alto and trumpet front line are pitted against the
  ensemble.  Harmonically I'm dealing
  more with Gil and Brookmeyer in subtle ways."  - David Berger
    
    
    
    iSolos: Alto Sax, Trumpet, Piano

Do it Again

Grade 4

Medium Swing

Solos: Trombone, Clarinet, Female Vocal



This homage to Sy Oliver and the Jimmie Lunceford band was written for the CD "Champian". Besides her vocal, three of the cats in the band sang in harmony with her, Lunceford style. In the middle, one of the cats has a humorous speech.

I Can't Give You Anything But Love

Jazz Ensemble

"This charming arrangement shows off the saxophone section
  beautifully.  Other than a short
  melodic statement from the alto sax, there are no solos.  This is one of the tastiest arrangements
  ever written." - David Berger
    
    
    
    Style: Slow Swing

Chopin Prelude No. 7

"Although most people know me through my association with Duke
  Ellington's music, one of my earliest influences was Gil Evans.  I even did some copying for Gil early on in
  my career.  Although I didn't set out
  to copy Gil, I think there are similarities in the approach I took in order
  to convey a pseudo-Indian vibe.  If
  you've got the reed doubles, this is a very different chart." - David
  Berger
    
    
    
    Style: Exotic Groove
    
    
    
    iSolos: iTrombone, Flugelhorn, 2 Bass Clarinets, Drums

Hindustan

Midnight Stroll exudes intimacy and beauty. Pine Forest in the original
  Tchaikovsky, it has been translated to a romantic after-hours walk along the
  beautiful wide boulevards in Harlem while snowflakes begin to fall on our
  beautiful young couple. This piece demands sensitivity in the unusual
  ensemble balances and then brute strength at the climax.
    
    
    
    5433 Doubles: flute
    
     
    
    Style: Slow Waltz
    
    
    
    Solos: Written piano solo

Midnight Stroll

Snowflake Joys comes from Tchaikovsky's Snow, but in Harlem it becomes a
  joyous snowball fight. Along with Alvin Ailey's Revelations, Donald Byrd's
  choreography of this number is the apex of American dance. Experiencing it
  brings out the wonder of childhood in all of us.
    
    
    
    5433 Doubles: clarinet, flugelhorn
    
    
    
    Style: Fast Swing w/Calypso interlude
    
    
    
    Solos: tenor sax, piano, drum

Snowflake Joys

Duke's update recorded for Bethlehem is now a trumpet feature written for
  Ray Nance reprising Bubber Miley's original solo.
    
    
    
    Instrumentation: 5 reeds (AATTB), 4 Trumpets, no Trombones, Piano, Bass,
  Drums.
    
    
    
    Style: Slow Swing
    
    Solos: Trumpet

East St. Louis Toodle-oo (1956)

Attack Of The Ghouls is a tour de force number from Harlem Nutcracker.
  The music is developed out of the growing Christmas Tree in the original
  Tchaikovsky score. However, in our Harlem fantasy, this is the battle between
  the forces of Death and Clara, who eventually is saved by the Nutcracker.
  Essentially a drum feature, the ensemble is run through its paces alternating
  with the drums; a true rollercoaster ride; not for the faint of heart. This
  will take a good band and require rehearsal, but in the end will dazzle any
  audience.
    
    
    
    Solos: bass, alto sax, drums

Attack Of The Ghouls

"The classic 1926 Don Redman composition and arrangement for
  Fletcher Henderson's band. Redman was the father of the big band and is the
  link between Jelly Roll Morton and Duke Ellington." - David Berger
    
    
    
    Style: Medium Fast Swing. 
    
    Solos: Tenor Sax, Trumpet, Trombone

The Stampede

Straight-ahead swing arrangement of the classic song with a male vocal
  chorus, which can be sung by a trumpet player.
    
    
    
    Instrumentation: 5 saxes (AATTB), 4 trumpets (vocal on tpt 4), 3
  trombones, guitar, piano, bass, drums
    
    
    
    Style: Medium Swing
    
    Short Solos: Trumpet, Bari Sax, Vocals, Tenor Sax

My Honey's Lovin' Arms

"I once asked Horace Silver who his compositional influences
  were.  He said Duke Ellington.  I found that odd.  To me his music sounded nothing like
  Duke.  Nearly 30 years later I set out
  to explore that connection in this piano feature." - David Berger
    
    
    
    Style: Latin Groove
    
    ﻿Solos: ﻿Piano

The Rising Storm

Jelly Roll Morton first recorded Someday, Sweetheart. Louis Armstrong,
  Benny Goodman, Count Basie and Mildred Bailey popularized it in the Swing
  Era. Our version has solos by alto, bass, trombone and clarinet, with a soli
  for the combination of clarinet, trumpet, trombone and bari.
    
    
    
    Solos: Alto Sax, Bass, Trombone and Clarinet

Someday Sweetheart

The Sheik was a big record for Ellington in 1932 featuring great solos by
  Lawrence Brown, Tricky Sam and Johnny Hodges on soprano sax. Hodges was
  nervous about recording his solo. The night before the recording, he went to
  Sidney Bechet's apartment to take a lesson. We hear Bechet all over Hodges'
  solo. The chart is brilliant. One feature is the brass section becoming the
  rhythm section in the out chorus. - David Berger
    
    
    
    Style: Fast Swing
    
    Solos: 2 Trombones, Soprano Sax

The Sheik Of Araby

Mighty Lak' A Rose is a beautiful old lullaby which was recorded by such
  diverse talents as Bing Crosby, Art Tatum, Paul Robeson and Nina Simone. This
  gentle piece features the bari with short statements from the clarinet and
  trumpet. Medium Ballad
    
    
    
    Style: Medium Ballad
    
    iSolos: Baritone Saxophone

MIghty Lak' A Rose

"Composed by W.C. Handy and arranged by Duke Ellington in 1946 as part of his W.C. Handy's Big 3, which also contained Memphis Blues and St. Louis Blues. Very playable by young bands, the first trumpet goes up to a high C. There are no technical difficulties and is good for working on slow swing and blues inflections." - David Berger
Transcribed by: David Berger

Style: Slow Swing

Solos: 2 Trumpets, Trombone, Clarinet

Beale Street Blues

"When I composed this song, I started with the idea that the title
  would be I've Got My Eye On You. I conceived of it as a Walter Donaldson sort
  of thing; very 1920s but dressed up in a 1950s arrangement. When I gave it to
  Paul, he tried to write lyrics to my title, but he came up empty. As usual,
  he suggested something better and wrote it in no time. The undulating
  chromatics sound much more nautical than anatomical. Sometimes your
  collaborators can know (or feel) certain aspects (especially the large ones)
  better than you do yourself. If you keep an open mind, you may be
  surprised."
    
    
    
    Solos: Alto Sax

All at Sea

"an early Irving Berlin song from 1919, which became the theme song
  for the Ziegfield Follies. Forever associated with beauty pageants, it is
  deceptively beautiful and complex. This arrangement was written for a
  recording with Denzal Sinclaire and the David Berger Jazz Orchestra. Although
  it doesnit present any technical difficulties, and would be a Grade 3, the
  one high E in the lead trumpet makes it a Grade 4." - David Berger
    
    
    
    Solos: Male Vocal, Trumpet

A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody

Originally popularized by Al Jolson, a generation later, a teenaged Judy
  Garland sang You Made Me Love You to a picture of Clark Gable in a movie. Our
  updated version is understated and features bass, tenor and trombone
  solos.
    
    
    
    Style: Slow Swing
    
    Solos: Bass, Tenor Sax, Trombone

You Made Me Love You

Who Knew? is designed to teach young bands (Grade 3) the Basie swing
  style. There are no technical difficulties and the changes are easy for the
  trumpet and tenor soloists. Lyrics were added and recorded by Denzal
  Sinclaire as Only Blues.
    
    
    
    Composed and Arranged by David Berger
    
    
    
    Style: Medium Swing
    
    ﻿Solos: Trumpet, Tenor Sax

Who Knew

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