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Lindyhopper’s Delight

as performed by the Chick Webb Orchestra

$80

As standard dance repertoire, Lindyhopper's Delight is a catchy riff tune with a startlingly modern middle chorus that features some relatively harsh sax harmonies flanked by thickly-voiced plunger-supported brass hits. The final chorus is a raucous one, even though the brass are in full octave unison on a concert Bb! This is a great tune for any library though, and a good, albeit sometimes tricky, introduction to plungers for younger brass players.

Instrumentation	Big Band
Style	Swing Era
Level	2
TEMPO	= 195
Trumpet Range

Let’s Do It

as performed by Benny Goodman Orchestra with Peggy Lee

$80

The lead trumpet part here is tough for a 2 but overall this is an easy grooving arrangement that is one of the few swing era vocal charts to feature the singer fully throughout the form. Peggy Lee's cool performance on this recording brought the tune to a new height, with a swinging even-tempered arrangement to contrast and support her. The lead trumpet part here is almost a 3, but otherwise this is a solid 2. Vocal range is Bb3 to A4/C5.

Instrumentation	Big Band
Style	Swing Era
Level	2
Vocals	Female
TEMPO	= 121
Trumpet Range

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King Porter Stomp (reduction)

as performed by the Benny Goodman Orchestra

$60

When Benny Goodman hired Fletcher Henderson, he turned the band's sound upside down, ushering in a new era of popular music. King Porter Stomp is demonstrative of the Henderson arranging style and is truly a Swing Era anthem. Solo space for several instruments, lots of tight ensemble work, and a roaring finish at the perfect dancing tempo makes this a quintessential piece in any big band's library!

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	4
TEMPO	= 184
Trumpet Range

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King Porter Stomp

as performed by the Benny Goodman Orchestra

$80

When Benny Goodman hired Fletcher Henderson, he turned the band's sound upside down, ushering in a new era of popular music. King Porter Stomp is demonstrative of the Henderson arranging style and is truly a Swing Era anthem. Solo space for several instruments, lots of tight ensemble work, and a roaring finish at the perfect dancing tempo makes this a quintessential piece in any big band's library!

Instrumentation	Big Band
Style	Swing Era
Level	4
TEMPO	= 184
Trumpet Range

Solos

Keep Punchin’ (reduction)

as performed by the Lee Norman Orchestra

$60

Also known as "The Big Apple Contest," Keep Punchin' is a swing dancer staple and a must-have for any band that will ever play for swing dancers! After the famous simple intro a brass trio work plays off of a sax riff, and from there on it's simple burnin' riffs all the way home, with lots of great brass plunger work.

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	2
TEMPO	= 200
Trumpet Range

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Keep Punchin’

as performed by the Lee Norman Orchestra

$80

Also known as "The Big Apple Contest," this is a swing dancer staple and a must-have for any band that will ever play for swing dancers! After the famous simple intro a brass trio work plays off of a sax riff, and from there on it's simple burnin' riffs all the way home, with lots of great brass plunger work.

Instrumentation	Big Band
Style	Swing Era
Level	2
TEMPO	= 200
Trumpet Range

Solos

Junior Hop

as performed by Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra

$60

Junior Hop is a nice walkin' alto feature with some simple but melodic three-part backgrounds. The trio takes over for a bit on a catchy new melody built on strong triads. The trombone part is a little on the high side for a Level 2 (up to high A).

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	2
TEMPO	= 140
Trumpet Range

Joy to the World

as performed by the Danny Fratina Brass Quartet

$35

This arrangement of Joy to the World has a range of dynamics and harmonies and is a killer upgrade to the more traditional versions out there. Now in a fast 3/4 time signature, this version has a lead trumpet melody part that is virtually unaltered, with colorful counterparts and reharmonizations flying around it.

Instrumentation	Brass Quartet
Style	Classical, Modern Jazz
Level	3
TEMPO	= 220
Trumpet Range

Solos

Johnson Rag

as performed by Rocco and the Stompers

$65

Johnson Rag is an old, relatively obscure tune, seen here fleshed out into a fat swinging arrangement influenced by the writing style of Duke Ellington and Fletcher Henderson. The chart includes a bass/piano/bari riff, the trombone on the melody, a trumpet/alto pep section, and an original bridge, all with a middle section featuring a brass battle.

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	2
TEMPO	= 160
Trumpet Range

Jingle Bells

as performed by the Danny Fratina Brass Quartet

$35

Jingle Bells is one of the most recognizable holiday classics of all time, so I felt an obligation to do something different with this arrangement. The first two bars are traditional and "classical" before unexpectedly launching into a double time swing feel featuring the 2nd trumpet and 4-feel bass lines. It then abruptly settles into a normal time straight feel, almost in a rock style, with the melody exactly where you expect it but underlying functional harmony built on top of a 12-tone chord progression. In other words, this one sounds cool.

Instrumentation	Brass Quartet
Style	Classical, Modern Jazz
Level	4
TEMPO	= 90
Trumpet Range

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Jet Lag

as performed by Rocco and the Stompers

$65

Jet Lag is an Ellington-inspired riff tune with a serious harmonic twist. The serpentine changes in Bb are functional and logical but require a bit more focus than usual and the slightly behind-the-chords melody all work together to bring the title to life. This is an experimental chart that is a great workout for your best improvisers.

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	4
TEMPO	= 190
Trumpet Range

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

as performed by the Danny Fratina Brass Quartet

$35

This 19th century classic sees a jazz update here, with swinging rhythms and tight 20th century jazz harmony driving it forward. The ending is a bit chaotic and helps put this on the difficult side of a level 3 arrangement, but overall this is a fun version of the tune that has more pop to it than usual.

Instrumentation	Brass Quartet
Style	Bebop, Modern Jazz
Level	3
TEMPO	= 180
Trumpet Range

Ilkimcim Için Bir Şarkı

as performed by the Danny Fratina Brass Quartet

$35

Ilkimcim Için Bir Şarkı is an original song I wrote for my wonderful girlfriend's birthday and is the first in a series of small chamber music compositions that make up a larger musical and visual project. This jazz ballad has a melody that is almost entirely diatonic and in a major key, but with underlying harmony that is juxtaposed with lots of reharmonizations and darker minor chords. It's a passionate piece with emotional complexity, but it never doubts itself and ultimately settles on a balanced major tonic chord in the end.

Instrumentation	Brass Quartet
Style	Modern Jazz
Level	1
TEMPO	= 90
Trumpet Range

I See Christmas

as performed by the Beantown Swing Orchestra

$95

An original song off the 2011 Beantown Swing Orchestra album A Beantown Christmas, I See Christmas is a love letter in a holiday setting with full Nelson Riddle-inspired ensemble work. The first vocal intro is in duet with piano, and after that it swings hard all the way to the end!

Instrumentation	Big Band
Style	Pop Jazz
Level	4
Vocals	Male
TEMPO	= 120
Trumpet Range

Solos

I Know What You Do

as performed by Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra

$60

This obscure tune swings along with great riffs and colorful ensemble moments. I Know What You Do is a bit more chromatic than other level 2 Ellington pieces, but it all fits nicely together.

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	2
TEMPO	= 180
Trumpet Range

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Hot Springs

as performed by Gene Ammons

$60

Hot Springs is a catchy mid-tempo Gene Ammons tune that shows jazz in 1949 in flux, transitioning from swing to bebop. The solo order and instrumentation has been slightly altered to fit with the Hodges horn lineup.

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Bebop
Level	3
TEMPO	= 144
Trumpet Range

Solos

Hobbledehoy

as performed by Rocco and the Stompers

$65

Hobbledehoy is a long outdated word meaning a clumsy or awkward youth. This tune captures that spirit while still swinging and providing a perfect foundation for dancers. The melody is mostly in unison with some riffs and 3-part background lines behind the solos. This one is a hit that your band will love!

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	2
TEMPO	= 140
Trumpet Range

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

as performed by the Danny Fratina Brass Quartet

$35

This classic Christmas carol has been tastefully arranged with some traditional harmony and some modernized harmony. This is an easy but sophisticated arrangement designed for a flip book and outdoor performing.

Instrumentation	Brass Quartet
Style	Classical
Level	2
TEMPO	= 100
Trumpet Range

Solos

Good Queen Bess

as performed by Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra

$60

Good Queen Bess is a standout riff tune from the Hodges/Ellington book, complete with a lighthearted, catchy melody, and player-unique background voicings. The solo changes are fairly standard but colorful and make for a great jam vehicle for your band.

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	3
TEMPO	= 150
Trumpet Range

Good King Wenceslas

as performed by the Danny Fratina Brass Quartet

$35

With modern harmony that spins around the tonic and a laser focused fanfare ending, this modernized update to Good King Wenceslas is a refreshing take on the classic. This is on the harder side of level 4 - the tuba part is a bit difficult and there are quick time signature changes that appear difficult but logically are very simple once all the players have gotten used to it.

Instrumentation	Brass Quartet
Style	Modern Jazz
Level	4
TEMPO	= 130
Trumpet Range

Good Christian Men, Rejoice

as performed by the Danny Fratina Brass Quartet

$35

Good Christian Men, Rejoice is a a very old and traditional Christmas tune that I decided to give a total harmonic makeover to. Now in a tropical 6/8 groove with brisk chromatic harmony, GCMR is a killer chart with a great musical payoff.

Instrumentation	Brass Quartet
Style	Modern Jazz
Level	5
TEMPO	= 120
Trumpet Range

Solos

Goin’ Out the Back Way

as performed by Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra

$60

A well-rounded starter chart (especially for younger bands), Goin' Out the Back Way features a nice melody with every instrument in the comfortable zones of their ranges, simple backgrounds, cool chord changes, and a medium tempo. A couple of instruments that don't get too many solos have their space here as well. Slightly tricky for a level 1, but nothing crazy!

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	1
TEMPO	= 155
Trumpet Range

God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen

as performed by the Danny Fratina Brass Quartet

$35

God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen is a 500 year old holiday standard that has undoubtedly been recorded hundreds of times, and every holiday brass book needs a copy. This tasteful version for brass quartet features traditional harmony that slowly develops into something a little more modern and unique without ever becoming unrecognizable, ending with a conventional Picardy third.

Instrumentation	Brass Quartet
Style	Classical
Level	1
TEMPO	= 120
Trumpet Range

Solos

Flying the Coop

as performed by the Chubby Jackson Big Band

$80

A huge fanfare-ish intro announces this amazing Tiny Kahn tune, and Flying the Coop is quickly off to the races. Unison sax and brass lines at a breakneck tempo fill the head, while the meat of the arrangement features big bebop statements, sax solos, and an old-fashioned trombone chase (an early teaming of JJ Johnson and Kai Winding).

Instrumentation	Big Band
Style	Bebop
Level	5
TEMPO	= 123
Trumpet Range

Solos

Flip Lid (reduction)

as performed by Les Brown and His Band of Renown

$60

Flip Lid comes from the peak of Les Brown's band, coming out of the swing era with Lunceford and Basie sensibilities, but tapping into the bebop era of Dizzy's and Woody Herman's bands. Featuring the horn section throughout the head and a well balanced shout chorus, this swingin' chart sits right in between two eras of jazz.

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Bebop, Swing Era
Level	4
TEMPO	= 188
Trumpet Range

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Flip Lid

as performed by Les Brown and His Band of Renown

$80

Flip Lid comes at the peak of Les Brown's band, coming out of the swing era with Lunceford and Basie sensibilities, but tapping into the bebop vocabulary of Dizzy Gillespie's and Woody Herman's bands. Featuring the trumpet section throughout the head and a well balanced shout chorus, this swingin' chart sits right in between two eras of jazz. This is a very soft level 4, just a tad too difficult for level 3.

Instrumentation	Big Band
Style	Bebop, Swing Era
Level	4
TEMPO	= 188
Trumpet Range

Solos

Empty Ballroom Blues

as performed by Johnny Hodges

$60

Empty Ballroom Blues (which is not a blues!) is an Hodges/Ellington piece with great big riffs and big solo sections, and it makes for a great finale number!

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	3
TEMPO	= 190
Trumpet Range

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Emerald

as performed by Rocco and the Stompers

$65

Emerald is a Rocco and the Stompers original that primarily features the alto sax with triad counterpoint a la Johnny Hodges and Duke Ellington. This is a fun an interesting chart considering how relatively easy it is, and it's always a hit with dancers!

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	2
TEMPO	= 150
Trumpet Range

Solos

Eager Beaver

as performed by Stan Kenton Orchestra

$80

Stan Kenton's early band came out of the swing era with dance charts like Eager Beaver, his first hit, but even here you can see the band trying to push the limits of swing and jazz. This piece has a lot of components that all work together, including lots of meaty low trombone notes, fanfare-ish trumpet lines, smooth swinging saxes, and even moments that feature the rhythm section. This is a little tricky for a 3 but not quite as intense as a 4.

Instrumentation	Big Band
Style	Swing Era
Level	3
TEMPO	= 155
Trumpet Range

Solos

Dysthymia, Maybe

as performed by Rocco and the Stompers

$65

Dysthymia, Maybe is an easy walkin' tune featuring a simplified bluesy unison riff for the melody and easy solo changes in F. This is an easy head tune that gives your horns a nice break while keeping dancers on the floor.

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	2
TEMPO	= 125
Trumpet Range

Do Some War Work, Baby inst score sample

Solos

Do Some War Work, Baby (instrumental)

as performed by Cootie Williams and His Rug Cutters

$60

This Cootie Williams number is a great easy piece that still authentically swings hard. The original recording of Do Some War Work, Baby has a vocal chorus in the middle, but this transcription replaces it with a solo chorus for bari sax and alters the ending to make it fully instrumental. The vocal version can be found here.

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	1
TEMPO	= 140
Trumpet Range

Solos

Do Some War Work, Baby

as performed by Cootie Williams and His Rug Cutters

$60

This Cootie Williams number is a great easy piece that still authentically swings hard. Do Some War Work, Baby has a vocal chorus in the middle, but an instrumental adaptation is available here, replacing the vocals with a solo chorus for bari sax and altering the ending.

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	1
Vocals	Male
TEMPO	= 140
Trumpet Range

Solos

Diga Diga Doo (reduction)

as performed by the Artie Shaw Orchestra

$60

Diga Diga Doo was a heavily covered tune in the 1920s and '30s, but Artie Shaw's version was one of the tightest. A hard swinging and nimble riff vehicle that has some room for solos as well, Diga is a great upbeat piece that isn't too tricky and has lots of fun moments!

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	3
TEMPO	= 205
Trumpet Range

Solos

Diga Diga Doo

as performed by the Artie Shaw Orchestra

$80

Diga Diga Doo was a heavily covered tune in the 1920s and '30s, but Artie Shaw's version was one of the tightest. A hard swinging and nimble riff vehicle that has some room for solos as well, Diga is a great upbeat piece that isn't too tricky and has lots of fun moments! Saxes configured as CAATT.

Instrumentation	Big Band
Style	Swing Era
Level	3
TEMPO	= 205
Trumpet Range

Deck the Halls

as performed by the Danny Fratina Brass Quartet

$35

One of the older Christmas standards, Deck the Halls is a classic that belongs in every holiday brass quartet book. This is a very easy level 3, save for an abrupt fanfare in the final few bars that brings the arrangement to a triumphal end. The harmony ranges from traditional to modern nonfunctional, but it is always well-balanced.

Instrumentation	Brass Quartet
Style	Classical
Level	3
TEMPO	= 160
Trumpet Range

Solos

Dancing on the Stars

as performed by Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra

$60

Dancing on the Stars is a catchy head arrangement that features some nice counterpoint, solo backgrounds, sophisticated harmony compared to many other pieces from the Hodges/Ellington book.

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	2
TEMPO	= 185
Trumpet Range

Dancing in the Snow

as performed by the Beantown Swing Orchestra

$95

From the 2011 Beantown Swing Orchestra album A Beantown Christmas, "Dancing in the Snow" is a cool-swinging original tune that features any combination of male or female singers. Ensemble work ranges from a tight horn quartet to a full-band roaring shout chorus and is sure to be a crowd-pleaser!

Instrumentation	Big Band
Style	Pop Jazz
Level	3
Vocals	Male & Female
TEMPO	= 150
Trumpet Range

Christmas Memories

as performed by the Beantown Swing Orchestra

$95

An original song off the 2011 Beantown Swing Orchestra album A Beantown Christmas, Christmas Memories is designed to sound as if Glenn Miller had performed this in 1938, complete with the classic clarinet-led reed section. To add to this effect, the song lyrics are about holiday nostalgia, connecting the past with the present.

Instrumentation	Big Band
Style	Swing Era
Level	2
Vocals	Female
TEMPO	= 70
Trumpet Range

Solos

Christmas Land

as performed by the Beantown Swing Orchestra

$95

An original song off the 2011 Beantown Swing Orchestra album A Beantown Christmas, "Christmas Land" is a light-hearted, swinging tune about the magical world of fun and happiness where all things Christmas are created. There are several solo spaces for trumpet and some great swinging ensemble parts reminiscent of Nelson Riddle's work for Frank Sinatra.

Instrumentation	Big Band
Style	Pop Jazz
Level	4
Vocals	Female
TEMPO	= 124
Trumpet Range

Chorale #2

as performed by the Danny Fratina Brass Quartet

$35

Chorale #2 is a short original piece written for brass quartet in the spirit of the holiday season. At once a gentle fanfare, a lament on the darkness of society, and a celebration of the best humankind has to offer, Chorale #2 churns and crawls its way to a triumphant final chord.

Instrumentation	Brass Quartet
Style	Classical
Level	3
TEMPO	= 80
Trumpet Range

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