Difficulty Level: 4

INSTRUMENTATION
STYLE
VOCALS
PERFORMER
SOLOS
    • Solos
    • Trumpet

    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 quarter note = 124
    Trumpet
    Range
    Eb6
  • Burgundy, Pine, and Goldenrod

    as performed by the Danny Fratina Brass Quartet
    $35
    Burgundy, Pine, and Goldenrod is a fanfare-ish chorale with 19th and 20th century functional harmony that features each of the four players in the quartet. With each melody switch-off comes a new key and a new accompanying orchestration, providing a range of colors across its short run.
    Instrumentation Brass Quartet
    Style Classical
    Level 4
    TEMPO quarter note = 120
    Trumpet
    Range
    C6
    • Solos
    • Tenor
    • Trumpet
    • Trombone

    Annie Laurie

    as performed by Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra
    $80
    This is a killer arrangement of an old Scottish song that is full of meat and potato ensemble work. Beware the aggressive brass solos though: Solo trumpet plays up to a high F at the end, and they'll need to pull off the Paul Webster fireworks before then (the exact solo is written out but optional). You'll also need a lead trombonist to blast his way up to a HIGH F.
    Instrumentation Big Band
    Style Swing Era
    Level 4
    TEMPO quarter note = 160
    Trumpet
    Range
    Db6
    • Solos
    • Clarinet
    • Trumpet
    • Drums

    Anchors Aweigh

    as performed by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
    $80
    Anchors Aweigh is a classic Glenn Miller flag waver and it is a beast of chart. Lightning fast mute changes, rapid fire horn lines, swinging fanfare sections, and a rager of a back half make this is a difficult but exciting chart despite the unassuming source material it's based off of.
    Instrumentation Big Band
    Style Swing Era
    Level 4
    TEMPO quarter note = 270
    Trumpet
    Range
    B5
    • Solos
    • Alto

    A Form of Art

    as performed by the Danny Fratina Jazz Orchestra
    $95
    A Form of Art is a wild alto sax feature filled with the vocabulary of Duke Ellington and Paul Gonsalves. This is a frenetic, crescendoing rhythm changes tune featuring the alto soloing throughout. It's purely an improvisation vehicle; there is no melody for the alto to play. You must have an alto saxophone player in your band who is comfortable keeping the energy up across one long extended solo.
    Instrumentation Big Band
    Style Swing Era
    Level 4
    TEMPO quarter note = 220
    Trumpet
    Range
    Eb6

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