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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

Solos

The Intimacy of the Blues

as performed by Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra

$60

The Intimacy of the Blues is notable not just for it's striking melody--this was one of the very last compositions ever written by longtime Ellington collaborator Billy Strayhorn. This medium tempo Eb blues is good for a band of any skill level, and a great historical addition to your book.

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	1
TEMPO	= 110
Trumpet Range

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Skunk Hollow Blues

as performed by Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra

$60

Skunk Hollow Blues is a very laid back colorful blues and a fantastic rare gem of the swing era. The intro and head features plunger trumpet on one line, bari and trombone on another, and the alto on a third melody, a rare true 3-part counterpoint! Riffs and triadic voicings back up a couple of solos, leading to an ending chorus that is half based on the head and half new material full of creeping chromatic motion full of dynamics.

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

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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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

Angels We Have Heard on High

as performed by the Danny Fratina Brass Quartet

$35

Angels We Have Heard on High is a Christmas standard so old that we don't know who wrote it or when it was written. A few tasteful and understated 20th century reharmonizations dot this simple and classic traditional chorale, a must-have in every holiday brass quartet book.

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

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Savoy Strut

as performed by Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra

$60

Savoy Strut is a major hidden gem from the swing era! Duke Ellington starts the tune up with an unusually angular intro, which takes us to a winding but singable head. The soloists play over a beautiful and remarkable chord progression which also features some player-specific orchestration choices that take advantage of the unique sounds of his players. A must-have for any Ellington 7-piece ensemble!

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	3
TEMPO	= 160
Trumpet Range

Solos

Look for the Silver Lining

as performed by Rocco and the Stompers

$65

This alto feature is a perfect tempo for new dancers and has some very cool background lines from the trio of trumpet, trombone, and bari sax. Let your alto play out a la Johnny Hodges and have your trio dig in with some conviction and this chart will swing hard.

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

Solos

You Talk a Little Trash

as performed by Cootie Williams and His Rug Cutters

$60

Aside from a little chromaticism on the bridge, You Talk a Little Trash is a solid level 1 swinger. Most of the melody is unison, the changes are simple, the tempo is an easy-going 160bpm, and the lines are timeless. Cootie Williams shows that you can do a lot with a little on this catchy chart.

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	1
TEMPO	= 160
Trumpet Range

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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

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

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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

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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

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

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Silent Night

as performed by the Danny Fratina Brass Quartet

$35

This 19th century Christmas standard belongs in every brass quartet book, and this new arrangement puts it right on the edge of traditional and modern. Featuring a solo tuba up front and bringing the other instruments in with heavy functional reharmonization, the piece beautifully makes its way to a melancholy but resolved conclusion.

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

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Who Struck John?

as performed by Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra

$60

Also known as "Non-Violent Integration", Who Struck John? is a very simple but very cool head tune. This arrangement is unusual in its use of rock/metal style parallel fifths in the rhythm section, otherwise known in modern times as barre chords. This is a chart for jamming on a straight-ahead D Major blues, with solo space for nearly everyone.

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	1
TEMPO	= 160
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

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When the Quail Come Back to San Quentin

as performed by Artie Shaw and the Gramercy Five

$60

This hip Artie Shaw original features a little of everyone at the perfect dance tempo. Anecdotally, When the Quail Come Back to San Quentin was written in response to a music business insider's request for Shaw to play a sappy hit of the day. Shaw instead went live to air with this antithetical parody that seriously swings.

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	3
TEMPO	= 170
Trumpet Range

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Swinging in the Dell

as performed by Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra

$60

This upbeat Hodges/Ellington piece is a variation on the old nursery rhyme The Farmer in the Dell. After a statement of the melody, it's all solos with background riffs until the melody comes back at the end. Swinging in the Dell is a very simple solo vehicle that's great for getting dancers on the floor!

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	2
TEMPO	= 190
Trumpet Range

Solos

Avalon

as performed by Rocco and the Stompers

$65

Coming out the same year as Prohibition, Avalon is one of the earliest jazz standards of the 20th century. Here, it's slowed down to a super slick beginner's dancing tempo featuring trombone on a staccato melody with a sassy background trio of cup mute trumpet, alto and bari sax almost taking over as a new melody over the bone.

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	3
TEMPO	= 120
Trumpet Range

Solos

Swingin’ on the Campus

as performed by Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra

$60

Swingin' on the Campus is an aggressive hard swinging tune jam packed with killer riffs and solo space. This simply-constructed piece is built on a variation of rhythm changes and is a difficult level 2 because of the relatively high tempo and brass endurance.

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	2
TEMPO	= 195
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

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

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Brother Jug’s Sermon

as performed by Gene Ammons

$60

Gene Ammons preaches on in Brother Jug's Sermon, a soulfully grooving dance tune that now fully features bari sax. The horn backgrounds are simple enough--a couple of horn turns and a few suggested high notes in the bari make this an easy level 2. Swing music has never been so hip!

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Bebop, Swing Era
Level	2
TEMPO	= 145
Trumpet Range

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That’s Rhythm

as performed by Rex Stewart & His 52nd St. Stompers

$60

The unassumingly-titled "That's Rhythm" is a colorful tune that straddles the line between the swing era and the bebop era. Written by Ellington sideman Rex Stewart for his own shorter-lived 4-horn band, "Rhythm" features a punchy and memorable head and lots of solo space.

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	2
TEMPO	= 148
Trumpet Range

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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

The Holly and the Ivy

as performed by the Danny Fratina Brass Quartet

$35

The Holly and the Ivy is presented here in a contemporary arrangement that puts a new spin on an old classic. The first half is in an aggressive fanfare style with rapid fire harmonized lines and quick tonal shifts. The second half goes to a half time feel with three part harmony over a fusion jazz style tuba line. All of this ends with a punchy coda and a bold final chord. Basically, this one is super fun to play!

Instrumentation	Brass Quartet
Style	Classical, Modern Jazz
Level	4
TEMPO	= 120
Trumpet Range

O Tannenbaum

as performed by the Danny Fratina Brass Quartet

$35

O Tannenbaum, also known as O Christmas Tree, is typically played in a slower 3/4 time. Here, it's in a swinging 4/4 groove with textures that jump in and out of solo, concerted and counterpoint with harmony ranging from traditional to a more aggressive Duke Ellington style.

Instrumentation	Brass Quartet
Style	Bebop
Level	3
TEMPO	= 130
Trumpet Range

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Woodchopper’s Ball

as performed by the Woody Herman Orchestra

$80

Woodchopper's Ball was Woody Herman's first big hit and would continue to be rewritten and rearranged for decades as a major anthem for him and his various Herds. Plenty of solo space and easy riffing can be found here over a medium tempo Db blues. This is a great, authentic introduction to the swing era and the blues form makes it playable for a band of any level!

Instrumentation	Big Band
Style	Swing Era
Level	1
TEMPO	= 175
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

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

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

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

Lindyhopper's Delight 4-horns score sample

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Lindyhopper’s Delight (reduction)

as performed by the Chick Webb Orchestra

$60

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	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	2
TEMPO	= 195
Trumpet Range

Solos

Rendezvous with Rhythm

as performed by Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra

$60

Rendezvous with Rhythm is a unique tune that bridges the gap between hot jazz and swing with plenty of space for solos. Simple riffs and a tidy shout chorus drive this deceptively swinging Ellington/Hodges chart to a quiet and abrupt ending.

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	3
TEMPO	= 194
Trumpet Range

Solos

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

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

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Pletchtastic

as performed by Rocco and the Stompers

$65

Pletchtastic is a tongue-in-cheek titled song commissioned for Club Drosselmeyer. A simple Bb blues riff melody, solos for every instrument, no backgrounds, and a big intro and ending makes this a great opener, closer, or mid-set rest piece for your horns.

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	2
TEMPO	= 175
Trumpet Range

Solos

The Back Room Romp (A Contrapuntal Stomp)

as performed by Rex Stewart and His 52nd Street Stompers

$60

Back Room Romp is basically a simple blues in Ab, but there is a twist: the head is a series of building independent lines, thus a "Contrapuntal Stomp." Every horn player gets a solo chorus. The lead trumpet part is a bit of a blow, but this was written for longtime Ellington sideman, trumpeter Rex Stewart, who had the chops to play all day.

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	3
TEMPO	= 154
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

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

Solos

The Wilhelm Scream

as performed by Rocco and the Stompers

$65

The Wilhelm Scream is a flag waving jam session tune in the spirit of a Basie-style Lester Leaps In or a Shaw-style Diga Diga Doo that is open for solos for any/all instruments in the band. Built modularly, there are unique horn backgrounds that can be played depending on which instrument is soloing, with a final cued shout chorus that brings the house down!

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	3
TEMPO	= 230
Trumpet Range

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A Stompers Recrudescence

as performed by Rocco and the Stompers

$65

A Stompers Recrudescence is a killer finale piece. It starts with a windup intro, like a train leaving the station, before hitting a pre-head fanfare, then goes on to features all four horn players, an infectious blues head, and a huge final two choruses.

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	3
TEMPO	= 175
Trumpet Range

Calling Doctor Gillespie 4-horns score sample

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Calling Doctor Gillespie (reduction)

as performed by Gene Krupa and his Orchestra

$60

This Edwin Finckel rarity swings hard and doesn't shy away from its bebop influences. Straddling the line between the two eras of jazz, Calling Doctor Gillespie features some infectious melodies and singable shout choruses. A couple of solos in the middle round this out.

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	3
TEMPO	= 136
Trumpet Range

Solos

Calling Doctor Gillespie

as performed by Gene Krupa and his Orchestra

$80

This Edwin Finckel rarity swings hard and doesn't shy away from its bebop influences. Straddling the line between the two eras of jazz, Calling Doctor Gillespie features some infectious melodies and singable shout choruses. High Gs for lead trumpet are all optional - without them the highest note is a Bb above the staff. A couple of solos in the middle round this out.

Instrumentation	Big Band
Style	Swing Era
Level	3
TEMPO	= 136
Trumpet Range

Solos

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	= 270
Trumpet Range

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Melanchology

as performed by the Danny Fratina Jazz Orchestra

$95

Melanchology is a moody medium tempo piece that is designed to be sophisticated but accessible. The opening march-like texture is supported by colorful nonfunctional harmony, leading all the way to a diminishing spacey ending. It's an easy level 3 with solo space for your best trumpet soloist and a little space for guitar and piano.

Instrumentation	Big Band
Style	Modern Jazz
Level	3
TEMPO	= 150
Trumpet Range

Solos

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

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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

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

Solos

Minnie the Moocher’s Wedding

as performed by the Benny Goodman Orchestra

$80

This wild piece starts out with Fletcher Henderson quoting of Mendelssohn's "Wedding March," but after two bars it's off to the races with tons of intricate riffs, solos, and a rowdy shout chorus at the end. Watch out for the lightening quick mute changing, which was standard practice in the 1930s. This piece makes a great wedding reception opener and many working bands using it now will open up the first solo section as a vamp to introduce a wedding party.

Instrumentation	Big Band
Style	Swing Era
Level	4
TEMPO	= 185
Trumpet Range

Minnie The Moocher's Wedding 4-horn score sample

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Minnie the Moocher’s Wedding (reduction)

as performed by the Benny Goodman Orchestra

$60

This wild piece starts out with Fletcher Henderson quoting of Mendelssohn's "Wedding March," but after two bars it's off to the races with tons of intricate riffs, solos, and a rowdy shout chorus at the end. Watch out for the lightening quick mute changing, which was standard practice in the 1930s. This piece makes a great wedding reception opener and many working bands using it now will open up the first solo section as a vamp to introduce a wedding party.

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	4
TEMPO	= 185
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

Solos

Bugle Call Rag (reduction)

as performed by the Benny Goodman Orchestra

$60

Bugle Call Rag is an all out flag waver that was a major hit for Benny Goodman. With simple chords and riffs and lots of solo space, this burning boogie-woogie/swing hybrid swings hard and is a quintessential swing era anthem.

Instrumentation	Ellington 7-Piece
Style	Swing Era
Level	3
TEMPO	= 235
Trumpet Range

Solos

Bugle Call Rag

as performed by the Benny Goodman Orchestra

$80

Bugle Call Rag is an all out flag waver that was a major hit for Benny Goodman. With simple chords and riffs and lots of solo space, this burning boogie-woogie/swing hybrid swings hard and is a quintessential swing era anthem.

Instrumentation	Big Band
Style	Swing Era
Level	3
TEMPO	= 235
Trumpet Range

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	= 120
Trumpet Range

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