SKU: HL.8749554
UPC: 884088284060. 4.75x5 inches.
Here's a jazzy, swingin' take on an old holiday favorite. The surprise pauses and clever orchestration make this the perfect novelty or concert closer. Perform it with piano, Showtrax CD or the optional chamber orchestra for extra holiday sparkle! Available separately: 2-Part, Chamber Orchestra score and parts (fl1, fl2, ob1, ob2, cl1, cl2, bn1, bn2, hn1, hn2, timp, perc1, perc2, str:88442), ShowTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:25.
SKU: HL.263121
UPC: 888680728984. 5.0x5.0x0.15 inches.
That's right, the children's nursery rhyme that we all know just started to swing. Swinging hard with a supportive yet stylistic piano part. Young singers will love the chance to experience this style and audiences will smile listening to this very fresh treatment.
SKU: HL.35029505
ISBN 9781480367685. UPC: 884088965297. 5x5 inches. Sharon Burch/Rosana Eckert.
Freddie the Frog, Eli the Elephant, Babs Baboon and Micki Macaw join trumpet-playing elephants, trombone-sliding tigers, clarinet-playing monkeys and a flock of seagulls as they scat sing, swing and perform collective improvisation in this swingin' introduction to jazz. The musical includes five original songs and dialog with 26 speaking parts, along with unique “beginner band student” adaptations. The characters soon discover how embracing their differences creates the ultimate jungle jam! The enhanced Teacher Book/Singer CD-ROM includes piano accompaniments, dialog, detailed production guide, singer parts, and jazz combo charts. The Performance/Accompaniment jazz tracks feature The N'Awlins Gumbo Kings. In addition, there are recorded instrumental solos to scat sing along with, and tracks without recorded solos for scatting student-created phrases! Songs include: Jungle Jazz, We're the Best, Jungle Jam, I'm So Sorry My Friend, Let's Celebrate. 25 minutes. Suggested for Grades 2-5.
SKU: HL.251248
UPC: 888680715816. 5.0x5.0x0.15 inches. John Jacobson/Steve Zegree/Sarah Zegree.
Saluting two giants of jazz: Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, as well as all who have followed in their footsteps. With a written out scat section for either solo or section this is a wonderful introduction to classic jazz style.
SKU: AP.49773
UPC: 038081568607. English. Words by John Jacobson.
One part Jacobson creativity, and one part Kirby jazz. Kids will adore this chart that's not only a fresh holiday feature, but also a solid introduction to beginning scat singing. Designed with developing groups in mind, but enjoyable for any one. Perform with the swingin' SoundTrax or a live rhythm section (guitar, bass, and drumset SoundPax). As a special bonus, John's choreography is printed in the music.
About Alfred Choral Designs
The Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.
SKU: HL.300468
UPC: 888680961879. 5.0x5.0x0.207 inches.
The great Harold Arlen wrote this for an unsuccessful Broadway play. But you can't keep a good song down. This has been recorded by Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman and many more. Here is a treatment that begins with the choir in unison for the first two verses establishing an easy swing style. The bridge keeps swinging but with tight harmony and it is followed by a dynamite choral scat section. It goes out swinging as hard as it began but with hip, jazzy harmony and a Basie ending.
SKU: HL.217134
UPC: 888680666279. 5.0x5.0x0.15 inches.
Jazz and pop groups will enjoy bringing this jazzy samba setting of this standard to their audiences. A fresh treatment and excellent change of pace!
SKU: HL.339576
UPC: 840126915815. 5.0x5.0x0.15 inches.
Written for Frank Sinatra in 1958, this classic by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen is as fresh today as it was when it was first released. This easy swing style makes everyone feel better while at the same time giving a little geography lesson. Stylish and jazzy.
SKU: HL.339346
UPC: 840126914986. 5.0x5.0x0.15 inches.
Vocal jazz has never been this fancy-free in the capable hands of composer/vocalist/lecturer Rosana Eckert. “It's not the color of your hair, it's what you say and what you do†rolls off the tongue with assuredly blues vocal lines with a jazzy written-out scat section in the middle!
SKU: HL.269795
UPC: 888680739287. 5.0x5.0x0.148 inches.
Here is a jazzy take on a classic pop/rock tune. The original version, sung by the Drifters, with all of its back up harmony and part singing, is a great beginning for a choral arrangement. In the hands of this skilled arranger it is a real concert piece.
SKU: AP.46347
UPC: 038081527260. English.
This fresh take on the ever-popular winter song could have been called Jazzy Jingle Bells! After a suspenseful introduction, syncopated rhythms and tight vocal harmonies permeate the remainder of this swingin' arrangement. Use the optional horns and rhythm SoundTrax CD or play the SoundPax parts with your live jazz band. A powerhouse spotlight selection!
SKU: AP.48851
UPC: 038081561752. English. Andy Beck.
The traditional Ubi Caritas text is uniquely set as an uptempo jazz waltz. Just one sentence in Latin plus a few English lyrics make it clear that this song is all about charity and love. As you've come to expect from this composer, the canon is a true skill-builder---with a modal melody that moves from unison to two and eventually three independent layers (using descant singers for 2-part choirs). Don't miss the jazzy flute obbligato available free online.
SKU: AP.48878
UPC: 038081562025. English. Al Dubin.
This swingin' standard made Rolling Stones' 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list and has been recorded by various artists from The Flamingos and Art Garfunkel to Michael Bublé. This big-band style arrangement includes a dash of scat singing toward the end and plenty of jazzy syncopations along the way. Besides the obvious meaning of the title, a current-day twist hints at smizing over a face mask (wink, wink).
About Alfred Pop Choral Series
The Alfred Pop Series features outstanding arrangements of songs from the popular music genre. These publications provide exciting, contemporary, and educationally-sound arrangements for singers of all ages, from elementary through high school, to college and adult choirs.
SKU: AP.45673
UPC: 038081514123. English. Words by Paul Francis Webster.
This ACADEMY AWARD winning ballad was originally featured in the film Calamity Jane starring Doris Day. This setting is filled with all the jazzy nuances you expect from the creative mind of Greg Jasperse. Optional repeats allow for scat or instrumental solos.
SKU: AP.48404
UPC: 038081552279. English.
Cue that walkin' bass and sizzlin' hi-hat! Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's retro swing take on the Christmas novelty tune serves up something fresh and different. The familiar melody is jazzed up for a featured soloist (or an entire section) and punctuated by lightning quick interjections in tight treble harmony. Be sure to check out the SoundPax parts for your rhythm section!
SKU: AP.50253
UPC: 038081574233. English.
Broadway veteran and comedian Ana Gasteyer's holiday album is filled with clever gems like this nifty novelty number. Can you think of a rhyme for the word Christmas? It's nearly impossible. After several failed attempts, grins, chuckles, and one-liners throughout the jazzy tune, the lyrics conclude that we don't need a rhyme for Christmas, only you!
