Use each part of Jim Mahaffey's Ten-Minute Jazz Warmup separately or play it nonstop as a daily warmup in less than 10 minutes. Optional parts included for flute oboe clarinet euphonium and bassoon. Contents:-Part I. CHORALE Pitch phrasing balance dynamics- Part II. “DOO-DOTS” Articulation and rhythms- Part III. SCALES In swing style around the circle of fourths with M7 arpeggios-“KICKS” To prepare your drummer and ensemble to enter on various upbeats and downbeats.

Grade 1.5 What better way to introduce the music of Duke Ellington to your young jazzers than with this wonderfully scored arrangement by Michael Sweeney? Even at this easy level this chart really swings and will sound great with limited rehearsaltime. Your pianist gets a rare chance to shine as he or she is featured on the melody while the ensemble answers. Later every section gets to play the melody and there is a solo section for any sax. The final section starts softly with saxes alone then builds as various layers are added. A great-sounding chart for beginning bands. Enjoy great flexibility with the Discovery Jazz series! Playable with 3 saxes 2 trumpets 1 trombone piano and drums.

A reggae-swing feel at 110 BPM. A modern spin on a traditional tune with written solos for trombone 1 and alto sax 1, and trumpet 1 range to written E top space. Includes various optional parts to include vibes. (2:57) / Ensemble De Jazz

True to its title this really is a “new” sounding bossa nova with creative harmonies textures and surprises. Michael takes the melody through various sections along with solos for trumpet and alto sax and ofcourse great-soundingfull ensemble passages.

Utilizing a unique blend of swing styles at various tempos this marvelous composition can certainly be a focal point of any festival or contest program. The scoring is varied and impeccable and there is flexible space for solosas well as exciting full ensemble passages.

Originally an instrumental composition by Henry Mancini this engaging tune has been used in various film scores and later recorded by recording artists such as Sarah Vaughan and Sergio Mendes. Here's a smooth version for young players that features the entire ensemble.

These etudes build on the elements introduced in Artie Shaw's Jazz Technic, Book One and provide exercises for tongue and fingers, with an additional emphasis on phrasing. They are written in various styles and changes of key and tempo to assist the player in developing a smooth, melodic style of improvising.