Jazz Works for ensembles: Ensemble: Score and Parts

1. Initial Level Teacher's Book and CD-A comprehensive guide to teaching Jazz to Ensembles the Jazz Works series is an exciting collection of jazz repertoire for classrooms and concerts at three progressive levels - Initial Intermediate and Advanced. This Teacher?s Book and CD accompanies the Initial level book and contains Notes on improvisation and jazz style A step-by-step guide to directing and rehearsing a jazz ensemble A booklet of detailed performance and rehearsal notes on each of the eight pieces in the Score Edition. The CD features complete performances of each piece by a professional jazz ensemble. The Score Edition contains the fullscore a set of four solo parts and parts for a rhythm section. These may be photocopied allowing for flexible ensemble playing. This is an all-embracing series for jazz ensembles full of useful advice on how to teach jazz. Well laid out with clear explanations and illustrations these books contain everything to help directors teachers and performers get the best out of the pieces.  

2. Intermediate Level Teacher's Book & CD-Jazz Works is a brand new collection of compositions for jazz ensembles at three levels. For each level there are eight original pieces in a challenging range of styles with parts for C B Flat E Flat and Bass-clef instruments as well as a rhythm section of piano guitar bass and drums. Each piece is backed up with detailed performance and rehearsal notes as well as remarks on stylistic and cultural influences - everything in short to help directors teachers and performers get the best out of the pieces.

Vocal Feature-Another outstanding jazz vocal with jazz ensemble! This chart is totally flexible--it's written in two keys! The higher key usually works for your male vocalist and the lower key for your female vocalist; if not just switch. It's that easy! In addition to the vocal solo this swinging Rogers and Hart song has a trombone jazz solo (or optional scat vocal solo) and written written ensemble horn lines for the vocalist both great opportunities to integrate your vocalist with the ensemble. Dave Wolpe thinks of everything and he writes some of the best charts in the music business. Very effective! (Female key (low): G below middle C to third line B treble clef -- Male key(high): B-flat below middle C to fourth line D treble clef)

Young Jazz Ensemble - Grade 3 This huge hit from the group OutKast has one of those easy-flowing styles that just works great with a jazz ensemble. Requiring no solos this chart is easy to learn and will sound solid with young bands.

This lesser-known Bud Powell composition features an upbeat melody and happy-go-lucky style that works great for jazz ensemble. Arranged here as a small group within a big band it includes solos for tenor and trumpet. A marvelous swingin' chart!

From the Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie this well-known tune works great in a jazz setting. Written in a medium up-tempo swing style Rick Stitzel uses skilled ensemble scoring plus a great groove to create a chart thatyour band (as well as the audience) is sure to enjoy. A quartet of alto tenor trumpet and trombone is featured on the head and solos are included for alto and trumpet.

from SHREK 2-This recent pop hit from the Counting Crows was featured in the movie Shrek 2. With an energetic rock style and tuneful melody this one works great for jazz ensemble.

The ultimate '70s pop tune returns in a slick new arrangement by Tom Davis. This Isaac Hayes masterpiece works great for jazz ensemble, and it will be popular with your students, especially considering the resurgence of '70s music and culture. Tom offers you solo opportunities for alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet, or trombone, which are written out but can be improvised as well. This Shaft is bad! Easy (3:24)

Paying homage to the great jazz vocalist Joe Williams and recorded by Barbara Morrison on her tribute CD Thinking of You Joe here is an adaptation of John Clayton's swinging chart featuring sizzling statements from theband and an exuberant bluesy style. This chart works great for both male and female soloists and is guaranteed to make you feel good!