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New Jazz Ensemble Music - Grade 4

Our select board of music educators, band directors and professional musicians have reviewed and selected the very best new-issue music for your jazz band ensembles.

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Blue Train [Jazz Ensemble]

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John Coltraneâ€™s jazz standard is arranged by Kris Berg to offer strong ensemble writing, a fierce sax section soli and solo space on the 12-bar blues chord progression. Itâ€™s flexible so you can have few or many soloists of all instruments with backgrounds as needed. Great tune, great chart itâ€™s as simple as that. (6:57)

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Publisher:	ALF
Composer:	John Coltrane
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Arranger:	Kris Berg
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Pages:	96

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Price: $55.00

I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me [Jazz Ensemble]

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Jazz vocal quartets/groups are happening! Feature a soloist, vocal quartet or SATB choir with your jazz ensemble! A medium-swing arrangement by Darmon Meader, the musical director and chief arranger of the sensational jazz vocal group, New York Voices, this was arranged for the New York Voices with jazz ensemble. The solo vocal range is from G below middle C up to F top line, treble clef. Lead trumpet range is to high D above the staff. This chart includes the jazz band arrangement, four copies of the SATB part and an optional arrangement for vocal soloist. To perform with a choir, purchase additional SATB parts (item number 00-31002). (4:10)

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Publisher:	ALF
Composer:	Clarence Gaskill; Ji
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Arranger:	Darmon Meader
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Pages:	98

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Price: $58.00

Invitation [Jazz Ensemble]

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Itâ€™s electric! A high-energy jazz chart set as a samba with a funky groove and a swing feel, arranged by Eric Richards. A few features include sax solis, powerful ensemble writing, a jazz solo for 2nd trumpet, and lead trumpet range to written D, above the staff. Itâ€™s a challenging chart but worth the work and it will bring down the house. A fabulous jazz tune and an outstanding chart by a seasoned writer in short, this is a very hot chart. (5:48)

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Publisher:	ALF
Composer:	Bronislau Kaper
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Arranger:	Eric Richards
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Pages:	116

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Price: $55.00

La Quema del Diablo (The Burning of the Devil) [Jazz Ensemble]

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La Quema del Diablo (The Burning of the Devil) is a non-stop swing-shuffle with plenty of challenges for your band. Victor LÃ³pez offers you a power introduction, a hip melody, solo space for tenor sax and/or 1st trombone, stop-time section solis, a shout chorus, and lead trumpet range is to written high D. The Devil made him do it! (4:48)

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Publisher:	ALF
Composer:	Victor LÃ³pez
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Pages:	96

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Price: $55.00

Makin' Whoopee [Jazz Ensemble]

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Bass â€˜bone players can count on one hand the good charts available for their instrument. Well, here is one of the best, arranged by Dave Wolpe. A medium-swing feel, this showcase will bring the best out in your bass trombone player with no improvisation, just written melody. There is some (written-out) jazz for 2nd trumpet in harmony mute, and the lead trumpet has a unison line to written high E. A nice sax soli is the icing on this cake. An outstanding feature chart. (3:23)

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Publisher:	ALF
Composer:	Walter Donaldson
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Arranger:	Dave Wolpe
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Pages:	78

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Price: $55.00

Take the "A" Train [Jazz Ensemble]

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Think of Take the "A" Train with a contemporary flair and you have the idea behind this inventive chart by Alan Baylock. Opening up in a swing groove, then alternating with a funk feel, bari sax, bass â€˜bone, guitar and bass have the initial melodic statement in this terrific chart. Solo space is available for alto sax 1, trombone 1, bari sax and trumpet 2, and the lead trumpet range is to written D, above the staff. A modern yet superb chart of a tune everyone knows. Festival material! (5:15)

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Publisher:	ALF
Composer:	Billy Strayhorn
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Arranger:	Alan Baylock
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Pages:	118

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Price: $55.00