The Best of Easy Jazz - CD: Jazz Ensemble: Score and Parts

From Hal Leonard's long-standing series for Easy Jazz Ensemble here is a marvelous collection of 15 outstanding arrangements. From well-known jazz standards to rock classics this is quality and variety at a great value!

15 Selections from the Easy Jazz Ensemble Series-Trumpet 4 part to Fifteen superb selections all expertly arranged for Young Jazz Ensembles.

These exciting new jazz numbers will give starter bands the encouragement and assurance they need to sound really great. It's not necessary to use all the parts just choose the ones that best suit your players. Thereare flexible parts for C B Flat and E Flat instruments Piano and Bass. Each tune has a melody line for C B Flat or E Flat instruments. Most tunes have some improvisation starter notes which can be used throughout thepiece to create solos and give confidence to beginner improvisers. On the included backing track CD the backing accompaniments for each piece are repeated four times to allow for optimal improvised solos.

Series: Jazz Vocal SeriesCategory: Jazz EnsembleFormat: Conductor Score and PartsInstrument: Jazz EnsembleLevel: 3 (Medium)Voicing: Vocal FeatureAnother 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)

Made famous by the Ray Charles recording here is a classic tune that everyone knows. Featuring one of the best-known melodies of all time this easy arrangement for vocal soloist is easy to put together yet sounds great!

Featuring an easy solo for alto sax here's one of the great slow jazz ballads of all time. A best-seller.

Henry Mancini was a master of melodies and this is one of his best. Rick's easy arrangement is in 3/4 and features skillful scoring and rich harmonies.

Stan Kenton's signature version is probably the best-known treatment of this Spanish classic. Mike's easy arrangement draws upon this version while keeping the ranges and rhythms well within the reach of beginning groups. A real powerhouse!

All 15 Original Piano Solos Included-Gillock's bestselling New Orleans Jazz Styles have been a repertoire staple since the 1960s. This collection features all 15 original piano solos! NEW (June 2016): Audio files with practice and performance tempos are now offered online with downloadable MIDI files. Titles: New Orleans Nightfall - The Constant Bass - Mardi Gras - Dixieland Combo - Frankie and Johnny - New Orleans Blues - Taking It Easy - After Midnight - Mister Trumpet Man - Bourbon Street Saturday Night - Mississippi Mud - Uptown Blues - Downtown Beat - Canal Street Blues - Bill Bailey.

15 Selections from the Easy Jazz Ensemble Series-The Best Of Easy Jazz contains 15 selections for young jazz ensemble. Trumpet 1 part.