Walk Softly is a light floating piece with a colourful 'modal' harmonic structure. The feel throughout is in a light loose Latin style. Edited by Scott Stroman. Jazzamatazz is an exciting series of easier music for BigBand. The instrumentation is for orthodox Big Band with optional flute/clarinet and percussion. There are several helpful features included such as optional octave doublings practical instrument ranges and suggested chordvoicings in keyboard and percussion parts. The very comprehensive performance notes are invaluable at the rehearsal stage. None of the compositions in this series are difficult to play (around Grades 3/4) and all sound impressivewhen performed. An excellent choice for bands in both schools and colleges. Each set contains a full score plus the following parts: 5 Saxes (2 alto 2 tenor 1 baritone) 4 Trumpets 4 Trombones (Bass clef) Optional Flute &Clarinet Guitar Keyboard Bass Drums Additional Percussion.

Par RICKER RAMON. 'Suspended Animation' is a contemporary straight-eighth feel with sections that can be opened up for any player to solo. The entire composition is built on only two suspended chords, and is written in a manner that makes it easy for young bands to quickly get into the piece. With only two chords to worry about, much of the anxiety of wrong notes is eliminated and the student can immediately concentrate on making music. Professionals will also have fun with the chart when it is opened up for extended solos. The piece was inspired by an improvised solo and chord progression that is found in Volume 1 of the Ramon Ricker Improvisation Series. Beginning improvisers will find the brief Notes on the Improvised Sections helpful. But, a more thorough discussion can be found in Volume 1 of the Ramon Ricker Improvisation Series. Medium Easy Advance Music is proud to present our new Groovin' Easy Series. We've taken 10 tunes from two popular Advance Music publications (Reading Key Jazz Rhythms and The Ramon Ricker Improvisation Series) and asked our writers to give us creative and musically challenging charts that are also playable by young bands. To the normal big band instrumentation of 5 saxes, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones and rhythm section we've added optional parts for flute, clarinet, French horn, guitar and auxiliary percussion. In addition, each chart is written to sound full with a reduced instrumentation of only 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone and rhythm section. The brass ranges are reasonable with the lead trumpet never going above a written C and the rhythm section parts are carefully notated and thought out./ Répertoire / Big Band

Improvisation is at the heart of jazz, but knowing how to play stylistically correctly in a large jazz ensemble is also a necessity. How to Play Bass in a Big Band offers tips, suggestions, examples and a play along CD to help you put it all together. The repertoire covers many jazz styles from Basie to Latin and African-influenced music to ECM and contemporary jazz (the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Bob Brookmeyer, etc.). / Contrebasse Ou Guitare Basse

Revisiting the golden era of big bands John Wasson takes us on a musical excursion of the signature tunes of the greatest big bands of all time. This medley features A String Of Pearls (Glenn Miller) Satin Doll (Duke Ellington) Let's Dance (Benny Goodman) Blue Flame (Woody Herman) and April In Paris (Count Basie).

Glenn Miller était un musicien arrangeur compositeur et chef de big band américain de la période du swing. En tête du classement des meilleures ventes entre 1939 et 1943 il était à la tête de l?un des big bands les plus connus. Naohiro Iwai a arrangé cinq de ses chansons pour orchestre d?harmonie : Little Brown Jug In the Mood Tuxedo Junction American Patrol et Moonlight Serenade. Votre public chauffera l?atmosphère en écoutant cet arrangement captivant.