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Big Band Charts

This song answers the question "Who can help me look at the world through rose-colored glasses?"

  • A fun mixed-meter shuffle in 4/4, 5/4, 3/4 arranged for 18-piece big band that's a blast to play! Various brass mutes are used to shape the tonal colors of different sections of the tune. Example comping parts are included for piano, guitar, bass, drums, and congas that closely match the recorded demo provided.

Semi-finalist in the jazz category of the 2013 International Songwriting Competition

A bright Latin-Jazz big band arrangement. Sax parts are included that have soprano sax, flute, clarinet, and bass clarinet doubles, and a full set of alternate sax parts are also included that don't require any doubles. Various brass mutes are used to shape the tonal colors of different sections of the tune, and there are parts for flugelhorn that can optionally be played on trumpet. Example comping parts are included for piano, guitar, bass, drums, and congas that closely match the recorded demo provided.

Semi-finalist in the instrumental category of the 2021 Unsigned Only Music Competition

A relaxed swing-funk 18-piece big band arrangement. Sax parts are included that have flute, clarinet, and bass clarinet doubles, and a full set of alternate sax parts are also included that don't require any doubles. Various brass mutes are used to shape the tonal colors of different sections of the tune. Example comping parts are included for piano, guitar, bass, drums, and congas that closely match the recorded demo provided.


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