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Jazz Arrangements for Brass Quintets/Sextets
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:32 pm
by phoenix
Where can I find some decent arrangements of jazz charts for brass quintet/sextets?
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:44 pm
by Chuck(G)
There are a coiuple of really good chartss by Zack Smith of Beltway Brass at:
http://www.trumpettunes.com
--and don't overlook some of the Art Frackenpohl pieces like "Alexander's Ragtime Band".
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:54 pm
by Bill Troiano
There is a series published by Warner Bros. called "Ensembles That Swing". The arrangements come with optional rhythm section parts. From that series, I've used "Over the Rainbow", "Peter Gunn", and "It Don't Mean a Thing." Difficulty level is medium easy. They're a lot of fun!!
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 10:20 pm
by winston
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:20 am
by Art Hovey
Jack Gale has published a lot of jazz charts for brass quintet. He arranged "Porgy" and "West Side Story" for the Empire BQ. If you wish, I could find the information, or maybe Google would be quicker.
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:11 am
by BVD Press
Some personal favorites:
That's a Plenty - arr. by Hillcombe (Musicians Publications)
A Child is Born - Jones/Bass (BVD Press)
Tales from the Jazz Age - Gale and Nagle (Music Express)
Includes: After You've Gone; Bugle Call Rag; Charleston; Original Dixieland; One-Step; Royal Garden Blues; Tin Roof Blues
Alexander's Ragtime Band - Berlin/Rowe (BVD Press)
Tuxedo Junction - Hawkins/Sabourin (Touch of Brass/Tapestry)
Personal Plug:
If you are headed to DC for the Tuba Conference in a few weeks, BVD Press and Cimarron Music will have a booth. Please stop by and say hello! I will have many of the pieces listed above and in the previous posts on display.
Take care,