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A.C.'s Tune
mp3 Medium-Advanced High School level. This original piece was written as a tribute to the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim. Slow Brazilian Samba-Bossa. Easy and relaxing melody with some chord changes that will challenge your tenor soloist to play II-V-I lines in many keys. Coda mp3 New piece that is getting great feedback from audience and musicians alike! Through-composed-straight 8th piece with a light, ethereal intro, interweaving lines and sections that build incessantly. Watch a You Tube clip of Rob Partons Big Band playing this piece. Heads Up mp3 Pro-Advanced College Level. Fast swinging arrangement that features complex dialogue between brass, saxes and rhythm. Very challenging! Knee Deep In Rio mp3 Pro-Advanced College Level. Originally written for Maynard Ferguson's Big Bop Nouveau band, and recently expanded for big band. Exciting piece in a Brazilian Samba style. This piece requires at least two great lead trumpet players in the band. Audiences and players alike are always thrilled to hear and play this piece. You can hear this on Maynard's album, "Brass Attitude" |
Legitimate Itch
mp3 Medium-Advanced High School Level. This chart is a medium swing minor blues that features the trombone section with bass in the development section. The chart was commissioned by The Commission Project, Rochester, NY. Watch a video of the University of Memphis Jazz ensemble perform this piece on You TubeHERE. Lickety Split mp3 Pro-Advanced College level. Medium up swing with exciting counterlines and pyramids. Tenor soloist or Alto soloist versions available. Commissioned by The Commission Project, Rochester, NY. Metamorphosis mp3 Advanced High School-College level. Commissioned by The Commission Project for the CCPA Jazz Orchestra. The second in what I call the "Butterfly Suite". "Sedentary Motion" is the first of the two. Medium fast swing tempo that starts off frantic and settles in with a modern sounding melody. As the piece develops, you start to hear rich modern harmonic landscapes, and hip interweaving rhythmic counterpoint after the solo section. Outside In mp3 Influenced by the music of Weather Report, this piece tests the conventional styles of Big Band writing with powerful rhythmic and melodic counterpoint. The most advanced players will find it to be challenging and fun to play. Sedentary Motion mp3 High School Level-This is the first part of what I call the "Butterfly Suite". Metamorphasis is the second in the suite. I used a certain 4-note line as the basis for each composition. Written for the "Caterpillar" stage, hence the name. Straight 8th meduim tempo with an easy feel, and an interesting developmental section as the piece progresses to the end. |
Song For A.E.G.
mp3 Medium High School Level. "This modern straight eighth note feel composition for proficient groups is inspired by the music of Gil Evans and Bob Brookmeyer. Set in a medium tempo, the broad harmonic and melodic landscapes give the players sufficient freedom to express themselves through interaction with one another. A quick study of the score reveals a style of orchestration that doesn’t conform to the norm. Thematic material is often stated by instrument groupings of two and three players, versus dividing into sections (sax, trumpet, trombone)." Duration 10:00. Then One Day I Had the Blues mp3 High School Level. This piece is fun to play by colleges and pros as well. This is a medium swing blues/shuffle in the Basie Style. Swings hard! This chart was commissioned by The Commission Project, Rochester, NY. Two Different Days mp3 Advanced High School-College level. Exciting Up Tempo Piece w/Woody Shaw-Chick Corea-type head. The middle section has interweaving lines that build to a thrilling climax that has been pleasing audiences and players alike! Commissioned by the Commission Project, Rochester, NY. This is the title track on Rob Parton's album, "Two Different Days". What's the Meaning of This mp3 Advanced High School-College level. Swing Shuffle that features Trumpet Tenor and Bone in a small group style, complimented by the big band in a laid back swing Basie style. Requires a good lead-solo trombonist. You Got It mp3 Advanced High School-College Level. This piece is the opening tune on Maynard Ferguson's "These Cats can Swing." Up-Tempo Blues with an exciting head. The development section features the horns without rhythm section, and a drum solo landscaped over stop time hits that give you an exciting element of surprise. |
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Paper Scores Published from Kendor
And Another Thing
mp3 Medium Advanced High School level. Commissioned by the Illinois Music Educator’s Association for the 2008 Illinois All-State Jazz Ensemble. "The straight 8th Latin jazz feel provides a perfect setting for Tom’s inventive melodic lines and refreshing voicings." Duration 6:40. Sedentary Motion mp3 High School Level-This is the first part of what I call the "Butterfly Suite". Metamorphasis is the second in the suite. I used a certain 4-note line as the basis for each composition. Written for the "Caterpillar" stage, hence the name. Straight 8th meduim tempo with an easy feel, and an interesting developmental section as the piece progresses to the end. Outside In mp3 Influenced by the music of Weather Report, this piece tests the conventional styles of Big Band writing with powerful rhythmic and melodic counterpoint. The most advanced players will find it to be challenging and fun to play. What's the Meaning of This mp3 Advanced High School-College level. Swing Shuffle that features Trumpet Tenor and Bone in a small group style, complimented by the big band in a laid back swing Basie style. Requires a good lead-solo trombonist. |
Other Available Scores
These arrangements are not in PDF or Finale format yet. Please contact Tom for more information. garlingtom@yahoo.com
The Crook
Medium College level. Thad jones style shuffle. Not in Finale or PDF format yet. Please contact Tom for more information. Outskirts Pro-Advance College Level. Arrangement of a great tune by Gary Willis of Tribal Tech. The Vibe mp3 Written for Maynard Ferguson's Big Bop Nouveau band and released on the album "One More Trip to Birdland". |