New Arrival First chorus only on soundbite download
Line-up: 2 Altos, 2 Tenors, Baritone, 4 Tpts, 4 Tbns, 3-4 rhythm section. Alto 2 solo. Easy. About my new granddaughter (and my new cat).
Happy Ending download
Line-up: 2 Altos, 2 Tenors, Baritone, 4 Tpts, 4 Tbns, 3-4 rhythm section. Tpt 2 solo. Fairly easy.Here is a snippet of the tune.
Socks Maniac download
Line-up: 2 Altos, 2 Tenors, Baritone, 4 Tpts, 4 Tbns, 3-4 rhythm section. Tpt 3 solo. Some difficult timing but otherwise quite simple. Here is a snippet of the tune.
Jerry download
Line-up: 2 Altos, 2 Tenors, Baritone, 4 Tpts, 4 Tbns, 3-4 rhythm section. Alt 1 solo. Dedicated to the late Jerry Dearden, guitarist/trombone player and bass player who could play in any style. Might need a bit of looking at to get the changes of tempo right. Here is a snippet of the tune.
Dave download
Line-up: 2 Altos, 2 Tenors, Baritone, 4 Tpts, 4 Tbns, 3-4 rhythm section. Tenor 1 solo. Dedicated to the wonderful late Dave Trigwell, superb drummer. Dave was master of broken-up time, so I've included quite a bit of it in this arrangement.. Here is a snippet of the tune.
Last Year download
Line-up: 2 Altos, 2 Tenors, Baritone 4 Tpts, 4 Tbns, 3-4 rhythm section. Tbn 2 and Piano solos. Here is a snippet of the tune.
Omega download
Line-up: Soprano, 2 Altos, Tenor, Baritone, 4 Tpts, 4 Tbns, 3-4 rhythm section. Piano or Guitar solo and Tpt3 solo.
Spectacled Relations download
Line-up: 2 Altos, 2 Tenors, Baritone, 4 Tpts, 4 Tbns, 3-4 rhythm section. Tbn2 solos. A pun on sexual relations. Difficult split ensemble passage - will need some rehearsing. I used horns instead of trumpets on the recording as the trumpet sound on the software is dreadful. Here is a snippet of the tune.
Teh Dyslectix Hron Plyear download
Line-up: 2 Altos, 2 Tenors, Baritone, 4 Tpts, 4 Tbns, 3-4 rhythm section. Ten 1 and Tpt 2 solos. Shouldn't be too much of a challenge for players. Here is a snippet of the tune.
Ad lib for Idlib download
Line-up: 2 Altos, 2 Tenors, Baritone, 4 Tpts, 4 Tbns, 3-4 rhythm section. Trombone 3 solo. Some high trumpet notes, but otherwise not too difficult. About the title: Russian warplanes in Idlib province in Syria have attacked schools and children going to school and then again bombed the White Helmet Civil Defence group who were rescuing the children. I want to give some publicity to what Russian forces are doing in Syria, not just in Ukraine - the bastards! Here is a snippet of the tune.
Realisation download
Line-up: 2 Altos, 3 Tenors, 4 Tpts, 4 Tbns, 3-4 rhythm section. You can substitute the attached baritone part for the 3rd Tenor if necessary. Tenor 1 and 2 solos. This is for when Russians realise what their politicians and armed forces have been doing in Ukraine. Dedicated to Marina Ovsyannikova. Here is a snippet of the tune.
That's it - no more big band arrangements. If you've downloaded and played any of them, thank you so much. I admit they are not world-shattering charts, but I hope they are playable and that you have enjoyed playing them. That's what really matters.