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Song Title
and description
Voicing/Setting
Style
Sample Score
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Difficulty
World/Funk
IV
Medium Swing
IV
Funk
III
Funk
III
Jazz Waltz
III
Medium Swing
IV
Medium Swing
IV
Jazz Waltz/
Medium Swing
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III+
Bossa Nova
Available soon!
II
Freedom is a Voice - Bobby McFerrin and Russell Ferrante’s compositional collaboration is filled with creativity, imagination, and artistry. “Freedom is a voice. Freedom is a song. Freedom is a spirit of the people who are strong...” This arrangement captures the musical passion of this world music/funk tune. This uplifting chart works perfectly as a concert closer. Piano, bass, guitar, drums, trumpet, alto sax, tenor sax and trombone parts included.
I Just Decided to Stay - A tenor/baritone solo feature with cleverly written ensemble backgrounds. This a cappella piece is in a relaxed swing feel with great lyrics and natural jazz rhythms that will challenge your group and entertain your audiences. Would also be a great jazz festival piece for your group.
SSATB-
with rhythm section and optional horns
SSATB-
A Cappella
Solo Feature
SATB-
with rhythm section
Senor Blues - A new spin on a classic Horace Silver tune, this medium-slow funk chart sings easy and adds some great variety to any ensembles repertoire. Includes an open solo section over minor 12-bar blues for singers or instrumentalists. Written out piano and bass parts, with drum part included.
Senor Blues - A new spin on a classic Horace Silver tune, this medium-slow funk chart sings easy and adds some great variety to any ensembles repertoire. Includes an open solo section over minor 12-bar blues for singers or instrumentalists. Written out piano and bass parts, with drum part included.
Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most - Beginning with an cappella ballad style verse, this arrangement continues as a jazz waltz with a 4/4 swinging bridge. Includes an open solo section as well as a vocal soli. Written out piano and bass parts, with drum and guitar parts included.
Walkin’ My Baby Back Home - Based on Nat King Cole’s recording with big band, this a cappella arrangement features big band style word-less background vocals behind the solo melody. Lots of great rhythms and challenging harmonies. A great medium swing tune to feature a soloist on.
Walkin’ My Baby Back Home - Based on Nat King Cole’s recording with big band, this a cappella arrangement features big band style word-less background vocals behind the solo melody. Lots of great rhythms and challenging harmonies. A great medium swing tune to feature a soloist on.
It Could Happen to You - A hip take on this standard tune, the meter alternates between 3/4 and 4/4. An open solo section is followed by a fun yet challenging vocal soli, and the tune ends following a short half-time section. A great piece to add variety to a groups repertoire. Piano, bass, drums, and guitar parts included.
Alone Together - This bossa nova arrangement works well for beginning-intermediate jazz choirs and incorporates very singable lines in 4-part harmony. A solo section works for either vocalists or instrumentalists, and a three chord vamps before the ending is a great opportunity to build the piece and improvise trading 4’s. Piano, bass, drums, and guitar parts included.
SSAA-
with rhythm section
SATB-
with rhythm section
SATBB-
A Cappella
Solo Feature
TTBBB-
A Cappella
Solo Feature
SSATB-
with rhythm section
SATB-
with rhythm section