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All In Love is Fair (Stevie Wonder)

Arrangements \ Big Band \

Instrumentation:
Vocalist, 2 Alto Saxes, 2 Tenor Saxes, Baritone Sax, 5 Trumpets, 5 Trombones, Piano, Bass, Drum Set

Difficulty:
Advanced

Eat Carrots

Original Compositions \ Big Band \

Instrumentation:
SATTB Saxes, 5 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Bass Trombone/Tuba, Piano, Bass, Guitar, and Drum Set

Difficulty:
Advanced

A very fast and lively 12-bar blues chart for big band.

I Want A Little Boy/Girl

Arrangements \ Big Band \

Instrumentation:
Vocal Soloist, Soprano Sax, Alto Sax, 2 Tenor Saxes, Baritone Sax, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Rhythm Section (All Saxophone Parts double on Clarinet or Bass Clarinet)

Difficulty:
Advanced

I’m Walkin’

Arrangements \ Big Band \

Instrumentation:
Vocal Soloist, 2 Alto Saxes, 2 Tenor Saxes, Baritone Sax, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Rhythm Section

Difficulty:
Advanced

I’ve Got The World On A String (Harold Arlen)

Arrangements \ Big Band \

Instrumentation:
Vocal Soloist, Soprano Sax, Alto Sax, 2 Tenor Saxes, Baritone Sax, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Rhythm Section

Difficulty:
Advanced

L.O.V.E

Arrangements \ Big Band \

Instrumentation:
Vocal Soloist, 2 Alto Saxes, 2 Tenor Saxes, Baritone Sax, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Rhythm Section

Difficulty:
Advanced

Past Due

Original Compositions \ Big Band \

Instrumentation:
AATTB Saxes (Lead Alto Doubles on Piccolo), 4 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Bass Trombone, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drum Set

Difficulty:
Advanced

Rubato introduction, followed by an upbeat swing. Features notated and improvised solos.

Round Midnight (Thelonius Monk)

Arrangements \ Big Band \

Instrumentation:
2 Alto Saxes, 2 Tenor Saxes, Baritone Sax, 4 Trumpets, Flugelhorn Solo 4 Trombones, Rhythm Section

Difficulty:
Advanced

Sambaknowva

Original Compositions \ Big Band \

Instrumentation:
4 reeds (Saxes and Flutes), 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Tuba, Guitar, Bass, Drum Set

Difficulty:
Advanced

Big band Samba, composed in 1979.

Satin Doll

Arrangements \ Big Band \

Instrumentation:
Vocalist, Soprano Sax, Alto Sax/Clarinet, 2 Tenor Saxes/Clarinets, Baritone Sax/Bass Clarinet, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Piano, Bass, Drums

Difficulty:
Advanced

Summertime

Arrangements \ Big Band \

Instrumentation:
Vocal Soloist, 2 Flutes, 1 Flute/Clarinet/Tenor Sax (Doubling), 1 Flute/Clarinet (Doubling), Bass Clarinet, 2 Flugelhorns, 4 Trombones, Rhythm Section

Difficulty:
Advanced

Tell Me A Bedtime Story (Herbie Hancock)

Arrangements \ Big Band \

Instrumentation:
Soprano Sax, Flute/Alto Sax (Doubling), Flute, Clarinet/Tenor Sax (Doubling), Bass Clarinet, 4 Trumpets, Solo Flugelhorn, 4 Trombones, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drum Set

Difficulty:
Advanced

Time After Time

Arrangements \ Big Band \

Instrumentation:
Vocal Soloist, 2 Alto Saxes, 2 Tenor Saxes, Baritone Sax, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Rhythm Section

Difficulty:
Advanced

Tuna Funk

Original Compositions \ Big Band \

Instrumentation:
Alto Sax, 3 Tenor Saxes, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Rhythm Section

Difficulty:
Advanced

Standard-style big band funk, featuring very fast melodic sections for saxophones.

Turning Point

Original Compositions \ Big Band \

Instrumentation:
Soprano Sax (Doubles Piccolo), 2 Alto Saxes, 3 Tenor Saxes, Baritone Sax, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Piano, Electric Bass

Difficulty:
Advanced

Big band classic; Begins with an extended introduction featuring changing time and fermatas before settling into grooving solos.

When Love Comes Again

Original Compositions \ Big Band \

Instrumentation:
ATTBB Saxophones (All doubling on flute), 4 Trumpets, Flugelhorn, 3 Trombones, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Piano, Bass, Drum Set

Difficulty:
Advanced

A romantic big band tune featuring the saxophone section doubling as a flute quintet. One of Ray's earliest compositions (1976).

When Sunny Gets Blue (Marvin Fisher and Jack Segal)

Arrangements \ Big Band \

Instrumentation:
Vocal Soloist, 2 Alto Saxes, 2 Tenor Saxes, Baritone Sax, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Rhythm Section

Difficulty:
Advanced

You Are My Sunshine

Arrangements \ Big Band \

Instrumentation:
Vocal Soloist, 2 Alto Saxes, 2 Tenor Saxes, Baritone Sax, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Rhythm Section

Difficulty:
Advanced

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