Magnus Lindberg: Metal Work

Work for Accordion and Percussion.

Neil Peart: A Work In Progress DVD

On this DVD, Neil Peart documents the 'work in progress' of recording Rush's album, 'Test For Echo', as well as the work in progress of Neil himself and his endless apprenticeship to the art of drumming.

After You've Gone

Here's a nice change-of-pace swing tune that will work great for contest or concerts. The tempo is relaxed just enough to make it easy for younger groups to handle comfortably. Plenty of tutti ensemble playing and lush harmonies.

Work Song

Written in a medium-tempo, swing style, the saxes take the lead in the beginning answered by screaming brass figures. Soprano sax and a solo trombone engage in an ongoing bluesy dialogue interspersed with swingin' passages for theentire band. All masterfully arranged by Sy Johnson.Recorded live by the Mingus Big Band

Work Song

One of the signature tunes of the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, composed by Nat Adderley, this well-known jazz standard remains as popular today as when it first came out in 1960. Arranged here in a solid even eighth note feel, this is an appealing choice for any concert.

Birk'S Work

A classic minor blues tune from Dizzy Gillespie, Mike Tomaro starts this version as a funky mambo but then shifts the style to swing and finally back again to the mambo. This well-paced chart features a great feel plus solos for trumpet and tenor.

Sound Goes Round

Gilbert Tinner has written another sure fire winner with this catchy new work in a relaxed musical style.The sound of the piece, with it’s simple musical lines, dissonant harmonies and driving beat, is in a pop style but could equally have come straight from a west-end musical. Sound Goes Round will make a delightful light interlude for any concert.

Nimrod 'from Enigma Variations' - arr. Bocook : from Enigma Variations

This adagio movement from the Enigma Variations provides an excellent opportunity for developing bands to work on tone, blend, intonation, and dynamics. Jay Bocook's arrangement is designed for smaller bands and features flexiblescoring options to fit most any ensemble.

Chopin: Man, Work, Resonance

We Can Work It Out

Reminiscent of the sassy and funky version recorded by Chaka Kahn, here is a hot re-working of the classic Beatles hit. Featuring creative harmonies and sizzling horn riffs, this is sure to add a spark of energy to any program.

Friends Forever

Firm friendship was the inspiration for the composer whilst writing Friends Forever. Flowing melodic lines create a warm, relaxed atmosphere.

Quartetto per archi No. 3 op. 40

'Bozay's new quartet is an imposingly splendid work. Its slow second movement reaches almost Bartókian depths. The final rondeau is of elemental force. Each movement is characterized by lucid structure. The aleatoric sections fit perfectly the ones fixed precisely by notation. The tone is controlled and lucid to an utmost degree throughout. The thematic materials are characteristic, their combination is logical, but not commonplace… it is a work written with amazing skill of the craft.' (Porrectus, Muzsika, March 1999). The fourmovement work composed in 1996-1997 was first performed with great success by the String Quartet Somogyi at the 1999 Mini-Festival in Budapest.

Saturday in the Park

Written in a relaxed tempo and easy going style, this Chicago hit features low brass on the verse and solid scoring for the full band.

Under Pressure

Famously recorded by Queen with David Bowie, this relaxed rock tune has a laid back groove that generates a steady drive and burning intensity from beginning to end.

Philosophers on Music : Experience, Meaning, and Work

I'll Be There - Marching Band

Here's a nice change of pace on this hit ballad from The Jackson 5. Paul develops a nice relaxed groove and uses an effective modulation and build-up to the chorus.

Have You Met Miss Jones?

Relaxed medium swing. - Scored for 4 horns with flexible instrumentation, plus rhythm section - Background figures and ensemble soli section- more than just head charts - Recordings include separate rhythm section only tracks

Isang Yun : His Life and Work in Pictures

Earl Hines: Piano Genius At Work (7CDs/DVD)

Earl Hines is often named the “Father of Modern Jazz Piano” and not without good reason. He was a Piano pioneer, not only in excelling and exercising his mastery of harmony and rhythm in solos, but in establishing the Piano as an important member of any jazz ensemble. The trumpet-style phrasing Hines formed a close creative unit with Louis Armstrong all the while being a band leader and extravagant reformer: Never afraid to go beyond known borders and challenge the listener’s ear. This 7 CD plus one DVD box set features solo sessions from Hines ’ early days in 1928 and up to 1974 in New York and Chicago, 1948 radio broadcasts from Blue Note in Chicago with Louis Armstrong and his All Stars, a series of 1954 through 1955 live recordings from the infamous Club Hangover in San Francisco, 1954 collaborations with the Muggsy Spanier All Stars, numerous 1959 recordings with the Earl Hines Quartet from London House in Chicago and on the DVD, a 1970 take of Earl Hines solo on Piano and Vocal. In the detailed liner notes, Dan Morgenstern writes: “ Hines endures, and this collection is a fine representation of his art and craft ”.

Marc Blitzstein His Life, His Work, His World

Measured to Fit

Flugel Nights

Feature a flugel soloist on this lush and melodic original from Mark Taylor. Written in a relaxed Latin groove, this offers a nice opportunity for a change of pace for festival or concert use.

Nancy (With The Laughing Face)

Originally written as a ballad, Mike Tomaro does a great job of adapting this standard as a relaxed samba. The song's beautiful melody and lush harmony lends itself to a very elegant and appealing orchestration.

Bewitched

Here's a great old standard in the hands of a great arranger who really understands how to use the colors of the jazz ensemble. The style is relaxed swing and a trombone solo is featured.

I'M Gonna Live Till I Die

Adapted from his Grammy winning arrangement for Queen Latifah, here is a smokin' swing chart that features a relaxed vocal line accompanied by absolutely blazing figures from the band. An exceptional powerhouse of a chart!