Cool Cat Classics for Jazz Ensemble Monday, December 20, 2021
5 Favorites for Cool Cats
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recommended by Eric Stratton, Jazz Specialist
Invitation by Bronislau Kaper/arr. Erik Morales, Grade 3.5
A jazz standard performed by all the jazz greats. This swing chart has a mysterioso yet exciting character as it changes grooves from swing to Afro-Cuban then a faster swing all around 126 BPM. Check out the fine solis for saxes, trumpets, and trombones, and lead trumpet range is to written A above the staff. Optional vibes and flute parts and more. Power and excitement in a dynamic chart!
‘Round Midnight by Thelonius Monk/arr. Rick Hirsch, Grade 2.5
A superb chart on a wonderful jazz standard, played around 140 BPM. Typically a ballad, this treatment is a straight-eighth feel with smooth cascading lines. Written-out solos are provided for trumpet 1 and alto 1. Included are a few sax solis, beautiful harmonies, and lead trumpet range is to written G on top of the staff. Optional parts include flute, clarinet, and vibes and more. A uniquely beautiful chart!
Solar by Miles Davis/arr. John Wasson, Grade 4
From his early “cool” period, this Miles Davis standard is arranged here in a contemporary setting featuring alto sax and flugelhorn on the melody. Solo space is provided for each. A full band soli treatment rounds out this superb arrangement.
What Is This Thing Called Love? by Cole Porter/arr. Alan Baylock, Grade 3.5
Yes! A hot swinger played in double time around 110 BPM that alternates with a samba groove. A terrific jazz standard that is full of energy that features solo work for tenor 1 (sample solo provided) and drum solo fills in an interlude. Lead trumpet range is to written A above the staff, optional parts include flute and vibes and more. This is your opener or closer for every performance!
Work Song by Nat Adderley/arr. John Berry, Grade 1.5
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.
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About the Author:
Eric Stratton is the Jazz Specialist at Stanton’s Sheet Music. From Westerville, OH, Eric received a Bachelor of Music in Classical Bass Performance and a Bachelor of Arts in Jazz Studies from Otterbein University. On both electric and double bass, he plays in various groups around Columbus, including New Albany Symphony and Westerville Symphony orchestras. He enjoys listening to and playing many types of music, from jazz, pop, to rock and metal. Some of Eric’s favorite performance opportunities are in the pit orchestras of musical theatre productions. When Eric isn’t gigging or at Stanton’s, he enjoys playing video games, hanging out with his cats, performing repair and tech work on guitars, and going to local restaurants and breweries with friends.