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Ballad. Chord progression of this Bone feature may be recognized as Beatles hit. Chart moves to heavy Latin tempo. Middles section is fast swing.

A beautiful ballad feature for soprano (or alto) and bari saxes, featuring gorgeous interplay between the soloists over a bed of lush trombones. Always a crowd favorite. No doubles. First trpt to A ab...

Beautiful medium slow swing ballad featuring your lead alto. Alto only improvises on last two fermata chords. Eight bar piano solo (written or ad-lib). Nice sax soli and soft ensemble passage ala Basi...

This is a ballad....a trombone feature written for Rob McConnell. It has a solo piano intro and lots of dynamic gradations, resulting in an emotionally charged chart. Trumpet D, Trombone B.

An extended feature for alto saxophone based on pretty ballad style melody, followed by a swing section where the alto leads the section through a difficult soli, and concluding with a fast jazz samba...

A slow ballad that goes into a double time swing and returns to a ballad for the endimg. This medium level chart is a tenor saxophone feature surrounded by rich harmonies and a lot of colorful musical...

Bluesy Trbn. Ballad in swing style w/easy ens backing, lots of independent lines for backing interments. Flugelhorns/muter Trpts. Throughout w/easy range requirements. Trpt to B, opt D, solo Trbn to C...

This trumpet feature ballad is a jazz tone poem written in memory of Ashley Alexander and inspired by the last movement of Death and Transfiguration by Richard Strauss. An expressive meditation, the s...

This beautiful ballad will be a great feature for the lead alto player especially if he/she favours a contemporary, popular playing style. Scored to be easily mastered by the ensemble this piece shoul...

Written for trombonist Andy Martin and the San Jose State University Jazz Orchestra, Emergence is a beautiful, lyrical ballad that features your trombone soloist. The melody ispresented primarily in t...

An emotional ballad feature for trumpet/flugelhorn written to remember Mechelle Hawk. The soloist plays the melody on flugelhorn over lightly but colorfully scored backgrounds, then improvises over th...

Commissioned by the Illinois Wesleyan University Jazz Ensemble and performed by several all state ensembles to date, this chart is an alto feature. Like the title, the chart begins as a ballad and lea...

A contemporary ballad featuring a trombone soloist on a floating, lyrical melody. The half-time rock feel evolves to a Latin beat followed by a driving samba solo sec. The ballad returns at the end. S...

After the Rain is a beautiful ballad with an outstretched melody that blurs bar lines and floats, leaving the listener suspended in a dreamy soundscape. An advanced tenor sax soloist will really dig i...

(1982 rev. 1998) 3/4 Ballad. Flugelhorn feature. Commissioned in 1983 by the Fresno City College Jazz Ensemble. All woodwinds double on flute. Top trumpet note: written high C.

Flugelhorn feature. Tempos: Ballad, medium swing, fast swing. Meaty sax soli.

This is a tender emotional ballad that features piano. 5/4/4/G,P,B,D. Trumpets D, Trombones B.

This arrangement features the alto sax in a ballad and swing combination. Recorded by the Maynard Ferguson band, the lyrical theme will become one of your favorites.