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All-time great ballad from Jerome Kern! Mark has taken this standard and crafted a beautiful feature for Tenor Sax. Very effective for soloist and ensemble alike.

All-time great ballad from Jerome Kern! Mark has taken this standard and crafted a beautiful feature for Tenor Sax. Very effective for soloist and ensemble alike.

Master craftsman Sammy Nestico has beautifully arranged this familiar standard as a solo feature for alto sax. Starting out in a slow ballad style, the solo section shifts to a double time feel. Lush...

A tribute to one of the greatest jazz trombonists ever, here is a beautiful arrangement of J.J. Johnson's Lament. Fittingly, the trombones are featured as a section for the first part of the arrangeme...

Few jazz ballads have been performed as consistently as this Thelonious Monk gem. Mike's version is a solo vehicle for alto sax and includes a double time feel that alternates with the traditional bal...

No one handles Ellington for younger ensembles better than Mark Taylor, and this well-crafted arrangement shows why. Although Mark uses a written trumpet solo on the bridge, the main theme is handled...

This haunting ballad from the '40s received notoriety as the theme song for television's Mike Hammer. The saxophone section takes the spotlight here while the brass add background figures to spice thi...

Here's a classic Ellington ballad cast for small band and featuring tenor sax. Wonderful reharmonizations and skilled scoring.

Here's a classic Ellington ballad cast for small band and featuring tenor sax. Wonderful reharmonizations and skilled scoring.

This wonderful tune from the early '60s has become a standard recorded by countless artists over the years, most notably Nat King Cole. Mark's setting as a solo feature for alto sax is in a smooth and...

This wonderful tune from the early '60s has become a standard recorded by countless artists over the years, most notably Nat King Cole. Mark's setting as a solo feature for alto sax is in a smooth and...

Here is a wonderfully sensitive jazz ballad that features a tenor sax soloist throughout. Mark uses woodwind doubles (optional) and lush harmonies with muted brass textures in creating this stunningly...

Here is a wonderfully sensitive jazz ballad that features a tenor sax soloist throughout. Mark uses woodwind doubles (optional) and lush harmonies with muted brass textures in creating this stunningly...

This wonderful classic ballad recorded by Stevie Wonder is set here as a feature for tenor sax. Beautifully accompanied by piano only in the beginning, a mellow accompaniment follows (with flugels and...

Composed in 1970, A Song For You has over the years become one of Leon Russell's most popular songs; recorded by countless artists including Peggy Lee, Michael Bublé, Ray Charles, Whitney Houston, Are...

Based on the version recorded by Clifford Brown accompanied by strings, this marvelous ballad from 1930 provides your trumpet soloist the perfect opportunity for lyric stylings. The written solo part...

Based on the version recorded by Clifford Brown accompanied by strings, this marvelous ballad from 1930 provides your trumpet soloist the perfect opportunity for lyric stylings. The written solo part...

Composed in the Cuban Bolero style, here is a poignant and richly scored ballad featuring solo flugelhorn and band. Inspired by the idea that 'each of us has a mysterious, captivating glow within that...

Composed in the Cuban Bolero style, here is a poignant and richly scored ballad featuring solo flugelhorn and band. Inspired by the idea that 'each of us has a mysterious, captivating glow within that...

Composed by the legendary Billy Strayhorn, this is truly one of the masterpieces of jazz. Mark Taylor has beautifully crafted a feature for alto sax using a variety of styles and settings. Basically s...

Composed by the legendary Billy Strayhorn, this is truly one of the masterpieces of jazz. Mark Taylor has beautifully crafted a feature for alto sax using a variety of styles and settings. Basically s...

Available again, here is Frank Mantooth's classic chart from 1987 as performed by the Ashley Alexander Big Band on Seems Like Old Times. Let your piano player show off with this stunning ballad arrang...

Available again, here is Frank Mantooth's classic chart from 1987 as performed by the Ashley Alexander Big Band on Seems Like Old Times. Let your piano player show off with this stunning ballad arrang...

Born in Cornwall, England, Eric Stevens studied piano and bass with the 'Royal School of Music'. In the later years he worked as a club- and studio-musician together with Tom Jones,Roy Orbison, Gene P...

Arranger Mike Lewis presents this moderate swing ballad featuring the 1st trumpet and the sax section. Easy ranges and easy rhythms will allow this tasty chart to come together quickly and effectively...