As the title of suggests, The Quintessential Count is a homage to the famous collaborations between Count Basie, Quincy Jones … and Sammy Nestico -...
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Stix and Out is a drum feature written in a medium funk style. The title Stix and Out is a play on words of a phrase from the game of cricket. Many...
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Count ‘em Down is a classic “opener” in the Count Basie Style. It contains the hallmarks of the Big Band genre and is a great opportunity for playe...
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Reminiscent of Dave Brubeck’s “Take Five,” Five and Three is all about the groove. An opening melody, first heard in the trombones and soon passed ...
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Addison Avenue was inspired by the style of the classic big band led by the great Count Basie. It’s a toe-tapping swing chart featuring dynamic sta...
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Jump To It is a up tempo swing chart in the style of the great dance bands of 1940’s. It features a catchy melody and riff-based patterns typical o...
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Patch Goes To Town was written about the first time my son went in to the ‘city’. The melody in the opening reflects his excited and happy mood - y...
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My Temptation is a slow swing ballad based on the Neal Hefti style of Lil' Darlin’ originally written for the Count Basie Orchestra's 1958 album ‘T...
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Boogaloo for Two was originally composed as a play-on theme for the Australian variety television show “Hey Hey It’s Saturday” in the 1990’s. The D...
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Fiesta en la Calle is a high-energy Latin chart that fuses Tito Puente with Arturo Sandoval and the modern L.A writing of Gordon Goodwin. After the...
View full detailsNo Time for Talkers is a fun and energetic hard-driving gospel rock tune. Full recordings of this and other great Australian jazz works can be foun...
View full detailsHow funky can you get? It’s easy to get excited about the title of this tune and try too hard to be funky. It’s like trying too hard to be cool. It...
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Originally written as a lilting funk chart for five piece band, this conversion to full big band has allowed the tune to develop into a multi layer...
View full detailsImagine a llama out for a night on the town in this fun latin chart. With a quick drink and a bale of hay at a favourite night spot it’s time to hi...
View full detailsMove 'n' Groove is a tribute to legendary trumpet player Lee Morgan. The chart is based on the groove of The Sidewinder, with a half-time funk feel...
View full detailsWhat do lizards get up to after a day’s basking in the sun? Having re-energised on that hot rock, they are swinging out with the other reptiles. A ...
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As often happens, Lucky Lockie lept off the piano and demanded to become a tune when the composer was teaching saxophone to another Lockie. The bas...
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One of Australia’s greatest entertainers, the late Ricky May, often used the expression to an audience to acknowledge his band “How about a little ...
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Cover Drive is a combination of the 12/8 shuffle and the Afro-Cuban 12/8 groove. The drum and percussion parts are a suggestion of how to reflect t...
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Featuring trumpet soloist, Your Time Will Come, is a beautiful melodic ballad in triple metre, opening opportunities for interpretation and express...
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This chart offers a cool and funky groove for young bands with a catchy melody and solo opportunities for trumpet, trombone or saxophones. Optional...
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The Four Note Boogaloo is a fun piece for a grooving rhythm section with a melody featuring a small jazz combo horn section of Alto Sax, Tenor Sax ...
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Charlie is the coolest dude. He likes to eat the Corgi's food. He's always into this and that. Charlie, He's the cat. Dedicated to Charlie, one of ...
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Sub Zero is a bright jazz shuffle in the style of New York’s legendary Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. The title reflects the composer’s memories of his f...
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