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“ARS LONGA, VITA BREVIS”

A SOURCEBOOK

FOR A BASIC AND ESSENTIAL

BIG BAND REPERTOIRE

Introduction 3
The “A” List 5
Basic and Essential Compositions

Count Basie (1904-1984) 5


All of Me 5
April in Paris 6
Basie Straight Ahead 6
Blues in Hoss’ Flat (Frankie’s Flat) 7
Corner Pocket 7
Down for the Count 8
Four Five Six 8
In a Mellow Tone 9
Lil’ Darlin’ 9
Moten Swing 10
One O’Clock Jump 10
Shiny Stockings 11
We Be Jammin 11
Wind Machine 12
“Choice of Repertoire” 12

Duke Ellington (1899-1974) 13


Across the Track Blues 13
Black and Tan Fantasy 13
Boy Meets Horn 14
Caravan 14
Cottontail 15
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore 15
Half the Fun 16
Harlem Airshaft 16
In A Mellotone 17
Prelude to a Kiss 17
Rockin’ In Rhythm 18
Solitude 18
Take the “A” Train 19
Things Ain’t What They Used To Be 19

“Importance of Jazz History” 20

Thad Jones (1923-1996)/


Mel Lewis (1929-1990) 21
A Child is Born 21
Big Dipper 21
Don’t Get Sassy 22
Groove Merchant 22
Hello and Goodbye 23
Little Pixie II 23
Low Down 24
Tip Toe 24
To You 25
Three In One 25
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square 26

“Building a Better Solo” 27


Woody Herman (1913-1987) 28
Central Park West 28
Early Autumn 28
Four Brothers 29
Pools 29
Woodchopper’s Ball 30

“Attitude Towards Soloists” 30

Stan Kenton (1911-1979) 31


Collaboration 31
Here’s That Rainy Day 31
Intermission Riff 32
A Little Minor Booze 32
Malaguena 33
Peanut Vendor 33

“More Thoughts On The Rhythm Section” 34

Buddy Rich (1917-1981) 35


Basically Blues 35
Chelsea Bridge 35
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy 36

“Melody and Rhythm” 36

Toshiko Akiyoshi (1929- ) 37


Road Time Shuffle 37
Tuning Up 37

Rob McConnell (1935- ) 38


Runaway Harmones 38
A Tribute to Art Fern 38

“Simple, Beginning Steps To Improvisation” 39


Bill Holman (1927-) 40
Just Friends 40
Ruby, My Dear 40

Maynard Ferguson ( 1929 - ) 41


On Green Dolphin Street 41

Louis Bellson (1924-) 41


Groove Blues 41

“Don’t Stop” 42

Bob Mintzer (1953-) 42


Art of the Big Band 42
Dauphin (Dolphin) Dance 43
Incredible Journey 43
Latin Dance 44
Truth 44

“Harder-Higher-Faster” 45

Joe Henderson (1937-) 46


Recordame 46

McCoy Tyner (1938-) 46


Choices 46
Passion Dance 47

“A Correlation- The Spoken Word


And The Language Of Jazz” 47

John Clayton Jr. (1952 - ) 48


Come Sunday 48
Georgia 48
How Great Thou Art 49
RainCheck 49
T’Ain’t What You Do 50

“Know Your Instrument” 50

Robert Curnow 51
First Circle 51

Charles Mingus (1922-1979) 51


Boogie Stop Shuffle 51
Moanin’ 52

“Open Ears VS. Closed Minds” 52

Michael Philip Mossman (1959-) 53


Cubauza 53
A Night in Tunisia (Mambo) 53
Out of The Blue 54
Paz Profundo 54
A Night In Tunisia 55

“Some Thoughts On Change,


The Status Quo And Our Teaching” 55

Don Menza (1936-) 56


Dizzyland 56

Gil Evans (1912-1988) 56


La Nevada Blues 56
Maids of Cadiz 57

Jimmy Heath (1926-) 57


Gingerbread Boy 57
Trane Connections 58
“Humility…Reality…Possibilities” 59

Jim McNeely (1949-) 60


Finally 60
Paper Spoons 60
Skittish 61
Blue Note 61

“Develop A Positive Attitude To What You Hear “ 62

GRP All-Stars 63
Airegin 63
Cookin’ at the Continental 63
Misterioso 64
Sister Sadie 64

“Play A Melody” 65

Carla Bley (1938-) 65


Who Will Rescue You 65
Exaltation/Religious Experience/Major 66
Simple Arrangement 66

“Speak! Sing! Play!” 67

Miscellaneous 67
Miss Fine 67
Sackbut City 68
Wrappin’ It Up 68

A SUPPLEMENTARY LIST:
Additional and Valuable
Compositions/Arrangements 69
Count Basie (1904-1984) 69
Avenue “C” 69
Battle Royal 70
Booze Brothers 70
Bus Dust 71
CB Express 71
Cherry Point 72
Cute 72
Duet 73
Every Tub 73
Fantail 74
Flight of The Foo Birds 74
Fly Me To The Moon 75
Freckle Face 75
Front Burner 75
Hayburner 76
Jamie 76
Katy 76
Katy Do 77
Kid From Red Bank 77
Magic Flea 78
Miss Missouri 78
Misunderstood Blues 78
Queen Bee 79
Satin Doll 79
Second Time Around 80
Splanky 80
Texas Shuffle 81
Vine Street Rumble 81
Warm Breeze 81
Whirlybird 82
You Got It 82

“Body Language In Improvisation” 83

Duke Ellington (1899-1974) 83


Agra 83
Ahmad 84
Blood Count 84
Concerto For Cootie 84
Isfahan 85
Koko 85
Mainstem 86
Mood Indigo 86
Old Circus Train Turnaround Blues 87

Thad Jones (1923-1996)/


Mel Lewis (1929-1990) 87
All of Me 87
Ambience 88
Central Park North 88
Cherry Juice 89
Consummation 89
Dearly Beloved 90
Ding Dong Ding 90
The Farewell 91
Fingers 91
A Good Time Was Had 92
The Great One 92
Mean What You Say 92
Meetin’ Place 93
Once Around 93
Skylark 94
This Bass Was Made For Walkin 94
US 94
Willow Weep For Me 95

“Listen…Listen…Listen” 95

Woody Herman (1913-1987) 96


Blues for Poland 96
Blues for Red 96
Come Rain or Come Shine 97
Fried Buzzard 97
Greasy Sack Blues 97
Great Escape 98
I Got News For You 98
It Don’t Mean A Thing 99
Reunion At Newport 99
Woody’s Gold Star 99

Stan Kenton (1911-1979) 100


Artistry In Rhythm 100
Granada Smoothie 100
La Suerta De Los Tontos 101
Malaga 101
My Old Flame 101
Opus In Pastels 102
Stella By Starlight 102
Stompin’ At The Savoy 102
What’s New 103

Buddy Rich (1917-1981) 103


Groovin Hard 103
Lush Life 104
Nutville 104
Time Check 105
Sr. Mark’s Square 105

“A Better Rhythm Section” 106

Toshiko Akiyoshi (1929- ) 107


Studio J 107
Hangin’ Loose 107

Rob McConnell (1935- ) 108


Blue Tag 108
Countless Blues 108
Even Canadians Get The Blues 109
Just Friends 109
The Shuffle Boogie Swamp Groove Blues 110

Bill Holman (1927-) 110


Any Dude’ll Do 110
No Joy in Mudville 111
Petaluma Lu 111
St. Thomas 112
Told You So 112

Maynard Ferguson ( 1929 - ) 113


Brazil 113
Blue Birdland 113
Footpath Café 114
It’s The Gospel Truth 114
Mira Mira 115
Slide’s Derangement 115
You Got It 116

Louis Bellson (1924-) 116


E. J. Express 116

Phil Woods (1931-) 117


Charles Christopher 117
Julian 117
Paul 118
Randi 118
Sweet Willie 119

Les Hooper 119


Bunch of Blues 119
El Improvo Grande 120
Midnight Bells 120
On Green Dolphin Street 120

Bob Mintzer (1953-) 121


Eye Of the Hurricane 121
Hanky Panky 121
The Happy Song 122
Lazy Day 122
A Long Time Ago 123
Papa Lips 123
Techno-Pop 124
Slo Funk 124
Tribute 125
“Programming The Concert (And Rehearsal)
… Jazz Should Be Fun” 126

Bobby Watson (1953-) 127


Conservation 127
Ms. BC (For Betty Carter) 127
Old Time Ways 128

McCoy Tyner (1938-) 128


Blues On The Corner 128

John Clayton Jr. (1952 - ) 129


Blues Blower’s Blues 129
Blues For Stephanie 129
Brush This 130
Easy Money 130
I Be Serious About Dem Blues 131
Night Train 131
Soup Bone 132
Take The A Train 132

Bob Florence (1932 - ) 133


Oceanography 133
Party Hearty 133
Trash Can City 134
Wide Open Spaces 134

Bob Curnow 135


First Child 135

Charles Mingus (1922-1979) 135


Tijuana Gift Shop 135
Duke Ellington’s Sound of Love 136
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 136
Hatian Love Song 136
Gunslinging Bird 137
Nostalgia In Times Square 137

Paul Lopez 138


Floriando 138
Sylvia 138
Una Mas 139

Tom Kubis 139


Alexander’s Big Time Band 139
Exactly Like This 140
Honey’s Buckled Hose 140
On Purple Porpoise Parkway 141

Jimmy Heath (1926-) 141


CTA 141
Ellington’s Strayhorn 142
Forever Sonny 142

Jim McNeely (1949-) 143


Off The Cuff 143

Paquito D’Rivera (1948-) 143


Snow Samba 143

GRP All-Stars 144


Oleo 144
Round Midnight 144
All Blues 145

Don Ellis (1934-1978) 145


Indian Lady 145
Turkish Bath 146

Miscellaneous 146
Blue Bossa 146
Filthy McNasty 147
Ladybird 147
Lady With The Pretty Legs 147
New Skies 148
Silverado 148
What A Wonderful World 148
Tiger of San Pedro 149
Kansas City Shout 149

“Know The Melody…Play With A


Vocalist’s Legato” 150

“The Sax Section” – Dr. John Mills 151

“Playing In A Trumpet Section” – Pat Murray 157

“Playing Trombone In A Big Band” – Paul McKee 161

“Comments On Rhythm Section Parts


In Afro-Cuban Arrangements “
– Michael Philip Mossman 168

“The Jazz Ensemble Rhythm Section” – Jeff Hellmer 170

Music and Materials- Publishers and Jobbers 172


- Educational MaterialsAnd Methods
(eg., The Aebersold Materials)
–   A List of Representative Jazz Education Videos
and Movies
A List of Important of Jazz Artists and Recordings 189
Saxophones 189
Trumpets 196
Trombones and Tubas 203
Piano and Vibes 205
Guitar 211
Bass 213
Vocalists 217
Big Bands 221

Historically Significant Recordings 230

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