Description: This funky original from Michael Sweeney is very effective for beginning groups and one that is fun to play. Includes short 4-measure feature spots for each section inclding drums. Also features a written or ad lib solo for any sax.
Enjoy great flexibility with the Discovery Jazz series! Playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano and drums.
Description: Michael's exciting new piece for developing groups is one of his best - filled with tone clusters, percussive effects, and a driving rhythmic feel, and a sizzling, climatic coda. Each season, directors look to Michael for their contest or festival work that will keep students intrigued and motivated. Beyond the Seven Hills is certain to be a choice of teachers who insist on top quality teaching literature for their bands.
Description: Originally recorded by the innovative jazz fusion group Weather Report, Birdland has become one of the most popular jazz tunes ever. Michael Sweeney adds a few wrinkles and a false ending but retains the joyful energy (and most importantly, the percussion groove!) of the original.
Description: Josef Zawinul and the jazz fusion group Weather Report broke new ground with this innovative composition. This easy version maintains the drive and power of the original and will sound great with mature as well as inexperienced bands.
Enjoy great flexibility with the Easy Jazz Ensemble series! Playable with 4 saxes, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones and rhythm.
Description: This striking overture provides a wealth of variety and teaching material in an attractive setting that students will love to play. Hal Leonard's innovative Flex-Band series is designed to provide exciting music for bands with incomplete or unbalanced instrumentation. Written using just five parts (plus percussion), this arrangement will work with virtually ANY combination of brass or woodwinds - even strings. Dur: 3:15
Description: This striking overture has established itself as a staple in many band programs across the country and appear on many state lists as well. Bold and exciting, this composition provides a wealth of variety and teaching material in an attractive setting that students love to play.
Description: This striking overture provides a wealth of variety and teaching material in an attractive setting that students will love to play.
Hal Leonard's innovative Flex-Band series is designed to provide exciting music for bands with incomplete or unbalanced instrumentation. Written using just five parts (plus percussion), these arrangements will work with virtually ANY combination of brass or woodwinds – even strings. Dur: 3:15
