Jazz Band Performance Repertoire
TITLE COMPOSER ARRANGER Middle School/Easy High School Afro Blue Mongo Santamaria Michael Sweeney All Blues Miles Davis Michael Sweeney All 'Dem Leaves Ryan Erik Adamsons All The Things You Are Jerome Kern Michael Sweeney April In Paris Vernon Duke Rick Stitzel Bernie's Tune Bernie Miller Victor Goines Big Beat Greg Yasinitsky Big Swing Face Bill Potts Rich Sigler Blue Bossa Kenny Dorham Michael Sweeney Blue Monk Thelonius Monk Michael Sweeney Blue Soul Blue Mitchell Allen Gray Blues March Benny Golson Chris Sharp By the Light of the Dawn Antonio García Bye Bye Blackbird Ray Henderson Mark Taylor Cantaloupe Island Herbie Hancock Mike Kamuf Embraceable You George & Ira Gershwin Roy Phillippe Emily Johnny Mandel Lisa DeSpain Fancy Pants Sammy Nestico Four Miles Davis John Berry Four Miles Davis Mark Taylor Front Burner Sammy Nestico Groove Merchant Jerome Richardson Rich Sigler I Got Rhythm George and Ira Gershwin Wycliffe Gordon Lester Leaps In Lester Young Rich Siegler Lil’ Darlin’ Neil Hefti Dizzy Gillespie and Manteca Chano Pozo Michael Sweeney Mr. P.C. John Coltrane Terry White Point, Counterpoint Ellen Rowe Doug Beach and George Power to the Chili Pepper Shutack Red Clay Freddie Hubbard Sean Wagoner Sing Sing Sing Louis Prima Mike Lewis Sofrito Greg Yasinitsky Spain Chick Corea Paul Jennings Splanky Neal Hefti Michael Sweeney Stompin' at the Savoy Edgar Sampson Mike Lewis The Blues Walk Clifford Brown Paul Murtha
3/18/2021 Jazz Band Performance Repertoire
Things Ain’t What They Used To Be Mercer Ellington Allen Gray Watermelon Man Herbie Hancock Mike Kamuf What Are You Dealin' With? Wycliffe Gordon Work Song Nat Adderley Terry White High School (Moderate) A Child is Born Thad Jones Afro Blue Mongo Santamaria Michael Philip Mossman After Eight Greg Yasinitsky Ah - That's Freedom Hank Jones Thad Jones, ed. Mike Carubia Along Came Betty Benny Golson Alan Baylock Mayme Watts and Sidney Alright, Okay, You Win J. Wyche Frank Foster Bag's Groove Milt Jackson John Clayton Basie Straight Ahead Sammy Nestico Blood Count Billy Strayhorn Blues For Alfy Bill Holman C Jam Blues (Ala Mambo) Duke Ellington Michael Philip Mossman Corner Pocket Frank Foster Cotton Tail Duke Ellington Days of Wine and Roses Henry Mancini Four Brothers Jimmy Giuffre I Won't Dance John Clayton Splanky Neal Hefti Sunset Glow Benny Carter Take the Wheel James Miley The Blues Machine Sammy Nestico High School (Advanced)/College 500 Miles High Chick Corea Mark Taylor Dizzy Gillespie and Frank A Night In Tunisia Paparelli Michael Philip Mossman A Pair of Aces Sammy Nestico A Salute to Duke Ellington Duke Ellington Jeff Hest A View From The Edge Bill Holman ABC Blues Bob Brookmeyer Abstraktes Bild Fred Sturm Turner Layton and Henry After You've Gone Creamer Bill Holman Gerald Marks and All of Me Seymour Simons Billy Byers
3/18/2021 Jazz Band Performance Repertoire
Gerald Marks and All of Me Seymour Simons Thad Jones Any Dude'll Do Bill Holman Apple Honey Woody Herman Basie Straight Ahead Sammy Nestico Wayne King, Victor Young, and Egbert Van Beautiful Love Alstyne Paul McKee Better Git 'It In Your Soul Charles Mingus Sy Johnson Big Dipper Thad Jones Big Swing Face Bill Potts Black and Tan Fantasy Duke Ellington Black Orpheus Luiz Bonfa Eric Richards Black, Brown, and Beautiful Oliver Nelson Blues and the Abstract Truth Oliver Nelson Blues for Red John Fedchock Blues For Stephanie John Clayton Blues in Hoss Flat Frank Foster Boogie Stop Shuffle Charles Mingus Sy Johnson C Jam Blues Duke Ellington Michael Philip Mossman Camels John Daversa Can't Stop My Leg Rob McConnell Duke Ellington and Juan Caravan Tizol Alan Baylock Chunka Lunka Mary Lou Williams Coconut Champagne Denis DeBlasio Victor Lopez Con Alma Dizzy Gillespie Michael Philip Mossman Count Bubba Gordon Goodwin Crystal Silence Chick Corea Mike Tomaro Cubauza Mario Bauza Michael Phillip Mossman Dance You Monster To My Sweet Song Maria Schneider Days of Wine and Roses Henry Mancini Maria Schneider Dedication Thad Jones Deed I Do Fred Rose John Clayton Don't Git Sassy Thad Jones Down by the Riverside Traditional Oliver Nelson Dukisms Bob Florence East Coast Andy Leigh Pilzer El Viento Maria Schneider Elvin's Mambo Bob Mintzer
3/18/2021 Jazz Band Performance Repertoire
Emancipation Blues Oliver Nelson Evidence Thelonious Monk John Clayton Extra Credit Jim McNeely Fables of Faubus Charles Mingus Sy Johnson First Love Song Bob Brookmeyer Footprints Wayne Shorter Matt Harris Frame for the Blues Slide Hampton Freckle Face Sammy Nestico Georgia On My Mind Hoagy Carmichael John Clayton Get Well Soon Bob Brookmeyer Green Piece Maria Schneider Groove Merchant Jerome Richardson Thad Jones Groovin' Hard Don Menza Gumba Blue Maria Schneider Haitian Fight Song Charles Mingus Sy Johnson Hang Gliding Maria Schneider Hay Burner Sammy Nestico Heart and Soul Hoagy Carmichael John Clayton Hello and Goodbye Bob Brookmeyer Here's That Rainy Day Jimmy Van Heusen Dee Barton Fats Waller and Andy Honeysuckle Rose Razaf Quincy Jones Honk Jeff Jarvis Hunting Wabbits Gordon Goodwin I Be Serious 'Bout Dem Blues John Clayton I Feel Pretty Leonard Bernstein Ellen Rowe I Remember Bird Leonard Feather Oliver Nelson Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, I’m Beginning to See the Light and Harry James Quincy Jones Harold Arlen and Ted I’ve Got a Right to Sing the Blues Koehler Sammy Nestico Duke Ellington and Milt In A Mellow Tone Gabler Frank Foster In A Mellow Tone Duke Ellington Oliver Nelson In a Pinch Maria Schneider In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning David Mann Jim McNeely In Your Own Sweet Way Dave Brubeck Dave Wolpe Intrepid Fox Eric Richards
3/18/2021 Jazz Band Performance Repertoire
transcribed by Paul Myers and Isfahan Billy Strayhorn David Berger Jackson Square Denis DiBlasio Jody Grind Horace Silver John Clayton Just Friends John Klenner Rob McConnell Kansas City Suite Benny Carter Kids Are Pretty People Thad Jones Ko-Ko Duke Ellington Ladybird Tadd Dameron Maria Schneider Libertango Astor Piazzolla Fred Sturm Little Pixie II Thad Jones Jerome Kern & Bud De Look for the Silver Lining Sylva Sammy Nestico Love For Sale Cole Porter Pete Myers Love Theme from Spartacus Alex North Maria Schneider Lowdown Thad Jones Madcap Chuck Owen Madly Don Sebesky Magic Flea Sammy Nestico Make My Day Bill Holman Dizzy Gillespie and Manteca Chano Pozo Gil Fuller Marie's Shuffle Tom Kubis Mean What You Say Thad Jones Missing You Greg Yasinitsky Mood Indigo Duke Ellington Nica's Dream Horace Silver Humberto Ramirez One Note Samba Antonio Carlos Jobim Mike Tomaro Paper Spoons Jim McNeely Perdido Juan Tizol Rayburn Wright Places Neil Slater Quietude Thad Jones Ran Kan Kan Tito Puente Michael Philip Mossman Rays of Light Paul Ferguson Lionel Hampton and Ken Red Top Kynard Mark Taylor Revelations Bob Lowden Road Time Shuffle Toshiko Akiyoshi Rockin' in Rhythm Duke Ellington Roll 'Em Mary Lou Williams Ellen Rowe
3/18/2021 Jazz Band Performance Repertoire
Duke Ellington and Billy Satin Doll Strayhorn Sammy Nestico Saturday Morning Blues Mike Tomaro Second Race Thad Jones Serpentine Greg Yasinitsky Victor Feldman and Miles Seven Steps to Heaven Davis Mike Tomaro Shiny Stockings Frank Foster Shiny Stockings Frank Foster Slide Hampton Skylark Hoagy Carmichael Bob Brookmeyer Slauson Cutoff Tom Kubis Smack Dab In The Middle Jesse Stone Sammy Nestico Song for Bilbao Pat Methany Alan Baylock Splanky Neil Hefti Squatty Roo Johnny Hodges John Clayton State Line Strut Ellen Rowe Sticks Jim McNeely Stolen Moments Oliver Nelson Stompin' At The Savoy Edgar Sampson Greg Yasinitsky Sunday Sermon Don Sebesky That Warm Feeling Sammy Nestico The American Express Bob Brookmeyer The Body Snatchers Fred Sturm The Chicken Alfred James Ellis Kris Berg The Eternal Triangle Sonny Stitt John Clayton The Git Bill Holman The Nutcracker Suite Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn The Queen Bee Sammy Nestico The Royal Mongolian Foosball Festival Lyle Mays The Sweet Time Suite Kenny Wheeler Dorothy Fields and The Way You Look Tonight Jerome Kern Nelson Riddle Three and One Thad Jones Transit Darcy James Argue Tribute Bob Mintzer Tuning Up Toshiko Akiyoshi Uncle Heavy’s Pork Chop Review Keith Foley Urban Strut Patty Darling Us Thad Jones Walkin’ and Swingin’ Mary Lou Williams
3/18/2021 Jazz Band Performance Repertoire
West Coast Blues Wes Montgomery Kris Berg When You're Smiling Tom Kubis Whirlybird Neal Hefti Who Me? Frank Foster Who Will Rescue You? Carla Blay Willowcrest Bob Florence Wind Machine Sammy Nestico (Wo)man’s Got Soul Curtis Mayfield Thad Jones Wyrgly Maria Schneider Yesterdays Jerome Kern Bill Holman You Gotta Try Sammy Nestico
3/18/2021