Limehouse Blues by Jim Weisheit. For little big band (Alto sax, Tenor sax, Baritone sax, 2 Trumpets, 1 Trombone, Piano, Guitar, Bass, Drums). Medium difficult. Score and set of parts. Published by Walrus Music Publishing (WA.60246). Bright swinging arrangement of this classic big band favorite. Tune recorded by Stan Kenton and Glen Miller. Open section for all to solo. Big ensemble. Tpt. 1 top note "G". Scored for A/T/B/2 Tpts/1 Bone/P/G/B/D.Complete transposed score.

Blues While You Wait by Glen Cashman. For big band (5 Saxes, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums). Medium to difficult. Score and set of parts. Published by Walrus Music Publishing (WA.56630). Very playable medium modern sounding blues with an underlying Killer Joe vibe, flexible solo sections and ample rhythmic interest. Trumpet 1 to written high D. 5/4/4/G/P/B/D.

Grease the Wheel and Let'R Roll Blues by Tom Dossett. For big band (5 Saxes, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums). Medium to difficult. Score and set of parts. Published by Walrus Music Publishing (WA.54470). Great easy going blues number to let your keyboard player shine. For a different sound, try a jazz organ. Short opening keyboard solo sets the mood and later opens up for invividual styling. 1st trumpet to high C. 5/4/4/G/P/B/D.

Deep Texas Blues. (The Early Blues of Lightnin' Hopkins). By Ernie Hawkins. For Guitar (Electric). Licks and Phrases. Grossman-Gtr Workshop. Blues. Beginning. DVD. Duration 186 minutes. Published by Grossman's Guitar Workshop (MB.GW828SDVD). In this second DVD lesson devoted to the guitar playing of Lightnini Hopkins, Ernie Hawkins dives into Lightnin's early catalogue from the Aladdin and Gold Star record labels. There was an amazing variety to Lightnin's early work. Listening to his early recordings we hear an artist at his prime. He effortlessly employing widely different rhythms, keys and tunings. The deeper we listen to these songs, the deeper our insight into what a master of Texas blues Lightnin' Hopkins really was. Lightnin's style itself came along at the perfect time: the advent of the electric guitar. His style, strong rhythms punctuated by his flowing but compact lead lines created a stinging and heart-tearing evocative sound. Lightnin's guitar style and technique worked great for both the acoustic or electrical guitars. The blues of Freddy King, Albert Collins, the Vaughn brothers, Billy Gibbons, testify to the power of this style. Lightnin' connects the generations of players, starting with Blind Lemon Jefferson, for whom he was lead-boy in the early 1920s. Standing tall at the center of the Texas Blues story is Lightnini Hopkins. In this double DVD set, Ernie Hawkins covers songs in unusual keys such as: drop D(Sugar Mama), in drop D but played in the key of A (Santa Fe Blues), in G (Bad Luck and Trouble), as well as in the usual blues in A, Come Back Baby and the country gospel Needed Time in the key of E. As a bonus, Ernie teaches his version of Lightnin's Hideway, the Freddy King tune coming back home to Lightnin'. Ernie teaches phrase by phrase and then uses the split-screen so you can carefully study what each hand is doing. Detailed tab/music booklets are included as PDF files on both DVDs. 186 minutes * Level 2/3 i Detailed tab/music PDF files on the DVDs.

The Music of Louis Armstrong. (Arranged for Fingerstyle Guitar). By Ernie Hawkins. For Guitar (Fingerpicking). Technic. Grossman-Gtr Workshop. Jazz. Intermediate-Advanced. DVD. Duration 163 minutes. Published by Grossman's Guitar Workshop (MB.GW1000DVD). This DVD lesson could be titled The Music of Louis Armstrong for Finger-picking Guitar or Gary Davis Meets Louis Armstrong. Born in 1896, the brilliant Piedmont guitarist Gary Davis came of age in the teens and the twenties. He was in his prime during the Jazz Age and his playing shows it. His guitar style and techniques came out of the twenties. It enabled him to play like a band. His thumb playing the rhytmic sections of the band while his index finger soloed over this. Rev. Davis only used his thumb and index fingers to pick. When asked why he replied with a smile: "That's all I need!" In Rev. Davis's playing you can hear the drive of Louis Armstrong as well as Louis's bugle call riffs. Rev. Gary Davis's style is made to order to play Louis Armstong tunes on guitar. As I learned most of what I know and do on the guitar from Rev. Gary Davis, this is how I see it and how I have approached arranging the tunes on this DVD lesson. Once you find the right key on the guitar these early jazz masterpieces seem to fall right into place. Putting CornetChop Suey into the key of C, for instance, enables you to play the patented 'Gary Davis Slow Drag G form C run' throughout as the statement of the initial melody. This lesson is over 2 hours and forty minutes. The arrangements are for the intermediate to advance players. They are multi-section compositions with lots of fingerpicking challenges. But all your hard work will be very worthwhile as these tunes are some of the greatest in the early jazz repertoire. Ernie teaches phrase by phrase and then uses the split-screen so you can carefully study what each hand is doing. Detailed tab/music booklets are included as PDF files on both DVDs. Tunes include: Potato Head Blues, Basin Street Blues, Cornet Chop Suey, Weather Bird and It's A Wonderful World.

People Get Ready (with This Train). By Curtis Mayfield. Arranged by Sheldon Curry. Choir Sacred. This edition: InstruTrax CD. CD; Choral (Sacred); Choral Octavo; Worship Resources. Belwin Choral Series. Blues; Folk; Sacred. Published by Belwin Music (AP.36936). Curtis Mayfield's R&B classic paired with folk song classic "This Train Is Bound for Glory" results in a good feeling musical adventure suitable for both church and school. Belwin Choral presents a fresh new arrangement with easy to learn vocals and optional instrumentation intended for singers and players of all ages and skill levels. Perfect any place, anytime. Get on board! Related scripture: Psalm 103:19; Isaiah 6:3; Romans 8:18Inst. Parts Available (choral); Recorded Acc. Available.

A Minor Case of the Birthday Blues by Lauren Bernofsky (1967-). For string orchestra. FJH String Orchestra. Full set (score and parts). Score only also available: ST6251S. Grade 3.5. Score and parts. Duration 3:15. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.ST6251). Even the most humbug-y of audience members will have to laugh at this new take on the traditional birthday song. After the melody is presented in a minor key, it works its way through a series of tongue-in-cheek "serious" transitions before arriving at a zany calypso setting (complete with maracas and claves!). Through all its silliness, the piece is actually a great teaching tool for many techniques your students will encounter in symphonic music, such as imitation, chromatics, tremolo, triplets, and more. Don't forget the cake! About FJH String Orchestra More emphasis on bow technique and independence of lines. For the accomplished middle, high school, college, or professional group. Grade 3 and up

A "Blues" Blast Off by Gerald Sebesky. For concert band. Jazz. Grade 1. Score and parts. Published by Northeastern Music Publications (NS.100231).

Tropical Flutes by Gerald Sebesky. For concert band. Jazz. Grade 1. Score and parts. Published by Northeastern Music Publications (NS.100230).

Band Room Swing by Andrew Balent. For concert band. Jazz. Grade 1.5. Score and parts. Published by Northeastern Music Publications (NS.100227).