September 2010 Band Director News

Hello Jazz Band Directors!

In the last few months we here at Jazz Lines Publications have been busily preparing many manuscripts for publication including several arrangements each from Mary Lou Williams, Benny Carter, Gil Evans, Supersax, and the Terry Gibbs Dream Band.

While we're especially proud of the historic arrangements we publish, we're also always excited to annouce great new arrangements that come from other publishers. We're pleased to report that Sierra Music and Lush Life Music are also both committed to publishing historic arrangements, many of which have never been published before. In addition, publishers like Hal Leonard, Walrus, Alfred, FJH, Barnhouse, Kendor, and others are releasing important, newly composed works. Combining historic and contemporary titles within a program is a great way to expose your band and your audience to a wide range of sounds and styles.

As for us here at Jazz Lines Publications, we'll have numerous fantastic arrangements coming out before the end of the year including more from Charlie Parker with Strings, Benny Carter, Mary Lou Williams, the Terry Gibbs Dream Band, Supersax, Gerry Mulligan, and Oliver Nelson. Please feel free to email or phone us with comments or suggestions. We have a lot of great releases of historic arrangements planned for this year. Our mission will remain to restore and preserve America's musical heritage.

Best Regards,
Rob and Doug
www.ejazzlines.com

SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF NEW ARRANGEMENTS ADDED IN September 2010 AND August 2010:

Au PRIVAVE (1988) [AS RECORDED BY SUPERSAX / ARRANGED BY MED FLORY]
Recorded on the 1988 'Stone Bird' album. Advanced level arrangement for sax section with rhythm. Features optional trumpet.

MARY'S IDEA (1930) [AS RECORDED BY ANDY KIRK/ ARRANGED BY MARY LOU WILLIAMS]
Here is Mary Lou Williams's 1930 arrangement for the Andy Kirk band. All solos have been written out but we have also included chord changes in the event that your players wish to improvise.

MARY'S IDEA (1938) [AS RECORDED BY ANDY KIRK/ ARRANGED BY MARY LOU WILLIAMS]
This tune was originally composed by Mary Lou Williams in 1930 and recorded by Andy Kirk. In 1938 she revised her earlier arrangement for Kirk's larger ensemble that consisted of 4 reeds, 3 trumpets, 1 trombone, guitar, piano, bass, and drums.

SLEEP (1961) [AS RECORDED BY THE TERRY GIBBS DREAM BAND/ ARRANGED BY MANNY ALBAM]
Here is a fast swing chart from Manny Albam, written in 1961 for the Terry Gibbs Dream Band album that was later released as 'The Big Cat.' Written as a tribute to Benny Carter's famous 1940 arrangement, this chart features solo spots for piano, vibraphone and trumpet 3. We have added an open solo section so that you may feature any number of soloists. In addition, we have added optional B flat and E flat solo parts so that this arrangement may be played with any guest soloist - not just a vibraphone soloist.

HAPPY HOOLIGAN [RECORDED BY ELLIOT LAWRENCE / ARRANGED BY GERRY MULLIGAN]
Written for the Elliot Lawrence band in the late 1940s and recorded in 1955 for Fantasy.

I'M COMING VIRGINIA (1938) [ARRANGED BY BENNY CARTER]
Here is Benny Carter's great sax ensemble arrangement as recorded in 1938 with Django Reinhardt on guitar.

LA NEVADA (1961) [ARRANGED BY GIL EVANS]
Arranged by Gil Evans for the 1960 album 'Out of the Cool.'

MY SHIP (1957) [RECORDED BY MILES DAVIS / ARRANGED BY GIL EVANS]
This is the brilliant ballad treatment of the Kurt Weill/Ira Gershwin standard arranged by Gil Evans as recorded by Miles Davis on the Miles Ahead album.

SPANISH DANCE NO. 5 (1949) [RECORDED BY CLAUDE THORNHILL / ARRANGED BY GIL EVANS]
This adaptation of the fifth dance (Andaluza) from Enrique Granados's 12 Dances Espanolas was probably written sometime in 1947 and was recorded for radio transcriptions in 1949. Classic Gil Evans arrangement.

ALL I DO IS DREAM OF YOU [RECORDED BY MICHAEL BUBLE]
From the 'Crazy Love' album.

TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS [RECORDED BY MICHAEL BUBLE]
The Michael Buble version on the DVD 'Caught In The Act' features mainly strings and rhythm section. Cy Payne has carefully adapted the arrangement for big band plus optional synthesizer.

FOXY (1960) [RECORDED BY MAYNARD FERGUSON / ARRANGED BY SLIDE HAMPTON]
This fantastic chart was written for the Maynard Ferguson Dream Band.

HOME JOURNEY (1959) [RECORDED BY STAN KENTON / ARRANGED BY GENE ROLAND]
As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on 'Live at the Tropicana.'

NEWPORT (1960) [RECORDED BY MAYNARD FERGUSON / ARRANGED BY SLIDE HAMPTON]
Written for the Maynard Ferguson Dream Band.

QUIET PLEASE (1940) [RECORDED BY TOMMY DORSEY / ARRANGED BY SY OLIVER]
Quiet Please was a huge hit in its day, and the first major success for Buddy Rich in his stay with the Dorsey band.