Ben Markley Big Band
$60.00
Big Band Chart adapted from the Scott Turpen Quintet recording. Features soprano and bass solos with optional solos for tenor and trumpet. The chart begins with a piano ostinato that sets the stage for a solo soprano melody. The chart slowly builds to a full ensemble section before going into a funky groove the features two solo spots as well as fun and challenging unison ensemble passages for the saxophone section.
Listen: https://benmarkleymusic.com/track/1858387/winds-of-the-snowys
Ari Hoenig Big Band Charts
Educational Grade Big Band Charts
$60.00
Grade III+ medium swinger drum feature. A Markley original that is a mashup of the chord changes to On a Misty Night and I Hear a Rhapsody.
Listen: https://benmarkleymusic.com/track/1858390/but-this-time-i-mean
$50.00
Straight 8th modal tune that features flugel and tenor melody. The chart includes 3 different blowing sections. A fun chart your group is sure to enjoy. Grade III+
Listen: https://benmarkleymusic.com/track/698670/cobblestones
$40.00
A straight 8ths funky groover that features a tenor and trumpet soli on the melody. The solo form is an extended blues. Originally written for the Kansas Music Educators Association Southwest High School Regional Jazz Ensemble. Level II+.
Listen: https://benmarkleymusic.com/track/661257/conversation-with-a-camel
$40.00
An excellent choice for the young high school jazz ensemble. This minor shuffle features many unison passages within the sections as well as commonly found jazz rhythms. A playable piece with musical interest.
Listen: https://benmarkleymusic.com/track/661515/i-just-know-what-sound-it-makes
$50.00
Written for the 2015 Wyoming Jazz Ensemble. Modal straight eights tune that features a two solo sections (one minor, one dominant). Grade III
Listen: https://benmarkleymusic.com/track/1162946/late-night-mountain
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1330 6:040:00/6:04
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But This Time I Mean 5:100:00/5:10
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Cobblestones 5:580:00/5:58
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0:00/5:09
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0:00/4:28
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Late Night Mountain 5:270:00/5:27
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Winds of the Snowys 6:150:00/6:15