An awardwinning composer, arranger, producer, educator and trombonist, finzer is bringing the joy and power of jazz to traditional fans and the most modern 21st century audiences. Repertoire consists of professional arrangements and compositions by jazz masters worldwide. Maynard fergusons band, playing trombone and providing exciting charts on. Albums include a day in copenhagen, roots, and exodus. You can listen to audio examples mp3, most of them with sampled instruments. Further study of big band compositions and arrangements at the highest possible level through performance, competition, and recordings.
Find the jazz arrangement,also called arrangement big band, you want to play. Slide hampton 5 smith 1 sonny anderson 1 sonny rollins 1 spud murphy 4 stan kenton 17 stefan olesten 1. New yorkbased jazz trombonist conrad herwig is considered one of the worlds complete jazz musicians, atop both the performing and jazz educational fields with an abundance of composer and arranger credits, as well. Then the real genius of the family was the next brother over me, maceo hampton. Music profile for slide hampton, born 21 april 1932. Big band arrangement became an art in itself, one thats at risk of being lost. My percussion ensemble arrangement of jupiter from the planets by gustav holst has been performed throughout the country. Since 1988, matt neiss has served as lead trombonist with.
In 1959, trombonist slide hampton was known mainly for the excellent arrangements he did for the maynard ferguson band, so it was no surprise that he formed his octet band and began making a serious bid for recognition as a top. These two songs and others will be available exclusively to universities and other educational institutions through slide hampton musique publishing. Please note that music on this page is more basic than on the other pages. Introductory study of big band compositions and arrangements at the highest possible level through performance, competition, and recordings. For all tower of power big band charts and arrangements click here. Mp3 difference between the montgomery family band and the hampton band. Mar 16, 2014 from the landing point for early settlers to its role in the segregation movement, hampton roads is a region rich in significant american history. The um islanders steel band has recorded three commercial cds a steel band christmas in 20 for which i did all of the arrangements, pandemonium in 2003 and summer songs in 1998. The 1980s and 1990s saw ferguson downsize his big band, first to a jazzrock fusion septet called high voltage, then to a little big band called big bop nouveau.
Slide hampton has been a fine trombonist and arranger since the mid50s, helping to keep the tradition of bop alive in both his playing and his writing. Oh, the shark has pretty teeth, dear and he shows em, pearly white just a jack knife has macheath, dear. Excalibur was released in august of 2006 by arabesque jazz. Slide hampton arrangements showing 18 of 8 messages. I have over 800 big band charts in pdfs format many of them old classics, rare and years out of print, and many newer modern charts, including some unpublished from big name bands. Through his association with trumpet master claudio roditi, ashby developed a strong affinity for brazilian jazz, which led to a tenyear stint as soloist with astrud gilberto, as well as arrangements, tours, and recordings with numerous brazilian artists including. The thad jonesmel lewis jazz orchestra was a jazz big band formed by trumpeter thad jones and drummer mel lewis in new york in 1965. It is a large and longestablished store with all kinds of music. Stream tracks and playlists from slide hampton musicmusique publishing on your desktop or mobile device. Scroll down this page for the available big band arrangements you can click for audio examples in mp3 format. Boogie woogie cocktail the original manuscript series, leeds little joe from chicago, arr.
Steve wiest arabesque recording artist steve wiest is in great demand as a featured soloist, composerarranger and clinician. Mp3 slide hampton talking about art blakey bands sound. One of slides earliest bands, the slide hampton octet, was obviously designed to further hone his writing. Slide is a worldclass arranger, and has done charts for kenton, herman. Slide hamptons distinguished career spans decades in the evolution of jazz. Mar 02, 2019 this is a big band arrangement featuring trombone as soloist. This is a big band arrangement featuring trombone as soloist. Back bacon blues, rob mcconnell the boss brass, anon, pdf. Slide hamptons 85th birthday celebration dizzys club cocacola, april 22, 2017 slides. Jazz master slide hampton is a renowned trombonist, composer and arranger. While the majority of the collection came to berklee from the university of houston, documentation within the collection also shows that some individual pieces were acquired at different points in time by members of the berklee college of music ensemble. Now you can add some full scale arrangements to your library. All sheet music is available for download on pdf and mp3 format.
With respect primarily features jazz arrangements of repertoire from the chinese and taiwanese popular songbook, as well as an original composition and slide hamptons blues. This was recorded by maynard fergusons incredible band on the message from newport album. While the majority of the collection came to berklee from the university of houston, documentation within the collection also shows that some individual pieces were acquired at different points in time by members of the berklee. Woody herman big band charts collection, 19461982 bca042. Sile is inspired and influenced by the work of many musicians, including maria schneider, gil evans, dave holland, and duke ellington. Body and soul bill watrous transcription matt smith music. Hampton won the grammy award for best jazz arrangement accompanying.
Max is a member of the roy hargrove big band, the fat cat big band, the jamie begian big band, the delphian jazz orchestra, and the andy farber jazz orchestra. Whether you are a high school band director, college jazz director or a member or leader of a pro or amateur big band, youll find eric bolvins big band arrangements to be an excellent, well written music at affordable prices. Jimmy heath, randy brecker, slide hampton, and bennie green, among many others. As his nickname implies, hampton s main instrument is slide trombone, but he also occasionally plays tuba and flugelhorn. Gene krupa orchestra, slide hampton and many others. A second recording session was held four years later where arrangements by bob belden, slide hampton and michael philip mossman were recorded. Slide hampton jazz a confronto 18 summit big band coverdesign. The band has shared the stage with jazz greats such as dave brubeck, doc severinsen, stanley turrentine, slide hampton, dr. Frame for the blues slide hampton jazz lead sheets. From family band to nea jazz master of trombone, arrangements, and. Smithsonian jazz oral history program national museum of. Clarence hines has performed throughout north america, central america, and europe, and has performed with musicians such as slide hampton, bob brookmeyer, johnny mathis, josh groban, the temptations, the ojays, john pizzarelli, rochester philharmonic orchestra, jacksonville symphony orchestra, the harry james orchestra, david sanborn, maceo parker, and most.
Made famous by maynard ferguson, this slide hampton groove head is loved by horn players like hank crawford and organists like dr. Get more information on these types of arrangements at other sites t. Standart form of instrumentation for every arrangements. Mp3 difference between composition, orchestration and arranging music. Sean leads the sean imboden large ensemble sile, which is a group of 17 musicians based in indianapolis. Slide was a 1998 grammy award winner for best jazz arrangement. He recently completed two new big band arrangements in case of. Big band charts group where to purchase big band charts. Nick finzer is one of the most dynamic musicians of the millennial generation.
Locksley wellington slide hampton born april 21, 1932 is an american jazz trombonist. Im keeping the prices ridiculously low to allow my fellow broke musicians to afford them and still earn a few bucks to augment my cd collection. Check out recordings and live videos from each of them to see how they make it their own. In 1998 the joe henderson big band album won a grammy award for best large jazz ensemble performance. From the landing point for early settlers to its role in the segregation movement, hampton roads is a region rich in significant american history. A tremendous 1985 quintet session with trombonist slide hampton heading a distinguished group and nicely teaming with tenor saxophonist clifford jordan in a firstrate hard bop front line. The jazz orchestra is ccms premier big band and it performs a wide variety of styles including historical swing, bebop, postbop, fusion, latin, and avantgarde. Although the band featured such stellar soloists as hubbard, booker little, and george coleman, a band of that size obviously afforded the young hampton a good canvas on which to paint his compositions and arrangements. The novelty is due to slide hamptons fluid, swinging arrangements and the prominence of his wonderful trombone, not a common instrument in most jobim interpretations. Have a look on my website with my compositions and arrangements for big band. Anyone in any doubt about his trombone credentials should have a listen to confirmation. This sultry, sassy slow swing is a classic for a reason. As well as being an excellent trombone player with a big range and a huge sound, slide hampton is a brilliant arranger, whether it is for big band or small group. This chart is call it a day from the steve waterman jazz orchestra library.
Locksley wellington slide hampton born april 21, 1932 is an american jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. These big band arrangements of originals are written for 5 saxes, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones one being a bass trombone, piano, bass and drums. Jim mcneely was born in chicago, and moved to new york city in 1975. Smart music take time to check out this program and see what will this opportunity brings for our young musicians in and out of the classroom. Striving for a unique sound, this group focuses on original music and arrangements of favorite standards. One of the most important ressource for all musicians. This one is an amazing chart with over eight minutes of big band excitement. Scores for iscms big band available for download here. This page is still a workinprogress, but please checkout what is here. For faithful standards and innovative new charts, this is the big band recording for everyone. Body and soul bill watrous transcription matt smith.
The army blues perform at national conferences such as the jazz education network annual conference, the international trumpet guild conference, the international. Slide hampton musicmusique publishing free listening. After working with buddy johnson 19551956 and read full biography. Development of sightreading skills is also emphasized. In a sentimental mood big band trombone feature youtube. He has produced cds with the us army blues jazz ensemble, the west chester university criterions jazz ensemble, the capitol bones and the capitol bones big band and has appeared on many recordings to include the mark. All of these arrangements feature lengthy solos for a tenor saxophone soloist.
Its the blues with both minor and major changes and features lots of solo space and exciting ensemble passages. The band won a grammy award for the album live in munich and in 2009 for the album monday night. The woody herman big band charts collection contains charts and scores used by woody hermans thundering herd. Like ellington, kept his band together for over 50 years. By age 12, he was playing with his familys jazz band, the duke hampton band. Since 1988, matt neiss has served as lead trombonist with the. Stufenbau proudly presents the exciting lionel hampton and big band.
He recently completed two new big band arrangements in case of emergency and the drum song both hampton originals. Big band chart store big band charts arrangements orchestra. At the age of 12 he was already touring the midwest with the indianapolisbased hampton band, led by his father and compris. The latter of these ultimately became the band ferguson was associated with for most of the rest of his life. Tune learning will be a regular requirement throughout the year. From the big band to jazz combo, frenz shares a full range of jazz tunes that showcase this excellent band. Find out why thousands of musicians throughout the world are playing these great arrangements.
Tunes include yesterdays, narnian dance, and the chicken. Slide hampton biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Most of these arrangements were commissioned by the nojo. Described by critics as a master composer, arranger and uniquely gifted trombone player, hampton s career is among the most distinguished in jazz. A guitar part is included as an extra for most of them.
Never the easy choice of instrument for the player of bebop, slide sails through and there is. Special emphasis is placed on the idioms great artmusic composers such as thad jones, bill holman, and bob brookmeyer, on projects like the annual allellington transcription. I regularly add new work to the site so come back from time to time. The pdf files here contain all 17 parts and a full score. The band performed for twelve years in its original incarnation, including a 1972 tour of the soviet union during the height of the cold war. Described by critics as a master composer, arranger and uniquely gifted trombone player, hamptons career is among the most distinguished in jazz. As his nickname implies, hamptons main instrument is slide trombone, but he also occasionally plays tuba and. And dizzys band was playing some arrangements that some of the swing bands were playing. Mulgrew miller creates a fantastic foundation for the horns and pushes the soloists to their very best in the supple arrangements. Big band were featured performers at the jazz education network jen conference. Press materials long bio pdf short bio pdf conrad herwig.
Hampton, the musical director of the dizzy gillespie allstar big band and a 2005 nea jazz master, jazzifies jobim with subtle differences in pulse, texture, and musical. Piano player and big band leader popularized the blues fast, groovin, slow, etc big band did not use arrangements, just head charts and riffs. Jens kluver has a lot to be proud of, and the rest of us can only appreciate this sparkling big band album. Billy taylor, kevin mahogany, and terrell stafford. Pdf big band charts free mind for music free online sheet music, music transcriptions, arrangements and practice tools. The rhythm sections quality isnt far behind, especially pianist cedar walton and. This is a presentation of important jazz figures, both past. On this page you will find links to several of my compositions and arrangements for the new orleans jazz orchestra.
Clarence hines has performed throughout north america, central america, and europe, and has performed with musicians such as slide hampton, bob brookmeyer, johnny mathis, josh groban, the temptations, the ojays, john pizzarelli, rochester philharmonic orchestra, jacksonville symphony orchestra, the harry james orchestra, david sanborn, maceo parker, and most recently with diane schuur. On this project, he is joined by his colleagues in the musical realm, including notable artists, such as winard harper, james zollar, and anthony nelson jr. All of me john legend piano cover reik sheet music for. Jazz ensemble 5543 or original instrumentation grade 5 composed by slide hampton. Arrangements, typically set down in handwritten sheet music, could vary widely from band to band, depending on the mood and style of the song, the number of instruments and skill of the players in the group, singers vocal ranges, and so on. The 25 greatest musicians from hampton roads the virginian. April 1932 in jeannette, pennsylvania, als locksley wellington hampton ist ein us amerikanischer jazzmusiker posaune, gelegentlich auch tuba, arrangement, komposition. Slide hampton the slide hampton octet 2 lps on 2 cd. Jazz matinee by swr big band and tens of millions of other songs on all your. A respected educator, andre also has conducted numerous clinics and workshops worldwide.
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