Jazz Ensemble Ballads

This beautiful ballad featuring the alto sax is an homage to the inimitable Phil Woods. There is an option flute section written into the second alto part for more advanced ensembles. Enticing and full

Achingly melancholy yet hopeful, this lyrical ballad brings heartfelt emotion to the forefront of its timeless spirit.

This colorful and easy-paced straight-eighth chart opens with a beautiful alto sax melody that sets the tone early amid lush backgrounds and harmonies. The melody then moves to the trombones and brass

Featuring a tenor saxophone soloist, Curveball is in the style of the Ray Charles big band. It opens with huge ensemble brass and bluesy sax lines that switch in and out of a double-time swing

A straight-eighth jazz ballad solo feature for alto saxophone, My Dear features lush ballad sections at about 64 bpm and two double-time swing sections at around 128 bpm. The alto solo part is

If you are looking for a challenge for your best trombonist, you’ve found it with this arrangement of the classic Thelonius Monk ballad.  A subtle accompaniment along with the compelling chord

This is a fresh take on a Renaissance era French Christmas carol for jazz ensemble with featured tenor saxophone solo. In the style of Gil Evans, it incorporates some fresh, contemporary elements to allow

This beautiful bossa/ballad features flugelhorn and was recorded on the Fun Time CD. The rhythm is in a bossa nova style with some beautiful ensemble orchestration and interesting chord changes. Highly