NoRthern Beaches Big Band
Virtual Performance Project - The Sermon
2021 Repertoire
NBIF Jazz 2021
Northern Beaches Instrumental Festival - Jazz Day
No Spring Chicken (Gr 3) funk
Kris Berg
Audition Piece
Easier Starting Pieces
Medium Difficulty to work on next
Harder long term pieces to work on one at a time
New Pieces I’m ordering
We won’t be starting all of them all at once of course.
I want to start building a set celebrating the arranging of the late, great Sammy Nestico and his work with the Count Basie Orchestra.
The second category is an introduction to the music of Glenn Miller while the last category is instrumental features chosen by individuals in the band.
Nestico / Basie Set
Hay Burner - Med Swing 120 bpm - Features: Piano, Alto/Trumpet duet, Sax Soli, Trumpet Plungers
Count Basie arr Sammy Nestico
Basie Straight Ahead - Med Fast Swing 180 bpm - Features: Piano, Tenor
Count Basie arr Sammy Nestico
Queen Bee - Med Swing 112 bpm - Features: Piano, Tenor, Sax and Brass Solis, Trumpet Buckets
Count Basie arr Sammy Nestico
Sweet Georgia Brown - Fast Swing 228 bpm - Features: Piano, Tenor
Count Basie arr Sammy Nestico
88 Basie Street - Med Swing 128 bpm - Features: Piano, Trumpet
Count Basie arr Sammy Nestico
Glenn Miller Set
A Salute To Glenn Miller I - Moonlight Serenade, Pennsylvania 6-5000, Little Brown Jug (Gr 4)
Glenn Miller transcribed Jeff Hest
A Salute To Glenn Miller II - String of Pearls, Chattanooga Choo Choo, American Patrol (Gr 4.5)
Glenn Miller transcribed Jeff Hest
In the Mood (Original Version) - Med Swing - Features: 2 Tenors and Trumpet
Glenn Miller arr Alan Glasscock
In The Mood - Doc Severinsen (Gr 5) Med Fast Swing 196 - 190 bpm - Features: Alto, Tenor, Trumpet
Glenn Miller arr Jeff Tyzik for the Tonight Show Band
Features Set
What You Dealin’ With (Gr 4) Funk 103 bpm - Features: Trombone, Alto, Tenor, Trumpet
Wycliffe Gordon
Makin' Whooppee (Gr 4) Med Swing 90 bpm Features: Bass Trombone
Walter Donaldson arr Dave Wolpe
Well, You Needn’t (Gr 3.5) Med Funk Shuffle 166 bpm - Features: 2 Tenors
Thelonious Monk arr Mike Kamuf
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Gr 5) full version - Slow Ballad - Features: 2 Tenors
Charles Mingus arr Sy Johnson
Big Band Blast 2019 Set List
Whisper Not (Gr 3) slow swing
arr Vince Norman
HARBORD JAZZ FESTIVAL - ADJUDICATOR'S COMMENTS
2018 Repertoire
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Hola, Señor Loco! (Gr 3) latin
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