Jazz Orchestra
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5 saxes, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, (optional flugel and french horn parts) piano, bass, guitar, drum kit and percussion |
| La Tarde en Laguna |
ISMN M57007 110 4 |
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| Easy pop/Latin style, medium slow tempo bossa nova feel. |
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| Beach Bolero |
ISMN M57007 111 1 |
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| Originally written as an instrumental solo but arranged for band, the melody weaving through all the sections. |
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| Pay Back Party |
ISMN M57007 112 8 |
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| Composed by Keith Robinson. Samba with keyboard solo and each part has a general introduction to playing Latin and ideas for improvising. |
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| Amandla |
ISMN M57007 113 5 |
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| Another Samba from Keith Robinson with an open solo section. |
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| Market Trader |
ISMN M57007 114 2 |
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| Cuban Son Montuno groove composed by Keith Robinson. Short improvised solos for any instrument in the middle of the piece with ideas sheet for guidance. |
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| The Bee Charmer |
ISMN M57007 115 9 |
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| Cuban Bolero composed by Keith Robinson.. |
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Intermediate Band
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| Be-Bap |
ISMN M57007 081 7 |
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| Rock/funk with trumpet, drum kit and keyboard solos, full band unison figures and pedal note sections make this a lively and exciting piece. |
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| Sax-Bap |
ISMN M57007 082 4 |
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| Rock/funk featuring all the saxophone section. Chorale prelude to funky riffs. |
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| 12 Drum Blues |
ISMN M57007 118 0 |
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| Medium swing drum feature, written originally as a feature for the BBC Rehearsal Band prize winner Dave Tyas and the Walsall Youth Big Band. |
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| Bari Blues |
ISMN M57007 119 7 |
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| Slow rock ballad featuring the baritone saxophone and lead trumpet. |
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| Battle Royale |
ISMN M57007 116 6 |
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| Marching drums herald this composition which then moves to a slow Latin feel with alto saxophone feature. Middle section is an up tempo swing with solos from keyboard, tenor sax and trumpet. The coda is a bolero (Ravel like) building to a big finish with screaming trumpets. |
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| Bacon and Eggs |
ISMN M57007 148 7 |
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| Funky riffs from all the band before the middle part of solos for all sections of the band, final section builds to an exciting climax. |
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Senior Band
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| Home Run |
ISMN M57007 117 3 |
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| Funk/rock with trumpet solo changing to a Calypso coda with trombone solo which grows with addition of other soloists culminating in a "big finish." |
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| Morning Glide |
ISMN M57007 120 3 |
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| Melodic bass guitar and lead saxophone feature in a rock ballad groove. |
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| Kingfisher Moon Stomp II |
ISMN M57007 162 3 |
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| Swing number with solos from all sections of the band, fun piece which features many references to "classic" big band compositions. |
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