Tunes
currently 'in the book':
| Afro
Blue- |
Mongo
Santamaria / arr. Mossman |
| Blues Walk- |
Clifford Brown / arr. Mossman |
| Booze Brothers- |
Frank Foster |
| Jump for Joy- |
Duke Ellington |
| Makin' Whoopee- |
Thad Jones |
| Movin'
Uptown- |
Benny Carter |
| Plunger Mute Syndrome- |
John Clayton |
| Smack Dab In the Middle- |
arr. Sammy Nestico |
| Symphony
in Riffs- |
Benny Carter |
| Teach Me Tonight- |
Cahn and DePaul / arr. Sammy Nestico |
Set for the November 7th Concert featuring the NIU Jazz Ensemble and
Curtis Fuller
| Big Dipper |
Thad Jones |
| Black and Tan Fantasy |
Duke Ellington |
| Chronometry |
Fred Sturm |
| Funk Cha Cha |
Arturo Sandoval |
| Naptime Swing |
Matt Wolf (student composition) |
| Orange Colored Sky |
arr. Holmes |
| Sultry Sunset |
Duke Ellington |
| Vine Street Rumble |
Benny Carter |
Jazz 1 performed the following tunes at 5 concerts and 2 festivals
during the
2007-08 school year:
| At Last- |
Warren / arr. Reggie Thomas |
| Bang Bang- |
Sabater |
| Birdland- |
Weather Report |
| Blue Ramble- |
Duke Ellington |
| Bluesiando- |
Gallardo / arr. Mossman |
| C
Jam Blues (a la Mambo!)- |
Duke
Ellington / arr. Michael Philip Mossman |
| Chameleon- |
Rebirth Brass |
| Chucho- |
Paquito D'Rivera |
| Cry Me a River- |
Hamilton / arr. Nowak |
| Don't Get Around Much Anymore- |
Billy Strayhorn |
| Everyday- |
Chatman / arr. Reggie Thomas |
| Filthy McNasty- |
Horace Silver |
| Follow the Leader- |
Fred Sturm |
| Four Five Six- |
Frank Foster |
| Goin' On- |
Benny
Carter |
| Haitian Fight Song- |
Mingus / arr. Johnson |
| Honey Boy- |
arr. Bob Washut |
| In a Mellow Tone- |
arr. Oliver Nelson |
| Indian Blues- |
arr. Bob Washut |
| I've Got You Under My
Skin- |
arr. Dave Wolpe |
| Just In Time- |
Berlin / arr. Henry |
| King Character- |
Frank Foster |
| Ko-Ko- |
Duke Ellington |
| Orange Colored Sky- |
arr. Holmes |
| Passion Flower- |
Billy Strayhorn |
| Sandunga- |
Arturo Sandoval |
| Sidewinder |
Lee Morgan |
| Some Kind of Blues- |
Melton Mustafa |
| Star-Crossed
Lovers- |
Duke
Ellington |
| Stardust- |
Carmichael / arr. Thomas |
| Stereoso |
Bill Holman |
| Take the 'A' Train- |
Billy Stayhorn |
| Taking a Chance On Love- |
arr. Henry |
| Tall Cotton- |
Sammy Nestico |
| A Wheel Within a Wheel- |
Bobby Watson |
| Why Don't You Do Right?- |
McCoy / arr. Nowak |
Jazz 1 performed the following tunes at 4 concerts and 3 festivals
during the
2006-07 school year:
| 3 in 1 Blues (Boiling Point)- |
Melton Mustafa |
| Bang Bang- |
Sabater |
| Bighorn- |
Bob
Washut |
| Busy
Woman Blues- |
David
Berger |
| C
Jam Blues (a la Mambo!)- |
Duke
Ellington / arr. Michael Philip Mossman |
| Coyote Woman Blues- |
Ladd McIntosh |
| Caught
a Touch of Your Love- |
Diane
Schuur & Count Basie |
| Do Whatcha Wanna- |
Rebirth Brass |
| Front Burner- |
Sammy Nestico |
| Goin'
On- |
Benny
Carter |
| Haitian Fight Song- |
Charles Mingus / arr. Sy Johnson |
| I Just Found Out About Love- |
Diane Schuur & Count Basie |
| I'm Confessin'- |
Louis Armstrong |
| I'm Just a Lucky So and So- |
Duke Ellington |
| La Llama Azul- |
Bob Washut |
| Moanin'- |
Charles Mingus / arr. Sy Johnson |
| On the Sunny Side of the Street |
Louis Armstrong |
| Place In the World, A |
Pat Metheny / arr. Curnow |
| Portrait of Louis Armstrong |
Duke Ellington |
| *Reflection
In Blue- |
Tyler
Russell, *World
Premiere, Student Composition |
| Slo
Funk- |
Bob
Mintzer |
| Splanky- |
Neal
Hefti / arr. Sammy Nestico |
| Star-Crossed
Lovers- |
Duke
Ellington |
| Things Ain't What They Used to Be |
Duke Ellington / arr. Lalama |
| When the Saints Go Marchin' In- |
Traditional |
| Zamba |
Allen Vizzutti |
Jazz 1 performed the following tunes at 4 concerts and 3 festivals
during the
2005-06 school year:
| Blues
in Hoss Flat- |
Frank
Foster |
| Cottontail- |
Duke
Ellington |
| The
Mooche- |
Duke
Ellington |
| Red
House- |
Jimi
Hendrix / arr. Mark Taylor |
| Idiom
'59- Part II- |
Duke
Ellington |
| Sing,
Sing, Sing- |
Louis
Prima |
| Happy
Go Lucky Local- |
Duke
Ellington |
| Bang
Bang- |
Joe
Cuba |
| Alright,
Okay, You Win- |
Frank
Foster |
| Feetbone- |
Duke
Ellington |
| Blue
Rondo a la Turk- |
Dave
Brubeck |
| Blues
in the 2%- |
Dennis
Mackrel |
| Who,
Me?- |
Frank
Foster |
| Lester
Leaps In- |
Lester
Young |
| Obatala- |
Hideaki
Nakaji |
| Tree
Frog- |
Bill
Holman |
| Travelin'
Blues- |
arr.
Dave Grusin |
| Isfahan- |
Billy
Strayhorn |
| Caravan- |
Juan
Tizol / arr. Bob Washut |
| Belly
Roll- |
Sammy
Nestico and Quincy Jones |
| Straight,
No Chaser- |
arr.
John Labarbera |
| Techenko- |
Rachel
O'Kaine |
| Harlem
Airshaft- |
Duke
Ellington |
| Ojos
de Rojo- |
Cedar
Walton / arr. Bob Washut |
| Hay
Burner- |
Sammy
Nestico |
| Almost
Like Being In Love- |
arr.
Lennie Niehaus |
| Mercy,
Mercy, Mercy- |
arr.
Phil Wilson |
Jazz 1 performed the following tunes at 4 concerts and 3 festivals
during the
2004-05 school year:
| Stompy
Jones- |
Duke
Ellington |
| Groovin'
Hard- |
Don
Menza |
| Red
Top- |
Lionel
Hampton / arr. Taylor |
| What
Is Hip?- |
Kupka,
Castillo, Garibaldi / arr. McMann |
| Franz- |
Kim
Richmond |
| Switch
In Time- |
Sammy
Nestico |
| A
Night In Tunisia*- |
Gillespie
/ arr. Beadel, Easter, Spencer, *Student Arrangement
|
| Riverscape- |
Fred
Sturm |
| Big
Dipper- |
Thad
Jones |
| Anitra's
Dance- |
Ellington,
Strayhorn |
| Moten
Swing- |
Buster
& Benny Moten / arr. Ernie Wilkins |
| Chronometry- |
Fred
Sturm |
| Funky
Cha-Cha- |
Arturo
Sandoval |
| The
Blues Machine- |
Sammy
Nestico |
| Groove
Merchant- |
Jerome
Richardson / arr. Thad Jones |
| Afro
Blue- |
Mongo
Santamaria / arr. Mossman |
| *Caravan |
Tizol
/ arr. Courtney Beadel, *Student
Arrangement |
| Cubano
Chant- |
Ray
Bryant / arr. Mossman |
| You
Got It- |
Frank
Foster |
| Vine
Street Rumble- |
Benny
Carter |
| Sultry
Sunset- |
Duke
Ellington |
| Tall
Cotton- |
Sammy
Nestico |
| Makin'
Whoopee- |
arr.
Thad Jones |
| *Minor
Goes Muggin |
Ellington
/ trans. Beadel and Talbot, *Student
Transcription |
| Orange
Colored Sky- |
arr.
Roger Holmes |
| Bang
Bang- |
Joe
Cuba |
| Black
and Tan Fantasy- |
Duke
Ellington |
|
