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All of Me ♫
Latin-Jazz arrangement of the old Simons & Marks standard. Melody arranged for trumpet on lead with tenor sax and trombone playing counterline. After first solo section, there is a unison soli section for one full chorus. After the second solo section the melody is presented in the tenor sax and trombone, and halfway through there is a modulation (up a half step) into a full ensemble section leading to a slick Latin-Jazz ending.
Written to be played at quarter note = 188.
Click here to listen to Rich playing (and over-dubbing) a trumpet & two bass trumpet version of this arrangement.
All of Me / Sextet -- PDF $25.00 | Catalog: BMPJ6A001
Boogie Beast ♫
Audiences love this AABA 48-bar form tune by Rich Willey. Catchy, playful melody, fun changes for improvisation and a whimsical feel. Originally performed by Rich Willey & Boptism at Birdland in NYC, later arranged for the Lionel Hampton Big Band. This will be the tune your audience goes home whistling.
Click here to listen to some of the melody
Tempo is quarter note=144, performance length depends on number of soloists.
Audiences love this AABA 48-bar form tune by Rich Willey. Catchy, playful melody, fun changes for improvisation and a whimsical feel. Originally performed by Rich Willey & Boptism at Birdland in NYC, later arranged for the Lionel Hampton Big Band. This will be the tune your audience goes home whistling.
Click here to listen to some of the melody
Tempo is quarter note=144, performance length depends on number of soloists.
Boogie Beast / Sextet -- PDF $20.00 | Catalog: BMPJ6A002
Little Treasures ♫
An Afro-Cuban flavored minor 6/8 tune by Rich Willey that can be heard on both of Rich’s CDs available elsewhere on this site. Always well-received by jazz audiences; nice blowing changes; rhythmically, harmonically and melodically interesting.
Listen to the Rich Willey Quintet play the opening chorus of Little Treasures
from the Rich Willey Quintet / Gone With The Piggies.
Sextet recording to be posted in the near future.
Arranged twice, play it once before solos, and play the out-chorus (with tenor and trombone counter-line) after the solos. Written to be played at dotted quarter note = 110.
An Afro-Cuban flavored minor 6/8 tune by Rich Willey that can be heard on both of Rich’s CDs available elsewhere on this site. Always well-received by jazz audiences; nice blowing changes; rhythmically, harmonically and melodically interesting.
Listen to the Rich Willey Quintet play the opening chorus of Little Treasures
from the Rich Willey Quintet / Gone With The Piggies.
Sextet recording to be posted in the near future.
Arranged twice, play it once before solos, and play the out-chorus (with tenor and trombone counter-line) after the solos. Written to be played at dotted quarter note = 110.
Little Treasures / Sextet -- PDF $20.00 | Catalog: BMPJ6A003
Brand “X” Blues ♫
12-bar blues in G by Rich Willey, arranged two ways. Suggested to be played all instruments unison first time through (no chords), then unison melody second time with chords. Coltrane changes transform a rather plain-sounding melody into a very harmonically complex tune. For out-chorus, there is a counter-melody that adds even more interest to this composition.
Click here to listen to the out-chorus
Total length of chart is 24-bars, but there is a lot of music there. Performance suggestion printed on chart.
12-bar blues in G by Rich Willey, arranged two ways. Suggested to be played all instruments unison first time through (no chords), then unison melody second time with chords. Coltrane changes transform a rather plain-sounding melody into a very harmonically complex tune. For out-chorus, there is a counter-melody that adds even more interest to this composition.
Click here to listen to the out-chorus
Total length of chart is 24-bars, but there is a lot of music there. Performance suggestion printed on chart.
Brand "X" Blues / Sextet -- PDF $15.00 | Catalog: BMPJ6A004
Down ’n’ Dirty
Minor 12/8 Afro-cuban flavored tune by Rich Willey. Great showcase for drum soloist before out-chorus. Arranged twice, once to be played before solos, the other to be played after all solos. 16-bar form with fairly easy blowing changes. Always a crowd pleaser, and an excellent set-closer. Total arrangement is 32 bars plus a coda.
Minor 12/8 Afro-cuban flavored tune by Rich Willey. Great showcase for drum soloist before out-chorus. Arranged twice, once to be played before solos, the other to be played after all solos. 16-bar form with fairly easy blowing changes. Always a crowd pleaser, and an excellent set-closer. Total arrangement is 32 bars plus a coda.
Down 'n' Dirty / Sextet -- PDF $20.00 | Catalog: BMPJ6A005
Smilin’ Salsa Medley
A medley of Smile, When You’re Smiling and There Are Smiles arranged to be played as a salsa. To be performed as follows: play arrangement of Smile, blow one or two solos on Smile chord changes, add extra bar to keep clave correct and then play arrangement of When You’re Smiling. Blow one or two solos on When You’re Smiling chord changes, add extra bar to keep clave correct and then play arrangement of There Are Smiles with built-in ending. Great for jazz audiences who enjoy the old chestnuts perked up with a Latin flavor.
Total of 98 bars, each part is three pages long.
A medley of Smile, When You’re Smiling and There Are Smiles arranged to be played as a salsa. To be performed as follows: play arrangement of Smile, blow one or two solos on Smile chord changes, add extra bar to keep clave correct and then play arrangement of When You’re Smiling. Blow one or two solos on When You’re Smiling chord changes, add extra bar to keep clave correct and then play arrangement of There Are Smiles with built-in ending. Great for jazz audiences who enjoy the old chestnuts perked up with a Latin flavor.
Total of 98 bars, each part is three pages long.
Smilin' Salsa Medley / Sextet -- PDF $28.00 | Catalog: BMPJ6A006
It’s Worth A Try ♫
Modern-sounding latin/rock tune written and arranged by Rich Willey, head chart (play arrangement, blow solos, play same arrangement again to end).
Click here to listen to some of the melody
Medium to advanced level of difficulty mostly due to the chord changes. Tempo: quarter note = 132.
Modern-sounding latin/rock tune written and arranged by Rich Willey, head chart (play arrangement, blow solos, play same arrangement again to end).
Click here to listen to some of the melody
Medium to advanced level of difficulty mostly due to the chord changes. Tempo: quarter note = 132.
It's Worth A Try / Sextet -- PDF $20.00 | Catalog: BMPJ6A007
I Know, Y’Know ♫
Catchy minor 3/4 original as heard on Rich Willey’s ”Gone With The Piggies” CD but arranged for sextet.
Listen to the Rich Willey Quintet play the opening chorus of I Know, Y’Know
from the Rich Willey Quintet / Gone With The Piggies.
Sextet recording to be posted in the near future.
68-bar form, fairly bright tempo (dotted half note = 60), fairly easy chord changes for blowing.
Catchy minor 3/4 original as heard on Rich Willey’s ”Gone With The Piggies” CD but arranged for sextet.
Listen to the Rich Willey Quintet play the opening chorus of I Know, Y’Know
from the Rich Willey Quintet / Gone With The Piggies.
Sextet recording to be posted in the near future.
68-bar form, fairly bright tempo (dotted half note = 60), fairly easy chord changes for blowing.
I Know, Y'Know / Sextet -- PDF $20.00 | Catalog: BMPJ6A008
Embraceable You ♫
The 1930 classic by George & Ira Gershwin from the musical ”Girl Crazy.” A nice and easy swing feel, arranged twice for trumpet, tenor and trombone. Play the opening chorus, and after a solo (or two) play the soli section, then after another solo (or two) play the out-chorus featuring a counter melody in the tenor and trombone parts. Audiences love this arrangement of a great old song because it sounds and feels so good.
Click to hear Rich playing the entire arrangement (trumpets and bass trumpet) with ProTools and a MIDI rhythm section
99 measures, quarter note = 120, a joy to play and a pleasure to hear.
The 1930 classic by George & Ira Gershwin from the musical ”Girl Crazy.” A nice and easy swing feel, arranged twice for trumpet, tenor and trombone. Play the opening chorus, and after a solo (or two) play the soli section, then after another solo (or two) play the out-chorus featuring a counter melody in the tenor and trombone parts. Audiences love this arrangement of a great old song because it sounds and feels so good.
Click to hear Rich playing the entire arrangement (trumpets and bass trumpet) with ProTools and a MIDI rhythm section
99 measures, quarter note = 120, a joy to play and a pleasure to hear.
Embraceable You / Sextet -- PDF $27.50 | Catalog: BMPJ6A009
I’ve Got It Good (and that ain’t bad) ♫
Written to feature your drummer. The melody is punctuated by two bar breaks for drum fills, a la Neal Hefti’s “Cute.” A mean-sounding minor A section with a contrasting straight ahead B section, complete with built-in send-off into a solo break for each soloist. Parts for trumpet, tenor, trombone, rhythm (piano/drums) and bass.
Click here to listen to some of the melody
34 bar AABA form, quarter note = 200, fairly easy blowing changes make it fun for the soloists to improvise. This is an exciting audience-pleaser that lets your drummer cut loose and bask in the spotlight.
Written to feature your drummer. The melody is punctuated by two bar breaks for drum fills, a la Neal Hefti’s “Cute.” A mean-sounding minor A section with a contrasting straight ahead B section, complete with built-in send-off into a solo break for each soloist. Parts for trumpet, tenor, trombone, rhythm (piano/drums) and bass.
Click here to listen to some of the melody
34 bar AABA form, quarter note = 200, fairly easy blowing changes make it fun for the soloists to improvise. This is an exciting audience-pleaser that lets your drummer cut loose and bask in the spotlight.
I've Got It Good (and that ain’t bad) / Sextet -- PDF $20.00 | Catalog: BMPJ6A010
Gone With The Wind ♫
The great old 1936 song by Herb Magidson and Allie Wrubel arranged twice with a full-chorus soli section for the horns. Play the opening chorus, blow a couple solos, play the soli section, another couple solos, and play the out-chorus with built-in ending. Jazz audiences get a kick out of the “Bouncing With Bud” quotes in the soli section.
Click to hear Rich playing the entire arrangement (trumpets and bass trumpet) with ProTools and a MIDI rhythm section.
32 bar ABAC form, quarter note = 188, standard blowing changes in the key of E-flat.
The great old 1936 song by Herb Magidson and Allie Wrubel arranged twice with a full-chorus soli section for the horns. Play the opening chorus, blow a couple solos, play the soli section, another couple solos, and play the out-chorus with built-in ending. Jazz audiences get a kick out of the “Bouncing With Bud” quotes in the soli section.
Click to hear Rich playing the entire arrangement (trumpets and bass trumpet) with ProTools and a MIDI rhythm section.
32 bar ABAC form, quarter note = 188, standard blowing changes in the key of E-flat.
Gone With The Wind / Sextet -- PDF $27.50 | Catalog: BMPJ6A011
Song For Janet ♫
Original by Rich Willey written for his beloved wife Janet. If you know how incredibly sweet and wonderful she is, then you have an idea of what a beautiful song this is. A mellow, latin-jazz-rock feel with somewhat challenging chords for soloing.
Click to hear Rich playing the entire arrangement (trumpets and bass trumpet) with ProTools and a MIDI rhythm section
48 bar ABA form, quarter note = 116.
Original by Rich Willey written for his beloved wife Janet. If you know how incredibly sweet and wonderful she is, then you have an idea of what a beautiful song this is. A mellow, latin-jazz-rock feel with somewhat challenging chords for soloing.
Click to hear Rich playing the entire arrangement (trumpets and bass trumpet) with ProTools and a MIDI rhythm section
48 bar ABA form, quarter note = 116.
Song For Janet / Sextet -- PDF $20.00 | Catalog: BMPJ6A012
If I Should Lose You ♫
Hard-groovin’ arrangement of this great old standard by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger. Attention-grabbing intro before trumpet pickup, designed to swing hard. Instrumentation is trumpet, tenor sax, trombone, piano/guitar, bass and drums.
Click here to listen to some of the melody
Difficulty level medium to advanced due to chord changes for improvisation. Medium level of ability required to play ensembles. This is the same as the vocal arrangement except with trumpet on the melody instead of voice.
Hard-groovin’ arrangement of this great old standard by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger. Attention-grabbing intro before trumpet pickup, designed to swing hard. Instrumentation is trumpet, tenor sax, trombone, piano/guitar, bass and drums.
Click here to listen to some of the melody
Difficulty level medium to advanced due to chord changes for improvisation. Medium level of ability required to play ensembles. This is the same as the vocal arrangement except with trumpet on the melody instead of voice.
If I Should Lose You / Sextet -- PDF $20.00 | Catalog: BMPJ6A013
It Had To Be You ♫
Fun, swinging arrangement of this great old standard by Isham Jones and Gus Kahn. Sidewinder inspired intro before trumpet pickup, key of A-flat. Blowing changes include Sidewinder feel in measures 5-8 and measures 21-23. Coda based on Billie’s Bounce, sure to get a chuckle from hip jazz audiences. Instrumentation is trumpet, tenor sax, trombone, piano/guitar, bass and drums.
Click here to listen to some of the melody
Difficulty level medium to advanced due to chord changes for improvisation. Medium level of ability required to play ensembles. This is the same as the vocal arrangement except with trumpet on the melody instead of voice.
Fun, swinging arrangement of this great old standard by Isham Jones and Gus Kahn. Sidewinder inspired intro before trumpet pickup, key of A-flat. Blowing changes include Sidewinder feel in measures 5-8 and measures 21-23. Coda based on Billie’s Bounce, sure to get a chuckle from hip jazz audiences. Instrumentation is trumpet, tenor sax, trombone, piano/guitar, bass and drums.
Click here to listen to some of the melody
Difficulty level medium to advanced due to chord changes for improvisation. Medium level of ability required to play ensembles. This is the same as the vocal arrangement except with trumpet on the melody instead of voice.
It Had To Be You / Sextet -- PDF $20.00 | Catalog: BMPJ6A014
Felicia’s Song ♫
A pretty, Latin/rock ballad by Rich Willey. Interesting changes in the A section (key of A) with no II-V’s, and then the chords on the bridge are similar to the Have You Met Miss Jones bridge.
Click here to listen to some of the out-chorus
Difficulty level medium to advanced due to chord changes for improvisation. Play head unison (tenor and trombone) and out-chorus trumpet with tenor/trombone counterline. Medium level of ability required to play ensemble.
A pretty, Latin/rock ballad by Rich Willey. Interesting changes in the A section (key of A) with no II-V’s, and then the chords on the bridge are similar to the Have You Met Miss Jones bridge.
Click here to listen to some of the out-chorus
Difficulty level medium to advanced due to chord changes for improvisation. Play head unison (tenor and trombone) and out-chorus trumpet with tenor/trombone counterline. Medium level of ability required to play ensemble.
Felicia's Song / Sextet -- PDF $20.00 | Catalog: BMPJ6A015
