THEN AND NOW  ($12.98, catalog # smp-1002)
"these gentlemen can really play, and more important, Steve Spiegl can really write...charts as inventive as any you'll hear anywhere...highly recommended"
-Jazz News

"the word extraordinary is warranted...big band fans will enjoy these lively arrangements and faultless execution"
-Jazz Times

"an impressive disc...this is a splendid session with enough first rate music to please any big band enthusiast"
-Cadence Magazine
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  8.

THEN AND NOW

 

$62.00

 

A ballad for tenor (opt. flugal) written for Pete Christlieb, soloist with the Steve Spiegl Big Band, formerly with the Tonight Show Orchestra. Trpt Bb. Time 4:40. Medium.

 

  17.

MASQUERADE

 

$62.00

 

A 3/4 jazz piece with 4/4 ensemble sections. Solo for alto. Trpt C#. Time 5:15. Med. difficult.

 

  19.

STEPPIN OUT

 

$62.00

 

A contemporary rock feel featuring tenor and guitar. Trpt C. Time 7:00. Med. difficult.

 

  21.

TIME FLIES

 

$53.00

 

A feature for sax section a cappella. Time 2:45. Med.-med. difficult. Full score included

 

  22.

LA SOLEA AZUL

 

$62.00

 

A flamenco based trpt feature, a la Mile's " Sketches of Spain" album. Trpt C. Time 6-8 min.

Med.-med. difficult.

 

  24.

NIKKI

 

$62.00

 

A ballad for solo tbn (or trpt/tenor/alto) with double-time sections for ensemble swing and improvisation.

Trpt C. Time 5:45. Med.-med difficult.

 

  25.

A CHRISTMAS SUITE

 

$62.00

 

A Christmas suite for jazz ensemble, featuring standard x-mas tunes with a jazz treatment. Room for optional jazz solos for alto/tenor. Trpt C. Time 10:00. Med.-med. difficult.

 

  26.

BYGONES

 

$53.00

 

A feature for tbn section a cappella (opt. bari sax for tbn-5 part). Tbn Bb. Time 2:00. Medium. Full score included.

 

 

THE PRINCE OF THIEVES

A feature suite for jazz orchestra. Requires flute doubles. Solos for flute and guitar (written). Time 11:00.

 

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