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Stan LAFERRIERE.Composer-Arranger-Band leader
stanlaferriere@club-internet.fr www.stan-music.com
CATALOGUE D’ARRANGEMENTS ORIGINAUX POUR BIG BAND
Original big band arrangements
and compositions never published
(Those in red: to come soon...)
(En rouge: en cours d’écriture…)
Compositions Originales pour Big Band/ Original big band compositions by S.Laferriere
What season? (short intro)
We are (médium fast swing)
She came with the wind (méd.swing piano feature)
Here comes April (3/4 médium)
I will (médium soft latin)
Over clouds (very soft ballad) (Clar basse, 2 clar, Flûte, soprano sax.) dedicated to Maria Schneider
Weatherman (soft funky ballad) (Tb solo feature) dedicated to Bob Brookmeyer
What a sun! (punchy latin)
M.T 2001 (médium swing) (free variations on « In a Mellowtone »sequences) dedicated to Duke Ellington
Recorded in 2005 by the” Vintage Orchestra” in « WEATHERMAN »
To Duke with love Original suite dedicated to Duke Ellington in 7 parts, recorded by Gérard Badini super swing machine in 2000 and created at RADIO France. (50mn)
1. MERCI Mr DEBUSSY
2. FROM WASHINGTON TO MONTFORT L’AMAURY
3. JUMPIN’ AT SUGAR HILL
4. NO FOOL, NO SWING
5. BLUE CLOUDS
6. BALLAD FOR SWEE’ PEA
7. TOWARD THE FLAME
Local time* (fast swing minor blues)
Ces quelques fleurs* (ballad) (Tb solo feature)
Born to be bones* (med.swing) (Tb bass feature, Tb tutti)(sop;2 altos;2tenors)
* Recorded in 2006 by the French Air army big band in « BIRTH OF THE AIR BAND »
Patriotic Air suite (4 parts suite composed in 2007 for the French air army big band) Very free variations on French anthem « La Marseillaise » and army calls (45mn)
1. BE PROUD (very fast, short introduction)
2. HYMN SPIRIT (medium swing)
3. FLAG ON THE ROOF (1 clarinet, 1 flute, 3 sop./to 5 sopranos./to 2alt.2ten.baritone) ballad, to soft latin to 3/4
4. AIR JEDIS (2 sopranos, 2 altos, 1 ténor) méd/fast latin
Blues attitude (médium swing-binaire blues)
Patouchamontoche ougaratacaboche (binaire funky) (2nd ténor sax feature)
Draw me a sheep To A.De St Exupéry (fast swing anatole) (soprano lead)
P.38 deep in the sea To A.De St Exupéry (soft bossa) flugelhorn 3 feature (baritone plays optional G flute)
Climberman (ballad) (tenor sax 1 feature)
“Flight” me to the “case” a night in Air’s music room (baritone sax feature) méd.swing
Luxembourg waltz (alto sax 1 feature)
Sweets eater (soprano 2 sax or ewi feature) very fast funky
Horn mess (trumpet & trombone section feature) Gordon (bass feature)
Take the “Air” plane (Tp3 feature)
Le Normand dit “yeah! Men”
Happy day
Dance box
Love box
Joke box
Deb’ darling (slow ballad)
A song (soft latin) (soprano lead, baritone even plays bass.clarinet)
Candyfloss (médium ¾ swing) Featuring TP5
Borah! Borah! (fast swing) Featuring TP5 and Drums
The Manneken-piece (méd.swing to ballad to fast latin) Featuring TP5 and Alto/soprano 1
Gloobie Boolgie the “Casimir’s” song (Big band Boogie)
Mo. & So. (walking bluesy ballad) featuring guest Ténor sax
French trip (med.fast swing)
Paris Express (fast anatole)
Bloody and loud (hard latin)
Jeux d’intervalles / Interval’s games. Etudes pour Big band/ Big band Studies
Two be free (2nd M/m )
One voice samba (Unisson)
Four past five (4rte/ 5te)
Sharp meets Flat (b9/#9 and half dim.scale)
Seventh heaven (M7/minorM7)
(6th)
Guitar feature original program
How blue is my heart (ballad)
What for? (méd.swing)
Jam Hill (latin)
Good luck (fast swing)
Wes point (med.swing)
Blue on west side (fast swing)
In the meadows a free adaptation of ”colchiques dans les prés” (3/4)
A big band Jazz panorama 12 parts suite for a jazz story composed for French ONJ in 1990, 1h20mn
1. OUVERTURE
2. OLD TIME RAG (Ragtime)
3. L’OREILLE EST HARDIE (Chicago)
4. FRIDAY (Cotton-club)
5. PETITS POIS EXTRA-FINS ET CAROTTES JEUNES (Swing)
6. COMPTE BASIC (Swing)
7. THE MOON DRIVES ME LOON (Swing)
8. NOW (Bebop)
9. GO WEST (Cool)
10. QUOI QUE… (Hard bop)
11. NO WAY (Fusion)
12. FERMETURE
Arrangements Originaux pour Big Band/ Original big band arrangements (except when mentioned « adaptation »)
A tribute to classic old standards. Original arrangements 2011/2012
It might as well be spring (R.Rodgers) fast swing
Stella by starlight (V.Young) méd.swing (soprano lead)
Invitation (B.Kaper) méd.swing
Nuages (D.Reinhardt)
Cry me a river (A.Hamilton) ballad
What’s new (B.Haggard)
Naïma (J.Coltrane) latin
Petite fleur (S.Bechet) fast 3/4
‘Round midnight (T.Monk)
Chanson Française/French songs :
Les feuilles mortes (Kosma) (fast swing) classic style. Orig.arr.
La vie en rose (latin samba) classic style.Orig.arr.
A bicyclette à tricyclette* (Francis Laï) (médium swing to ¾) classic/modern style. Orig.arr.
Les roses de Picardie Easy version (méd.swing) classic style. Orig.arr.
Les roses de Picardie Hard version (fast swing) classic style. Orig.arr.
Que reste-t-il de nos amours (Charles Trénet) (médium swing) classic style. Orig.arr.
Ce n’est qu’un au revoir* (médium swing) classic style. Orig.arr.
Belle île en mer* (Laurent Voulzy) (soft latin) modern style. Orig.arr
J’ai encore rêvé d’elle* (« Il était une fois ») (very fast swing) classic/modern style. Orig.arr.
Michel Legrand medley (les moulins de mon cœur, été 42, sœurs jumelles) (latin, méd swing, fast) classic style. Orig.arr.
Francis Laï indicatif FR3 (méd.swing) classic style. Orig. arr.
Un homme une femme (Francis Laï) (fast ¾) classic style. Orig.arr
* Recorded in 2006 by the French Air army big band in « BIRTH OF THE AIR BAND »
Glenn Miller (entièrement réorchestré/new orchestrations) west coast style : "Best seller program!"
Chattanooga choo choo* (méd.swing)
Little brown jug* (fast swing)
Pennsylvania 65000* (méd.swing)
Saint louis blues march* (march)
American patrol* (méd.swing)
Stardust* (ballad)
In the mood* (méd.swing)
Moonlight sérénade* (ballad)
String of pearls* (méd.swing)
Sunrise sérénade (5 clarinettes) (ballad)
Opus one (méd.swing)
* Recorded in 1994 by François Laudet big band in “IN THE MILLER MOOD »
George Gershwin : Original arrangements
Love walked in (méd.slow) classic style
Nice work if you can get it Easy version (alto lead) (méd.swing) classic style
Nice work if you can get it* Hard version (soprano lead, and reeds tutti) (méd.swing) classic/modern style
Someone to watch over me* (ballad) (Alto sax feature) classic style
Somebody loves me (méd.swing) classic style
Liza (méd.swing) classic style
Strike up the band (méd.swing) classic style
They can’t take that away from me (4tb+guest) (méd.slow) classic style
* Recorded in 2006 by the French Air army big band in “BIRTH OF THE AIR BAND”
Count Basie:
One o’clock jump (1944) (méd.swing) transcription/adaptation.
Wild Bill’s boogie (1946) (méd.swing) transcription/adaptation.
Queer street (J.Mundy1945) (méd.swing) transcription/adaptation.
Duke Ellington:
Deep south suite* (1946) Inédit 4 parts suite. Orig.Transcription/Adaptation. (5 Tp’s) .
1.Dripping with molasses
2.Hersay or Orson Wells
3.Happy go lucky local
Sophisticated lady*(masterpiece 1951) Orig. transcription/adaptation.
A chromatic love affair* (Baritone sax ballad) Orig.transcription/adaptation.
Take the A train* (med/slow to med/up) original arrangement.
* Recorded “live” in 2008 by French air army big band in “DUKE IN THE AIR”
More Duke Ellington tunes arrangements? ask for Onztet catalogue!
Standards:
Cheek to cheek (méd.slow) classic style (Count Basie/J.Mundy 1945 Orig.transcription/adaptation)
Tickle toe* (méd.swing) classic style. Original arrangement inspired by Q.Jones” birth of a band”
The midnight sun will never set (ballad) (Q.Jones “birth of the band”) Orig.transcription/adaptation. Classic style
The gypsy (ballad) (Q.Jones “birth of the band”) Orig. transcription/adaptation. Classic style
Chicago (méd.fast swing) classic style
Flying home (méd.swing) (Enregistré par F.Laudet B.Band dans”Let’s take off”) classic style. Or.arr.
Air mail special* (fast swing) (Enregistré par F.Laudet B.Band dans “Let’s take off”) classic style. Or.arr.
Broadway* (méd.slow swing) (Enregistré par F.Laudet B.Band dans “Let’s take off”) C.Basie style. Or.arr.
Blue star (ballad) (Benny Carter) classic style (original arrangement ordered by Benny Carter himself!)
* Recorded in 2006 by the French Air army big band in « BIRTH OF THE AIR BAND »
Musique Classique adaptée/Classical hits adapted: Original arrangements
Ravel’s dance (funky blues) (a tribute to M.Ravel’s boléro)
La vallée des cloches (Maurice Ravel)
Les oiseaux tristes (Maurice Ravel)
Nuances* (opus 56 n.3) (A.Scriabine)
Caresse dansée* (opus 57 n.2) (A.Scriabine)
Guirlandes* (deux danses, opus 73) (A.Scriabine)
Flammes sombres* (deux danses, opus 73) (A.Scriabine)
Prélude* (opus 11 n.2) (A.Scriabine)
Feuillet d’album* (opus 45 n.1) (A.Scriabine)
* Recorded in 2005 by G.Badini super swing machine in « SCRIABINE’S GROOVE » and created at RADIO FRANCE
Chopin. Valse ut# mineur opus 64 n.2 (soprano lead) (2009)
Chopin. Grande valse brillante opus 18 (2 flûte) bossa nova.(2009)
Chopin. Valse Opus 69 n.2
Rhapsody in blue (2010) (G.Gershwin) (for Big band & Harmony band) piano part have been adapted for Big band (no piano) (melophone or french horn replace Tp4, valve Tb replace Tb1) Created 11 janvier 2010 at Issy les Moulineaux PACI Theâtre by French music air force
Les tableaux d’une exposition/ Portraits of an exhibition (2010) (M.Moussorgsky) (1h) (melophone or French horn replace Tp4, valve Tb replace Tb1)
1. Promenade/ Gnome (swing méd 3/4 to 4/4)
2. Promenade/ Il Vecchio Castello (soft bossa)
3. Promenade/ Aux Tuileries/ Bydlo (méd/fast swing to soft shuffle)
4. Promenade/ Ballet des poussins dans leur coquille/ Samuel Goldenberg & Schmuyle (méd swing to ballad)
5. Le marché Limoges/ Catacombes (hard funky. Ending by drum’s solo)
6. Cum Mortuis/ La cabane sur pattes de poule/ La grande porte de Kiev (méd swing to fast 3/4)
Pierre et le Loup (Prokofiev)
Divers :
T.and S (Terry Gibbs. Méd.swing) Orig.Transcription/adaptation. Classic style
Norvegian wood (3/4 fast) Orig.transcription/adaptation. Classic style
Away we go (fast swing) Orig.transcription/adaptation. Classic style
Starwars blues (méd.swing). Original arrangement.classic style
Indifférence (French swing musette waltz, featuring accordion) Orig.arr.classic style
Orillera (tango Argentin) Orig.arr.classic style
La bordonia (tango argentin) Orig.arr.classic style
For big band and vocal (men and women) ask for the vocal list
Pour le big band vocal (homme et femme) demandez le catalogue vocal
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