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CATALOGUE D'ARRANGEMENTS ORIGINAUX POUR BIG BAND
(Original big band arrangements and compositions )



Compositions Originales pour Big Band
Original big band compositions:


Original program composed for the Vintage Orchestra 2005
- What season? (short intro)
- We are (médium fast swing)
- She came with the wind (med.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 classic style.
Original suite dedicated to Duke Ellington in 7 parts, recorded by Gérard Badini super swing machine in 2000 and created at RADIO France. (50mn)


- MERCI Mr DEBUSSY
- FROM WASHINGTON TO MONTFORT L’AMAURY
- JUMPIN’ AT SUGAR HILL
- NO FOOL, NO SWING
- BLUE CLOUDS
- BALLAD FOR SWEE’ PEA
- 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 hymn « La Marseillaise » and army calls (45mn)


- BE PROUD (very fast) (short introduction)
- HYMN SPIRIT (medium swing)
- FLAG ON THE ROOF (1 clarinet, 1 flute, 3 sop./to 5 sopranos./to 2alt.2ten.baritone) ballad, to soft latin to 3/4
- AIR JEDIS (2 sopranos, 2 altos, 1 ténor) méd/fast latin

To come soon...
- The little schoolboy (drums feature)
- Climber man (ballad) (tenor 2 sax feature)
- Flight me to the case ( (baritone sax feature)
- Luxembourg waltz (fast swing minor blues)
- Local time* (alto sax 1 feature)
- Sweets eater (soprano 2 sax or ewi feature) very fast funky
- Horn mess (trumpet section feature)
- Gordon (bass feature)
- Happy day
- Dance box
- Love box
- Joke box
- Le Normand dit "Yeah! Men"
- Gloobie Boolgie (the "Casimir’s" song (piano feature)


Original program composed for the Brussels jazz orchestra featuring Bert Joris (tp-fgl) 2009

- Draw me a sheep (fast swing anatole) (soprano lead) even Featuring TP5
- P.38 deep in the sea (soft bossa) flugelhorn feature (baritone plays optional G flute)
- A song (soft latin) (soprano lead, baritone plays bass.clarinet) Featuring TP5
- 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

To come soon...
Jeux d’intervalles / Interval’s games
- Two be free (2nd M/m )
- Four past five (4rte/ 5te)
- Seventh heaven (M7/minorM7)
- One voice samba (Unisson)
- Sharp meet Flat (b9/#9 and half dim.scale)

To come soon...
Original program composed for Harry ALLEN 2010 (Ténor sax guest with big band)
- Harry meet Stany (fast to med.swing to fast ¾)
- Mo. & So. (walking ballad)
- French trip (med.fast swing)
- Paris Express (fast anatole)
- Bloody and loud (hard latin)

A big band Jazz panorama (12 parts suite for a jazz story) (composed for French ONJ in 1990, 1h20mn)
- OUVERTURE
- L’OREILLE EST HARDIE (Chicago)
- FRIDAY ( Cotton-club)
- PETITS POIS EXTRA-FINS ET CAROTTES JEUNES (Swing)
- COMPTE BASIC (Swing)
- THE MOON DRIVES ME LOON (Swing)
- NOW (Bebop)
- GO WEST (Cool)
- QUOI QUE… (Hard bop)
- NO WAY (Fusion)
FERMETURE

Blues attitude
- Ravel’s dance (funky blues) (a tribute to M.Ravel’s boléro)
- Chromatic blues
- Barrel blues
- Patouchamontoche ougaratacaboche (binaire funky) 2nd ténor sax feature.



Arrangements Originaux pour Big Band (exept when mentioned « adaptation »)

A tribute to classic old standards (moved to modern style) Original arrangements

To come soon...
- Body and soul
- Stella by starlight
- The man I love
- What’s new
- Cry me a river
- Petite fleur
- My funny Valentine
- Willaw weep for me
- 'Round midnight
- Naïma

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
- Cry me a riverEasy version (méd.swing) classic style. Orig.arr.
- Les roses de Picardie Hard version (fast swing) classic style. Orig.arr.
- MQue 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. Origi.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 :

Original arrangements
- 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 »

Georges 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. Swing style
- Wild Bill’s boogie (1946) (méd.swing) transcription/adaptation. Swing style
- Queer street (J.Mundy1945) (méd.swing) transcription/adaptation. Swing style

Duke Ellington: Deep south suite* (1946) Inédit 4 parts suite. Orig.Transcription/Adaptation. Classic style

- Dripping with molasses
- Hersay or Orson Wells
- Happy go lucky local
- Sophisticated lady* (masterpiece 1951) Orig. transcription/adaptation. Classic style
- A chromatic love affair* ( Baritone sax ballad) Orig.transcription/adaptation. Classic style
- Take the A train* (med/slow to med/up) original arrangement. Modern/classic style
* Recorded “live” in 2008 by French air army big band in "DUKE IN THE AIR"

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”) classic 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:
Original arrangements


- La vallée des cloches (Maurice Ravel)
- es 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)
- Chopin. Grande valse brillante opus 18 (2 flûte) bossa nova.

- Rhapsody in blue(for Big band & Harmonie band) piano part have been adapted for Big band (no piano)
Created 11 janvier 2010 at Issy les Moulineaux PACI Theâtre

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 (swing 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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