April 8th was the recording anniversary of an all-star session from 1949 featuring five tenor sax legends of the cool-jazz scene: Stan Getz, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, Allen Eager, and Brew Moore. Al Cohn’s two compositions and arrangements are now available: Battleground and Battle Of The Saxes. We have Full Scores and parts for the arrangements as well as combined transcriptions of all five tenor sax solos for each song; Battleground has these solo transcriptions for both master and alternate takes. We also added two more Al Cohn arrangements from his album “The Sax Section”, featuring a septet lineup with three tenor saxes and baritone sax: Blues For The High Brow and The Mellow Side.
More new arrivals:
— Hank Mobley’s album “The Flip” is now complete with Feelin’ Folksy and Snappin’ Out, also available in sextet arrangements by Don Sickler
— A new Minus You melody version of Rodgers Grant’s Reconciliation - you can play along with a brass section accompaniment!
— Ray Bryant’s Samba Elegante, also available with a large ensemble Minus You track
— Cecilia Coleman’s Along The Way, a catchy song alternating 12/8 Latin and swing
— Bill Pierce’s Sudan Blue, a fun minor-key swinger originally written for Art Blakey; two lead sheets available reflecting Bill’s recordings as a leader and with Ralph Peterson
— newly added composer, tenor saxophonist Shelley Carrol: Sweet Audrey and Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?, from Curtis Lundy’s album “Against All Odds” also featuring Bobby Watson