For Instrumentalists / Minus Drums
All the titles listed below have audio tracks (MP3) without Drums. • Investigate what is currently available by scrolling down this page of alphabetical composers and their song titles. • The audio button in front of every title on this page plays an excerpt of the full recording. • Click on any song title to go to that song's detail page where you can read recording and historical notes and learn about the form and the musicians. • On the song detail page, click on the Minus You tab for more detailed information about the arrangement and to hear an audio clip of the track without Drums. • Filter by key and style on this page, if desired, by using the dropdowns on the left below.
We feel the drummer should be able to see what's going on around him or her, so we suggest which part the drummer should get for each arrangement (Drum part, Condensed Score, etc.) on the Minus You tab. The part will include basic information as to solo order and number of solo choruses. Check out producer Don Sickler's tips.
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- Big People - Roland Alexander Swing/Latin (medium up)
- Change Up - Roland Alexander Funky 2-feel & swing
- Denise - Roland Alexander Latin (Bossa)
- Kojo Time - Roland Alexander Swing/Latin (medium up)
- Libra - Roland Alexander Swing (medium up)
- Monk's Moments - Roland Alexander Swing (medium)
- Suppose - Roland Alexander Swing/Latin (medium up)
- Sweet Talk - Roland Alexander Swing (medium)
- Uptown - Roland Alexander Swing (uptempo)
- Nuts And Bolts - Ray Bryant Swing (uptempo)
- Ease It - Paul Chambers Swing (medium up)
- Visitation - Paul Chambers Swing (medium)
- So You Say - Cecilia Coleman Swing (medium up)
- Try As I May - Meredith d'Ambrosio Swing (medium)
- Here's Jonny - Jon Davis Swing (medium up)
- Just Because Of You - Jon Davis Latin
- Loop - Jon Davis Swing (slow)
- One Up Front - Jon Davis Swing (medium)
- This Joker's A Smoker - Jon Davis Swing (uptempo)
- Too Good For Words - Jon Davis Swing (medium up)
- Waltz For J.D. - Jon Davis 3/4 swing (medium up)
- Wedding Waltz - Jon Davis 3/4 swing (medium)
- May Moon - Dena DeRose 3/4 swing (medium)
- Back Road - Kenny Dorham Swing (medium)
- Blue Spring Shuffle - Kenny Dorham Swing (medium)
- Brown's Town - Kenny Dorham Swing (medium)
- Escapade - Kenny Dorham Swing (medium)
- Horn Salute - Kenny Dorham Latin/swing (medium)
- Lotus Blossom - Kenny Dorham Swing (medium up)
- Minor's Holiday - Kenny Dorham Swing (medium)
- Monaco - Kenny Dorham Latin/swing
- Night Watch - Kenny Dorham Swing (medium)
- No End - Kenny Dorham Latin (medium slow)
- Pedro's Time - Kenny Dorham Latin/swing (medium)
- Philly Twist - Kenny Dorham Swing (medium)
- Windmill - Kenny Dorham Swing (medium up)
- Filide - Ray Draper Latin/swing (medium up)
- Terra Firma Irma - Joe Gordon Swing (medium up)
- Morning Star - Rodgers Grant Swing (medium)
- Grant's Tune - Grant Green Swing (medium)
- Al's Mist - Al Grey Ballad
- Blue Concept - Gigi Gryce Swing (uptempo)
- Blue Lights - Gigi Gryce Swing (uptempo)
- Minority - Gigi Gryce Latin/swing (uptempo)
- Nica's Tempo - Gigi Gryce Swing (medium)
- Salute To Birdland - Gigi Gryce Swing (uptempo)
- Sans Souci - Gigi Gryce Latin (Bolero)
- Satellite - Gigi Gryce Swing (medium up)
- Shabozz - Gigi Gryce Swing (medium up)
- Social Call - Gigi Gryce Swing (medium)
- Stupendous-Lee - Gigi Gryce Swing (medium)
- Tomorrow - Lonnie Hillyer Swing (medium)
- Carvin' The Rock - Elmo Hope & Sonny Rollins Swing (medium up)
- Chips - Elmo Hope Swing (medium slow)
- Minor Bertha - Elmo Hope Swing (medium up)
- Roll On - Elmo Hope Swing (medium)
- Why Indianapolis, Why Not Indianapolis? - J.J. Johnson Swing (medium up)
- Cecilia - David Kikoski Swing (medium up)
- Gnosis - Jonny King Swing (medium up)
- Rapture - Harold Land Latin (medium)
- Dorian - Ronnie Mathews Swing (medium)
- Kitch - Gary McFarland Swing (medium up)
- Cup Bearers - Tom McIntosh Swing (medium up)
- Bossa De Luxe - Hank Mobley Latin (Bossa)
- Comin' Back - Hank Mobley Swing (medium)
- Coaster - Grachan Moncur III Swing (uptempo)
- Especially For You - John Oddo Even 8ths (medium)
- Mia - Carl Perkins Swing (medium up)
- 1:00 A.M. Standard Time - Freddie Redd Swing (medium)
- And Time Marches On - Freddie Redd Swing (medium)
- Blue Hour - Freddie Redd Swing (medium)
- Farewell To Sweden - Freddie Redd Swing (medium)
- Fuego De Corazon - Freddie Redd Latin (Samba)
- Jolly Minor - Freddie Redd Swing (medium)
- Midnight Blue - Freddie Redd Swing (medium up)
- Night At Nalen - Freddie Redd Swing (uptempo)
- There I Found You - Freddie Redd Swing (medium)
- Carvin' The Rock - Elmo Hope & Sonny Rollins Swing (medium up)
- For The Moment - Renee Rosnes 3/4 Latin (medium)
- Orange Blossoms - Idrees Sulieman Ballad
- Dancing Sunbeam - Eli "Lucky" Thompson Swing (medium)
- Mister Man - Eli "Lucky" Thompson Swing (medium up)
- Plain But The Simple Truth - Eli "Lucky" Thompson Swing (medium)
- Big Red - Tommy Turrentine Swing (medium)
- Bet - Doug Watkins Swing (medium up)
- Appointment In Milano - Robert Watson Swing (medium up)
- Alter Ego - James Williams Latin (medium)