Best of Belwin: First Year Charts Collection For Jazz Ensemble is an assortment of twelve outstanding jazz ensemble arrangements for younger jazz musicians. Each chart is written by experienced educational arrangers and composers in various styles and tempos. This superb collection is written for full instrumentation: 5 Saxophones, 3 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, and 4 Rhythm.All solos are written out in improvised sections. The conductor’s book includes full-length CD recordings of all titles.
Embraceable You (from "Girl Crazy") [Gershwin, George & Gershwin, Ira]
First Time Around [Lewis, Mike]
Gospel [Strommen, Carl]
Hot Chocolate (from "The Polar Express") [Silvestri, Alan & Ballard, Glen]
Jazzmin Tea [Gassi, Vince]
Jingle Bell Rock [Beal, Joe & Boothe, Jim]
Poco Loco [Strommen, Carl]
Splanky [Hefti, Neal]
Sunday Morning [Hefti, Neal]
T.M.I. (Too Much Information) [Ford, Ralph]
The Birth of the Blues (from "George White's Scandals") [Brown,Lew, DeSylva, Buddy & Henderson, Ray]
First Time Around [Lewis, Mike]
Gospel [Strommen, Carl]
Hot Chocolate (from "The Polar Express") [Silvestri, Alan & Ballard, Glen]
Jazzmin Tea [Gassi, Vince]
Jingle Bell Rock [Beal, Joe & Boothe, Jim]
Poco Loco [Strommen, Carl]
Splanky [Hefti, Neal]
Sunday Morning [Hefti, Neal]
T.M.I. (Too Much Information) [Ford, Ralph]
The Birth of the Blues (from "George White's Scandals") [Brown,Lew, DeSylva, Buddy & Henderson, Ray]
| Arrangement | Jazz Band, Piano |
| Genres | Ballad, Christmas, Jazz, Pop, Swing |
| Format | Score and Parts |
| Level | 3 |
| Media | Sheet Music |
| Publisher | Alfred Publishing |
| Contributors | Gershwin, George (Composer) Gerou, Tom (Arranger) |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9780739044810 |
| UPC | 038081291925 |