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Best of Belwin Jazz: Jazz Band Collection for Jazz Ensemble: Baritone Saxophone Book

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Best of Belwin Jazz: Jazz Band Collection for Jazz Ensemble: Baritone Saxophone Book

Best of Belwin Jazz: Jazz Band Collection for Jazz Ensemble: Baritone Saxophone Book

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This value collection features ten outstanding big band jazz ensemble arrangements at the medium difficulty level. The charts are written by experienced educational jazz arrangers and composers in a variety of styles and tempos: swing, ballad, and jazz-rock. Books are available for full instrumentation---5/4/4/4, plus optional books for flute, horn in F, 1st /2nd /3rd baritone horn T.C., and tuba. The conductor book includes full-length recordings of all arrangements to listen to, study, and use as a resource.

Titles: "Get it On," "Greensleeves," "Jumpin' at the Woodside," "Just in Time," "Lester Leaps In," "My Foolish Heart," "Oh, Lady be Good!," "On Green Dolphin Street," "Summertime," and "This Can't be Love."

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Series: Jazz Band Collection for Jazz Ensemble
Publisher: Alfred Music
Page Count: 28
ISBN10: 0-7390-6667-6
ISBN13: 978-0-7390-6667-6
UPC: 038081381930
SKU: 00-34323
Instrumentation: Baritone Saxophone

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Why we love this

This collection gives baritone saxophone players real harmonic and melodic responsibility across ten essential big band standards. Each arrangement sits comfortably in the medium range of difficulty, letting students focus on feel and phrasing rather than wrestling with technical extremes. The variety of styles (swing, ballad, jazz-rock) means your section gets experience in genuinely different musical contexts without leaving one book.

What to expect

Warm, grounded, and swinging. You're anchoring the harmonic foundation on ballads like "My Foolish Heart" and trading grooves on upbeat charts like "Get it On." The baritone sax role here is supportive but never invisible. You're the bass voice of the reeds, responsible for intonation and blend, which makes solid playing feel genuinely musical.

Who it's for

Baritone saxophonists in grades 8-12 jazz ensembles and college community jazz bands looking for accessible, musically substantial material. This book works for students who read fluently in their range and have basic jazz vocabulary but aren't yet ready for advanced lead-sheet transcription or complex harmonic substitution.

How to get the most out of it

  • Listen to the included conductor recordings before rehearsal. Baritone sax often anchors the low end of the horn line; knowing the harmonic architecture helps you lock in faster.
  • Work your section parts with the trombone and low trumpet voicings. These arrangements are voiced as a unit, and baritone sax intonation affects how the whole low brass blend sits.
  • In the ballads, resist over-vibrato on whole notes and half notes. The arrangements rely on clean tone to let harmony breathe; less air movement often sounds richer.
  • On the uptempo swing tunes, front-load your eighth-note attacks. Baritone sax can sound sluggish if the reed doesn't speak immediately; crisp articulation carries the pocket.

How to use it

Pull these arrangements across the entire year rather than programming them in blocks. Open a concert with an uptempo swinger, close a set with a ballad, and mix in a jazz-rock tune during the middle section to shift energy. The ten-chart variety means you can rotate repertoire throughout the season and always have something performance-ready.

Skills your students will build

  • Reading and performing swing eighth-note phrasing with proper articulation
  • Balancing intonation in low reed harmonic voicings (baritone sax with trombone and low trumpet)
  • Jazz ballad phrasing and tone control on longer note values
  • Responding to conductor cues in medium-tempo big band ensemble settings
  • Understanding harmonic function in a section and contributing to blend rather than soloistic playing

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