Combo Blasters Take 3!: B-flat Treble Clef Instruments Book

This collection gives you genuine flexibility. Fifteen well-chosen titles span decades and styles, and López has voiced the B-flat book so that tenor saxes and baritones carry real melodic weight rather than serving as accompaniment. You can pull any single tune for a quick warmup game or program several in a row as a medley.

Accessible joy. These arrangements prioritize infectious grooves, memorable hooks, and straightforward voicings so your students spend their energy on ensemble cohesion and style rather than decoding complex notation. The repertoire spans swing, rock, pop, and patriotic traditions, keeping the energy varied across a program.

Marching bands and combo ensembles looking for reliable, instantly recognizable repertoire that works for both full-group performances and smaller sectional reading sessions. The flexible instrumentation means your band stays engaged whether you're at full strength or running a rehearsal with limited players.

• Lock in with the rhythm section first, especially on funk-driven arrangements like Conga and Jungle Boogie, where pocket feel matters more than note-perfect execution.
• Balance the melody lines between your saxes and baritone; these voicings work best when both parts claim their role equally rather than one shadowing the other.
• Match articulation across your section on recognizable hooks like the Hawaii Five-O theme and James Bond Theme. Crisp, unified tonguing will make these moments land.

Build a seasonal medley by selecting contrasting titles: pair Margaritaville with Winter Wonderland, or bookend a set with The Star-Spangled Banner and Conga. These arrangements also serve double duty as solid reading material during sectional rehearsals when the full ensemble isn't available.

• Stylistic articulation across jazz, funk, and pop idioms
• Reading and playing in unison with non-traditional combo voicings
• Balancing melody and accompaniment within a small ensemble
• Responding to groove-based rhythmic feels rather than strictly metronomic time