The Upsweep: Jazz Ensemble Conductor Score & Parts

$55.00 USD

The Upsweep: Jazz Ensemble Conductor Score & Parts

Name: The Upsweep: Jazz Ensemble Conductor Score & Parts
Brand: Alfred Music
SKU: 00-50950
Price: 55.00 USD
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By Alan Baylock

Grade: 3.5

Item: 00-50950

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This chart is a very hip funky rock with a driving groove. Played around 92 BPM. Solos are provided for trombone 1 and alto 1. Lead trumpet range is to written G on top of the staff. This chart will really work best with electric bass and piano. The band will dig it! (4:15)

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Series: Jazz Band Series

Publisher: Alfred Music

ISBN10: 1-4706-6987-0

ISBN13: 978-1-4706-6987-4

UPC: 038081591766

SKU: 00-50950

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About the Composer: Alan Baylock

Alan Baylock has shaped jazz education and composition at the highest levels for decades. He directed the Grammy-nominated One O'Clock Lab Band at the University of North Texas and spent 20 years as Chief Arranger for the United States Air Force Band's Airmen of Note. His own Alan Baylock Jazz Orchestra recorded three acclaimed albums and toured extensively across America. Beyond his work as a bandleader and composer, Baylock has guest-conducted over 100 jazz ensembles ranging from high school to professional levels and served as a longtime faculty member of the National Jazz Workshop.

In 2022, Baylock co-founded Brava Jazz Publishing with composer and arranger Annie Booth, establishing a publishing platform dedicated to amplifying women composers and arrangers in big band jazz. His arrangements and compositions have been recorded by an extraordinary range of artists including Melissa Aldana, the Brecker Brothers, Kurt Elling, Maynard Ferguson, Freddie Hubbard, and Joshua Redman, and he has collaborated across genres with performers such as Chaka Khan and Al Jarreau. A committed educator and active member of the Jazz Education Network, Baylock remains a passionate advocate for equity and accessibility in jazz.

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Why we love this

Baylock delivers a chart that sounds impossibly sophisticated while remaining genuinely playable at Grade 3.5. The funk groove drives hard without requiring your rhythm section to be virtuosic, and the featured solos for trombone 1 and alto 1 give strong players room to shine while staying within a solid Grade 3.5 framework. Your students will hear themselves as a real funk band, not a student arrangement.

What to expect

The Upsweep grooves with modern funk energy while keeping the arrangements jazz-accessible. There's a propulsive, hip quality throughout that makes the ensemble feel like they're part of something contemporary and cool, not stuck in a textbook. The piece carries genuine attitude without pretension.

Who it's for

This works for Grade 3.5 jazz ensembles with solid rhythm section players and at least two soloists comfortable with contemporary jazz phrasing. Bands looking for repertoire that feels current and funkily confident will connect with it immediately. It's excellent for players developing groove sensibility and learning how to comp and support soloists in a real-world funk context.

How to get the most out of it

Lock the electric bass and piano tight at the beginning of rehearsal. This groove lives and dies on their pocket; spend rehearsal time there before asking the horns to sit on top of it.
Let the soloists listen to examples of contemporary funk and jazz playing if they're unfamiliar with the style. Solo space at 92 BPM is forgiving, but phrasing matters here.
Set the lead trumpet's range clearly in the first read-through. The chart sits high enough that fatigue can creep in; mindful breathing and transposition awareness will help players sustain through the 4:15 duration.

How to use it

Program this as a set-opener or mid-concert energizer on a mixed jazz evening, particularly if you're pairing it with more traditional swing charts. It's ideal for spring concerts, jazz festivals, or community performances where you want to showcase your ensemble's range and demonstrate that student jazz bands can handle modern grooves. The 4:15 length makes it a natural standalone feature or the centerpiece of a short funk set.