Jazz Band Series
All That Jazz
Medium Level Charts
GINGERSNAPS AND A CUP OF TEA
Erin Paton Pierce, 2009
Jazz Waltz
Solos: Alto 1, Tenor 1, Trumpet 2
Duration: circa 5:00
Highest Lead Trumpet Note: A just above staff
Gingersnaps and a Cup of Tea is a fun jazz waltz that is not too hard for students first learning to play jazz while being very entertaining to listen to and play.
Erin Paton Pierce, 2009
Jazz Waltz
Solos: Alto 1, Tenor 1, Trumpet 2
Duration: circa 5:00
Highest Lead Trumpet Note: A just above staff
Gingersnaps and a Cup of Tea is a fun jazz waltz that is not too hard for students first learning to play jazz while being very entertaining to listen to and play.
SWISHY
Erin Paton Pierce, 2014
Medium Swing
Solos: Open
Duration: circa 4:30
Highest Lead Trumpet Note: F at top of staff
Swishy serves as a great introduction to extended chords and more advanced harmonies while being a fun and straight-forward piece to assemble. It features some more exposed moments as well as big full band Basie-style sections.
Erin Paton Pierce, 2014
Medium Swing
Solos: Open
Duration: circa 4:30
Highest Lead Trumpet Note: F at top of staff
Swishy serves as a great introduction to extended chords and more advanced harmonies while being a fun and straight-forward piece to assemble. It features some more exposed moments as well as big full band Basie-style sections.
CANYON STOMP
Erin Paton Pierce, 2011
Latin/Dixieland
Solos: Guitar, Open
Duration: circa 4:30
Highest Lead Trumpet Note: C above staff
Canyon Stomp features the rhythm section with its catchy samba-Latin groove and Dixieland accelerando section at the end. While it isn’t too difficult to play, it has a great melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic flow and is guaranteed to get your toe tapping.
Erin Paton Pierce, 2011
Latin/Dixieland
Solos: Guitar, Open
Duration: circa 4:30
Highest Lead Trumpet Note: C above staff
Canyon Stomp features the rhythm section with its catchy samba-Latin groove and Dixieland accelerando section at the end. While it isn’t too difficult to play, it has a great melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic flow and is guaranteed to get your toe tapping.
MEDIUM ADVANCED Level Charts
RAZZMATAZZ
Erin Paton Pierce, 2009
Shuffle
Solos: Open
Duration: circa 5:00
Highest Lead Trumpet Note: D above staff.
Razzmatazz is my first big band composition and was written as an experiment to see if a minor shuffle could still sound happy. It’s a quirky piece that is sure to get stuck in your head.
Erin Paton Pierce, 2009
Shuffle
Solos: Open
Duration: circa 5:00
Highest Lead Trumpet Note: D above staff.
Razzmatazz is my first big band composition and was written as an experiment to see if a minor shuffle could still sound happy. It’s a quirky piece that is sure to get stuck in your head.
EXHILARATE
Erin Paton Pierce, 2009
5/4 feel/Contemporary
Solos: Open Reeds
Duration: circa 5:00
Highest Lead Trumpet Note: C above staff
Exhilarate is a piece filled with glorious brass lines and beautiful woodwind melodies inspired by a bike ride through Garden of the Gods. It balances between delicate riffs and intense choruses and is a very entertaining piece for all.
Erin Paton Pierce, 2009
5/4 feel/Contemporary
Solos: Open Reeds
Duration: circa 5:00
Highest Lead Trumpet Note: C above staff
Exhilarate is a piece filled with glorious brass lines and beautiful woodwind melodies inspired by a bike ride through Garden of the Gods. It balances between delicate riffs and intense choruses and is a very entertaining piece for all.
BLISS
Erin Paton Pierce, 2010
Fast Bossa/Contemporary
Solos: Soprano Saxophone, Trumpet 2
Duration: circa 5:00
Highest Lead Trumpet Note: D above staff
"Follow your bliss and the universe will create doors where there were only walls." - Joseph Campbell
Based off of a philosophy of Joseph Campbell, Bliss tackles the joy and struggle of pursuing one’s passion and destiny. Bliss has a Birdland-like feel, contemporary chord progressions, and catchy melodies.
Erin Paton Pierce, 2010
Fast Bossa/Contemporary
Solos: Soprano Saxophone, Trumpet 2
Duration: circa 5:00
Highest Lead Trumpet Note: D above staff
"Follow your bliss and the universe will create doors where there were only walls." - Joseph Campbell
Based off of a philosophy of Joseph Campbell, Bliss tackles the joy and struggle of pursuing one’s passion and destiny. Bliss has a Birdland-like feel, contemporary chord progressions, and catchy melodies.
PHOENIX
Erin Paton Pierce, 2012
Jig/Bossa/Samba
Solos: Trumpet (optional)
Duration: circa 8:00
Highest Lead Trumpet Note: C Above Staff (Opt. D above staff)
Written in response to the 2012 Colorado wildfires, this programmatic piece is a moderate-level narrative that ranges in style,dynamic, and emotion.
Erin Paton Pierce, 2012
Jig/Bossa/Samba
Solos: Trumpet (optional)
Duration: circa 8:00
Highest Lead Trumpet Note: C Above Staff (Opt. D above staff)
Written in response to the 2012 Colorado wildfires, this programmatic piece is a moderate-level narrative that ranges in style,dynamic, and emotion.
AOTEAROA
Erin Paton Pierce, 2014
Samba Fusion
Solos: Tenor 1, Trumpet 2
Duration: circa 7:00
Highest Lead Trumpet Note: D above staff
Subtitled with the English translation “Land of the Long White Cloud,” Aotearoa is a love song for my native country, New Zealand. This piece features contemporary lines and harmonies as well as Maori folk songs and the New Zealand national anthem, “God Defend New Zealand.”
Erin Paton Pierce, 2014
Samba Fusion
Solos: Tenor 1, Trumpet 2
Duration: circa 7:00
Highest Lead Trumpet Note: D above staff
Subtitled with the English translation “Land of the Long White Cloud,” Aotearoa is a love song for my native country, New Zealand. This piece features contemporary lines and harmonies as well as Maori folk songs and the New Zealand national anthem, “God Defend New Zealand.”
FOR COACH
Katelyn R. Vincent, 2013
Samba
Solos: Trumpet
Duration: circa 3:30
Highest Lead Trumpet Note: D above staff (Opt. high F)
This piece was written for my Band Director Neil Hansen of Northwest College who helped me pursue my goals of writing music. This piece was premiered by the Yellowstone Big Band which was directed by Neil for over 20 years.
Katelyn R. Vincent, 2013
Samba
Solos: Trumpet
Duration: circa 3:30
Highest Lead Trumpet Note: D above staff (Opt. high F)
This piece was written for my Band Director Neil Hansen of Northwest College who helped me pursue my goals of writing music. This piece was premiered by the Yellowstone Big Band which was directed by Neil for over 20 years.
Advanced Level Charts
TWILIGHT DANCE
Erin Paton Pierce, 2012
5/4 Gypsy Jazz
Solos: 2nd Trumpet
Duration: circa 5:00
Highest Lead Trumpet Note: D above staff.
Twilight Dance is a brilliant piece set in 5/4 time that is inspired by gypsy folk music. Giving old traditional rhythms and melodies a contemporary revamp, this piece features flowing woodwind lines, bold brass sections, and creative rhythm section moments.
Erin Paton Pierce, 2012
5/4 Gypsy Jazz
Solos: 2nd Trumpet
Duration: circa 5:00
Highest Lead Trumpet Note: D above staff.
Twilight Dance is a brilliant piece set in 5/4 time that is inspired by gypsy folk music. Giving old traditional rhythms and melodies a contemporary revamp, this piece features flowing woodwind lines, bold brass sections, and creative rhythm section moments.
SEVEN STEPS TO HEAVEN
Victor Feldman, Miles Davis
Arr. Katelyn R. Vincent, 2014
Solos: 1st Alto, 2nd Trumpet
Duration: circa 8:00
Highest Lead Trumpet Note: D above staff
Seven Steps to Heaven was premiered by the Colorado State University Jazz Ensemble 1 in October, 2014. This afro-cuban arrangement shows a new light to the work of Miles Davis.
Victor Feldman, Miles Davis
Arr. Katelyn R. Vincent, 2014
Solos: 1st Alto, 2nd Trumpet
Duration: circa 8:00
Highest Lead Trumpet Note: D above staff
Seven Steps to Heaven was premiered by the Colorado State University Jazz Ensemble 1 in October, 2014. This afro-cuban arrangement shows a new light to the work of Miles Davis.