Big Band Originals & Arrangements
Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
- comp. Landesman/Wolf, arr. Anna Hoffmann - Anna Hoffmann Big Band
featuring Rita Martins on vocals and Gordon Au on trumpet. Gordon is currently studying at the Monk Institute.
Woody’s
- comp./arr. Anna Hoffmann - Anna Hoffmann Big Band
instrumental version, this one is dedicated to my favourite pizza place, Woody’s in Boston. alto solo Rob Hanlon, vocal version: solos Rita Martins vocals, Melissa Aldana tenor sax
Wabbit Season
- comp./arr. Anna Hoffmann - Anna Hoffmann Big Band
My version of a classic Duke Ellington Ballad, with Alex Terrier taking over Johnny Hodges’ (’rabbit’) alto feature.
Spiral Dance
- comp. Keith Jarrett/arr. Anna Hoffmann - Anna Hoffmann Big Band
One of my favourite Keith Jarrett tunes arranged for Big Band.
Small Band & Octet - Compositions & Arrangements
St. John’s Worth II
comp./arr. Anna Hoffmann - Anna Hoffmann Octet
A funky little tune in the ‘Yellowjackets’ style
Shaw’s Jaws
comp./arr. Anna Hoffmann - Anna Hoffmann Octet
a medium/up Art Blakeyish swing dedicated to the great trumpeter Woody Shaw.
The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
comp. Jerry Brainin/Bernier, arr. Anna Hoffmann - Chord Scale Madness 2004
A song composed by Jerry Brainin and Buddy Bernier for the 1948 film Night Has a Thousand Eyes. It has been performed by John Coltrane, amongst others, in a version that alternates a Latin rhythm with a swing section in the bridge.
My Arrangement for six horn band in my third semester at Berklee for Jackson Schulz’s famous ‘Chord Scale Madness’ concert. I wanted a really ‘out’ intro…
Trane’s Pains
comp./arr. Anna Hoffmann - Anna Hoffmann Octet
Afro Cuban feel using three tonic system. Nice percussion intro by the whole band (thanks to Natalie). Featuring one of my favorite Scotsman: Fraser Campbell on tenor.
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