Quality Choral & Vocal Jazz Compositions/Arrangements by Dave Cazier 1224 W. 2nd AVE KENNEWICK, WA. 99336 (509) 542-5537 (day) caz@caztunes.com (home) August 2010 LISTING All music listed is either ORIGINAL or PUBLIC DOMAIN Written piano & bass parts are available SATB Jazz Charts 910829 AFTER YOU'VE GONE* +/inc Med. Swing w/ rubato sections to deliver the verse 030819 ALEXANDER S CAJUN BAND* V/imp Fun Cajun March version of the Dixie classic. Very thick parts in this version (8parts) 030820 ALEXANDER S CAJUN BAND* Fun Cajun March version of the Dixie classic. Simplified version of above, mostly 4 part 040203 AMIANE (GONE) Contemporary Bossa Nova groove with incredible harmonies that float over the top. Cool chart 040206 ANGEL WISE +/s Haunting feature ballad for med. high voice 040207 ANGEL WISE (SSAB) +/s Haunting feature ballad for med. high voice. Works for Middle School. 060809 DAT WAY Laid back swing in the feel of Basie s Lil Darlin. Mostly 4 part. 041004 The DILEMMA /S-imp Medium cool swing. Melodic line can be done as solo feature, duet, or small group. Backgrounds are quick to learn, 4part. 910806 DREAMIN' /s Jazz-Rock Feature Ballad 060728 E ZACK-LY Up tempo BeBop. Fun! Can be done very fast or not so fast! 030915 E-MAIL SPECIAL Up tempo swinger with aggressive final chorus 090112 EVERYBODY LOVES TO HATE Medium swing/2-feel, great message to be non-judgmental. 030823 FOR ME & MY GAL* FUN! Up-tempo swinger. Great, high impact opener. 040824 FOREVER AND ALWAYS Ensemble ballad with rhythm section.
970910 The GAME 8 bar blues in a medium swing or shuffle style. Great beginning of the year chart & great for teaching improvisation. 030909 GET BACK BABY! Blues feature in 5/4 time. Hard, but it s a BLAST! 040827 GUMBO MUMBO JUMBO A fun Cajun March built over rhythm changes. 071109 HAGATHA S BLUES Sassy blues feature for female. Theme: what to look for in the right man. 990804 HIRPLE SQUITTERS BLUES Fun blues head with a 60s funky groove 050315 (I GET) NO RESPECT Gospel like Funk, featuring jokes in tribute to Rodney Dangerfield 030910 I JUST DISCOVERED LOVE Fun swinger, good opener. Room for soloist to interpret the lyric or scat. 050826 I ONLY NEED YOU Fun Med swing. Good opener, only small spots that get thick. 071915 INDIANA ZACK & THE MULLET OF DOOM Fun 5/4 swing. Lots of room for improvisation. 100310 INDIANA ZACK & the QUEST FOR THE NUCLEAR SCAT Medium Funk. Lots of room for improvisation. 081123 INDIANA ZACK vs. the MUNCHALOOMPRICHON Medium Funk/Swing. Good feature for your drummer, room for scats. 060909 INHERENTLY DANGEROUS Med-slow Latin, with hints of mystery/intrigue. Think a new theme for a Hispanic James Bond. 031015 JADA* Stan Kenton s Girl Talk formula has been applied to this oldie. Piano takes the melody for the 1 st chorus, then the singers get to kick it like a Big Band! 7-8 part throughout. 080926 JESUS LOVE ME (THIS I KNOW)* New Orleans Cajun March! A crazy-fun new setting for this old hymn. 040825 JUST SAY WHEN Med. swing opener. Lots of unison, getting thicker as it goes. Nice Rubato solo up front & room for another small solo in the middle 900327 LEHMANN'S BLUES Blues Be Bop with 8 bar bridge 850710 LOVE NEST* Ballad/Latin/Up-tempo 081023 MAMBO and the FUNKY FEATHER Straight-8 th 16 bar blues. Hard Bop style, killer shout chorus. 951115 MATT'S MELLOW-DEE Fun riff chart, blues with a twist! Great for working on improv. 080214 MOM S COOKIES Fun, wholesome blues tune based on the cookies mom bakes. YUMMM! 080119 P.C. Minor blues funk tune that makes fun of those ridiculous p.c. phrases. 980205 PALM LEAF RAG* Vocal version of the Scott Joplin piano classic 050115 PEPPA PECAN Fun, but not difficult bebop tune based on rhythm changes 030905 RITALIN-ING Fun Jazz-Funk in the tradition of Ray Brown s Don t Mean A Thing recording. Great feature for a solid drummer. 040216 The ROAD TO KIAMO KO Great Afro Cuban minor blues ensemble chart. Inspired by the book Wicked: Life & Times of the Wicked Witch of the West V/s/imp/R /R /s/imp -R /inc /inc /R V /inc +/imp V/imp II /R
060825 SCARBOROUGH FAIR* Up Tempo Modal BeBop version of this old Celtic melody. Great opener! 100716 THE SENSATION Med-laid back blues. Parts are not tough, good for teaching basic improv. 871210 SOME OF THESE DAYS* Kickin Med. swing feature for Low voice 051002 SPEAK LOVE Med-slow Bossa Nova. Chopin s Prelude in E minor with lyric & fresh new groove. Feature for male or female of med high voice. 920905 STAR SPANGLED BANNER A Cappella, unison into 4-6 parts. 090830 STUPIDLY Clever Med Swing. Any essay on being stupid vs. making a stupid choice. 890926 THERE HE STOOD Feature Ballad for Alto, a touching story Chicks can dig. 050225 WAZ UP? A play off of Miles Davis So What. Medium modal jazz Bass feature. 991213 WEST 84 Med-up Be-bop, fun melody! 030904 WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DRINKING? Blues tune with fun head and great shout chorus. Good vehicle for teaching improv. Don t worry, the lyric is not as controversial as the title suggests (nothing to get MADD or SADD about!) 060116 YOU DON T KNOW Med straight 8 th Hard bop groove. Lot s of room for improv solos. A lyric with attitude that kids can relate to. 050921 ZACK & the MYSTIC FLEA BeBop. FUN! Lots of syllables spit out. Can be done medium or Up. 040823 ZACK S WALK Medium blues. Open for teaching improvisation. Nice big band imitation. Part of the choir sing the sax part, others are the brass. /s +/S /s +/R
SSAA Vocal Jazz Charts 910829 AFTER YOU'VE GONE (SSAA)* +/inc Med. Swing w/ rubato sections to deliver the verse 060730 AMIANE (GONE) Contemporary Bossa Nova groove with incredible harmonies that float over the top. Cool chart. SSAA version whole step higher that SATB. 040206 ANGEL WISE (SSAA) +/s Haunting feature ballad for med. high voice 030916 E-MAIL SPECIAL (SSAA) Up tempo swinger with aggressive final chorus 030911 I JUST DISCOVERED LOVE (SSAA) /inc Fun swinger, good opener. Room for soloist to interpret the lyric or scat. 050730 JUST SAY WHEN (SSAA) /inc Med. Swing opener. Lots of unison, getting thicker as it goes. Nice Rubato solo up front & room for another small solo in the middle 091220 STUPIDLY (SSA) Clever Med Swing. Any essay on being stupid vs. making a stupid choice. 890927 THERE HE STOOD (SSAA) /s Feature Ballad for Alto, a touching story Chicks can dig. SSAA Choral 091208 THE CONNECTION II Written for MS Treble choir. Theme explores our connection to the past & our influence on the future. 901120 ICH LIEBE DICH* Grieg s composition in SSAA setting (in German) 091228 SE TU M AMI SSA harmonization of the Italian Aria classic. Written for MS Treble choir. SATB Choral 000205 3 CHOPIN PIANO PRELUDES for VOICES* V Chopin s B minor, E minor & A major piano preludes set for A Cappella voices. Includes new thought provoking lyrics about life, love, and cheese. 070923 GRETCHEN AM SPINNRAD* SATB arrangement of original Schubert aria. 901120 ICH LIEBE DICH* Grieg s composition in SATB setting (in German) 891121 KYRIE V SSATTBB. 9/8 (1-2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9) w/ Piano, Bass, bongos 970304 SHUT DE DO * Refreshing new A Cappella arrangement of Jamaican folk song. SSAATBB at time but mostly 4-part, Option to feature soloists 010910 STANDING IN THE BREATH OF GOD Written in memory of Byron Gjerde, my college choir teacher who passed away in 98. Beautiful lyric, beautiful SATB choral setting with piano accompaniment. * = an arrangement of an existing song now in the Public Domain. All other songs are original compositions.
RATING KEY I = Easy, Mostly unison (M.S.) II = Mostly 2-3 Parts (M.S./Jr High) = Medium difficulty, ample 4 part writing (H.S.) = Mostly 4-5 parts, May demand more of the Rhythm Section (Good to Advanced H.S.) V = Rather difficult, 5-8 parts, may be very demanding of the rhythm section. (Advanced H.S. to Collegiate) imp = includes a section for improvisation either instrumental or vocal inc = includes an incidental solo s = contains a solo through most or all of the song R = demands more of the Rhythm section than usual, either in solo work or style. Looking for the NEWEST releases? Our catalogue number is also the date of creation, (indicated by year, month, day; i.e. 950101 is Jan 1, 1995), so simply look for the most recent date! Ordering information: How it works: When you purchase a song from you are purchasing the rights to use it as educational material in the choirs at your school, church or other educational program. You own the paper, I retain ownership of the music. You may teach/learn and perform this music in public. Your purchase does not include permission to record for purposes of resale, as in CDs or videos that you produce for sale to the general public. Please contact me separately for this permission and possible costs. Each time you purchase a song you will be provided with one master copy of music and are given permission to photocopy as much as needed for the choirs in your program ONLY. You will be required to sign an agreement that you will NOT SHARE THIS MUSIC WITH OTHER DIRECTORS, SCHOOLS OR CHURCHES and that you will make all efforts to collect the copies you make from the performers after completion of it s use. You may recopy and use the music again in later years without having to repurchase. Use and performance rights belong to the PURCHASER. In most cases this is the institution buying the music, NOT THE DIRECTOR. If your school purchases the music, said music and the rights to perform remain with that school. If you change jobs, you need to repurchase the music if you wish to use it at your new school or church. If you personally buy the music, feel free to use it at your school, but take it with you if you change schools. Prices: Charts currently sell for $50 each. For this price you get a master copy. Any applicable rhythm section parts for Vocal Jazz arrangements will be in the format of chord changes. Written out rhythm section parts for each song (usually piano & bass) can be purchased for most songs for an additional $15. Indicate rhythm parts when ordering with the catalogue # followed by R. is able to deal with school purchase orders, cash or checks. Sorry, can t do credit cards at this time. To order, fill out an order form, (which will be available on-line) and send it in ALONG WITH YOUR PAYMENT OR PURCHASE ORDER. Order will be filled once P.O. or payment is received. Delivery: Website I prefer to deliver your music to you via an e-mailed Adobe PDF file. This allows for almost immediate delivery, a master copy that can be easily archived, and it requires no shipping costs. If you wish to have the music snail-mailed to you, please indicate and include an extra $2 per chart for shipping. The caztunes.com website is intended as a great resource for deciding which music will best meet your needs. We provide visitors with lists of all available songs, sample recordings (song highlights), CD compilations of full recorded versions (purchasable), written samples of portions of the song (so you can see what the ink looks like), and other educational tools. Click along the upper menu tab to explore all of its great pages and find extra educational goodies on the Help page.