2019 MA State Final High School Jazz Ensemble Set Lists
Algonquin Regional High School
Eric Vincent
Take The A Train.......................Billy Strayhorn
I Remember Clifford........................Benny Golson, arr. Mike Vax
Filthy McNasty..........................Horace Silver, arr. John La Barbera
Belmont High School
Paul R. Ketchen
Moon Over Cuba.......................Juan Tizol/Duke Ellington
Kids Are Pretty People........................Thad Jones
Brasilliance (from the Latin American Suite)..........................Duke Ellington
Blackstone Millville Regional High School
Nicholas Marcotte
Symphony in Riffs.......................Benny Carter arr. David Berger
Samantha........................Sammy Nestico
Samba Del Gringo..........................Gordon Goodwin
Boston Latin School
Paul J Pitts
Cottontail.......................Duke Ellington
Blood Count........................Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn
Fables of Faubus..........................Charles Mingus arr Sy Johnson
Foxboro High School
Aaron W. Bush
Solid Old Man.......................Duke Ellington
Georgia On My Mind........................Dave Barduhn
Brasilliance ..........................Duke Ellington
Franklin High School
Leighanne J. Rudsit
Sister Sadie.......................Horace Silver arr. Bryan Kidd
Whisper Not........................Benny Golson
Ran Kan Kan..........................Tito Puente arr. Michael Mossman
Hopkinton High School
Jeremy Dodge
Idiom 59 Part 2.......................Ellington
I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues........................Ellington
Moanin' ..........................Mingus arr. Homzy
Ipswich High School
Sean Lee
Symphony in Riffs.......................Benny Carter arr. David Berger
Gentle Piece........................Kenny Wheeler
Moanin’..........................Charles Mingus arr. Sy Johnson
King Philip Regional High School
Michael Keough
Pyramid.......................Duke Ellington
My Romance........................Lorenz & Hart, arr. Barduhn
Tribute..........................Bob Mintzer
Marlborough High School
James Verdone
Porto Alegre.......................Ryan Fraley
Lifelong Friends........................Kris Berg
Struttin' With Some Barbecue..........................Lillian Hardin Armstrong and Don Raye/arr. Mike Tomaro
Natick High School
Craig Chisholm
Latin dance.......................Bob Mintzer
To You........................Thad Jones
Sugar..........................Stanley Turrentine, arr. Bob Florence.
Newton South High School
Lisa Linde
The Mooche.......................Duke Ellington and Irving Mills Trans. David Berger
Decoupage........................Hank Levy
New Rochelle..........................Bob Mintzer
Nipmuc Regional High School
Simon Harding
Limehouse Blues.......................Phillip Braham
Gentle Rain........................Luiz Bonfa arr. Kris Berg
Gibraltar..........................Freddie Hubbard arr. Mike Kamuf
North Middlesex Regional High School
Greg Harris
Aaron's Blues.......................Chip McNeil
La Llama Azul........................Bob Washut
Sing Sang Sung..........................Gordon Goodwin
Old Rochester Regional High School
Mike Barnicle
Catwalk.......................Andrew Neu
Dusk to Dawn........................Mark Taylor
Sabor de Cuba..........................Victor López
Oliver Ames High School
Robert K. Wheeler
Groove Merchant.......................Thad Jones
North Rampart........................Alan Ferber
April in Paris..........................Arr. Nestico
Reading Memorial High School
Joe Mulligan
Feet Bone.......................Duke Ellington
Central Park West........................John Coltrane arr. John Fedchock
Groovin' Hard..........................Don Menza
Wakefield High School
Thomas Bankert
Hay Burner.......................Sammy Nestico
Oclupaca........................Duke Ellington
Samba Del Gringo..........................Gordon Goodwin
Eric Vincent
Take The A Train.......................Billy Strayhorn
I Remember Clifford........................Benny Golson, arr. Mike Vax
Filthy McNasty..........................Horace Silver, arr. John La Barbera
Belmont High School
Paul R. Ketchen
Moon Over Cuba.......................Juan Tizol/Duke Ellington
Kids Are Pretty People........................Thad Jones
Brasilliance (from the Latin American Suite)..........................Duke Ellington
Blackstone Millville Regional High School
Nicholas Marcotte
Symphony in Riffs.......................Benny Carter arr. David Berger
Samantha........................Sammy Nestico
Samba Del Gringo..........................Gordon Goodwin
Boston Latin School
Paul J Pitts
Cottontail.......................Duke Ellington
Blood Count........................Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn
Fables of Faubus..........................Charles Mingus arr Sy Johnson
Foxboro High School
Aaron W. Bush
Solid Old Man.......................Duke Ellington
Georgia On My Mind........................Dave Barduhn
Brasilliance ..........................Duke Ellington
Franklin High School
Leighanne J. Rudsit
Sister Sadie.......................Horace Silver arr. Bryan Kidd
Whisper Not........................Benny Golson
Ran Kan Kan..........................Tito Puente arr. Michael Mossman
Hopkinton High School
Jeremy Dodge
Idiom 59 Part 2.......................Ellington
I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues........................Ellington
Moanin' ..........................Mingus arr. Homzy
Ipswich High School
Sean Lee
Symphony in Riffs.......................Benny Carter arr. David Berger
Gentle Piece........................Kenny Wheeler
Moanin’..........................Charles Mingus arr. Sy Johnson
King Philip Regional High School
Michael Keough
Pyramid.......................Duke Ellington
My Romance........................Lorenz & Hart, arr. Barduhn
Tribute..........................Bob Mintzer
Marlborough High School
James Verdone
Porto Alegre.......................Ryan Fraley
Lifelong Friends........................Kris Berg
Struttin' With Some Barbecue..........................Lillian Hardin Armstrong and Don Raye/arr. Mike Tomaro
Natick High School
Craig Chisholm
Latin dance.......................Bob Mintzer
To You........................Thad Jones
Sugar..........................Stanley Turrentine, arr. Bob Florence.
Newton South High School
Lisa Linde
The Mooche.......................Duke Ellington and Irving Mills Trans. David Berger
Decoupage........................Hank Levy
New Rochelle..........................Bob Mintzer
Nipmuc Regional High School
Simon Harding
Limehouse Blues.......................Phillip Braham
Gentle Rain........................Luiz Bonfa arr. Kris Berg
Gibraltar..........................Freddie Hubbard arr. Mike Kamuf
North Middlesex Regional High School
Greg Harris
Aaron's Blues.......................Chip McNeil
La Llama Azul........................Bob Washut
Sing Sang Sung..........................Gordon Goodwin
Old Rochester Regional High School
Mike Barnicle
Catwalk.......................Andrew Neu
Dusk to Dawn........................Mark Taylor
Sabor de Cuba..........................Victor López
Oliver Ames High School
Robert K. Wheeler
Groove Merchant.......................Thad Jones
North Rampart........................Alan Ferber
April in Paris..........................Arr. Nestico
Reading Memorial High School
Joe Mulligan
Feet Bone.......................Duke Ellington
Central Park West........................John Coltrane arr. John Fedchock
Groovin' Hard..........................Don Menza
Wakefield High School
Thomas Bankert
Hay Burner.......................Sammy Nestico
Oclupaca........................Duke Ellington
Samba Del Gringo..........................Gordon Goodwin
2019 MA State Final Middle School Jazz Ensemble Set Lists
Holten Richmond Middle School
Jason Saetta
Caravan.......................Duke Ellington arr. Michael Sweeney
Fat Cat........................Doug Beach
Birdland..........................Joe Zawinul arr. Michael Sweeney
Jason Saetta
Caravan.......................Duke Ellington arr. Michael Sweeney
Fat Cat........................Doug Beach
Birdland..........................Joe Zawinul arr. Michael Sweeney