Ed Puddick

Composed and arranged by Ed Puddick.

As recorded by the Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra in January 2021, this moody straight 8s chart includes improvised solos for Piano and Tenor Sax as well as a solo section for the drummer, set over the bass riff. With a distinctive 3/4 swing feel and complex chords, this chart reflects the polarised mood of the UK during the Brexit process which started with the 2016 referendum.

Duration: 6 mins 40 secs
Woodwind doubles: Bass-Clarinet
Solos: Drums, Piano and Tenor Sax
Lead trumpet limit: Eb

Composed and arranged by Ed Puddick.

As recorded by the Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra in January 2021, this swinging chart includes improvised solos for Flugelhorn, Alto Sax and Guitar. Regular metric modulations between 9/8 and 3/4 maintain a great sense of momentum throughout this chart. A tricky riff for the bass and guitar underpins the impulsive groove.

Duration: 5 mins 40 secs
Woodwind doubles: n/a
Solos: Flugel, Alto Sax and Guitar
Lead trumpet limit: E

Composed and arranged by Ed Puddick.

As recorded by the Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra in January 2021, this swinging blues chart includes improvised solos for Piano, Trombone, Baritone Sax and Bass. A simple blues melody is contrasted with challenging ensemble passages and plenty of solo opportunities.

Duration: 6 mins
Woodwind doubles: n/a
Solos: Piano, Trombone, Bari Sax and Bass
Lead trumpet limit: G6

Composed and arranged by Ed Puddick.

As recorded by the Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra in January 2021, this swinging chart includes improvised solos for Baritone Sax and Trombone with woodwinds and muted trumpets providing the backgrounds. The challenging unison melody is constructed over a familiar ‘standard’ chord sequence.

Duration: 5 mins
Woodwind doubles: Alto 1 / Alto flute, Alto 2 / Clarinet, Tenor 1 / Clarinet, Tenor 2 / Flute (28 bars only)
Solos: Bari Sax and Trombone 1
Lead trumpet limit: E

Composed and arranged by Ed Puddick.

As recorded by the Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra in January 2021, this contemporary large ensemble composition includes improvised solos for Flugelhorn and Trombone. A steady straight 8s groove is only interrupted for a short Flugelhorn cadenza before the final chorus. There are some challenging written passages for the piano, with a distinctive broken chord pattern which underpins the feel of the chart.

Check out the YouTube video at https://youtu.be/iAgR-o5WZPg

Duration: 7 mins
Woodwind doubles: n/a
Solos: Flugelhorn and Trombone
Lead trumpet limit: F

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Released in 2010, this album features Ed Puddick’s unique reworkings of Frank Loesser’s music from the 1955 Samuel Goldwyn film version of the musical Guys & Dolls, which starred Frank Sinatra and Marlon Brando!

Described as “stupendous” by Dave Gelly in the Guardian, many of the musicians heard on this recording have become household names among UK jazz fans!

Trumpets: Noel Langley*, Nick Smart and Percy Pursglove (*Andy Gathercole replaces Langley on tracks 4, 7 & 10)

Trombones: Simon Walker, Mike Feltham and Andrew Lester

French Horn: Jim Rattigan

Saxophones: Sam Bullard, George Crowley, Dan Faulkner and Claire McInerney

Guitar: Chris Allard

Bass: Ryan Trebilcock

Drums: Richard Barr

Percussion: Bethan Jones

Composed and arranged by Ed Puddick.

As recorded by the Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra in January 2021, this chart includes improvised solos for Flugelhorn, Tenor Sax and Guitar. A soli section for the Trombones and Bari Sax provides contrast to the extended solos before a rousing key change brings the piece to a dramatic close.

Duration: 9 mins
Woodwind doubles: none
Solos: Trumpet 4, Tenor Sax  1 and Guitar
Lead trumpet limit: C (A opt. 8va)

Composed and arranged by Ed Puddick

Written as a tribute to Billy Strayhorn, this charts moves from a gentle ballad feel, through a double time swing section into a rousing pop ballad feel. A video of the Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra performing this chart is available on YouTube.

Duration: 8 mins 30 secs
Woodwind doubles: n/a
Solos: Trumpet and Tenor sax.
Lead trumpet limit: D