The Dan Haerle Series

Blusineff - Dan Haerle - Grade 2-3 - SMP 250 - $40.00
Sierra Music welcomes the addition of the multi-talented Dan Haerle, noted composer/arranger, educator (University of North Texas) and pianist. Dan has created a wonderful blues chart that can be played by even the most inexperienced players. He has managed to do this without compromising the music. The chart is wonderful! There are written solos, and the piece just flows quite naturally. Your band will love it! 5-4-4-4

Cat from Caracas, The - Dan Haerle - Grade 3 - SMP 210  - $52.00
Dan has created a very nice, very hip Latin chart with a great melody. There is a written-out trumpet solo in this modern, catchy chart.  It is surely very playable by most bands and a great selection for any concert program.  5-4-4-4 

Crib Chimp - Dan Haerle     Grade 3     SMP 214        $52.00
Dan has created a very nice, very hip shuffle / funk chart with a great melody.  There is a written-out tenor sax and guitar solo in this swinging, catchy chart. There is also a nicely done section for a drum solo. This chart is surely very playable by most bands and a great selection for any concert program.  5-4-4-4  (on Demo CD 115)

Essence, The - Dan Haerle - Grade 2 - SMP 252 - $47.00
Dan has created a wonderful Rock Ballad, with a nifty, repeating vamp figure, that can be played by even the most inexperienced players. He has managed to do this without compromising the music. The chart is wonderful! The melody is stated by 2 Altos, Trumpet and Trombone in unison, and it grooves on from there. VERY limited ranges (1st Tpt. written G top of staff) Solos for Alto Sax, Tenor Sax and Trumpet. Solos are written out, or they can be improvised as well. Your band will love it! 5-4-4-4

Movin' On - Dan Haerle - Grade 4-5  - SMP 251 - $52.00
This is a great drum set feature, but it also has room for solos for Tenor Sax, Trumpet and Guitar (or Piano). The chart starts with 8 bars of Fast Swing from the drums. Then full ensemble figures bounce back and forth with the drums. The melody is played by unison Altos and Trumpets (2 each). After the solos, there is a terrific Saxophone Soli that just goes and goes. The chart finishes in a flurry of excitement. Your band and audiences will enjoy this one for many years to come. 5-5-5-4

Revival - Dan Haerle - Grade 3-4 - SMP 253  - $47.00
Big Band Gospel...... what a wonderful idea! Dan has written a very attractive gospel-flavored chart which is not difficult to play. Limited ranges make this a playable chart for most bands (the last chord has optional notes / 1st Tpt. written C above the staff). The melody is memorable because it is so catchy. Great melodies make great charts! Haerle has a wonderful skill for writing interesting, musical pieces which don't require a lot of "chop busting." There is ample solo space for Alto Sax, Tenor Sax and Trumpet. 5-4-4-4