Saxophone Quartet Sheet Music: Original jazz-oriented arrangements for your sax quartet!

WINDMILL SAX QUARTET SHEET MUSIC!

If you're looking for something new for your sax quartet to play - beyond the usual string quartet transcriptions and novelty tunes - YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE! Like the Windmill Saxophone Quartet's repertoire, you'll find an eclectic mix of jazz, oldies/rock/pop, and unique original compositions in a wide range of styles, tempos and grooves here - all written and (most) recorded by Windmill.

As you can see, most of these arrangements have solo sections for those who can improvise, or optional written-out solos in some cases. ALL arrangements are available in several versions, with standard sax quartet instrumentation options (AATB or SATB), as well as AATBass and SATBass, and several also have SAAT and AAAT as well as DUET versions (as noted) . Most also have multiple choices for lead and/or solo parts, as well as some without solo sections. If you don't see what you're looking for, just E-mail us - simple instrument substitutions are available for most arrangements.

All parts are professionally printed using Steinberg Cubase VST and, with the exception of improvised solo sections, most are easy-to-moderate Intermediate Level. Have a listen and see for yourself!

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Current Arrangements:
Click on "MP3" next to each title to hear the arrangement - some are from WSQ CDs, some live, and some are from MIDI files as they have not yet been recorded.
NOTE: The first group that submits a usable "real" recording (of an arrangement that does not currently have one) will receive a FREE ARRANGMENT of their choice!

"ALL OVER TOWN" - MP3 (edited - 1:35)
An uptempo Latin original by Ken Plant, from the CD "Very Scary" (2 jazz solos).
Med. Advanced Level.
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"ALL TOO TRUE" - MP3 (MIDI file recording - )
A melodic, meditative ballad - originally recorded by Clayton Englar and Equinox on "Last World" (1 or 2 jazz solos).
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"AS IF I KNEW" - MP3 (edited - 2:42) MP3 (full - 7:49)
Another original ballad by Clayton Englar, written specifically for Windmill; extended, multi-part form with harmonically rich ensemble sections, and a more intense, separate improv. section (1 or 2 jazz solos); can be heard on Windmill's "Live at Twins Jazz".
Intermediate Level (for the ad lib solo, some phrasing and style considerations).
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"BE-BOP" - MP3 (edited - 2:02)
Dizzy Gillespie's classic, in a multi-layered, fairly challenging arrangement by Clayton Englar - from "This'n'That" (a slightly condensed version of the original, with 1 or 2 jazz solos).
Advanced Level.
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"CHAMELEON" - MP3 (MIDI file recording - 4:49)
A fresh treatment of Herbie Hancock's funky, ground-breaking 70's hit, with a fairly even mix of new material with cues taken from the original; multiple ad lib. solo opportunities.
Intermediate Level.
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"GOD BLESS THE CHILD" - MP3 (version without solo - 2:55)
A bluesy arrangement of the Billie Holiday ballad, from the CD "Very Scary" (1 jazz solo, or none); SAAT and AAAT versions available.
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"HEARTBREAK HOTEL" - MP3 (2:35)
Elvis Presley a la Windmill! (1 jazz blues solo - ad lib. or written out); SAAT and AAAT versions available.
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"HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE" - MP3 coming soon
A light, bossa-nova style arrangement of the Beatles classic (1 jazz solo); SAAT and AAAT versions available; also available as a DUET.
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"I'M A BELIEVER" - MP3 (MIDI file recording - 3:06)
The Monkees' big 60's pop hit (ask your parents if you've never heard of them!), featured in the movie "Shrek"; no solos, but optional extended vamp at the end.
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"IN THE MOOD" - MP3 (MIDI file recording - 3:44)
A pretty much standard arrangement of the Glen Miller Big Band classic (OK, the intro. and tag at the end are a bit more interesting), including the original solos; SAAT and AAAT versions available.
Easy/Intermediate Level (a few moderately challenging passages).
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"MY GIRL" - MP3 (3:04)
The Motown classic, done pretty much as on the original recording (optional jazz solo at end); works well before "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?"; SAAT and AAAT versions available; also available as a DUET.
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"OFF-WHITE RHAPSODY" - MP3 (edited - :50)
A melancholy, minor-key ballad by Jesse Meman, from the CD "This'n'That" (optional jazz solo).
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"SECOND WIND" - MP3 (edited - 2:14)
A multi-part, mixed-meter blues-based original by Clayton Englar, from the CD "This'n'That"; multiple optional solos.
Advanced Level.
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"SOLDIER'S THINGS" - MP3 (edited - 1:17)
Ken Plant's arrangement of the somber, meditative Tom Waits tune - from the CD "This'n'That".
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"60'S SPY THEME MEDLEY" - MP3 (MIDI file recording - 6:29)
A fairly straight (for Windmill) arrangement of themes from The Pink Panther/James Bond/Secret Agent/Mission Impossible (no solos, various leads).
Intermediate Level (some rhythmically challenging passages, a section in 5/4 time); SAAT and AAAT versions available.
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"WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE?" - MP3 (1:38)
A doo-wop style oldie; works well after "My Girl" (1 jazz solo; includes transcription of solo from the original 1950's recording, with optional ad lib extended solo); SAAT and AAAT versions available; also available as a DUET.
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"WINDMILLS" - MP3 (edited - 1:46) MP3 (full - 5:46)
An uptempo original by Clayton Englar - from the CD "Very Scary" (optional solos for all parts).
Advanced Level (your bari. player may never forgive you!)
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Coming Attractions:

Any interest in these will certainly hasten their completion - so E-mail us!

***"BEATLES MEDLEY" -* Three classics: *"Here, There and Everywhere" (existing arrangement, but without solo) / "Eleanor Rigby" / "In My Life".***
"MINGUS MEDLEY" - Three pieces by Charles Mingus ("Freedom"/"My Jelly Roll Soul"/"Boogie Stop Shuffle"), as recorded by Windmill on "Touch of Evil" (probably next on the list.): Sample 1 - MP3 / Sample 2 - MP3.
"HAS" - Jesse Meman's original from "Very Scary": MP3.

"SUITE: JUDY BLUE EYES" - Crosby, Stills & Nash at their best (you'd never guess I'm a baby-boomer!)

Scores and Chord Sheets:

Complete Scores, in either concert key or transposed, are available for all arrangements. Do you want to play with other instruments (i.e. piano, bass, guitar)? We also now have Chord Sheets for any arrangement (chord changes, cues, rehearsal letters, etc.), in the same format as the horn parts.

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These popular and affordable charts have been selling all over the world since 2004, with satisfied customers in the U.S., England, France, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Russia, and many other countries. Here are some responses from a few of our satisfied customers:

"Just wanted to send you an email to let you know we played your arrangements last week and they're fantastic. Thanks very much, we love them!"

"Thank you very much, I've received everything that I ordered! This is my second time ordering from you and I just wanted to say that the arrangements are fantastic! My quartet just loves playing the music we've received from you!"

"Just a note to let you know that I received the charts that I ordered from you yesterday. They look perfect for what I was wanting. In the concert band that I play in it seems that the trumpets and trombones also get the tunes where they get to go front and center to show their stuff. With the charts you sent me I now hope that the saxophone section will get a chance to shine."

"Hello! Our music arrived today...parts LOOK GREAT! This will be a lot of fun. Thanks!"

"Well 'Bebop' was a hit with the guys. We read it and shredded it for a couple hours and it is a great arrangement. We had a lot of fun. Thanks again for the repertoire."

"Thanks so much for your great service and for the sheet music which I just received. Everything looks wonderful. I'm ordering this actually for a friend who is putting together a sax quartet in the Czech Republic, so hopefully it will work well for them. Thanks again!"

"The sheet music you�ve sent me arrived on Tuesday. I was surprised about the quick deliverance. We haven�t played the pieces yet, but we�ll meet next Thursday, and then we�ll start with it. Fortunately, the arrangements are quite simple, so that we can play it "vom Blatt" (I think the English word is "sight reeding", but I�m not sure). One of the next times when I�m online, I�ll visit your website again and download the other pieces. Maybe my quartet wants to have them all."

"I would like to thank you for the saxophone quartets. They are much appreciated by my fellow saxophone players and I, and we are hoping to purchase more in the future."

"I bought three of your arrangements just before Xmas and have only just rehearsed them. We are bowled over with them. What a clever person you are! They were sparky and energetic."

"I received the sheet music for "All Over Town" and it is fantastic. The production and paper are excellent quality. Thanks a ton!"

"We all liked the arrangements very much...Thank you again for the splendid arrangements and superb printing. I will be buying more I am sure in the future."

"I looked at the parts, and they look GREAT. I'm really excited about playing these with my quartet. I teach music in the bottom of Mississippi, and well I have some REALLY talented kids. These charts are just what we have been looking for to do some quick light numbers."

Looking for more Sax Quartet charts? Try these great sites:

Plenty of sax quartet music at Sheet Music Plus:

A good selection of mostly classical sax quartet arrangements, in download form at Virtual Sheet Music:

Large collection of original saxophone sheet music, recordings, etc. at Saxtet Publications.

For some very nice, legit classical arrangements, visit Gary Bricault's Site.

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These popular and affordable charts have been selling all over the world since 2004, with satisfied customers in the U.S., England, France, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Russia, and many other countries. Here are some responses from a few of our satisfied customers: