ILMEA District 7 Jazz Band IV - 11/21/2026

Dear Jazz Band IV Students - Congrats on being selected for this very special honor! I am looking forward to meeting you and making some great music together. Please use this page and included materials to learn more about the music we will be performing. ​Please feel free to email me with questions about the music at: davidfodor@me.com

See you soon!  - Dr. Fodor

 

Concert Repertoire Listening List:​

I recommend that you listen to our musical selections as many times as possible before the festival on 11/21. THE MORE YOU CAN ABSORB FROM LISTENING PRIOR TO THE GIG, THE QUICKER AND MORE EFFECTIVELY WE CAN PUT TOGETHER A GREAT SHOW!

Click below to hear each tune: ​​

• The Red Bank Express, by Doug Beach​​

• Tico's South Side Rhumba, by Michele Fernandéz​​

• Meetin' Time, by Frank Foster​​

• The Hip Hop Bop Stop, by Ellen Rowe​​​​

Here is the YouTube Full Playlist:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcGVMAT7Ls74&si=41rAMMMgflp9KQOf

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Practice Materials:

Click on a link below to download your copy:

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Solo Sheets specific to our musical selections. Please study them and feel free to incorporate any melodic material in your solo prep. All I ask is that you prepare to play your solo from memory if possible, as opposed to reading it from the paper.

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• Red Bank Express Solo Sheets: Bb Solo Sheet / Eb Solo Sheet

• ​Tico's South Side Rumba Solo Sheets: Solo Sheets for all parts

• The Hip Hop Bop Shop Solo Sheets: Alto Solo Sheet / Trumpet Solo Sheet / Guitar Solo Sheet

• Click here for The Hip Hop Bop Shop practice tracks from Kendor Music

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Guitar:

Click here for a PDF part created for Meetin' Time by Michael Pettersen, who is the curator of the Freddy Green web site, and expert on playing the Freddy Green guitar style. Hopefully, you have a hollow body guitar for this performance. The style is more difficult to play on an electric guitar. CHECK BACK HERE SOON, as I will also be posting a video of Michael playing the part, and describing the technique for you to practice with!

Freddie Green Web Site - Visit for more info on how to play "Meetin' Time" with the proper style.

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Percussion: Explore additional Rumba style techniques helpful for playing "Tico's South Side Rumba" with these links:

• Conga Patterns - YouTube video from Michael de Miranda

• Palitos Patterns​ - YouTube video From The World Drum Club - We will be adding Palitos to the song!

• Shekere Pattern with Clave (looped practice pattern) - You Tube video from​ Espacio Aguaribay​​

 

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