Welcome to BoMuse Music
November 11, 2011

"BoMuse Music is a publishing company I started in the early 1980s to protect my copyrights, something I had neglected to do earlier to my great consternation. In 1984 it became the publishing arm of SeaNote Productions, the commercial production company Joel Biddle and I ran for awhile. After the closing of SeaNote in 1988, BoMuse mainly adminstered the rights of the few items in its catalog. Now BoMuse Music is entering a new phase, providing ensemble jazz music for both educational and general use. If you would like to receive "BoMuse News," my monthly e-mail news letter, which will announce the release of BoMuse Publications please subscribe at BoMuse News.

"BoMuse Music apologizes for the broken links to the audio examples. The entire site is under re-construction, and we hope to have this remedied in the next few weeks. Audio examples are available at the site of our Distributor Otter Distributors.

Tubarao - arr. by Paul Combs
- Cape Verdian morna, commemorating the loss of a fisherman. Haunting melody - think "Song For My Father" with a strong melancholy tinge. Three solos: Bari or Bone, Trpt. 1 or 2 (Flugel) and Bass. Nonet: A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy; conductor's guide included. Available NOW from Otter Distributors. It is brand new in the catalog so it may be better to call rather than use the Web-site.
Click here to hear an excerpt of the nonet version of this arrangement.
One For Ken - by Paul Combs
- Medium to medium-up tempo be-bop blues in F. Soprano lead with optional Alto part to high F#. Solos for Bari, Trpt., Soprano (Alto), and Piano in the intorduction and out-going ensemble choruses. Nonet: A (S), T, B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy; conductor's guide included. Available NOW from Otter Distributors.
Click here to hear an excerpt of the nonet version of this arrangement.
One For Ken - by Paul Combs
- Medium to medium-up tempo be-bop blues in F. Can be played with standard instrumentation (lead alto to high F#) or with dbls. Bass Cl substitute provided for 4th Bone. Solos for Bari, Trpt, Soprano (Alto), and Piano in the intorduction and out-going ensemble choruses. Big Band: 4-4-5-4, Medium difficulty; conductor's guide included. Now available from Otter Distributors. Click here to hear an excerpt of the nonet version of this arrangement.
Moscow Beat Blues - by Bob Pilkington
- Dark, moody blues inspired by the incarceration of journalist Nicholas Daniloff in the 1980s. Originally scored for six brass, this version is for A/S, T, B, 2 Tpts, Bone and Rhythm. An alto only part is included. Difficult. Available NOW from Otter Distributors. Click here to hear an excerpt of this arrangement.
No Foolin' - by Cliff Weeks
- Medium up swinger by featuring trumpet and alto sax. Scored for A, T, B, 2 tpts, Bone and rhythm. Medium easy. Available NOW from Otter Distributors. Click here to hear an excerpt of this arrangement.
Take 3 - by Willie "Face" Smith
- Up-tempo minor blues in 3/4 by the arranger of Joe Lovano's Grammy Award winning CD "52nd St Themes". Solos in all parts are medium-difficult. Scored for A, T, B, 2 tpts, bone and rhythm. As recorded by Paul Combs' Pocket Big Band, on Sea Breeze Jazz. Click here to hear an excerpt of this arrangement.
Rudolph Sends Out For Pizza - by Paul Combs
- A medium-up tempo romp through the changes of a well-known Christmas song, with some background details behind the solos, and a structured drum solo. Medium difficult to difficult, depending on how fast you want to play it. Tpt (to A above the staff), AS, TS, 3 or 4 Rhy. Available from Otter Distributors.
A Feeling About Today - by Lydia Fortune, arr. by Paul Combs
- A nonet WITH VOCAL chart of this beguiling Lydia Fortune song; set as a medium tempo bossa with a sop. sax solo and some space for the singer in the coda. Alto voice (F below middle C to 3rd line Bb), S, T, B, 2 Tpts (I to A above staff, II to 4th line D), Tbn, 3 Rhy. Available from Otter Distributors. Click here to hear an excerpt of this arrangement.
Frank Fuller's Waltz - by Paul Combs
- In memory of Frank Fuller a favorite drummer, and master of the jazz waltz. Ensembles are medium easy, chord changes a bit challenging. It is a feature for the drummer, with solo changes provided in all the parts for flexibility of programing. S, T, B, 2 Tpts, Bone, 3 rhythm (piano or guitar). Available from Otter Distributors.

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