The American Band Journal has been published since 1948. The initial subtitle proclaimed the emphasis and focus of most of the music published: Band Music for Evangelism. The series can be played with just nine players, but sounds equally well for both small-scale ensemble and full-sized group. The ABJ is published twice a year. The Spring issue includes a variety of compositions while the Winter issue focuses solely on new Christmas repertoire.
Cornet Solo - Fill My Cup, Lord (Blanchard, arr. Vernon Post)
Two Prayer Choruses (arr. William Broughton) Holy Spirit Come, Oh Come
Lord Make Calvary Real to Me
March - Wave That Flag (Bulla)
ABJ 26
$40.00
March - Joyous Celebration (Bulla)
Hymn Set - Saviour like a Shepherd (Bulla)
Selection - Filled By the Spirit (Curnow)
March - Rescue the Perishing (Chaulk)
ABJ 25
$40.00
March - The Schenectadian (Ditmer)
Selection - A Soldier's Proclamation (Bulla)
Meditation - He Wipes the Tear (Leidzen)
Song Arr. - Redeemer's Praise (Mack)
Song Arr. - The Blessing (Scheibner)
ABJ 24 (Bestseller)
$40.00
Festive Prelude - Come Thou Almighty King (Curnow)
Suite - Songs of a People (Camsey)
Transcription - Air from Suite in D (Bach/Leidzen)
Cornet Solo - The Reason (Bulla)
Cornet Solo - Surrender (P. Ditmer)
ABJ 23
$40.00
March - Anniversary March (Ditmer)
Selection - Hope Eternal (Redhead)
Carol Setting - Sleep Holy Babe (Camsey)
Selection - Christ Is All (Himes)
ABJ 22
$40.00
March - A Brighter Way (Ballantine)
Hymn Set - Near To the Heart of God (Bulla)
Meditation - Here at the Cross (Curnow)
March - Danish Festival March (Leidzen)
ABJ 21 (Great Hymns 2)
$40.00
Selection - The King's Domain (Scott)
March - Hillcrest (B. Broughton)
Trombone Solo - Now I Belong To Jesus (B. Broughton)
Song Arr. - How Great Thou Art (Curnow)
Song Arr. - Trusting (Mack)
ABJ 20 (Great Hymns of the Church)
$80.00
Cornet Solo - At Peace with My God (Ditmer)
Meditation - Master Speak (Leidzen)
Song Arr. - In the Garden (B. Broughton)
Paraphrase - Adeste Fidelis (Leidzen)
Selection - Heritage of Freedom (Curnow)
Song Arr. - My Father's World (Bulla)
Song Arr. - In Pastures Green (Ball)
ABJ 19 (USA Edition)
$40.00
Hymn Arr. - Rejoice Ye Pure In Heart (Post)
Hymn Arr. - My Petition (Steadman-Allen)
Rhapsody - American Rhapsody (Soderstrom)
Selection - Thanksgiving (Leidzen)
ABJ 18
$40.00
March - Troy Temple (Dimond)
Selection - Heavenly Sunshine (Leidzen)
Cornet/Trombone Solo - Oh, Teach Me to Love Thee (Booth, arr. Erik Leidzen)
Cornet Solo - The Old Rugged Cross (Bennard, arr. Erik Leidzen)
Meditation - Eternal Father (Soderstrom)
ABJ 17
$40.00
March - Constant Companion (Reslow)
Selection - Songs of Spiritual Beauty (Gustafson)
Meditation - Neath the Cross (Strehle)
76. Selection - A Christmas Trilogy (Lyons)
ABJ 16
$40.00
March - The Hallelujah Way (Gustafson)
Selection - A Seeker's Prayer (Needham)
March - The Blood-Washed Army (Ditmer)
Meditation - Joyful Voices (Reslow)
ABJ 15
$40.00
Meditation - Jesus, I Come (Ditmer)
Selection - How Sweet the Name (Reid)
March - Resolution (Catlinet)
March - That Means Me (Broughton)
ABJ 14
$40.00
March - The Veteran's March (Leidzen)
March - Long Beach (Soderstrom)
Meditation - Whiter than Snow (Leidzen)
Meditation - My Humble Cry (Richardson)
ABJ 13 (New York Staff Band Edition)
$40.00
March - I'll stand for Christ (Scott)
Cornet Ensemble - Heralds of Victory (Holz)
Selection - The Gift of God's Love (Leidzen)
Meditation - The Great Physician (Richardson)
ABJ 12 (Erik Leidzen Edition)
$40.00
March - Joyful Duty (Erik Leidzen)
Selection - The Cleft of the Rock (Erik Leidzen)
Hymn Arr. - What a Friend (Erik Leidzen)
Cornet Solo - Beautiful Christ (arr. Erik Leidzen)
Cornet/Trombone Solo - Speak, My Lord (Bennard, arr. Erik Leidzen)
ABJ 11
$40.00
March - Land of Promise (Millward)
March - Camp Swoneky (Soderstrom)
Cornet Duet - Brave and True (Leidzen)
Selection - This Is My Story (Leidzen)
ABJ 10
$40.00
March - New York Central Citadel (Soderstrom)
Meditation - Nearer To the Cross (Ditmer)
Cornet Solo - Hallelujah (Leidzen)
Selection - The Gospel Singer (Leidzen)
ABJ 9 (USA Edition)
$40.00
Fanfare - The Star-Spangled Banner (Leidzen)
Cornet Trio - Silver Hill (Holz)
Meditation - Art Thou Weary? (Post)
March - Manhattan (Leidzen)
ABJ 8
$40.00
Selection - Walking With God (Kitching)
Selection - Redemption (Soderstrom)
Euphonium Solo - I Love to Tell the Story (Kippax)
March - Determination (Leidzen)
ABJ 7
$40.00
Selection - Joy of Salvation (Goffin)
March - Joyful Song (Chase)
March - St. Helier (Catlinet)
Selection - At the Master's Feet (Leidzen)
ABJ 6
$40.00
March - The Army of the King (Ditmer)
Paraphrase - Silent Night (Leidzen)
March - Camp Allegheny (Post)
Selection - Songs of Devotion (Holz)
ABJ 5
$40.00
March - The Pioneers (Leidzen)
March - Northern New England (McLoughlin)
Arrangements - Precious Name and Martin (Leidzen)
Cornet Trio - Sweetest Name (Evans)
ABJ 4
$40.00
March - Tremont (Evans)
Selection - Deep Passage (Soderstrom)
March - Jamaica Citadel (Holz)
Meditation - Alstone (Ditmer)
ABJ 3 (Special Christmas Edition)
$40.00
March - Christmas Joy (Leidzen)
Selection - Christmas Tidings (Holz)
Paraphrase - The Herald Angels (Leidzen)
Meditation - The Star in the East (Bearchell)
ABJ 2 (Rose Parade Edition)
$40.00
March - Golden Jubilee (Kippax)
March - On the King's Highway (Leidzen)
Cornet Solo - Lover of the Lord (Parkins, arr. Leidzen)
Meditation - Take Up Thy Cross (Leidzen)
ABJ 1 (Contest Edition)
$40.00
Meditation - O Boundless Salvation (Zealley)
March - Gladness (Ditmer)
Selection - Songs of Salvation (Gustafson)
Meditation - The Wanderer (Reslow)
March - SWONEKY (Zealley)
Selection - The Glory of the Cross (Lodge)
Meditation - On the Cross (Malpass)
March - Soldiers of the Cross (Post)
Selection - Songs of Testimony (Zealley)
Meditation - The Name Above All Other Names (Reslow)
March - New Jersey (Zealley)
Selection - Grand Old Gospel Songs (Gustafson)
Recordingsfeaturing the American Band Journal
A Christmas Fanfare
$15.00
For some avid brass
band followers, this latest recording may be a
long awaited addition to a collection. For others,
including the casual listener, it will be a
great way to experience the spirit of the season.
Whether you listen to A Christmas Fanfare in
your living room or pop it into your automobile’s
CD player, take time to rejoice with us in
celebrating the birth of Christ.
Christmas Rejoicing
$12.00
No clenched
jaw "rejoicing because I have to" with this
marvelous recording of Christmas carols, old and new.
The joy and exuberance that infiltrated the world with
the birth of Christ has insinuated its presence into
the inspired compositions and virtuoso skills of the
New York Staff Band.
Heralds of Victory
$14.95
The music selected for this recording has been drawn from across the sixty-year history of the American Band Journal. The order of play has been arranged so that the listener gets the widest range of styles, genres, and dates within the sample recorded. Listeners will hopefully have had their appetite whetted so as to want to seek out the many other treasures contained in the journal. Certainly, the Williams Fairey Band and its soloists have given us every musical reason to ascertain what good and useful music is available to all in the American Band Journal.
