Bob Curnow

Although Sierra Music published the original version of this cool chart in the past, Bob Curnow decided to edit it and make the Stan Kenton Orchestra piece a lot easier and fun to play. The instrument...

A beautiful solo for Flugelhorn. Written for the young player, this lovely bossa nova ballad presents your best young trumpet player in a setting worthy of the most professional musician, but with a c...

Bob Curnow has written some marvelous arrangements of Metheny/Mays music in the past, and this chart surely belongs to that wonderful new big band literature he has created with such pieces as The Fir...

The publication of this piece is dedicated to the memory of Manny Albam, the composer. Bob Curnow took the original orchestration (as recorded by Stan Kenton's Innovations Orchestra) and scored it for...

This is a gorgeous feature for tenor saxophone (there is also a piano solo). Sensuous, warm, lush ..... all those good things. Set in a slow bossa-nova style, this lyrical piece will please your playe...

If you know 'The First Circle' or 'Minuano,' then you'll have some sense of what this incredible composition is all about. The chart is almost 700 measures long, and it contains all of the elements th...

This collection features rich tunes distinctive to the cultures of Scotland, Newfoundland, Ireland and England. The CD provides a full performance track and an accompaniment only track for each song....

This book is a collection of rich tunes and ballads specifically characteristic of the cultures of Scotland, Newfoundland and Ireland. Initially associated with everyday rural activities, these memora...

This collection features rich tunes distinctive to the cultures of Scotland, Newfoundland, Ireland and England. The CD provides a full performance track and an accompaniment only track for each song....

An exciting, contemporary rock / fusion piece which has been played on national television and by All-State jazz bands in Wisconsin, Texas, Georgia, and Alabama. Solo space for Tpt. and/or Tenor. (10...

Bob Curnow has a way of picking out the Metheny tunes that work so well in a big band setting. This chart is based on a bright, happy tune of Pat's. The medium tempo and contemporary feel make this a...

Bob Curnow continues to add to his catalog of arrangements of Metheny & Mays compositions. Metheny & Mays have given us a great upbeat rock tune with a beautiful melody! This chart will challenge and...

Hold on to your hat! This wild, hard-rock chart is unbelievable in it's energy, meter changes, strong rhythmic motifs and more. The opening is strong, with the whole band roaring and then settling int...

Here is another fantastic Metheny/Mays masterwork, orchestrated by Bob Curnow. The piece was originally recorded on the Speaking of Now CD by the Pat Metheny Group. This arrangement is loaded with lot...

Eighteen is a flat-out, rock n' roll chart based on a tune from one of Pat Metheny's earlier albums, Offramp. This chart has a hypnotic, powerful, energetic bass line. It is a soprano saxophone featur...

Bob Curnow continues to add to his Pat Metheny Big Band Series with this wonderful light, laid-back, Latin-rock chart. It is very simple to play, with limited ranges in the brass and a level of writin...

Another amazing, exciting chart has been added to the Pat Metheny Series! Bob Curnow's arrangement of Metheny/Mays' composition Stranger In Town hits you in the face right from the start and ends in t...

Set in an easy-going rock feel, this Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays composition is sure to be a band and audience favorite. Based on the original recording from the Pat Metheny Group album 'We Live Here',...

Exactly as recorded on the CD 'Stan Kenton Plays Chicago,' this chart is a great feature for alto saxophone set in a big band fusion style. Every reed player plays flute in the intro, and the chart ju...

Celtic Folk Songs for All Ages is a delightful collection of rich tunes and ballads specifically distinctive to the cultures of Scotland, Newfoundland, Ireland, and England. The accompaniment CD (incl...

This arrangement does not include brass or drums. Five woodwinds (with optional doubles) plus piano and guitar. A very pretty, quiet version. The featured solo is for piano and guitar (as originally p...

Bob Curnow has written some marvelous arrangements of Metheny/Mays music in the past, and this chart will surely tug at your heartstrings. This is a gorgeous melody, with a solid, contemporary feel to...

You was originally recorded by the Pat Metheny Group on the CD Speaking of Now. This ballad is a very emotional piece of music that features trombone (primarily), alto saxophone and trumpet. The lush,...

My Foolish Heart is an arrangement of one of the most popular melodies ever written. It is very much in the style of the Kenton Ballad, featuring the trombone section in a slow, richly harmonized sett...

This arrangement of I Hope In Time a Change Will Come came about through a desire to hear/play more than one chorus of this stunningly beautiful melody by Oliver Nelson. The basis for this new arrange...