Gordon Goodwin

Crazy title? It's from the movie of the same name and is a tongue-in-cheek swing chart adapted from a much more difficult chart by Gordon Goodwin for the Big Phat Band. Arranged for the younger player...

Classic Ellington swinger! Gordon's medium tempo chart features the saxes at the start and them lets the ensemble carry it and build to the Alto solo. This one goes down smooth.

Gordon Goodwin's medium-slow treatment of this familiar standard swings hard right from the start! This expertly crafted chart features plenty of tutti ensemble writing, solo space for trumpet and pia...

A Gordon Goodwin chart for the young player! Arranger Ralph Ford has scored this Goodwin swing shuffle to make it accessible for the younger band. Challenges include the shuffle groove and accurate ar...

This is a tour-de-force arrangement of Gershwin's masterpiece. If you can cut it, then play it because it will truly warrant a standing ovation. The sax doubles call for piccolo (alto 1), clarinet/flu...

An accessible and swingin' version of Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band chart scored for young players. There is a nice sax soli and 1st trumpet range is to written G on top of the staff. A 12-bar writte...

This is a swinger all the way! The tempo can be anywhere between 132-150 BPM and there is a written-out trumpet 2 solo. There's plenty of swingin' ensemble, a great sax section soli plus optional part...

Un original modal à swing moyen de Gordon Goodwin. Le tempo est d'environ 140 BPM, la section solo flexible comporte des solos écrits pour la flûte (opt), l'alto 1, le ténor 1, le bari, la trompette 3...

As recorded and released by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band as a digital single. An homage to Oscar Peterson, this chart is a solo feature and includes separate solo parts for piano, C instruments, alt...

As recorded by the Big Phat Band, you've got your basic flag-waving, barn-burning, straight-ahead swing chart here - and believe it or not, it's not all that hard to play! Sure, it's a challenge, but...

In the style of Nestico and Basie, this medium swing chart is full of nuances. Includes solo space for all saxes, trumpet 4, and trombone 1. At 110 BPM, this is truly a wonderful chart that will satis...

As recorded on the Silverline Records album XXL (CD and DVD Audio) by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band. Originally written for vocal group Take 6 and the Big Phat Band, the chart was re-orchestrated for...

Revenge is very sweet! Gordon Goodwin is the hot writer of today's big band charts and this arrangement proves it. Count Bubba's Revenge features a shuffle swing that builds and builds. On top of that...

The flutes state the melody in this pretty bossa nova, which demands your best soloist to elegantly negotiate it's appealing chord changes. Sax doubles. As recorded by the Gordon Goodwin Big Phat on '...

Holiday jazz by Gordon Goodwin. This adaptation of 'Oh Tannenbaum' is quite an adventure offering a chorale, some Basie style and fast and furious Goodwin bebop. Solo space for alto and tenor sax, tru...

Here is and exciting Gordon Goodwin big band jazz for the holidays as recorded by the Big Phat Band. Features include: a chorale saxophone section introduction, a full ensemble swing at about mm=200,...

A medium swing chart in the style of Basie and Hefti, you'll love this Goodwin adaptation of the wonderful holiday classic. It's not a drum showcase, but the drummer has plenty of solo space beginning...

It's funky with all the Big Phat Band attributes, and it's fairly tough to play, but hey, it's Gordon and you know it will be a hot chart...if you have the horses. The opening lick for piano is really...

Whoa, this is the next Hunting Wabbits chart in the 'trilogy.' As recorded by the Big Phat Band on the Goodwin CD That's How We Roll, this HW3 is fairly challenging, but well worth the effort. There a...

Put the back row front and center! With "Backrow Politics" from renowned publisher Belwin Music, your big band's trumpet section takes center stage. This high-energy feature arrangement gives the enti...

Bring timeless jazz charm to the stage with Duke Ellington's unforgettable classic "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"! This masterful arrangement in a laid-back medium swing style is the ideal choice for...

A medium bright swing at 160 BPM for Grade 3. The instrumentation is for tenor sax, trumpet, trombone, piano, bass, guitar, and drums, and the chart includes solo space for all. (3:52)

Un morceau original de pop latine, un peu funky, destiné aux lycéens expérimentés. Il est joué autour de 176 BPM avec la trompette solo jusqu'au do aigu écrit. Des exemples de solos sont fournis pour...

Includes performance tips and suggestions by Bernie Dresel, one of the most musical and well-rounded drummers on the scene today, who can play in any style, sight-read anything, and is also an accompl...

It's soulful, Latin, and full of energy, yet very playable at 185 BPM. Lead trumpet range is to written high C above the staff, with solo space (suggested written solo) for alto, tenor, bari, trumpet...