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Known informally as 'the Biggest Little Band in the Land,' the John Kirby Sextet may be more accurately described as 'the biggest little chamber ensemble in the world.' The band's arrangements (most p...

In June 1984, Mulligan completed and performed his first orchestral commission, Entente for Baritone Saxophone and Orchestra, with the Filarmonia Venetia. He went on to perform this symphonic work sev...

The original big band recording of Duke Pearson's 'Amanda' was significantly trimmed down from the arrangement's actual manuscript, likely for time purposes. The melody is only stated once at the end,...

Co-composed with saxophonist Shafi Hadi, Mary Lou Williams's big band arrangement of 'Shafi' was written near the end of her life. Its modal nature and unusual form serve as a wonderful reminder that...

This arrangement, featuring Jobim on vocals, was created by Nelson Riddle and featured on the 1965 album The Wonderful World of Antonio Carlos Jobim. This beautiful arrangement features 3 flutes, 3 ho...

All four of our Benny Golson octet charts as written for Dizzy Gillespie in a specially-priced compete set at over 10% off! 1957 Dizzy Gillespie recorded the album 'The Greatest Trumpet of Them All' f...

Having long since entered the pantheon of jazz standards, this version of Benny Golson's 'Stablemates' was arranged for trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie's 1956 State Department-sponsored big band. In many wa...

Pianist John Lewis wrote this arrangement of the Dizzy Gillespie/Milton Shaw tune for a 1946 recording session. The Gillespie band played this chart live during the 1940s and into the early 1960s. Fea...

It should come as no surprise that bringing together the arranging prowess of Benny Carter and the iconic sound of the Count Basie Orchestra resulted in some of the greatest big band jazz ever capture...

Largely based off of pianist Ahmad Jamal's original recording, Gil Evans' arrangement of 'New Rhumba' serves as an outstanding vehicle for Jamal's devoted musical disciple, trumpeter Miles Davis, thro...

Frank Foster originally composed 'Manhattan Fever' as the title track for a 1968 sextet date of the same name. In 1977, Foster would release another album under the same title, this time featuring his...

Frank Foster's contributions to the Count Basie orchestra of the 1950s cannot be underestimated. Whether serving as the band's star tenor saxophone soloist or one of its definitive arrangers, Foster p...

This brilliant Frank Foster arrangement was written for the Count Basie Orchestra and recorded live in Detroit in 1992 for their Telarc CD 'Basie's Bag.' Foster takes this 1974 Cedar Walton tune and t...

In hindsight, it is somewhat amusing that Dave Brubeck's 'The Duke' is more frequently associated with Miles Davis and Gil Evans than Brubeck himself. Nevertheless, this version from 1957's 'Miles Ahe...

AS RECORDED BY HELEN O'CONNELL ARRANGED BY MARION EVANS Here is Helen O'Connell's original arrangement of 'I Cried for You' from her 1962 'Here's Helen' album. This is not a transcription, the origina...

This great Riddle arrangement was written for the 1961 Verve album 'Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson.' The chart features all the classic Riddle hallmarks including sensitive vocal backgrounds, punchy...

This is one of a series of arrangements written by Nelson Riddle for Ella Fitzgerald focusing on the Gershwin songbook. These arrangements constitute some of the most famous settings of classic songs...

In April of 1962 Ella Fitzgerald returned to the studio with Nelson Riddle to record material for the Verve album Ella Swings Gently with Nelson. This arrangement of the Victor Young/Sam Lewis standar...

This bright swinging chart of the Christmas standard was arranged by Frank DeVol for Ella Fitzgerald's 1960 album 'Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas.' This was arranged to feature a solo vocalist a...

This Riddle arrangement was written for the 1961 Verve album 'Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson.' The chart features all the classic Riddle hallmarks including sax backgrounds, punchy brass, and a grea...

Blues In The Night has become one of the most well-recognized pop songs of the 1940s due to its appearances in media ranging from television commercials to classic Looney Tunes cartoons. This Marty Pa...