Partitions pour Big Band

This is a Brazilian jazz piece for big band that combines jazz with Frevo. Frevo is a rhythm from Northeast Brazil, normally played during the carnival. Frevo is played at a medium to fast tempo, ofte...

This Samba is the second chart I wrote for Ashley Alexander following Super Frank. Like Super Frank, it has a well-defined 32 bar head and inventive ensemble interactions with the trombone soloist. Iv...

Snowbird Samba is a frisky up tempo samba featuring a front line of two soprano saxes and two trumpets. It has a lot of open blowing space for soloists in all sections. The recording features this ver...

This solo trumpet feature begins with a slow, spacey, zero gravity chorale that returns near the end with a high energy samba foundation. The main body is comprised of melodies supported by a 4/4 doub...

Iberian Fantasy, an up-tempo samba, written and recorded by Buddy Rich at the 1984 Berlin Jazz Festival is a demanding and exciting chart, but musically quite straightforward. If you have a good lead...

An intermediate level big band arrangement. Scored for five saxes (AATTB), four trumpets, four trombones, piano, guitar, bass and drums. The trumpet range goes up to the G just above the staff. This i...

A gentle bossa nova, somewhat reminiscent of early Herbie Hancock. This is an advanced band arrangement. Scored for five saxes (AATTB), five trumpets, five trombones, piano, guitar, bass, and drums. B...

Sierra is a fun loving samba with a simple yet harmonically conceptual melody. There are only 4 chords to improvise on, making it a great tune for beginners, and advanced players, to explore.5 saxes,...

Montuno comes from Cuba and musically refers to a repeated pattern. This is the case in the piano part. Candela (conDayla) is a candle or flame and commonly translated as hot as in sexy. This chart is...

A moderate bossa with a challenging dense chord progression. Lead trumpet to high F with solos in piano and trombone 2. A good study in theme and variations. Alto 1 doubling to flute, alto 2, tenor 1...

This ethereal and reflective chart hints at Afro-Cuban 12/8 grooves but is more reminiscent of Pat Metheny or Lyle Mays that Dizzy Gillespie. Lots of color and texture make it easy on the ears and per...

A composition written for standard jazz band.(17 pc.) Medium bossa nova tempo. Opens with an eight measure introduction featuring a written piano solo. Two ensemble choruses followed by an open sectio...

This arrangement takes its orchestration directly from Debussy's solo piano masterpiece, not the popular fake book lead sheet. Debussy's impossibly difficult to forget melodies, transitions and interl...

An up-tempo opener or closer that alternates between swing and latin, The Hang, features a driving post-bop melody for the saxophone section. The trumpet section also shares the melody and combined wi...

This is a bright samba written in 2-3 rhumba clave with solo space for alto saxophone, althought the solo section is easily opened up to feature multiple soloists. It features a catchy melody played b...

An extended and demanding solo trumpet feature. Soloist plays extended jazz and written melodies up to double A. Stylistically from contemporary 'legit' ballad with swing interpretation, to an up swin...

An extended Latin work. Features extended piano solo both written and improvised and a challenging sax soli. Solo changes are option for many players. Altos have easy flute doubles. Begins and ends wi...

This is a solo vehicle for an alto saxophonist that is not part of the sax section in somewhat of a concerto format. This was inspired by the fast Latin music of Metheny and Mayse with the shifting me...

This is a new and innovative twist on the old American folk tune De Camptown Races by Stephen Foster. A great chart that features the bass trombone and bari sax with a tint of flute and muted trumpet...

If you want to feature your trombone section and especially bring attention to your brass trombonist, this chart is the one to program. A Latin feel, opens up to feature a solo for the lead tromboneis...

Beautiful contemporary bossa/ballad that features the entire band. Some sax doubles.

Scintilla (...to Sparkle. Not too taxing for the rest of the band, this is a gorgeous platform to showcase your rhythm section and alto soloist. A bolero (or ECMish bossa if you prefer) was penned for...

An 'Earth, Wind & Fire' type funk ballad. Open solo section. Four flutes on melody. Not difficult except for tricky sax unison in shout chorus. Dbls, Written for Tonight Show Band.

Lovely bossa nova featuring unison flute melody and flute solo. Originally recorded by the Bill Watrous Big Band on his album 'The Tiger of San Pedro'.