Partitions pour big bands

O Little Town of Bethlehem begins with a rubato chorale with flugel lead. 4 flutes and 2nd tenor has clarinet double. First time through is a cappella. Second verse is a trombone solo with piano accom...

It Came Upon A Midnight Clear begins this big band arrangement with a cappella brass, later joined by 4 flutes and a bass clarinet. Written out lead in Alto 2. Silent Night is where the rhythm section...

You can't play a New Year's gig without it. And this version swings with a little room to stretch and a great out-chorus. Lead trpt to written D above staff with optional high G.

Look out-we've never Wasseled like this before! (NEW CHRISTMAS TUNE! )This one is difficult. Very good high school or very good college with lots of meter changes but wow what a burner! Hopefully if T...

Traditional Christmas tune treated as a groovy up-tempo swing. G minor solo section is open for soloists. Well-written backgrounds superimpose We Three Kings over this chord progression. Optional clar...

This Christmas classic has been written in 4/4 for acapella horns (rhythm section is tacit). It's only 1 chorus long (25 measures) and sets a lovely, gentle mood on a holiday jazz program. No improvis...

This is the hippest version of the old Christmas carol, 'Good King Wenceslas' that you will ever play. Sort of whacky, but driving and exciting chart in 3/4 time. Demanding but playable sax parts. Tsa...

3/4 version of the cliassic featuring the trombone. This is a different, textural, stylish version. Solos: Trombone. Key Eb major. Trumpet 1 highest note G just above the staff. Alto 1 on soprano and...

Up tempo 3/4 version of the great classic. Trumpet over saxophone s on the head. Fetures tenor sax on soprano. Key F major. Trumpet highest note high E. 5,4,5,P,B,D. Medium.

Fun, samba version of the great Christmas standard that keeps you excited and leaves room for audience participation in sing 'Fum, Fum, Fum'. Key Bb major. Trumpet 1 highest note high F. 5,4,4,P,B,D....

A medium tempo jazz waltz features the trombones on the melody, followed by a soli for that section. Soprano sax and Trumpet 2 are featured on solos, and there is a sax soli, as well. The shout chorus...

Medium swing. Features Bari Sax and Trombone 2 on solos and four bar exchanges, with a nice mid-register shout chorus. The most difficult part is a contrapuntal section with four saxes pitted against...

This begins with a chorale version of the hymn shared by brass and saxes. The remainder of this expansive chart is cast in a 5/4 bolero, and features Tenor Sax and Trumpet 2 on solos. Counting is tric...

Brisk jazz waltz version of the Christmas standard. Solos for trumpet, trombone, and a sax soli. Trumpet goes to high E.5,4,4,P,B,D.

This version of Jingle Bells will be a fun holiday favorite, especially for the Tijuana Brass fans. No solos, Trumpet range G# top of staff. 5,4,4,G,P,B,D.

Beginning with a moderate waltz chorale, this wonderful old tune finds its groove as a bossa nova alternating with a jazz waltz. The C minor changes for solo trombone is in the relaxed bossa style. Th...

Cette version de You Make Me Feel So Young est celle interprétée par Frank Sinatra avec le Count Basie Orchestra sur l'album "Sinatra at the Sands", réédité plus tard sur la collection Reprise, et c'e...

Ella Fitzgerald a enregistré cette chanson de nombreuses fois au cours de sa carrière, et nous vous proposons ce que nous estimons être sa meilleure version, tirée de l'album 'Sings the Harold Arlen S...

Transcrit à partir de la partition originale de Neal Hefti écrite pour les sessions de Sinatra avec l'orchestre Count Basie, The Tender Trap est un bel exemple d'écriture puissante qui soutient la voi...

I'm Beginning To See The Light est un morceau populaire, enregistré par la plupart des grands chanteurs. Nous vous proposons ici la version de Harry James, chantée à l'origine par Kitty Kallen. Ce mor...

Stardust est l'un des grands airs de Hoagy Carmichael et mérite une place dans la bibliothèque de chaque groupe. Bob Martin a fait un excellent travail de transcription et de modification de cette ver...

Sunrise Serenade a été publié à l'origine en 1939 sur le label RCA Bluebird en tant que face cachée de Moonlight Serenade, et le disque est devenu un énorme succès pour le groupe Miller. La partition...

Un chant rebondissant d'Anita O'Day et de l'orchestre de Gene Krupa, avec un titre déraisonnablement long ! Ce morceau était l'un des plus demandés du répertoire d'O'Day, et nous l'avons fidèlement re...

Cette version de Why Don't You Do Right a été enregistrée en 1942 par Peggy Lee pendant son séjour avec l'orchestre de Benny Goodman et Peggy a fait de cette chanson la sienne. Nous avons fidèlement t...

Cette version de Alright, Okay a été réalisée par Joe Williams avec le Count Basie Orchestra et c'est un shuffle rebondissant très dansant qui a une bonne pulsation. Il n'y a rien de compliqué dans le...