Partitions pour Big Band

High powered chart. A real showcase for the band that can handle the more progressive jazz styles. Solos on alto (soprano) trumpet and drums. Some sax doubles.

Medium Latin '2 feel!' Features solo for alto sax. Excellent arrangement of Horace Silvers' classic tune. Good ensemble work. Doubles.

Up-tempo waltz with a '2 against 3' feel. This chart makes use of a Varity of unusual colors and textures. Features 'free' alto solo. Doubles.

Medium up Latin '2 feel.' Solos for trombone, trumpet, tenor and guitar. Doubles.

Finally a baritone sax feature! This piece moves back and forth from a mysterioso 12/8 to a medium groove 4/4. The solo section is open for baritone and optionally guitar. It comes with an optional se...

This beautiful ballad waltz was recorded by Ernie Watts on his quartet CD 'Unity'. It features either tenor or soprano sax. There is an optional section tenor part in the event that you have a soloist...

High energy jazz samba! This chart is definitely for an ambitious soloist(s). Comp by Ernie Watts. The tune is played by tenor sax and trombone. There is a short but difficult sax soli. Recorded by th...

A harmonic stretch of the blues with a Coltrane type sound. Theme features tenor sax, bass clarinet (on baritone part) and female voice(optional). Extended solo for tenor and piano.

Foot-stompin' shuffle. Great vehicle for trumpet and baritone sax solos. Plenty of ensemble playing!

This chart offers challenging ensemble playing as well as solo opportunities for tenor sax and guitar. Solo tenor sax doubles soprano sax. Can be used with 5 or 6 saxes. Trpt to high OFO. Comp by Bob...

Medium fast Bop Style original by Ernie Watts, recorded on his CD 'the long road home.' This arrangement utilizes lines throughout the ensemble as well as an exciting shout chorus. It features solos f...

Numerous colors throughout the ensemble paint the backdrop for this beautiful 6/8 ballad feature for tenor sax. The tune, originally recorded by Ernie Watts on his CD Othe long road home,O is very acc...

A medium jazz waltz with a Spanish flavor, it features flugelhorn and tenor sax which can be played by soloists in addition to the ensemble or as part of the standard instrumentation. The time moves b...

This contemporary latin-funk piece is a marvelous feature for electric bass. A quiet, rather haunting theme is played by soprano sax (opt. alto) and high-register bass, and solos for bass and/or sopra...

A conversation in a contemporary jazz style for tuba and jazz ensemble. It can also be performed by bass trombone within the band. It features numerous colors and unusual lines throughout the ensemble...

This sassy number offers a barrelhouse background to the featured plunger tenor trombone, which cavorts from optional low pedals up to high B. Each horn section gets a brief soli, and the ensemble whi...

Commissioned and programmed by USAF Airmen Of Note. Features flugelhorn and tenor sax. Woodwinds: flute, clarinet, soprano sax, tenor sax, bari sax. Contemporary, straight eighths groove.

Written just prior to the birth of his first child, MacDonald captures the anxiety and trepidation associated with 'the pre-fatherhood jitters'. His creepy melodic material and pensive harmonic settin...

Exciting blues in a double-time feel, dedicated to a man who spent his life working with chemical and biological weapons ('bugs and gas'.) Changes for tenor, trombone and trumpet, with a unison shout...

Fast 3/4 Latin piece in one - this one really cooks! Trombone changes. No doubles; lead trumpet to E6.

Bluesis is a somewhat mischievous medium up tempo blues that features piano, bass, and drums. However, it really can feature anyone. After the head it weaves its way through a series of twists and tur...

A very lyrical jazz ballad featuring tenor. A bit of Kentonish flavor. Trumpet section needs some power.

Dirtiest, ugliest, greasiest 12/8 blues. Should make you think of K.C. in the '30's. Features trombone soloist and an alto solo. Shout chorus should wipe out back wall in your rehearsal room. Trumpet...

Contemporary rock piece in the spirit of Wayne Shorter's 'Condition Red' Brass chorale starts it off. Plenty of surprises. Long soprano sax solo with guitar solo.

Funky chart needs a lot of rhythmical precision and chops in the brass. Band shouts behind soloist, then trades fours with drummer. Altos and tenors double briefly. Baritone and drum solos. Recorded b...