Big Band pour les professionnels

Dizzy Gillespie was a pivotal figure in the connection between Jazz and Afro-Cuban music. This exciting chart explores this relationship, combining authentic Cha Cha and Bembe with straight ahead swin...

Recorded by the Jazz Interactions Orchestra Jazz Big Band Arrangement This composition by Oliver Nelson was recorded by the Jazz Interactions Orchestra in 1967, an ensemble led by pianist Billy Taylor...

Recorded by the Jazz Interactions Orchestra Jazz Big Band Arrangement This arrangement by Oliver Nelson was recorded by the Jazz Interactions Orchestra in 1967, an ensemble led by pianist Billy Taylor...

Featured on Woody Herman's 1986 GRAMMY Nominated album, '50th Anniversary Tour,' this John Fedchock arrangement captures the unique elements of Thelonious Monk's composition and couples it with the ex...

This Al Cohn arrangement was written for Terry Gibbs's 1956 EmArcy record titled 'Swingin' with the Terry Gibbs Orchestra.' Featured are solos for vibraphone, tenor saxophone, and piano. Classic Al Co...

This Bill Holman waltz arrangement was written for the Terry Gibbs Dream Band in 1961. In addition to vibes, this chart features solos for trombone and alto saxophone. Included are solo parts in Eb an...

Recorded by the Terry Gibbs Dream Band Jazz Big Band Arrangement Here is Bill Holman's arrangement as written for the Terry Gibbs Dream band and recorded in 1959 live at the Sundown Club (released on...

RECORDED BY THE THELONIOUS MONK BIG BAND ARRANGED BY OLIVER NELSON, EDITED BY JEFFREY SULTANOF Background: Thelonious Monk had gone from a quirky pianist/composer to international star, in many ways t...

RECORDED BY THE THELONIOUS MONK BIG BAND ARRANGED BY OLIVER NELSON, EDITED BY JEFFREY SULTANOF Background: Thelonious Monk had gone from a quirky pianist/composer to international star, in many ways t...

RECORDED BY THE THELONIOUS MONK BIG BAND ARRANGED BY OLIVER NELSON, EDITED BY JEFFREY SULTANOF Background: Thelonious Monk had gone from a quirky pianist/composer to international star, in many ways t...

Written for the Jimmie Lunceford Big Band Jazz Big Band Arrangement Tadd Dameron was one of the most influential composer/arrangers in American music. Born in 1917, he wrote for bands led by Jimmie Lu...

This Terry Gibbs/Shorty Rogers collaboration was first recorded live in 1961 and released on the Dream Band album titled Main Stem. Unlike other titles in the Dream Band library this is a straight for...

The Daily Dance was recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on the CD 'Birthday in Britain.' The piece is a very fast-swing that features solos for alto saxophone, trumpet, piano (written) and drums. Th...

Of all the arrangements done of this iconic Strayhorn/Ellington standard, Don Sebesky's chart, written for the Maynard Ferguson Orchestra (and recorded numerous times) ranks as one of the best, most c...

As recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on 'This Time by Basie,' this arrangement by Billy Byers of Cole Porter's melody is pure Basie. Opening with a short Basie-ish figure, the band then swings at...

The Count Basie Orchestra did-does the 'barn burner' charts better than almost any other big band. This Billy Byers original starts out hot and never cools down. The tenor saxophone is the chosen solo...

benötigt Sopransax

What a dynamic chart this is! It is included on the CD recording 'The Jazz Compositions of Dee Barton' (1967). It opens with a dramatic, rubato ensemble at a slow tempo (while the bass and drums are s...

benötigt Sopransax, Klarinette, Flöte und Bass-Klarinette

Joyful Noise Suite 2

The Stan Kenton Orchestra was always ahead of its time! This chart was recorded on the Stan Kenton Plays Chicago CD (available from Sierra Music). It was one of two originals on the album. Stan asked...

This amazing chart was recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra and released on the 'By Request-Volume One' album. It is one of those stunning charts by Shorty which took full advantage of the talents of...

Once used in the 'Blackboard Jungle' movie, this piece is one of Holman's earliest compositions to be recorded by Kenton. It was written for Maynard Ferguson and Sal Salvador and recorded in 1952. Rec...

This was written in memory of Stan Kenton. This gorgeous flugelhorn feature was just performed by Carl Saunders on the August, 2000 'Kenton Sounds' concert in Los Angeles. This is a slow, sensitive, s...

This title is available in SmartMusic.