Big Band pour les professionnels

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...

Recorded by the Bob Mintzer Big Band on the CD Old School - New Lessons (MCG Jazz), this inventive original for proficient groups takes the Latin guaguanco rhythm to an entirely new destination. This...

Though listed as a fast swing, this original starts in a mambo feel and alternates between the two styles throughout. Reminiscent of the hard bop classics recorded by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messenger...

Here's a great salsa original for proficient groups that employs a strong melody supported by authentic Latin harmonies and solid orchestration. To ensure the proper groove, the piano montunos are ful...

New Music for Jazz Ensemble. Features Chord Changes And Scales For Improvisation During All Solo Passages; Chord Changes And Notated Voicings In The Piano Part; Chord Changes And Notated Lines In The...

L'une des œuvres les moins connues de Woody Herman, La Cucaracha, fait néanmoins l'objet d'un excellent arrangement latin par Billy May, qui transforme cet air simple en une belle partition. Les anche...

Paquito D'Rivera Big Band Instrumental Chart. From the 1994 album 'Latin Jazz', Nascente NSCD008. This is a superb blend of smooth modern jazz harmonies and Latin rhythms, composed by these two leadin...

From the 1997 recording 'Paquito D'Rivera and the UN Orchestra Live at MCG'. Jazz MCG 1003. The mysterious energy created by employing the Afro-Cuban 6/8 rhythm starting pp with the rhythm and percuss...

Another great mid-tempo instrumental salsa chart from this Cuban band leader - also featured on the Nascente 'Latin Jazz' album. Alto (or flute) and tenor sax solos, plus lots of vibrant Latin groove...

Phil Collins Big Band Instrumental Chart. A medium Latin Bossa chart by John Clayton featuring a lyrical trombone solo plus an open section for further solos. Top note C for lead trumpet. Tenor 1 doub...