Big Band pour les professionnels

Professional Editions - Grade 5 As recorded by Count Basie on Prime Time, here is the magnificent Nestico flag-waver to end all flag-wavers! Combine a wonderful standard tune with solos for piano and...

John Clayton penned this gorgeous ballad treatment for the great Joe Williams. With exquisite reharmonizations and carefully crafted accompaniment figures, the mood starts out mellow then arcs beautif...

A high energy Latin pop groove, this one moves along at a pretty good clip - around 240 BPM. It features a soprano sax lead instead of alto 1 and solo space for all saxes, trumpet 4, and trombones 1 a...

'Bills' - mit diesem Song fühlt sich jeder auf eine Weise angesprochen! Denn wer kennt nicht die lästigen Verpflichtungen, mit denen wir uns allzu oft rumschlagen müssen? Mit Humor und Temperament sch...

Es ist schon fast eine Hyme: Music (Was My First Love) von John Miles. Wie die Musik selbst vereint der Titel sämtliche Gegensätze zu einem harmonischen Zusammenspiel: leise & laut, distanziert & hoch...

Bias Boshell - Keyboarder der Kiki Dee Band - schrieb den Song 'I've Got The Music in Me', der seither von etlichen Künstlern interpretiert wurde. Darunter neben den Aretha Franklin und Celine Dion au...

Bring pure energy and timeless swing to the stage with the unforgettable Beatles classic "Can't Buy Me Love"! Masterfully arranged by Cy Payne for Powerhouse Orchestrations, this chart is based on Mic...

If you are looking for a great hard driving vocal number for a concert or dance gig, then this is it!. Cy Payne has carefully transcribed the Michael Bublé version from the album 'Crazy Love'. This ti...

This is probably Charles Mingus' best-known composition. Sy Johnson's updated chart is the authentic version as performed by the Mingus Big Band on the CD Blues and Politics.

From the Mingus Big Band CD Live In Time, this is one of the most creative charts in the band's book. Don't be fooled by the apparent normal sounds at the beginning, as this multi-styled production nu...

Grades 4-6. (Nestico)

A luscious alto sax ballad at 74 BPM. A lyrical vehicle with rich harmony and textures, soaring ensemble figures, and a soli with saxes (alto 2 opt flute), trumpet 2, guitar, and piano. A brilliant ch...

Eine fantastische Ballade hat Mac Davis komponiert, die im Jahr 1969 als Single veröffentlicht wurde: In The Ghetto. Die Kombination aus dem sozialkritschen Text mit der gefühlvollen Melodie berührt I...

As recorded by the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra on their Monday Night album, this expressive swing ballad gives solo work to trumpet, trombone, and to everyone for 3 bars just before the closin...

As recorded by the Bob Mintzer Big Band on Incredible Journey, this gospel ballad is a full-length solo feature for tenor sax. It starts with a rubato intro in 4/4 before switching to 6/4, and goes ou...

The Michael Bublé version on the DVD 'Caught In The Act' features mainly strings and the rhythm section. Cy Payne has carefully adapted the arrangement for the usual big band line up, plus optional sy...

Big Band Vocal With Synth String Version This was a number one hit ballad for singer songwriter Billy Vera, recently featured by Michael Bublé in his album Crazy Love. Cy Payne has faithfully transcri...

Augmented Big Band Version Big Band Vocal line up plus full strings (4 Violin I, 4 Violin II, 3 Violas & 3 Cellos). This was a number one hit ballad for singer songwriter Billy Vera, recently featured...

A classic minor blues tune from Dizzy Gillespie, Mike Tomaro starts this version as a funky mambo but then shifts the style to swing and finally back again to the mambo. This well-paced chart features...

The Pythodd Club in Rochester, New York was where the famed La Barbera brothers were first exposed to real, live jazz, and the Hammond B3 organ was often a part of these groups. Here John uses the org...

Recorded by Barbara Morrison with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra for The L. A. Treasures Project, this powerhouse arrangement is a study in contrasts. The sparse and quiet opening gradually build...