Big Band pour les professionnels

The Annual Jazz at Lincoln Center High School Jazz Band Competition. Each transcription is direct from the recordings of the immortal Duke Ellington, and they are not only authentic, they are perfect...

The beautiful tune, 'Windmills of Your Mind' has been treated as a jazz waltz by Eric Richards at around 155 BPM. The initial melody is stated by tenor and trumpet, then is followed by a hot sax secti...

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...

One of Strayhorns finest works, Billy's original score of 'Pentonsilic' has been edited by Jeff Lindberg. The tempo is bright at 208 BPM and there is clarinet on the tenor 1 part to include solo space...

A great take on a wonderful tune. Beginning at 130 BPM, Deutch's arrangement of 'Pure Imagination' moves to double-time swing and then into a samba groove with solo space for piano and trumpet 4. The...

'Tattooed Bride' is Ellington's masterpiece from 1948 - a through-composed, 11-minute jazz symphony. Prominently featuring the clarinet, each of the four sections contrast in mood, tempo, and dynamics...

Beautiful medium swing tune based on 'Star Dust' with a soprano and bari sax introduction and short solos for trumpet, trombone, and tenor. Featuring a sax solo with clarinet lead and dense harmonies,...

'Christopher Columbus' is a classic chart that became a hit of the swing era! Well-known riff tune in a medium tempo that features solos for trumpet, tenor saxophone and clarinet.

The first movement of Ellington's masterpiece, 'Deep South Suite' from 1946, begins with a slow introduction, followed by a build up to an exciting break for the trumpet section. Riffs and solos aboun...

Up tempo rhythm changes in the key of G, based on an earlier tune by Henderson called 'Yeah Man', 'Hotter Than 'Ell' is a stomping riff tune with solos for clarinet, trumpet, and tenor. Includes a gre...

Thissetting of the classicWayne Shorter tune features open solos for piano, bass or guitar, and tenor sax.When played with good intonation and balance, tight harmonies in the horn parts will yield imp...

This setting of the classic Wayne Shorter tune features open solos for piano, bass or guitar, and tenor sax. When played with good intonation and balance, tight harmonies in the horn parts will yield...