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A medium latin groove setting for a marvelous trombone solo on the melody. Room to improvise for the soloist leads to a great, swinging shout section before returning to the latin feel and a beautiful...

As recorded on Tonight Show Band, Vol. 2 (Amherst), this chart won a Grammy for best big band arrangement. Holman took this great standard, put it in 3-4, and wrote scintillating counter lines that we...

If you know 'The First Circle' or 'Minuano,' then you'll have some sense of what this incredible composition is all about. The chart is almost 700 measures long, and it contains all of the elements th...

This cute little novelty piece is one that Stan Kenton would include in the program to feature the trombone section and Red Kelly on vocals.  It was recorded on 'Live at the Tropicana', and will make...

In 1953, Kenton recorded an album titled Sketches on Standards. It was a great recording containing the arrangements of Russo and Kenton. The piece has a wonderful trombone solo in it (as originally r...

Bob Curnow has a way of picking out the Metheny tunes that work so well in a big band setting. This chart is based on a bright, happy tune of Pat's. The medium tempo and contemporary feel make this a...

Bob Curnow continues to add to his catalog of arrangements of Metheny & Mays compositions. Metheny & Mays have given us a great upbeat rock tune with a beautiful melody! This chart will challenge and...

Hold on to your hat! This wild, hard-rock chart is unbelievable in it's energy, meter changes, strong rhythmic motifs and more. The opening is strong, with the whole band roaring and then settling int...

Radiohead is an English alternative rock band. They were ranked #73 in Rolling Stone's list of the greatest artists of all time. James Miley's wonderful arrangement of one of Radiohead's most popular...

Here is another fantastic Metheny/Mays masterwork, orchestrated by Bob Curnow. The piece was originally recorded on the Speaking of Now CD by the Pat Metheny Group. This arrangement is loaded with lot...

Kid A' is the title track on Radiohead's 2000 album. Steve Owen's inventive big band arrangement is scored in 3/4 (unlike Radiohead's duple meter) with an ethereal introduction and ending separated by...

Radiohead performed '15 Step' in 5/4 on the 2007 CD In Rainbows, and arranger Matt Harris has transformed the original meter into a series of infectious grooves in 11, 3, 5, and 7. The piano, tenor, a...

Arranger Dan Gailey said that 'Knives Out,' recorded on Radiohead's 2001 CD Amnesiac, 'had me hooked the first time I heard it based solely on its beautiful melody.' Organically varied phrase lengths,...

Idioteque' was recorded on Radiohead's 2000 CD Kid A, and Patty Darling's chart is a model for arranging contemporary pop/rock music for big band. It's rare to find such an artful and creative score t...

Radiohead recorded 'All I Need' on their album In Rainbows in 2007. Arranger, Sherisse Rogers, conformed to the groove, melody, and bass line of the original, focusing her treatment upon reharmonizati...

There, There' (subtitled 'The Boney King of Nowhere) was recorded on Radiohead's 2003 album Hail to the Thief. James Miley's sublime and highly accessible arrangement re-imagines the melodic, harmonic...

Released in 1995 on Radiohead's second album The Bends, 'High and Dry' remains one of the band's most popular hits. Bob Washut's artful and passionate big band arrangement incorporates a mesmerizing 7...

Dan Cavanagh's arrangement of 'Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin Box' is a powerful big band techno-rock chart that your audience will love as much as your band will. It features a constantly drivin...

Extensions is a funky, hip-hop fusion chart with nice mood changes throughout. This chart generates a lot of excitement without a lot of high blowing (written B in the trumpet part). This piece has an...

Omar Thomas has written a stunning, contemporary piece reminiscent of the style of the Pat Metheny Group. It has a straight-eighths feel with solos for piano and trombone. This chart requires soprano...

This is another Radiohead tune, arranged by Radiohead Jazz Project pioneer, James Miley. This piece was commissioned by the Fort Lewis College Jazz Ensemble. There is solo space for your choice for te...

Eighteen is a flat-out, rock n' roll chart based on a tune from one of Pat Metheny's earlier albums, Offramp. This chart has a hypnotic, powerful, energetic bass line. It is a soprano saxophone featur...

An exciting, contemporary rock / fusion piece which has been played on national television and by All-State jazz bands in Wisconsin, Texas, Georgia, and Alabama. Solo space for Tpt. and/or Tenor. (10...

This is an easy, medium-rock chart, accessible by any middle school band. Patty Darling has written a very cute and playable piece. The improvised section has the blues scale included for solo referen...

This arrangement continues the Radiohead Jazz Project and adds another wonderful talent to the list of outstanding RJP writers. Omar Thomas has arranged this emotional heavy-rock ballad, focusing on t...