Arrangements originaux big band

A really delightful samba! 339 measures of pure delight! Features soprano sax and flugelhorn, as well as drums and bass. This is one your band will want to play and play and play..... the samba we've...

This is one happy chart! It starts with the trombones laying down a nifty bass line, and then a great groove with a calypso pattern. Trumpets take the melody, and things cook on from there. Solos for...

As recorded by Count Basie on the Roulette LP (Vogue CD) The Legend, this is an up-tempo latin and swing chart. Solo space is provided for tenor sax. trumpet and drums. There is an open solo for your...

Fred wrote this exceptional latin chart to feature tenor saxophone on a written and improvised solo. Once again, the ranges are all very reasonable, and the chart is fresh, interesting and very exciti...

Here is another fantastic trumpet feature for a fantastic trumpet player. A great ballad standard in a gorgeous setting! There are two solo parts provided, Maynard's version and one for mere mortals....

The publication of this piece is dedicated to the memory of Manny Albam, the composer. Bob Curnow took the original orchestration (as recorded by Stan Kenton's Innovations Orchestra) and scored it for...

This is a new edition (Finale computer notation) of the original arrangement, with no editing. Instrumentation requires 1 alto, 2 tenors, baritone and bass saxophone, 5 trumpets, 4 horns in F, 4 tromb...

Saxophonsatz: 1 Alt-, 2 Tenor-, 2 Bariton-Saxophone

Movement I (of 7) of the Cuban Fire Suite. Finally ... the definitive version of this magnificent music. The first of seven movements published by Sierra Music. The original score of Richards' was the...

Kenton had many hits over the years, and this very creative arrangement by Pete was one of them. A great Latin setting with that unforgettable trombone lick in the shout chorus. There is room at the e...

Johnny Richards at his best! A very playable chart without a lot of range concerns for brass. A bass trombone feature from beginning to end, in a Latin and a Swing feel. This chart is recorded on the...

As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on Live at Brigham Young University, this may well be Willie's best chart done for Stan. Maiden uses a latin feel, the lush sound of the trombones and saxophon...

As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on 'Back To Balboa' (Capitol)

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...

One of the great all time Gershwin standards in a superb arrangement. The recorded version is in D-E. This chart is in Db-Eb to avoid awkward transpositions.

Transcrit et adapté par Jon Harpin à partir de la partition originale de Nelson Riddle, ce morceau est entièrement vocal, sans chorus instrumental. Les lignes d'accompagnement de l'orchestre sont soli...

Transcrit à partir de son album Harold Arlen Songbook, ce superbe morceau d'Ella Fitzgerald a été arrangé à l'origine par le grand Billy May, aujourd'hui décédé, et c'est un classique absolu. Nous avo...

The duet featured on the DVD 'Live At The Albert '. Key as recorded.

From the Mingus Big Band CD Blues and Politics!, this intense minor blues opens with a bass solo then gradually unfolds layer by layer until the entire ensemble is screaming. Includes plenty of solo s...

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 tenor along with some of Sammy's...

If you have the horses, let 'em run with this churnin', burnin' swing monster from Maynard's big band album, 'Big Bop Nouveau. ' This chart really burns, but will sound just as hot with the tempo turn...

A few twists and turns added to the original Goodman swing version make this chart a definite crowd (and band) pleaser. The chart features a clarinet part and an alternate alto 1 part in lieu of clari...

As recorded by the Big Phat Band on the CD That's How We Roll, this swing chart features the trombone section. It's not crazy hard to play, but will require some endurance from the 'bones. Solo change...

Frank Foster, leader and arranger for the Count Basie band, penned this version of the classic big band tune. Recreate that great Basie sound with your own ensemble, using the same chart they use. Won...