Partitions difficile pour Big Band

Rousing demanding Samba. Much color. Powerful brass. Excellent rhythm drills for entire band. A strong & challenging Latin chart. Dbls.

Rock. Pure rock. This Ladd McIntosh chart will certainly get your audience off. Rated A w/ IAJE.

Lengthy (~9:30). Up-tempo driving ECM feel/free. Rhodes piano (opt. piano). Woodwind doubles (soprano sax, clarinet/bass clarinet). Commissioned by the University of Oregon Jazz Ensemble and premiered...

The centerpiece of Dan's big band CD, Pulse, this three-movement suite with narrator features the poetry of acclaimed poet Timothy Young. A metaphor of a trip to the underworld, the poem examines them...

5 sax, 4tpt., 4 tbn., guitar piano, bass, drums, opt. marimba. Odd-meter rock, Afro-Cuban. Tempo: mm=120 (slightly faster during 12/8 section). Tpt range Ab (1st ledger line). Soloist: alto 1, tenor 1...

Lew's exciting Latin-tinged blazer dedicated to his New York base. Tenor, trumpet & trombone solos punctuate this one.

In this Johnny Warrington-Ruby Fisher tune, Anderson sets woodwinds and muted trumpets over a samba rhythm with extended Flugelhorn and brief tenor solos. Saxes dbl. flute, clarinet. Recorded by the L...

A 4/4 modern original featuring the sax section and solos for lead tenor and guitar. A great set closer, this exciting tune explores a somewhat non-convention approach to big band formal structure and...

A Lush, sensual melodic ballad a la Johnny Hodges followed by a long, open development section featuring soprano in a quasi-Coltrane section. Sax dbls. 10 brass (include tuba) Solos for Alto sax/Sopra...

Featured by the Ed Shaughnessy 'Energy Force Big Band', his shuffle is a Trpt/Alto duet. Solo space for both w/cued bckgs. Ens shout initiates interplay between the sections

Up tempo bop featuring tenor and trumpet solos. Unison ensemble writing, demanding melodic line and a tricky sax soli make this chart a challenge. Recorded by Northern Arizonia Jazz Ens.

Blues with a bridge featuring tenor and trumpet on challenging head. Not your standard blues changes and bridge is all iiV's, so the soloists will be busy! 10 brass.

Challenging up-tempo melodic line with solos for alto and trumpet. A cappella ensemble writing and a challenging shout chorus.

An updated version of WC Handy's classic. Solos for tenor, trombone and piano. A somewhat riotous sax soli. This one roars!

Another update of a classic of the jazz literature. A 'Steve Gadd-ish' fusion/march cadence plays under an ethereal opening featuring wdwd dbl. and muted brass. Solos for alto or clarinet, trumpet & p...

Ethereal opening leads into frantic 13/8 rock. Double-x minor blues solo for tenor and 13/8 rock solo for trumpet. Doubles. Optional percussion part really adds to this one.

High powered chart. A real showcase for the band that can handle the more progressive jazz styles. Solos on alto (soprano) trumpet and drums. Some sax doubles.

Medium Latin '2 feel!' Features solo for alto sax. Excellent arrangement of Horace Silvers' classic tune. Good ensemble work. Doubles.

Up-tempo waltz with a '2 against 3' feel. This chart makes use of a Varity of unusual colors and textures. Features 'free' alto solo. Doubles.

Medium up Latin '2 feel.' Solos for trombone, trumpet, tenor and guitar. Doubles.

Finally a baritone sax feature! This piece moves back and forth from a mysterioso 12/8 to a medium groove 4/4. The solo section is open for baritone and optionally guitar. It comes with an optional se...

High energy jazz samba! This chart is definitely for an ambitious soloist(s). Comp by Ernie Watts. The tune is played by tenor sax and trombone. There is a short but difficult sax soli. Recorded by th...

Written just prior to the birth of his first child, MacDonald captures the anxiety and trepidation associated with 'the pre-fatherhood jitters'. His creepy melodic material and pensive harmonic settin...

A very lyrical jazz ballad featuring tenor. A bit of Kentonish flavor. Trumpet section needs some power.

Dirtiest, ugliest, greasiest 12/8 blues. Should make you think of K.C. in the '30's. Features trombone soloist and an alto solo. Shout chorus should wipe out back wall in your rehearsal room. Trumpet...