Partitions difficile pour Big Band

This blues is a great introduction to second line for a high school big band. It alternates between a New Orleans groove and swing. The melody is a simple riff blues, but the regular blues chords have...

Medium Swing Blues. The tune begins with an open C Blues section for piano or guitar a la the Basie Band. The melody has been harmonized with a number of substitutions rather than the standard blues h...

Bright boogaloo straight 1/8th. (Lusaka is the capital city of Zambia) This is feature for Alto and Baritone sax. The solo sections are centered around G7sus (concert) and Bb7. It can get as funky as...

This medium straight-ahead chart is based on the chord progression of Autumn Leaves. The harmonies and voicing's have a Gil Evans-ish flavor with solo space for tenor & trombone, although additional s...

Room 509 is a modern straight-ahead chart that presents a collision of styles broken straight ahead feel and funky hip-hop. The head is challenging but accessible by strong players including rhythm se...

This is a funk tune based on an 8 bar chordal devise with a 'nod' to Randy Brecker. The opening starts with just the sax section. As the chart builds the rhythm section is added, followed by the brass...

Opens with a Gospel flavored, harmonized sax soli. Then moves into a toe-tapping New Orleans style second line ensemble. Open section for all to solo. Big ensemble. 1st tpt. top note F top of staff. S...

La Rumba est l'une des formes les plus emblématiques et les plus contagieuses de la musique afro-cubaine, et cette partition incendiaire fait preuve d'une grande intensité aux deux extrémités d'un ins...

Faites passer votre groupe à la vitesse supérieure avec ce morceau innovant qui alterne entre un hard swing et un abakuss afro-cubain. Mettant en vedette le trombone et le ténor, ce morceau a tout pou...

Arrangement by Michael Abene. Bright Samba. Joyful, challenging, fun chart. This is the second of two great arrangements done by Mike Abene for the Netherlands Metropole Orchestra's recording featurin...

This is a really fun piece that mixes a Brazilian Maracatu groove with a New Orleans second line groove. It features the tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone, and drum set as soloists. Piano, guitar and...

This solo trumpet feature begins with a slow, spacey, zero gravity chorale that returns near the end with a high energy samba foundation. The main body is comprised of melodies supported by a 4/4 doub...

If you want to feature your trombone section and especially bring attention to your brass trombonist, this chart is the one to program. A Latin feel, opens up to feature a solo for the lead tromboneis...

Recorded on John Fedchock's New York Big Band recording No Nonsense. Eleven Nights is a medium bossa with contemporary harmonies, evoking images of softer Latin works by Herbie Hancock. Featuring a so...

Featuring exciting ensemble writing and solos by alto and trumpet, this energetic samba makes an excellent finale to any big band program. To enhance stylistic authenticity, Latin percussion instrumen...

The Eyes of Texas, aka I've Been Workin' on the Railroad, is an old chestnut that's been dressed up in new clothes by arranger Rick Lawn. The style moves from a fast bossa or samba feel to swing and s...

VIDA FELIZ or Happy Life is a cheerful chart written in Samba style, and is rhythmically sophisticated. It features trumpet and trombone solos. Trumpet 1 to written high Eb. Recorded on Glenn Cashman'...

This haunting Samba-cancao or Brazilian Bolero is a romantic alto sax feature that also includes a piano solo and lead trumpet obligato. Trumpet 1 to written high D. Recorded on Glenn Cashman's Southl...

6/8 March. Dotted quarternote = 108. Used as a spirited Recessional for Commencement exercises. March transitions to brief 4/4 to cut time swing. Statement and Jazz tenor solo on Autumn Leaves chord c...

This Bob Florence arrangement was written for Terry Gibbs to perform with the Dream Band on the Steve Allen show. This is an all-out vibe feature! We have included optional alternate B-flat and E-flat...

AS RECORDED BY FRANK SINATRA ARRANGED BY NELSON RIDDLE, TRANSCRIBED AND ADAPTED BY WALT STUART Late in 1955 and early in 1956 Frank Sinatra went into the Capitol Studio with Nelson Riddle and recorded...

AS RECORDED BY FRANK SINATRA ARRANGED BY BILLY MAY Here's another classic Frank Sinatra chart. This version of Love Walked In was arranged by Billy May and was featured on Sinatra's first recording da...

Here is a great arrangement done by Shaun Byrne that is based on the recording done by Louise Plowright for the musical 'The Hot Shoe Shuffle.' After a brief 6-bar intro, the vocalist sings the first...

AS WRITTEN FOR FRANK SINATRA WITH COUNT BASIE ARRANGED BY BILLY BYERS Here is a Billy Byers chart that was arranged for the 'Sinatra Live at the Sands' performance and recording with the Count Basie O...

This is a medium swing ensemble chart that starts light and soft with a jaunty theme passed around the sections. This is contrasted with a 'chorale' section, still in time, before returning to the 'ja...