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Anyone who has seen the Blues Brothers movie will immediately remember the scene towards the end where John Candy and the Chicago police force are closing in on Jake and Elwood while they're about to...

RECORDED BY FRANK SINATRA WITH COUNT BASIE ARRANGED BY QUINCY JONES, EDITED BY JEFFREY SULTANOF Here is 'You Make Me Feel So Young' as arranged by Quincy Jones for the performance and recording of Fra...

This is one of a series of arrangements written by Nelson Riddle for Ella Fitzgerald focusing on the Gershwin songbook. These arrangements constitute some of the most famous settings of classic songs...

Jazz Studio Orchestra Arrangement. Full Score, Alto Saxophone, Oboe, 3 Violins, Viola, Cello, Harp, Guitar, Piano/Celeste, Bass, Drums/Vibes Though Charlie Parker received quite a bit of criticism dur...

Recorded by The Terry Gibbs Big Band Arranged by Bob Brookmeyer, Edited by Jeffrey Sultanof This arrangement was written by Bob Brookmeyer for Terry Gibbs's 1956 EmArcy record titled 'Swingin' with th...

Jazz Big Band Arrangement with Vocal. Full Score, Vocal, 2 Alto Saxophones, 2 Tenor Saxophones, Baritone Saxophone, 4 Trumpets (2 double on Flugelhorn), 3 Trombones, Piano, Bass, Drums Here is another...

A medium shuffle blues (quarter note = 132) in D-flat scored for the Basie Orch in 1957. This chart was featured in the Jerry Lewis film 'The Errand Boy.' The chart features solos for Tenor (not heard...

Présentée à l'origine dans le film éponyme de Martin Scorsese en 1977, "New York, New York" est peut-être la chanson la plus associée à Frank Sinatra aux yeux du public. Cette version a été entendue p...

Recorded in several different versions and contexts over the years, this version of Billy Strayhorn's 'Snibor' is taken from the Ellington band's 1967 posthumous tribute album '...And His Mother Calle...

RECORDED BY THE COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA ARRANGED BY NEAL HEFTI Here is Neal Hefti's famous arrangement from the Count Basie Orchestra's album Atomic Basie from 1957. This has been engraved from the orig...

RECORDED BY THE TERRY GIBBS DREAM BAND ARRANGED BY MED FLORY, EDITED BY JEFFREY SULTANOF Here is Med Flory's great arrangement of the Benny Goodman/Lionel Hampton standard as recorded by the Terry Gib...

Jazz Big Band Arrangement. Full Score, Alto Saxophone Soloist, 2 Alto Saxophones (3 total Altos), 2 Tenor Saxophones, Baritone Saxophone, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums This thril...

Jazz Big Band Arrangement with Vocal. Full Score, 2 Alto Saxophones (Alto 2 doubles Clarinet), 2 Tenor Saxophones (Tenor 1 doubles Clarinet), Baritone Saxophone, 4 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Piano, Bass,...

This arrangement was originally written in 1953 by Billy Strayhorn and featured clarinet and trumpet solos. Although it was recorded in the studio in 1953 and on several live occassions in 1965 (featu...

In 1941, Benny Goodman led the second of his great ensembles. Only Teddy Wilson, Irving Goodman, and arranger Jimmy Mundy remained from the 1935-39 band that jump-started the swing era of popular musi...

Big Band (6/4/4/4) Here is the definitive arrangement of Skyliner from the original published parts. This is not a transcription. This arrangement, written by Billy Moore, Jr. and recorded in 1944 by...

Jazz Studio Ensemble Arrangement with Alto Saxophone Soloist. Full Score, Solo Alto Saxophone, Oboe, French Horn, 4 Violins, 2 Violas, Cello, Harp, Guitar (Optional), Piano, Bass, Drums This arrangeme...

Jazz Octet Arrangement. Full Score, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone , Trumpet , Trombone, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums Here is the Bill Holman swing arrangement for the Dave Pell Octet recorded on t...

Jazz Studio Ensemble Arrangement with Alto Saxophone Soloist. Full Score, Alto Saxophone, Oboe (with English horn double), Oboe (without English horn double), Horn in F, 4 Violins, 2 Violas, Cello, Ha...

We're all familiar with the famous Charlie Parker with Strings recordings that were made in 1949 and the early 1950s. Parker recorded these in the studio and did many live concerts. At first the recep...

As Recorded by Charlie Parker with Strings Arranged by Neal Hefti, Edited by Jeffrey Sultanof This chart was arranged by Neal Hefti and recorded live at the famous Carnegie Hall concert on September 1...

Written for Charlie Parker with Strings Arranged by John Lewis, Edited by Jeffrey Sultanof This John Lewis arrangement was written for Charlie Parker in 1950. The arrangement was never recorded, and f...

Recorded by Charlie Parker with Strings Arranged by Jimmy Carroll, Edited by Jeffrey Sultanof This arrangement was of Summertime was recorded in 1949 for the first 'Charlie Parker with Strings' record...

Recorded by Charlie Parker Arranged by Jimmy Carroll, Edited by Jeffrey Sultanof This arrangement was done by Jimmy Carroll for the first studio session that Charlie Parker did featuring strings (1949...

Recorded by Supersax Arranged by Med Flory, Edited by Jeffrey Sultanof Here is Med Flory's arrangement of Tempus Fugit as recorded on Supersax's 1980 recording 'Dynamite!'. For this one, he harmonized...

Recorded by Charlie Parker with Strings Arranged by Jimmy Mundy, Edited by Jeffrey Sultanof This arrangement of Easy to Love was written by Jimmy Mundy for Charlie Parker with Strings, and performed l...

Jazz Octet Arrangement. Full Score, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums Here is the Marty Paich swing arrangement for the Dave Pell Octet recorded on the...

Jazz Octet Arrangement (5 Horns with Rhythm Section). Full Score, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone, Piano, Bass, Drums This chart of the Freddie Hubbard standard...

Jazz Sextet Combo Arrangement [3 Horns with Rhythm Section]. Full Score, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Trumpet, Piano, Bass, Drums Here is a great Gigi Gryce arrangement for three horns as recorded...

Recorded by the Jazz Interactions Orchestra Jazz Big Band Arrangement This arrangement by Oliver Nelson was recorded by the Jazz Interactions Orchestra in 1967, an ensemble led by pianist Billy Taylor...

Studio Orchestra Arrangement. Full Score, English Vocal, Portugese Vocal, Woodwind 1: Piccolo/Bass Flute (Alto Flute Alt Part)/C Flute, Woodwind 2: Piccolo/Bass Flute (Alto Flute Alt Part)/C Flute/Alt...

Recorded by Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Jazz Big Band Arrangement This is quite possibly the best arrangement of this standard ever conceived. Written in 1976 and featured on the Boss Brass album...

Originally written and arranged for trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie's big band in 1956, this version of Benny Golson's tribute to the late Clifford Brown, 'I Remember Clifford,' has become a favorite ballad...

This arrangement, first known as Elf, was originally written sometime in 1963. It was first recorded in New York on July 18, 1963. The title had been changed to Isfahan sometime before the Duke Elling...

This arrangement was written by Billy Strayhorn in 1963 and was first performed in Sweden on March 9, 1964. While on tour in Europe during that year Ellington introduced several pieces as Impressions...

Despite the overall optimistic nature of the song, 'There's a Boat Dats Leavin' Soon For New York' ultimately serves the role of setting up the tragic ending of George and Ira Gershwin's 'Porgy and Be...

Blues for Pablo was originally written for Hal McKusick for inclusion on his Jazz Workshop LP recorded in 1956 for RCA Victor Records (this album also included Jambangle, which was later re-orchestrat...

In early 1967 Strayhorn, who was suffering from esophagael cancer and the effects of radiation treatment, set out to compose a multi-movement work in which one of sections was to be titled Blue Cloud....

RECORDED BY THE MILES DAVIS/GIL EVANS ORCHESTRA ARRANGED BY GIL EVANS, EDITED BY JEFFREY SULTANOF This is the brilliant ballad treatment of the Kurt Weill/Ira Gershwin standard by Gil Evans as recorde...

In 1959 Mercer Ellington assembled his dad's working ensemble in a New York studio to record an album for Coral Records that is known as Colors in Rhythm. The idea was to take a few of Mercer's origin...

Big Band (5/4/4/4) Souvenir was performed in 1977 during a Jazz at the Philharmonic tour sponsored by Norman Granz, and this arrangement was recorded in 1986. The original title on the parts is 'That'...

Recorded by Terry Gibbs Dream Band Arranged by Bill Holman, Edited by Jeffrey Sultanof This Bill Holman arrangement was written for the Terry Gibbs Dream Band and was recorded in 1962 and released on...

Jazz Big Band Arrangement (6 Movements). Full Score, Solo Alto Saxophone (on movement 5), 2 Alto Saxophones (Flute double for Alto 2 on movement 6), 2 Tenor Saxophones (Flute double for Tenor 1 on mov...

Jazz Big Band Arrangement. Full Score, Flute (on Alto Sax 1), Alto Saxophone, 2 Tenor Saxophones, Baritone Saxophone, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums In 1987, Benny Carter was invi...

Jazz Big Band Arrangement. Full Score, Solo Alto Saxophone, 2 Alto Saxophones, 2 Tenor Saxophones, Baritone Saxophone, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums In 1987, Benny Carter was inv...

Jazz Big Band Arrangement. Full Score, Alto Saxophone Soloist, 2 Alto Saxophones, 2 Tenor Saxophones, Baritone Saxophone, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums Benny Carter originally wr...

Background: Thelonious Monk had gone from a quirky pianist/composer to international star, in many ways thanks to a Columbia Records recording contract that began in 1962. Like fellow jazz artists on...

Background: Gerry Mulligan was a precocious young musician of seventeen when he walked into the studios of radio station WCAU in Philadelphia and asked staff arranger/conductor John Warrington if he c...

This beautiful and haunting ballad by John Benson Brooks was superbly crafted into a piano showcase by Gil Evans. This has all of the wonderful elements of Gil's writing for the Thornhill band. All re...

Jazz Big Band Arrangement. Full Score, Solo Alto Saxophone, 2 Alto Saxophones (3 total Alto Saxophones), 2 Tenor Saxophones, Baritone Saxophone, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums Mel...