Noten für Big Bands

G minor. Medium tempo cha-cha, Alto sax, trombone and drum/percussion solos. Very tuneful and easy to conceptionalize. Fiery Santana-ish shout chorus. Lead trumpet has one high written D, but is below...

Watch what happens when your band plays this medium-up swing/Latin chart! It's loosely based on not one, not two, but three jazz standards. It swings so cool and sways so gentle, your audience will sa...

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 Brazilian choro for big band. Choro (sho-ro) is a traditional Brazilian music style from the 20's and 30's. It is similar to rag time and Dixieland in its form treatment and counterpoint cha...

This is a Brazilian jazz piece for big band that combines jazz with a simple folk-like motive developed through many rhythmic and harmonic settings. The groove frame is inspired by two Brazilian North...

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 is a Brazilian jazz piece for big band that combines jazz with Frevo. Frevo is a rhythm from Northeast Brazil, normally played during the carnival. Frevo is played at a medium to fast tempo, ofte...

This Samba is the second chart I wrote for Ashley Alexander following Super Frank. Like Super Frank, it has a well-defined 32 bar head and inventive ensemble interactions with the trombone soloist. Iv...

Snowbird Samba is a frisky up tempo samba featuring a front line of two soprano saxes and two trumpets. It has a lot of open blowing space for soloists in all sections. The recording features this ver...

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...

Iberian Fantasy, an up-tempo samba, written and recorded by Buddy Rich at the 1984 Berlin Jazz Festival is a demanding and exciting chart, but musically quite straightforward. If you have a good lead...

An intermediate level big band arrangement. Scored for five saxes (AATTB), four trumpets, four trombones, piano, guitar, bass and drums. The trumpet range goes up to the G just above the staff. This i...

A gentle bossa nova, somewhat reminiscent of early Herbie Hancock. This is an advanced band arrangement. Scored for five saxes (AATTB), five trumpets, five trombones, piano, guitar, bass, and drums. B...

Sierra is a fun loving samba with a simple yet harmonically conceptual melody. There are only 4 chords to improvise on, making it a great tune for beginners, and advanced players, to explore.5 saxes,...

Montuno comes from Cuba and musically refers to a repeated pattern. This is the case in the piano part. Candela (conDayla) is a candle or flame and commonly translated as hot as in sexy. This chart is...

A moderate bossa with a challenging dense chord progression. Lead trumpet to high F with solos in piano and trombone 2. A good study in theme and variations. Alto 1 doubling to flute, alto 2, tenor 1...

This ethereal and reflective chart hints at Afro-Cuban 12/8 grooves but is more reminiscent of Pat Metheny or Lyle Mays that Dizzy Gillespie. Lots of color and texture make it easy on the ears and per...

A composition written for standard jazz band.(17 pc.) Medium bossa nova tempo. Opens with an eight measure introduction featuring a written piano solo. Two ensemble choruses followed by an open sectio...

This arrangement takes its orchestration directly from Debussy's solo piano masterpiece, not the popular fake book lead sheet. Debussy's impossibly difficult to forget melodies, transitions and interl...

An up-tempo opener or closer that alternates between swing and latin, The Hang, features a driving post-bop melody for the saxophone section. The trumpet section also shares the melody and combined wi...

This is a bright samba written in 2-3 rhumba clave with solo space for alto saxophone, althought the solo section is easily opened up to feature multiple soloists. It features a catchy melody played b...

An extended and demanding solo trumpet feature. Soloist plays extended jazz and written melodies up to double A. Stylistically from contemporary 'legit' ballad with swing interpretation, to an up swin...

An extended Latin work. Features extended piano solo both written and improvised and a challenging sax soli. Solo changes are option for many players. Altos have easy flute doubles. Begins and ends wi...

This is a solo vehicle for an alto saxophonist that is not part of the sax section in somewhat of a concerto format. This was inspired by the fast Latin music of Metheny and Mayse with the shifting me...