Noten für Big Bands

Ofuscato is a contemporary bog band chart, featuring the tenor saxophonist throughout. It's a straight eights, about 95bpm, with a strong pedal pointn and a long three part form. Written with a Rhodes...

This uplifting piece was written to honor one of the greatest jazz drummers of South Africa, Lulu Gontsana. Even eighths. The introduction is built on major seventh chords over a driving beat, which o...

Not quite a ballad, not really a jazz waltz, this haunting piece features soprano saxophone throughout. The modal harmonies are of long duration, challenging the melodic invention of your soloist as w...

. .. is based on two funk grooves; one medium-fast, reminiscent of Weather Report, and the other half time. The main theme is played in unison by soprano sax, tenor sax and harmon-muted trumpet. Modal...

Comp by Jeff Ellwood. Written for the Riverside Community College Jazz Ensemble 1 and performed at the IAJE 2002 National Conference. This is a bop feature for tenor sax and trumpet. The two do the me...

Good chart to use synth/midi keyboard and experiment with some new sounds. Eerie introduction goes into funk feel. Sax doubles. Features synth and tenor sax solos. Some sax doubles.

A very beautiful ballad. Bass trombone feature. Sax doubles.

Opens with a 12-bar blues piano solo, into a great theme that will stick with the audience after they've gone, later features a tenor solo. Lead trumpet up to high Eb. (Premiered by MYJO- Midland Yout...

A great medium tempo blues chart that showcases most of the sections of your band. Open ad lib section for the trombone players to do their thing plus your drummer can show off his stuff near the midd...

Contemporary 12/8 funk shuffle. Energy level is very high!!

Weather Report meets Monk! Yes. Based on the changes to an obvious favorite Monk tune, this chart features Monkish-like material super-imposed over a Weather Report funk shuffle ala Mr. Gone.

A moderately slow, straight 8ths that alternates 6/5 and 5/4 bars. Beginning with a guitar solo, it features a gentle melody played by the soprano and tenor saxes. The featured soloist is the tenor sa...

Fast, modal flavored chart w/some interesting time-feel transitions. Solos for tenor & Trumpet w/a great 'Shout' chorus. Super vehicle for a hot Drummer.

Straight ahead medium up, blues in Bb. Open for solos. Big band version of chart written for 'the Brass Connection'.

Medium to medium slow blues in F minor. Can be opened up for soloists. Interesting head and band shout.

A moody, (not too slow) middle movement. Lots of space for solos and some exciting BGs and ensemble work. Sax doubles. Part 2 on 'No Passport Required' suite. Original Suite composed for trumpeter Ken...

A big band version of the tune written for the 'Brass Connection's first album. Spacey, with nice harmonies. Sax doubles.

(Oxford St. Blues or OverSeas Blues, take your pick, Ian will explain it when he sees you!!!) A Jazz Messengers kind of head, (and feel). Great finale for the soloists and an interesting 'half-time-rh...

A tribute to the late founder of Concord Jazz Records, Carl Jefferson-(C.J.!!). This jazz waltz Big band version was arranged for Kenny Wheeler and the BBC Big Band. Could feature any horn.

Takes merges the minimalist movement with a Latin-influenced big band chart that is both fun to play and fun to hear. College and advanced high school bands will find that this chart is a real show st...

This is a reference to nightclub music, it is a straight-eighths chart with angular unison lines and harsh dissonances and room for synthesized sound effects during the opening drum solo. Advanced col...

Commissioned for the Esperanza High School Jazz Band, 'Welcome to Zingtown' is a roaring big band arrangement that is both challenging and crowd-pleasing. The melody, set to the changes of 'How High t...

This relaxed chart is in the 'Lil' Darlin' genre. Muted trumpet and piano solos.

A salsa 'cha-cha', features Trpt & Bari Sax solos, [both opt'l open], a fun mambo section & a false recapitulation w/written Trbn 2 solo. Woodwind dbl., 2 flutes, 3 clarinets.

Fast altered blues. Terse head, introduced by lead alto, is contrased with 'Freddie Freeloader' chordal accompaniment figures. Solos over altered blues changes for guitar (optional piano) and tenor sa...