Noten für Big Bands

Driving Rock chart. A deceptively slow and pretty intro explodes into a burning rock beat. Chart builds and climaxes in a duel between soloists.

Trombone feature with a Rock and Roll groove and a quasi-Latin feel. Demanding chord changes for the Trombone soloist. Altos double on flute.

This chart exhibits the rhythmic excitement a real samba can evoke. Open solos. Sax doubles. As recorded by the Bill Watrous Big Band on Space Available. See master Otter CD catalog.

A driving funk tune with 'meaty' changes for any of your best solists to play on. This will get them off their feet.

Written as a piano feature, this grooving shuffle can easily be adapted to provide any soloist with plenty of space to stretch out. Humorous interchanges between the soloist and ensemble make this a s...

Features strong solo guitar throughout, starting with a bluesy rubato statement of the theme, followed by a burning gospel rock groove.

If you're feeling like a little '70's nostalgia, dial up this challenging opus, where the big band genre meets John Travolta. Just think, rap music will sound like this someday.

Starts out funky and stays there. If your alto sax soloist has studied his Dave Sanborn, then this is the feature for him.

Your soprano sax soloist will enjoy this pretty song, a shuffly rock ballad with a kind of Al Jarreau feel.

Written for, and in the sytle of the late pianist Bill Evans, this jazz waltz pleases with it's lyrical melody and intersting chord progression. Features a sax soli with soprano lead. Can feature any...

Written and recorded for acclaimed Los Angeles trombonist Andy Martin, this exciting samba pays tribute to Andy's favorite baseball team, the San Francisco Giants. You don't have to be a baseball fan...

Written in a popish latin style, 'A Game of Inches' is a hot, contemporary chart, featuring complex saxophone lines, crisp brass accents and interesting harmonic movement. You can hear the Big Phat Ba...

Delicate jazz waltz written for Bill Evans. Some Dbls. No score. Scored for A,T,B. 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy.

Burning samba will push your band & audience to the limit. Definitely not for the squeamish. Dbls. Alto on soprano and Bari on flute. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy. No score.

Open drum solo leads back to the head. Buoyant samba ala 'St. Thomas'. No score. Scored for S,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy.

Driving rock shuffle starts out cool & builds to exciting conclusion. Ens writing features aa sections. Solo changes on all parts. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy. No score.

Your band will schmooze it's way through a sassy melodic line while the rhythm cooks up a laid back jazz-rock shuffle. No score. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy.

Ballad. Solos for Tenor 1 & tenor 2. Diff. Ens section. Requires mature band to make it sound right. No dbl.. Trpt written to high D, scored for Alto, tenors, Bari, 3 trpts, 2 Trbns & Rhythm. ALMOST B...

Slow blues opening w/Piano solo into Dbl. time feel band soli. French horn solo & Bb solo changes include. Trpt written to high F, No Dbl.. Written for full band & French horn, Tuba.

Slow blues. Features Piano solo. Guitar solo & an open solo section. Trpt written to high D, No Dbls.

Using the Force is a contemporary sounding swing chart that will take your band to the next level of sophistication. The tasteful scoring contrasts hip contrapuntal lines with exciting full ensemble w...

A home run for audiences and players alike! Dedicated to the World Series victories by the Boston

A home run for audiences and players alike! Dedicated to the World Series victories by the Boston Red Sox, this straight ahead swinger starts hot and never lets up. 'Reverse of the Curse' is a very cl...

A breath of fresh air. Extended melodies and contemporary harmonies make this chart stand out from the rest. Extended solo space for trumpet and plenty of solid ensemble writing.

A breath of fresh air. Extended melodies and contemporary harmonies make this chart stand out from the rest. Extended solo space for trumpet and plenty of solid ensemble writing.