Noten für Big Bands

This haunting ballad is short and simple. A pensive piano intro unfolds into a melody that blends different colors as it grows into lush orchestration, florid counterpoint and ends with a flugelhorn a...

In the words of its moniker, baritone saxophonist David Zapotocky, This piece was penned [as a tribute to my] creative driving skillsat the Reno Jazz Festival. The following year - curiously enough -...

Up tempo burner. Features bari sax or piano, out front with tenor & trpt solos later on, followed by a cappella solis from sax & brass. Roars in the end.

Med. shuffle. Good showcase for tenor sax. Sax soli & ensemble passages really groove.

Up tempo minor blues. Features alto, trumpet & tenor solos.

Medium tempo funk. Alto & Trpt feature w/hard hitting brass licks & lots of room for bass slaps.

Medium 16 bar blues w/a contemporary Hip-Hop groove & 'Steely-Dan' flavored bridge. Plunger Trpt/Bone solos & open blues for all w/easy range & tight horn licks.

High energy rock shuffle commissioned by the Tokyo Union Jazz Orch. Starts w/a ripping horn ens. Soli. Heavy rock guitar & athletic bass groove make this a challenging feature for an aggressive rhythm...

Medium up bringing chart based on Cole Porter's 'Just One of Those Things'. Can be opened for solos. An exciting contrapuntal section minus the rhythm section leads to a sax soli. Recorded by the John...

Medium tempo 'Blues For Alice' type progression w/ 16 bar contrasting bridge. Solo: Tenor w/opt'l Trpt, & or Bone solos. Chart concludes w/challenging sax & brass solis & a modulation to A major for t...

Front line of Tenor, Alto & flugel. Any or all may solo plus Piano has opt'l solo. Recorded by the John Mahoney Big Band on 'In From Somewhere.'

Slow blues in 12/8 features an Alto soloist & a plunger-muted Trpt soloist. Dissonant 'Thadish' voicings, triplet cross rhythms, dbl.-x sections & a sax soli w/baritone lead all contribute to an Ellin...

An up tempo Bb blues with a bridge commissioned by the Airmen of Note. The chart includes a difficult sax soli, flexible improvised solo sections with backgrounds, and lots of traditional big band sho...

Loosely based on 'Struttin' With Some Barbecue' the chart has an ooen solo chorus followed by a background chorus designed for a trumpet solo. A canon fills the next chorus followed by a shout chorus....

Up tempo blues. 1/2 note =208+. Features Tenor sax & Trpt solos. Recorded by Bob Parton's JAZZTECH Big Band on Sea Breeze Jazz.

Eb.Pensive even 8th note chart, harmonically innovative, but lyrical. Piano and tenor solos. Powerful shout chorus. Top trumpet note written F at end. Very Effective.

Eb. A real scorcher, and one to end a concert with. Dedicated to Buddy, Woody and Maynard. Uptempo latin alternating with rock feel. Tenor and lead trumpet solos. Lots of unison writing. Some tricky m...

Uptempo mambo chart from Bill Cunliffe album Imaginacion. mStarts nin E minor, modulates to Db major. Piano fearure, and dueling trumpets going out. Lots of unison brass writing. Piano part is challen...

Written for the Buddy Rich Big Band. F major.Powerful jazz shuffle. Alto and trombone solos. Moderately difficult. Top trumpet note written G above staff.

Written for the Buddy Rich Big Band. Ab. Slightly simplified version of the powerhouse rock chart with a rock 3/4 middle section. Hugh climax. Lots of fun to play. Top trumpet note written E.Difficult...

First of three movement suite in the style of the Bill Reddy/ John La Barbera/ BuddybRich suites. First section medium rock feel (Oxford Street), moderately difficult, top trumpet note written D, but...

Third movement of the London Suite, written for and performed by the Buddy Rich Band. Recorded by the Roger Fox Big Band on their album 'A Rare Connection. Trumpet top note written Eb above staff. Fun...

Bb Standard big band orchestration. A powerful and exciting jazz shuffle featuring piano as soloist. Written for a new recording of the Oscar Peterson Jazz Legacy Big Band featuring pianist Marian Pet...

Eb. Tribute to Ornette Coleman. Standard orchestration. Alto and drum feature. Not demanding in terms of ranges, and a tuneful, but challenging piece of music. A few time changes. Top lead trumpet not...

The chart is a challenging straight ahead blowing vehicle. Trumpet range is up to high concert E and there are some options to play lower notes written in at the highest points. Soloists: Tenor 1 and...