Noten für Big Bands

Classic slow rock chart. 1/4 note=90. Guitar and drum solos with open solo section. Changes are in alto 1, tenor 2, trpt 3, guitar, and piano. Lead trpt to high F#. 10 brass.

Features the Trombone section. No Score. Recorded by Charles Rutherford's Jazz Pacific Orch OGroovinO HardO on Sea Breeze Jazz.

Dedicated to Marshall Royal. Ballad featuring Alto. Recorded by Charles Rutherford's Pacific Jazz Orch OCollageO on Sea Breeze Jazz.

No description neede. As recorded by the Buddy Rich Orchestra, Buddy Rich Big Band 'Burning for Buddy Vol 2'.

Comp by Bobby Shew, arr by Don. Very up tempo chart. 1/2 note = 100. Open solo section. Changes are in Alto 1, Tenor 2, Trpt 5, and Trbn 2. Great shout chorus. 10 brass.

Up tempo chart sizzles with excitement. Piano, Tenor & Trumpet solos.

If you like shuffles, this chart is for you. There is blowing space for Tenor & Trpt & also an interesting a cappella chorus.

The sequel to 'Mr. Beautiful Walks His Pet Pig' is finally here. This shuffle romps from start to finish & provides your band w/a challenge w/o being overwhelmed. The solo space features Tenor, a/is f...

It's three-three-three charts in one! This extended suite (performance time approximately 11 minutes)of three sections which are related by melodic and harmonic material. Shade (part 1) is an up shuff...

If you're looking for some Salsa to spice up your library you should check this chart out. It opens with a recurring sax pad underpinned by an interesting bass/bari sax/piano line which leads into a b...

Up tempo Samba, with tenor sax and flugelhorn solos.

If you have a rhythm section & soloist capable of playing rhythm changes at an up-tempo [300+] you will want to include this in your next concert. The horn parts are very easy, & not too high for bras...

Beautiful ballad setting for an original based upon the chord changes to 'Round Midnight'. This is a feature throughout for the soloist of your choice.

A contemporary blues featuring solo spots for Tenor, Trumpet & Drums. This is a difficult chart because of the dissonance & richly voices layers of sound. It is a driving chart that creates a lot of e...

The chart that won James the prestigious IAJE/Gil Evans Fellowship, 'Darkness' is a straight 8 cut-time funk extravanganza with extended solo space for tenor, drums, guitar/pano, and trumpet. The piec...

Arranged for saxophonist/composer Peter Epstein's appearance at the 2004 Central Coast Jazz Festival, this modal alto feature takes some unexpected turns in the middle and sets up a natural sounding g...

Commissioned by the Monterey Jazz Festival for the 2007 Next Generation Jazz Festival, this chart falls in that small space between Ornette Coleman and Radiohead, with a bevy of odd-metered phrases, s...

The Dude Abides was commissioned by the California Band Directors Association for the 2007 IAJE/CBDA California All State High School Jazz Band. If you like your jazz with a healthy dose of distorted...

Arranged for the Jonathan Kreisberg Trio's appearance with the Virginia Tech Jazz Ensemble in 2008, this chart is a great feature for your rhythm section, with extended solo space for guitar (or alto/...

Kneebody meets big band. There is simply no adequate way to describe this chart and do it any sort of justice, so you're probably better off just listening to the recording online. If you've ever wond...

Commissioned by Curtis Gaesser and the Folsom High School Jazz Ensemble, this composition is an extended concert piece with several substantial ensemble passages, an abundance of contrapuntal writing...

A lush ballad featuring the trombone section and lead bone solo. Very pretty changes and large ensemble ending. 5 reeds, 4 trpts, 4 tbns, 3-4 rhythm. Trumpets double on flug.

Features trumpet-tenor. Ensemble backgrounds and out chorus compliment soloists. No doubles.

An ethereal sounding composition that employs cluster voicing in the reeds and close voicing in brass. There is a Tenor solo, part written, part improvised, with a building brass background leading to...