Noten für Big Bands

Composed by Woody James Arranged by Dave Leech. An advanced pro level big band arrangement. Scored for five saxes (SATTB), six trumpets, five trombones, piano, guitar, bass, drums and Latin percussion...

Tired of the same old big band charts?? Do you love minimalist music? Looking for something different?? If so, then this is the chart for you! Written ina quasi-John Adams/Steve Reich-esque style, thi...

Named in honor of the legendary Paquito D'Rivera, this composition is built around the rhythms, excitement and energy of Afro Cuban music. The piece begins with a rock influenced cha cha cha feel. Aft...

A pretty moody waltz written for Phil's dear late wife Kathy. Sax solo (alternate Bb part for soprano or flugel solo included). Trumpets tacit unless solo is employed. Woodwind doubles: 2 flutes / 2 c...

Medium tempo modal shuffle featuring a snaky blues sax line over plunger trombone figures which develop in a contrapuntal fashion when the trumpets enter. Fairly dissonant shout chorus utilizing Geral...

An easy paced loping shuffle featuring contrapuntal trombones and saxes. Solo spaces for tenor and trumpet. Mid register shout chorus uses restrainted dynamics for the most part. Fun to play.

An energetic tip of the hat to one of my all-time favorite arrangers, Bill Holman. A sort of Roman a Clef of 'Camptown Races' with lots of linear interest as well as a screaming shout chorus that recu...

Modern funk. A challenging lead Alto showcase w/opt'l altissimo. The rest of the band really gets to blow, also. Opt'l keyboard. Percussion 1 & 2 parts are include. Dbls.

This medium-up straight eighths chart is scored for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 4 tpt, 3 tbn and rhythm. It features solo flugelhorn on melody and improvisation, and there is also a trombone solo. So...

Funky shuffle featuring Tenor solo, Sax ens & a head played by trio of Trpt, Tenor & Bone.

Jazz/rock 'cooker' featuring two alternating Trpts & explosive Kentonesque brass writing.

Mod tempo minor blues. Easy to play but interesting to perform. Hip voicings & flowing lines. Tenor & trumpet solos. Trumpet to high C.

Fast jazz waltz w/powerful Latin feel. Slow brooding intro featuring soprano sax & bone solos.

Groovy funky blues featuring Tenor, Trpt & Bass solos.

Haunting ballad with lovely voiced chords. No solos. Limited trumpet range.

Out of control, funk madness w/lots of blowing for everyone, esp. the saxes. Soli sections for trpts & bones ensures no sleeping on the stand [or in the audience] during this tune. No dbls. Recorded b...

A rollicking up tempo bop fest w/a melodic motive that might be recognized to Rob & Laura Petrie. This tune, based on 'Another You' changes. Features challenging section work for everyone. [1st alto o...

Nice rock shuffle featuring sax exposition w/Earth, Wind & Fire - like horn riffs. Plenty of space for solos w/interesting contrapuntal variations & big shout chorus. Strong rhythm chart w/good use of...

Medium tempo samba featuring a simple, gentle melody. Some fun contrapuntal ensemble work leads to solos. Nice section for the Obones to show off and a good 'Latin' workout for the cats in the rhythm...

A hard driving up tempo Blues that feature an open piano solo with a funky bass line at the beginning with a great brass section background. The opening melody is played by the saxes. The ensemble sho...

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...

One of the winning compositions from the 2005 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards competition, Hike!!! was premiered at the North Seas Jazz Festival in the Hague. Exciting meter changes and cl...

Winding Rose is an exhilarating composition that consists of clever melodies and an imaginative rhythmic treatment. Comprised of several tempo an meter changes, this piece begins with a slow introduct...

This is the first of three compositions that are based on the nearly 550 year old melody entitled L'homme arme (The Armed Man). This collection incorporates compositional techniques from renaissance c...

Part III is a high-impact feature of the L'homme arme melody set in various orchestrations. An up-tempo closer in 3/4, a drum solo begins this part accompanied by an ostinato bass line. The energy sta...