Big Band Noten für Fortgeschrittene

Take your students and audiences on a quick tour of the History of Jazz with this impressive Les Hooper chart for better bands. Starts in the 1920's and moves forward about a decade for each following...

Based on the famous Joe Cocker recording of this well-known rock tune, John Wasson has crafted a terrific funk chart which opens with the distinctive piano and conga duet. Energetic throughout, there...

Here is a unique yet highly effective rendition of this Latin favorite by arranging craftsman, Frank Mantooth. Using an up-tempo groove, a fresh harmonic structure and interesting orchestration textur...

Here is a beautiful arrangement of Charles Mingus' signature ballad, featuring altos and trumpets playing the melody off the top, then later joined by the entire ensemble. Sample written solos are pro...

Here is the early funk classic by Buddy Miles in a hot setting by Roger Holmes. Along with the signature bass riff, this chart features flexible solo space for any instrument and crisp background horn...

Made famous at Woodstock back in 1969, Soul Sacrifice helped to put the group Santana in the mainstream of popular music. Interspersed with hot figures for the saxes and punches for the brass, you can...

One of the classic hits from The Who, this hard-driving rocker has stood the test of time, and is often found today used in film and TV. Here's a creative version for big band that uses a mix of style...

One of the early soulful rock tunes, Lee Morgan's Sidewinder features a distinctive groove and funky riff-like phrases. In this arrangement for Little Big Band, a trio of trumpet, tenor and guitar sta...

With some creative twists and turns, but always with an underlying sense of drive, this arrangement takes this ZZ Top classic into some exciting uncharted territory! Thick ensemble textures are combin...

Ingeniously composed using just the 3-note motif from the nursery rhyme Three Blind Mice, jazz keyboard master Steve Allee brings us this impressive and unique fusion-style piece for mature groups. We...

Lassen Sie Ihren Gitarristen mit diesem geschmeidigen, sanften Rock-Groove im Rampenlicht stehen – er sorgt für eine perfekte Abwechslung in jedem Konzertprogramm. Die Rhythmusgruppe sorgt für die ric...

Bringen Sie den unverwechselbaren Las-Vegas-Sound des „King of Rock ’n’ Roll“ direkt auf Ihre Konzertbühne! Mit „See See Rider“ – berühmt geworden als mitreißender Konzertauftakt von Elvis Presley – v...

Bringen Sie den puren Rock ’n’ Roll auf die Bühne! Mit „Johnny B. Goode“ in der mitreißenden Version, wie sie von Elvis Presley interpretiert wurde, bringen Sie jeden Konzertsaal zum Kochen. Dieses en...

Bringen Sie die Bühne zum Beben mit „Gemini Rock“ aus dem renommierten Verlag Editions Marc Reift! Dieses mitreißende Werk für Klavier und Big Band verbindet packende Rock-Grooves mit dem unverwechsel...

Show Your Work verbindet die Intensität des Math-Rock mit Fusion-Elementen und wirkt frisch, mitreißend und ein klein wenig gefährlich. Der Groove basiert auf vielschichtigen, sich wiederholenden Must...

Show Your Work verbindet die Intensität des Math-Rock mit Fusion-Elementen und wirkt frisch, mitreißend und ein klein wenig gefährlich. Der Groove basiert auf vielschichtigen, sich wiederholenden Must...

As recorded by the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra on their album New Life, a slow rubato intro sets up the irresistible funky rock groove that makes this an enduring favorite with better bands. Tenor,...

There, There' (subtitled 'The Boney King of Nowhere') was recorded on Radiohead's 2003 album Hail to the Thief. James Miley's sublime and highly accessible arrangement re-imagines the melodic, harmoni...

Dan Cavanagh's arrangement of 'Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin Box' is a powerful big band techno-rock chart that your audience will love as much as your band will. It features a constantly drivin...

This great piece could easily be a theme song for the next 'cops and robbers' TV show! A wonderful, contemporary fusion piece in 3/4, Patty Darling's composition focuses a fair amount on the piano. Th...

This is another Radiohead tune, arranged by Radiohead Jazz Project pioneer, James Miley. This piece was commissioned by the Fort Lewis College Jazz Ensemble. There is solo space for your choice for te...

This arrangement continues the Radiohead Jazz Project and adds another wonderful talent to the list of outstanding RJP writers. Omar Thomas has arranged this emotional heavy-rock ballad, focusing on t...

The music of Steely Dan has come to Sierra Music! From the same masterful pen that brought the music of Radiohead and Astor Piazzola, the late, great Fred Sturm wows us once again. Originally arranged...

The title says it all! Your band and your audience will have a good time with this chart by Les! It is a Latin-rock setting of a very hiptune. Lots of counterpoint and excitement. Space for tenor sax...