Big Band Noten für Profis

Composer Fred Sturm has written a wonderful and exciting shuffle tune which features tenor saxophone, trumpet and drums. The heavy shuffle feel moves to a half-time feel, then into a stop-time section...

As recorded by the Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin Big Band on the album Road Time (RCA), this swingin' blues shuffle for experienced players has it all -- strong ensemble choruses, sax, and brass secti...

This new advanced level edition is taken directly from the original ink parts that were on the stands at the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra (now the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra) debut performance in...

Bill wrote a chart on this wonderful Stevie Wonder tune for his own band and also for the Tonight Show Band. This one is recorded on the Tonight Show Band CD 'Once More With Feeling' (Amherst Records)...

Recorded on the A View From the Side CD by the Bill Holman Band, this chart is a slow blues, with Willis taking a VERY different approach. There are doubles in all the saxophone parts, group improvisa...

This chart was recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on the CD 'I Told You So.' This is yet another terrific Holman chart written for that band! A medium-tempo shuffle that just swings and swings! The...

As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on 'Merry Christmas', this chart has optional saxophone parts which nicely cover the french horn parts (originally written for only brass and rhythm section)....

This Ellington favorite adapts beautifully to the small band format in the skilled hands of Michael Mossman. The classic tune is still there, but with a contemporary twist.

A big ensemble intro leads into the familiar and hip bass and piano lick followed by a melody stated by alto, tenor, trumpet, and trombone. This chart features great section and ensemble parts through...

The masters of funk, Tower of Power, are as relevant and active today as ever before. This hit from the '70s features a moderate tempo groove with an occasional 7/8 measure thrown in for kicks. Paul's...

Written in a simmering medium tempo, this distinctive funk chart opens with the bass establishing the groove gradually joined by the rest of the rhythm section. A small combo of soprano sax, baritone...

If you're looking for a flagwaver that'll set the audience on the edge of their seats, look no further! Mark Taylor lets out all of the stops with a chart that's full of great counterpoint, powerful e...

The beautiful tune, 'Windmills of Your Mind' has been treated as a jazz waltz by Eric Richards at around 155 BPM. The initial melody is stated by tenor and trumpet, then is followed by a hot sax secti...

In this terrific tip-of-the-hat tribute to Don Menza's famous Groovin' Hard chart, saxes get the major workout, supported by cleverly written brass parts, all in a shuffle swing style. Solos are given...

Mit diesem energiegeladenen Werk greift Jirka Kadlec eines der berühmtesten Themen des klassischen Repertoires auf: Niccolò Paganinis berühmtes Capriccio Nr. 24. Unter Beibehaltung der Virtuosität und...

Mit diesem energiegeladenen Werk greift Jirka Kadlec eines der berühmtesten Themen des klassischen Repertoires auf: Niccolò Paganinis berühmtes Capriccio Nr. 24. Unter Beibehaltung der Virtuosität und...

Mit diesem energiegeladenen Werk greift Jirka Kadlec eines der berühmtesten Themen des klassischen Repertoires auf: Niccolò Paganinis berühmtes Capriccio Nr. 24. Unter Beibehaltung der Virtuosität und...

Mit diesem energiegeladenen Werk greift Jirka Kadlec eines der berühmtesten Themen des klassischen Repertoires auf: Niccolò Paganinis berühmtes Capriccio Nr. 24. Unter Beibehaltung der Virtuosität und...

Here's a new twist on an old classic! If you're looking for something a little different, Mark's fast samba may be just right for you. Features Trombones off the top, then later a sax soli followed by...

From the Jazz Compass recording Fantazm by the John La Barbera Big Band (JC1011)

Recorded by Chick Corea in the early 1970s, Señor Mouse is a sophisticated samba that exemplifies Corea as a skilled and visionary composer. Mike Tomaro's sizzling chart for mature bands maintains an...

Commissioned by the South Carolina Band Directors Association, Finya Wulo (Mende - 'funeral song') is written using a distinctive 12/8 'bembe' feel in a moderate tempo. The scoring utilizes a small co...

This jazz fusion classic by Chick Corea was recorded by Stan Getz in 1972 and also by Chick Corea with his group Return to Forever on the landmark album Light as a Feather. In this exciting version fo...

Here's Dizzy Gillespie's classic in an outstanding Latin setting for full jazz ensemble by Mark Taylor. Just what you would expect from a quality arranger working with a quality tune, this smokin' cha...

Composed and arranged by Gordon Goodwin, this buoyant samba is sweet. Soprano sax lead and solo space available for soprano, alto, tenor, trumpet and trombone. Lead trumpet range is to written high F-...