Big Band Noten für Profis

This medium up-tempo blues features solos by flute, 4th trumpet , 2nd trombone, and 2nd tenor. It's a nice set opener to get things started vigorously. Your tenor sax soloist has to take it out with a...

This chart lives up to its name. An uptempo minor blues with more than a few twists and turns. 'GO' provides solo space for trumpet, tenor sax, guitar (or piano) and drums. (2 Trp., 1 Trb., A,T,B, rhy...

A moody lyricism pervades this medium tempo even 8th chart. Flute, trombone and tenor carry the melody and solo space is provided for soprano sax and trombone. (2 Trp., 1 Trb. S.T. sax, alto flute/bas...

A vibrant contemporary samba featuring Alto sax throughout. Solo space is provided for Trumpet and Guitar as well. Baritone has optional double on flute. (2 Trp., 1 Trb. A,T,B/Bass Clair, rhythm). Rec...

A jazz tour de force that moves through several different grooves and features guitar, trombone and an open drum solo. Alto and Baritone double on flute. (2 Trp., 1 Trb. A,T,B/Flute, rhythm). Recorded...

Title is a quote from 'The Omni Americans' by Albert Murray. Admittedly program music, and 'Freckles' is the prelude to No. 102 'All Ta' Once. Rubato reed statement followed by trombone solo to orches...

Baritone saxophone solo. Ballad with 1/2 chorus double time. Trpt. high Db. Recorded by the George Stone & Friends Big Band 'Perform the Music of Stewart 'Dirk' Fischer on Sea Breeze Jazz. See master...

Alto sax feature. Blues ballad minor, blues mambo (or rock) minor, blues jazz four major. Tight ensemble, recap of theme with orchestral tag. Trpt. high 'C'. Recorded by the George Stone & Friends Big...

Mambo. Commissioned by Joel Leach for his CSUN 'A' Jazz Ensemble. The title is a play on the University's acronym (CSUN). Tipico call & response intro. Latin Percussion Instrumentation: Piccolo, 3 Alt...

Great funk chart. Features Tenor & Drum solos. One flute dbl. Recorded by University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Studio Jazz Orch.

Loose samba w/straight 16th feel. Piano & Tenor solos. Dbl.. One flute, one clarinet & one bass clarinet. This chart is dedicated to Ray Wright. Recorded by Univ. of Wisc. Eau Claire Jazz Ensemble. Se...

An exciting piece with driving rhythms on a meter layout of 4, 4, 4, and 3 giving the effect of a missing beat every 4 measures. Handclapping on 2 and 4 for the 4/4 measures and 2 & 3 for the 3/4 meas...

A tenacious jazz peice with an infectious 4 bar ostinoto bass line that glues everything together leaving freedom for the horn lines that hover overhead. Not too rangy although there are 1 or 2 high D...

This beautiful, Kenton-style ballad features tenor saxophone on a lyrical, haunting melody accompanied by lushly scored brass.This composition was recorded by the University of North Texas One O'clock...

Jazz waltz that features baritone saxophone, trumpet, and guitar on a memorable, Kenny Wheeler-type melody. It was recorded by the University of North Texas One O'clock Lab Band on their album Lab 200...

Cape Breton is a ballad featuring solo flugelhorn. A spacious and floating introduction leads into a beautiful and lyrical melody played by flugelhorn and tenor saxophone. Light background figures beh...

This is an aggressive, uptempo composition featuring improvised solos for tenor saxophone and trumpet. Composed by trumpeter Ken Edwards and Maynard Ferguson's last drummer/music director Stockton Hel...

Point Aconi through-composed ballad that owes a great deal of its inspiration from Thad's chart To You . The chart begins with a plaintive trumpet solo and gradually progresses into a full ensemble ch...

This is a blazing uptempo composition featuring improvised solos for alto saxophone and guitar. This chart is a great vehicle for showing off your band's skill at navigating the modern bebop style. A...

This is a fast waltz featuring improvised solos for piano and alto saxophone. A lyrical melody is presented by trumpet and alto, followed by several interesting development sections which lead to a me...

Bluesy, Thad-ish shuffle that features an extended workout for your saxophone section. Solos are open for anyone, and the chart stomps it's way through an exciting shout.

Written as a piano feature, this grooving shuffle can easily be adapted to provide any soloist with plenty of space to stretch out. Humorous interchanges between the soloist and ensemble make this a s...

Starts out funky and stays there. If your alto sax soloist has studied his Dave Sanborn, then this is the feature for him.

Written and recorded for acclaimed Los Angeles trombonist Andy Martin, this exciting samba pays tribute to Andy's favorite baseball team, the San Francisco Giants. You don't have to be a baseball fan...

Driving rock shuffle starts out cool & builds to exciting conclusion. Ens writing features aa sections. Solo changes on all parts. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy. No score.