Big Band Noten für Profis

This is a wonderful chart, an old tune in a new dress, as only Bill Holman can do it. It's the exact chart as recorded by the terrific Charlie Barnet Big Band. The tempo is bright, a swinging excursio...

This chart is not for the faint-of-heart. It moves at a fast, swinging pace, and it captures the spirit of Parker's classic bebop tune, including the humor. As recorded on the new CD 'The Bill Holman...

As recorded on the new CD 'The Bill Holman Band Live', this chart features two tenor saxophone players throughout, playing together and separately. This is the ideal solo vehicle for your tenor player...

As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra (Creative World CD) on ' Live at Redlands University', this chart is a rip-roaring latin and swing chart that just flies along. There is solo space for alto sa...

As recorded on the new CD 'Hommage', Holman has written a witty, musical, fun-filled 'fantasy' on the well-known American tune (as in 'You are my....') with lots of space for creative playing, and the...

What a marvelous chart this is! The 'engine' which keeps on going is a 4-bar vamp in the rhythm section. It occurs throughout the piece and ties everything together beautifully. Set in a bright swingi...

As recorded on 'Tonight Show Band, Vol. 1' (Amherst), Holman has set this wonderful standard in a hard-driving swing, with lots of great ensemble section writing. The piece features a challenging trum...

As recorded by the Tonight Show Band on 'Once More With Feeling' (Amherst), this wonderful chart is the hottest 'flag-waver' of all time. Holman starts things out with the trumpet section's 'call to a...

As recorded by the Tonight Show Band on 'Once More With Feeling' (Amherst), this bright, swinging chart is a blast ! Bill Holman is at his best, weaving descending unison lines with the tune stated by...

As recorded by the Tonight Show Band on 'Once More With Feeling' (Amherst), this is one of Tommy's 'classic' charts .... swinging, inventive and just plain wonderful. The arrangement moves through a s...

This wonderful chart is recorded on 'Tonight Show Band, Vol. 2' (Amherst). Once again, Holman takes a fresh look at a great standard tune. Although the piccolo, flute and clarinet doubles make this a...

Includes solo clarinet part, but no baritone saxophone.

Up tempo swinger. Feature Mel Lewis & Louie Bellson. Drawn out melody line set stage for some driving rhythm, followed by whole chorus of full ens w/drums playing fills. Drum & Tenor solos. Recorded b...

John La Barbera arranged this Woody Shaw tune for his 2005 album Fantazm, on Jazz Compass records. The chart features solos for trumpet, drums, and tenor saxophone with nice backgrounds.

Ein rasanter Swing-Chart aus dem Harry James-Buch. Trumpet Blues beginnt mit einer kurzen Bandfanfare im Halbtakt und geht dann in einen treibenden Swing-Boogie über. Das Cantabile in der Mitte des Ha...

From the CD Groove Shop recorded by the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, here is John Clayton's stylish take on this masterful Billy Strayhorn composition. The rhythm section sets up the feel followed...

This monster chart from John Clayton was written specifically for his clinic presentation at the IAJE convention where it was rehearsed and premiered in January 2005. After the rhythm section sets the...

Feature the vibes (or piano) with this creatively arranged standard that was written specifically for vibes legend Milt Jackson (heard on this excerpt). The melody is bookended by plaintive statements...

Feature the vibes (or piano) with this creatively arranged standard that was written specifically for vibes legend Milt Jackson (heard on this excerpt). The melody is bookended by plaintive statements...

A Gordon Goodwin vocal chart! In addition to the vocal part, there are solo lead sheets for alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet and trombone. Gordon has conceived this chart with the vocal intertwined into t...

It's funky with all the Big Phat Band attributes, and it's fairly tough to play, but hey, it's Gordon and you know it will be a hot chart...if you have the horses. The opening lick for piano is really...