I have arranged this chart in a Latin groove instead of the traditional swing style. Even though it is Latin it still swings hard and the chord changes are great for soloing. It features the trumpet a...
A jazz composition by bassist Christian McBride, this is a fantastic melodic and technically challenging string bass feature from his 1994 CD Gettin' It Together. It has become a popular standard for...
This chart has a great Killer Joe type groove and a very beautiful melody. There is a great sax soli and a challenging tutti section. This chart is a great first-set closer or opener of a second set....
The Opener, written by James Morrison, an Australian jazz trumpet virtuoso, is an up tempo 'rhythm changes' trumpet feature with a short 16 bar drum solo. There can be other soloists added depending o...
Bee's Boppin' is an exciting and challenging up tempo (240+=BPM) big band chart based on rhythm changes. Dave originally wrote and dedicated this chart to his lovely wife, Denise, a trombonist who has...
Crackin'is an exciting and challenging medium tempo shuffle (132+=BPM) for big band, based on the jazz blues progression, in B-flat, featuring the jazz organ (a synthesizer that has an organ sound/pat...
The chart, Groovin' Hard, as many people have said needs no description. Furthermore, it is considered by many as one of the greatest charts ever recorded by the Buddy Rich Big Band. But, since it has...
This is a fun chart in a Hard-Bop blues groove in the key of F. The tempo should be around 130 BPM for the quarter note but could go faster. As the title suggests it is a string or electric bass featu...
A Tribute To Reverend Tongue is an up-tempo blues 'small group' chart that features the tenor trombone throughout the entire chart. The concept behind this chart was to feature my friend and colleague...
This is a medium shuffle blues (quarter note=132) in D flat, originally scored by Frank Foster for the Basie Orchestra. It has now been reduced for a little big band--(2tpt, 1 t-bone, 3 saxes, and rhy...
