Willie Maiden

Sierra continues to find the lost treasures from Maynard Ferguson's Birdland Dream Band Library. Willie scored this Miles Davis classic to feature four different saxophone players. A typical chart for...

This is a gorgeous ballad arranged by Willie Maiden for the great Maynard Ferguson Orchestra and is included in 'The Complete Roulette Recordings' (Mosaic). There is wonderful ensemble writing that is...

This absolutely beautiful arrangement by Willie Maiden features a trombone and tenor sax solo, along with the primary solo by (guess who) the trumpet player a la Maynard. There are two solo trumpet pa...

This is arguably Willie's best known chart..... a swinging, happy chart which allows for lots of blowing space. GREAT ensemble sections throughout. This chart has been played by bands all over the wor...

Recorded on the 'The New Sound of Maynard Ferguson and his Orchestra 1964,' this is the original version of the chart (instrumentation 4 saxophones, 4 trumpets, 2 trombones, Piano, Bass and Drums) as...

Recorded on the 'The New Sound of Maynard Ferguson and his Orchestra 1964,' this is an edited version of the chart (instrumentation 5 saxophones, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, Piano, Guitar, Bass and Drums...

As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on 'Live at Brigham Young University,' this may well be Willie's best chart done for Stan. Maiden uses a latin feel, the lush sound of the trombones and saxoph...

As recorded by the Maynard Ferguson Orchestra on the 'Newport' album, this clever Willie Maiden arrangement is set in three sections - ballad, medium swing and fast swing. There is solo space for bari...

It Could Happen To You is one of the best known standard tunes, and this arrangement certainly does it justice. Willie arranged this for the Maynard Ferguson band. This version is an edited chart that...

The Pro (original) version of 'It Could Happen To You' is absolutely wonderful. But you better have a 'Maynard' in your trumpet section to get it done. This is a moderate-swing chart that will bring h...

Written for and recorded by the Maynard Ferguson Birdland Dream Band, this chart by Willie Maiden is uncharacteristically easy to play for the band due to very reasonable brass ranges. However, this i...

This 'edited' version of 'Where's Teddy' (as played and recorded by Maynard Ferguson's Birdland Dream Band) is much more playable for the trumpet section as a whole than the original 'pro' version (wh...

This is the original chart as played and recorded by Maynard Ferguson's Birdland Dream Band. If you have a screamin' 1st trumpet player and want to play this historical chart, then 'Where's Teddy' (Pr...

As recorded by the Maynard Ferguson Orchestra on 'New Sounds of Maynard Ferguson,' This Willie Maiden arrangement takes a great tune and puts it in an up-tempo swing setting. The chart has a bop-like...

Short, sweet and swingin'! Willie Maiden's arrangement of 'I'll Be Seeing You' packs a whopper in a tiny box, making this chart perfect as an encoure closer for any set. As recorded by Maynard Ferguso...

This chart is a blast! It is one of the more popular charts from Maynard's Birdland Dream Band. It is a high-energy chart which features baritone sax, as well as trumpet. You need a lot of 'horses' in...

As recorded on 'Maynard Ferguson Plays Jazz For Dancing' (Roulette), this may be the prettiest chart that Willie did for Maynard's band. It is a great standard tune, and the chart features trumpet thr...