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This piece is the essence of the clever, unusual, unforgettable kind of tune that Pat and the Group come up with. It is full of happy thoughts, and it moves from a march-like rock feel to a joyous wal...

feat. Flügelhorn, Gitarre oder Altsax

It's hard to believe, but this quintessential big band arrangement is finally in print!!! As recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on their album Hits of the 50's & 60's, Quincy Jones' arrangement of...

This ballad is almost spiritual in its effect!! A trombone feature, the melody soars throughout. Your lead bone player will love playing this piece, as it lays perfectly on the horn. As recorded on Bo...

Bodysnatchers' was released in 2007 on Radiohead's In Rainbows album. Fred Sturm's powerful arrangement captures the raw passion of Radiohead's version with unique harmonic variations, textural manipu...

Metheny's ballads are beautiful and haunting. This melody is the title track from the GRAMMY AWARD winning recording. The featured solo is for piano and guitar. The entire piece is written out; no imp...

This is the real thing, as written for and recorded by the Buddy Rich Band on the Big Swing Face CD. It is perhaps one of Holman's best known charts ever. A scintillating jazz waltz, full of excitemen...

A great arrangement of the great tune written by the ex-Beatle. This chart was the reason for the great success of the CD '7.5 on the Richter Scale.' Melody stated by alto, trumpet and trombone and th...

A BEST SELLER!!! Metheny's tunes and rhythmic feels are perfect for Big-Band settings. This tune just ROARS!! It can feature up to 3 soloists, has great changes and exciting ensemble writing... which...

As recorded on the brilliant CD 'The Legend ' by the Count Basie Orchestra, this medium swing piece features solos for trumpet, trombone, piano and bass. It is set at a moderate tempo and is one of Be...

As recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on their album 'This Time By Basie,' Billy Byers has arranged a wonderful, easy-swinging masterpiece. This is a terrific, classic big band chart that belongs i...

As recorded by the Buddy Rich Big Band.

Radiohead released '2+2=5' on their sixth album Hail to the Thief in 2003. Florian Ross' dazzling big band arrangement will put your band's dramatic range to the test! Players must be able to whisper...

Piazzolla wrote many beautiful melodies, and this one is perhaps the most haunting. This is a flugelhorn solo throughout, with very reasonable ranges for all. This is one of those rare charts that is...

This is one of Pat's most haunting, pensive and beautiful ballads. It features a written piano solo throughout. Warm brass sounds (opt. flugels) and lush harmonies give this piece a very special textu...

This standard is made even more beautiful with this Hooper arrangement. A trumpet feature throughout. Begins with the plaintive tune as a slow ballad. 5-4-4-4

This chart is recorded by the Oliver Nelson Orchestra on the Afro-American Sketches (Prestige CD). This is the exact, original chart as Oliver wrote it ..... not watered down. A grand, glorious, rompi...

As commissioned (and recorded) by the SWR Big Band of Stuttgart, Germany, this is an extended arrangement based on a gorgeous melody by Pat Metheny. The saxophone players double on flute (sax 1), clar...

Great charts often require editing to maintain their freshness and relevance. We put this classic chart into Finale, reduced it to 8 brass, and are now providing a full score. This wonderful piece is...

This, of course, is Oliver Nelson's best known jazz standard. Here is his OWN fantastic arrangement for big band as recorded on a 1969 LP titled A Dream Deferred (on the Flying Dutchman label). Alto s...

As arranged for and performed by the Stan Kenton Orchestra, this is a wonderful setting that features the saxophone section and solos for trumpet and trombone. Very reasonable brass ranges make this a...

This arrangement was commissioned by New Trier High School and written as a tribute to Jim Warrick on his retirement. It is a flat-out rock chart that sizzles from top to bottom. The piece was origina...

Bob Curnow does his usual stellar job of arranging Pat Metheny's very popular tune 'James,' and he manages to add a lot of his own ideas to the arrangement. Soloists can be determined as you wish with...

Radiohead released 'Paranoid Android' as a single in April 1997 and as a track on their studio album OK Computer the same year. Ken Schaphorst's epic big band arrangement is accessible for high school...