Anspruchsvolle Noten für Big Band

A luscious alto sax ballad at 74 BPM. A lyrical vehicle with rich harmony and textures, soaring ensemble figures, and a soli with saxes (alto 2 opt flute), trumpet 2, guitar, and piano. A brilliant ch...

One More Dream is a wonderful alto sax ballad feature played at 68 BPM. The woodwinds have various doubles for alto flute and clarinet but are optional, plus there are optional horn in F parts. This P...

One More Dream is a wonderful alto sax ballad feature played at 68 BPM. The woodwinds have various doubles for alto flute and clarinet but are optional, plus there are optional horn in F parts. This P...

Recorded by Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Jazz Big Band Arrangement Here is one of the classic holiday arrangements as written by the great arranger/trombonist Rob McConnell. Featured on the 1998 C...

Blues for Pablo was originally written for Hal McKusick for inclusion on his Jazz Workshop LP recorded in 1956 for RCA Victor Records (this album also included Jambangle, which was later re-orchestrat...

Background: Gerry Mulligan was a precocious young musician of seventeen when he walked into the studios of radio station WCAU in Philadelphia and asked staff arranger/conductor John Warrington if he c...

WRITTEN FOR DUKE ELLINGTON COMPOSED AND ARRANGED BY MARY LOU WILLIAMS, EDITED BY JEFFREY SULTANOF Mary Lou Williams left Andy Kirk's band in May of 1942, and traveled with her husband, trumpeter Short...

As recorded by the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra on the Blue Note album of the same name, this lyrical showcase for flugelhorn and piano soloists also features impressive full-band and sax soli passa...

Gordon's chart is a New Orleans groove with the creative Goodwin touch. Solo space is for alto, tenor, trumpet and trombone. Lead trumpet range is up to high G and some piano ostinato licks are just a...

An original by Gordon Goodwin, this is a jazzy half-time groove chart. This chart is not as challenging as some of Gordon's other charts, but it will still work the band. Features solo space for alto,...

First written for the Count Basie Orchestra in 1983 and later revised for the Sammy Nestico CD 'This Is The Moment,' this great blues tune features an extended, three-chorus soli for the sax section....

Originally recorded by Count Basie and completely revised for the SWR Big Band CD Basie-cally Sammy, this medium-bright original swings hard and features lots of satisfying full-ensemble work. Solos f...

First recorded by Count Basie, then Quincy Jones, and most recently by the SWR Big Band on their 'Basie-cally Sammy' CD, this popular blues tune was originally written for 'Sweets' Edison and features...

As recorded by the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra on their Live At The Village Vanguard album, this spirited shuffle puts proficient bands through the paces. Articulations and rhythms must be played a...

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Well, here's another incredibly challenging arrangement from the pen of Rob McConnell! This chart begins in a small group setting playing the tune Indiana with a Dixieland feel. After half a chorus th...

Challenging, yes, impossible, no. Gordon Goodwin's Hunting Wabbits 2 will provide all the challenge any band needs as they explore this tongue-in-cheek musical adventure that is well worth the effort....

Challenging, yes, impossible, no. Gordon Goodwin's Hunting Wabbits 2 will provide all the challenge any band needs as they explore this tongue-in-cheek musical adventure that is well worth the effort....

Challenging, yes, impossible, no. Gordon Goodwin's Hunting Wabbits 2 will provide all the challenge any band needs as they explore this tongue-in-cheek musical adventure that is well worth the effort....

This funky chart, at 176 BPM, contains a classic Goodwin piano introduction - challenging, but extremely rewarding. Solo space for alto 1, tenors 1 and 2, trumpet 4, and trombone 1. The chart has an a...

This funky chart, at 176 BPM, contains a classic Goodwin piano introduction - challenging, but extremely rewarding. Solo space for alto 1, tenors 1 and 2, trumpet 4, and trombone 1. The chart has an a...

In Gordon Goodwins einfallsreichen Slow-Funk-Version von 'Little Drummer Boy' liegt die Melodie zu Beginn in der Bassposaune und dem Baritonsaxophon. Ein sehr cooles Goodwin-Arrangement!

If you want funky, this is it! In a nutshell, this is Tower of Power meets Gordon Goodwin, simple as that. Solo space provided for alto, tenor, bari, trumpet, trombone, and various rhythm players.

Written for Sammy's friend Charlie Lake, highlights in this well-articulated funk excursion include an amazing sax section soli, a full-length tenor sax solo chorus, followed by additional solos for a...

Ein phänomenaler Latin-Songo-Groove! Der Chart hat zusätzliche Perkussion, Sopran-Lead mit optionaler Alt 1-Stimme und ein angesagtes Piano Montuno. Der Tonumfang der Lead-Trompete reicht bis zum gesc...