Anspruchsvolle Noten für Big Band

A favorite of players & listeners alike, the chart toggles between a funky hip-hop groove & swing. Tenor sax & Trbn soloists find themselves being kicked by heavy ensemble chords that lead them head f...

Was awarded the 1st place prize in the 1993 Phi Mu Alpha Natl. Composition. The chart features colorful ensemble and soli writing over a minor samba feel. The solo section, which develops into a strai...

Up tempo swing chart. Features solo space for Alto & Trumpet. No dbl. Recorded by the Dallas Jazz Orch. on Turning Twenty.

No Evidence is a medium, Monkish swing tune based on There Is No Greater Love that features tenor sax and piano. An ensemble 'Pittsburgh March' (ala Erroll Garner) is thrown in for good measure. 5-4-4...

This up-tempo, hard swinging contemporary minor blues was written to get them 'on their feet'. A catchy melody, comfortable oppor. For creative & dynamic solos. Solos: Piano, Trbn, Tenor & Drums. Requ...

The Great Escape is a advanced level, uptempo swing chart first recorded by Woody Herman on his final Grammy nominated CD 'Woody's Gold Star'. The attention-getting introduction and unison opening the...

Medium up swing chart based on the chord changes to a similarly titled standard. Features exciting ensembles and solos for trumpet and tenor. Recorded by the Kansas City Boulevard Big Band on 'Stellar...

A trombone battle in a minor blues! This is a hard driving swing tune that features two trombonists throughout, with an alto sax solo thrown in for good measure. Written for 5, 5, 5 and Rhy. Lead trum...

This medium down swinger is remenisent of that old Jimmy Smith organ minor blues kind of thang! This is a battle royal of the two tenors-this is another down and dirty kind of thing! Now on Sea Breeze...

Hey, it's the flagship tune for which named that cool CD you just can't get enough of on Sea Breeze Jazz! Guess what -it swings it's fanny off (if an arrangement had a fanny). Composed by Steve Allen,...

It's fast, it's rhythm changes, it's on the new Keep Swingin CD just out on the Sea Breeze Jazz label. This is a fun one. Written for trumpetuer Louise Baranger. Play it as fast as you can! This can b...

Up swing. This great old standard in Bb cooks right along with the saxes taking the melody followed by an accapella ensemble. Solos in each section and a modulation to C for the shout! Solos feature t...

Up swing featuring 2 altos with a fast bop line and plenty of great ensemble! Trumpet 1 highest note is written high Eb.

Up-swing. This is the chart to feature your bone section!Plenty of room for all the bones to solo abd plenty of soli stuff as well. Key F major. Trumpet 1 highest note D above the staff.Difficult. AAT...

This is a great contemporary R&B chart in the key of B flat, dedicated to the late great electric bassist Jaco Pastorius. Scored for 5 saxes, 5 trumpets (the 5th part is optional), 4 trombones, and rh...

A swinging Basie-groove type piece from the Steve Wiest Big Band library. Based on the changes to 'You Stepped Out Of A Dream' the main melody and solos are written for trombone (or treble clef instru...

An exciting straight ahead modern jazz piece from the Steve Wiest Big Band library. The groove alternates between broken swing and New Orleans 'second line street beat'. Solo sections for trombone (or...

Here's a tour de force challenge for mature bands! Features a bit of straight eighth, but predominantly samba and swing grooves. A great vehicle for rhythm section and horns to really shine. Enjoy som...

As recorded by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band ('XXL' Silverline Records) featuring Eddie Daniels on clarinet, this rollicking swing tune commemorates legendary composer Thad Jones' dislike of clarinet...

As recorded by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band on their Grammy Nominated record 'Act Your Age'. Slow, moody swing is a tribute to composer Oliver Nelson and features lush textures and rich chord change...

Fast swing feature for 1st and 2nd bone. Nice, tight ensemble writing, with a burning sax soli. Open solo choruses for bone solos.Recorded by Ryan Haines Big Band on 'New Horizons' on Sea Breeze Jazz.

Fast swing, opener-styled piece, featuring multiple soloists and lots of full ensemble sections. Fast, unison sax lines and sax soli's. Drum solo, interspersed with horn kicks. Title cut as recorded b...

Exciting and impressive full band feature. Begins as an open drum solo with brass/sax chorale underneath that builds to a fast swing feel. Extended solo time for lead bone and tenor sax 1 (with stop t...

From the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, 'Swing Dance Tour' of 2000. Swing Tempo; approx. 140-145 bpm to the 1/4 note. Swing chart with a modern harmonic appeal, flanked by traditional vocabulary. Solo...

Up-tempo swinger - the Jazz Messengers meet Jim McNeely! Features front line of Trumpet 2, Bone 1, and Tenor 1 versus the rest of the band - each has a dedicated solo section - finishes with a freneti...