Anspruchsvolle Noten für Big Band

Up-tempo Db Blues. Open solo choruses. Lots of full ensemble writing. Drum solo trading 4's with entire ensemble.

Fast, phrygian samba feature for 2nd bone, lead alto and trumpet 3. Intro has the brass and saxes acapella. Lots of ensemble playing in this piece. Lines for bass bone, bari sax and bass.

Funk shuffle, based on sharp 9's and diminished harmony. Thick ensemble writing and a challenging bass bone part. Open solo section, with changes for tenor sax, trumpet and bone. Challenging bone soli...

Samba. Composed by George Graham and an arr. By Tom Kubis. Features Trumpet [but of course]. Requires strong lead trumpet. Dbls. Recorded by the George Graham Jazz Orch on Sea Breeze Jazz.

What a great jazz shuffle. All saxes solo. Has a cappella sax soli, ensemble shout takes it out. Alto 1 dbl. on soprano.

Fusion-samba featuring Trpt, Bone & Tenor solos. No score. Recorded by the Bill Watrous Big Band on 'Space Available'. See Otter Dist cd store.

Starts out w/ a tenor ballad section w/brass [flugs] reharmonization of this great tune. As the ballad section finishes, the tenor takes a written up-tempo break ala Super sax & then weaves his way th...

Medium up tempo chart based on some tune about 'A' train. This is a difficult chart w/a lot of ens. Solo section has solo chords for each section. Trpt to high D. No dbls.

Based on whispering changes. This is an up tempo burner opening w/saxes. Solo section open for anyone-even you. Trpt high D.

This is a clever version of the old standard with plenty of ensemble and sax soli & trpt solos. No score.

You gotta get this one [one of my favorites]. Comp. By Gerry Schroeder, arr. By Tom Kubis. Gerry penned this high spirited rock shuffle & this one cooks from beginning to end. This kinda Steely DanOis...

Written for 2 very fine Southern California trombone players Mike Fahn & Andy Martin. This is a very fast chart featuring 2 bones with a very cool be-bop type head. If you have 2 good soloists in the...

This is a hard driving samba chart on the difficult side but well worth the effort, very Mangioneish. Features alto sax. Solos for trumpet and alto sax. Key: C minor. Trumpet 1 highest note: high E fl...

Excellent & very difficult jazz waltz. Once again available in the original form. Recorded by Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass 'The Jazz Album' on Sea Breeze Jazz.

Samba. Soprano & Trpt solos. Another great McConnell chart once again available in the original form.

Up-tempo be-bop chart. Once again available in the original form.

Rock chart. Quarter note = 138. Solos for tenor sax, Soprano sax & trombone. Soprano & Flute dbls. Recorded by Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass 'The Jazz Album' on Sea Breeze Jazz.

Straight ahead w/solos for Tenor & Soprano. Alto dbl. on Soprano.

Slow four to a Samba feel. Solos for: Flugel, Guitar. Sax dbls.

Starts w rubato intro. This medium tempo chart features Tenor & trombone. Flute dbl. on both Alto 1 & Tenor 2, Alto 2, on Clarinet. Recorded by Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass 'Our 25th Year'.

Up tempo Blues. Solos for Alto 2 w/open solo section. Great sax soli. Sax dbls. Recorded by Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass 'Our 25th Year'.

Five clarinet feature. Slow blues tune. ABC format. Some flute dbl. on 2nd Tenor. Recorded by Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass 'Even Canadians Get the Blues'.

Very fast chart featuring Trumpet & Tenor. AABC format. Alto 1 dbl. on Soprano. Recorded by Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass 'Even Canadians Get the Blues'.

Extended two movement work based on the sound of the Blue whale and the 'songs' of the Humpback whale. The work features interesting angular melodies in rich harmonic settings. 1st movement, like the...

A 'burning' up-tempo chart (dedicated to Horace Silver) that alternates between heavy funk and hard bop. Features tenor and trumpet. No doubles.