Big Band Original-Arrangements

RECORDED BY ART PEPPER ARRANGED BY MARTY PAICH In 1959 Art Pepper recorded 12 tunes backed by an 11-piece 'little big band.' The Marty Paich charts focused on 'Modern Jazz Classics' including this arr...

RECORDED BY ART PEPPER ARRANGED BY MARTY PAICH In 1959 Art Pepper recorded 12 tunes backed by an 11-piece 'little big band.' The Marty Paich charts focused on 'Modern Jazz Classics' including this arr...

RECORDED BY CLAUDE THORNHILL ARRANGED BY GERRY MULLIGAN, EDITED BY JEFFREY SULTANOF Background: The period from 1948-9 was a time of experimenting and discovering for the young Gerald Mulligan. Encour...

RECORDED BY BENNY CARTER ARRANGED BY BENNY CARTER, EDITED BY JEFFREY SULTANOF Background: In 1940, Benny Carter was acknowledged by the music press to be one of the leading lights on the American big...

Recorded by Terry Gibbs Dream Band Arranged by Manny Albam, Edited by Jeffrey Sultanof This Manny Albam arrangement was written for the Terry Gibbs Dream Band and was recorded in 1961 and released on...

Norman 'Tiny' Kahn was a drummer, pianist, vibraharpist, composer and arranger. Born in New York in 1923, he played with the bands of Boyd Raeburn, George Auld, Chubby Jackson, Charlie Barnet and Elli...

Recorded by Chubby Jackson Arranged by Norman 'Tiny' Kahn, Edited by Jeffrey Sultanof Norman 'Tiny' Kahn was a drummer, pianist, vibraharpist, composer and arranger. Born in New York in 1923, he playe...

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...

Recorded by Dizzy Gillespie Arranged by Mary Lou Williams, Edited by Jeffrey Sultanof Mary Lou Williams co-wrote this novelty song with her arranging and composition teacher Milton Orent. She arranged...

It was John Hammond who suggested to Mary Lou Williams that she compose some music for Benny Goodman. In 1937 Benny Goodman had a radio show that was sponsored by Camel Cigarettes so Mary Lou wrote th...

Written for Benny Goodman Arranged by Tadd Dameron, Edited by Jeffrey Sultanof Tadd Dameron wrote this arrangement for Benny Goodman in 1962 for his tour of Russia (it wasn't recorded). He based it on...

Recorded by Wes Montgomery Arranged by Oliver Nelson, Edited by Jeffrey Sultanof This Oliver Nelson arrangement was written for Wes Montgomery's 'Goin' Out of My Head' album of 1965. This is a great g...

Recorded by Wes Montgomery Arranged by Oliver Nelson, Edited by Jeffrey Sultanof This Oliver Nelson arrangement was written for Wes Montgomery's 'Goin' Out of My Head' album of 1965. This is a great g...

Recorded by Count Basie Arranged by Roy Phillippe Roy Phillippe composed this arrangement of Night Train for the Count Basie band to feature tenor saxophone legend Jimmy Forrest. The arrangement was f...

Here's Nelson Riddle's famous arrangement from Frank Sinatra's classic record 'Song for Swingin' Lovers,' recorded in 1956. The arrangement opens with the guitar playing a little syncopated figure and...

This Marty Paich arrangement was recorded by Sammy Davis Jr. with a big band and later expanded to include horn in F, strings, harp, and percussion/tympani. This swinging arrangement is a great spotli...

This Marty Paich arrangement was recorded by Sammy Davis Jr. with a big band. This swinging arrangement is a great spotlight for the singer. There are no solos and no saxophone doubles.

This Buddy Bregman arrangement was recorded by Ella Fitzgerald for what became the first entry into her songbook series: The Cole Porter Songbook. The arrangement begins with the seldom heard verve ac...

As recorded by the Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band in 1980 for their Farewell To Mingus album, this fast bebop outing for proficient players features a big full-band opening, sax and brass sect...

As recorded by the Bob Mintzer Big Band on the Incredible Journey CD, this tune features the drummer in a series of short cameo fills that eventually culminate in an unaccompanied, expandable solo jus...