Big Band Original-Arrangements

The original big band recording of Duke Pearson's 'Amanda' was significantly trimmed down from the arrangement's actual manuscript, likely for time purposes. The melody is only stated once at the end,...

La Cucaracha, eines der weniger bekannten Werke von Woody Herman, ist nichtsdestotrotz ein großartiges lateinamerikanisches Arrangement von Billy May, das diese einfache Melodie zu einem schönen Chart...

Ol' Man River ist eine Transkription des Original-Charts von Johnny Keating und ein absoluter Schreihals aus der Zeit, als die Ted Heath Band auf ihrem Höhepunkt war. Heath nahm zwei leicht unterschie...

Wheels" ist ein netter kleiner Cha-Cha aus den frühen 1960er Jahren. Joe Loss und sein Orchester hatten mit ihrer Version des Stücks einen kleinen Erfolg in den Charts. Unser Chart ist zwar keine Tran...

Paquito D'Rivera Big Band Instrumental Chart. From the 1994 album 'Latin Jazz', Nascente NSCD008. This is a superb blend of smooth modern jazz harmonies and Latin rhythms, composed by these two leadin...

From the 1997 recording 'Paquito D'Rivera and the UN Orchestra Live at MCG'. Jazz MCG 1003. The mysterious energy created by employing the Afro-Cuban 6/8 rhythm starting pp with the rhythm and percuss...

Recorded by the Cuban band leader Mario Bauza and featured on the 1994 CD 'Latin Jazz'. Nascente NSCD008. Bring the excitement of this lively instrumental salsa to your next concert or club date. Plen...

Phil Collins Big Band Instrumental Chart. A medium Latin Bossa chart by John Clayton featuring a lyrical trombone solo plus an open section for further solos. Top note C for lead trumpet. Tenor 1 doub...

An 'Earth, Wind & Fire' type funk ballad. Open solo section. Four flutes on melody. Not difficult except for tricky sax unison in shout chorus. Dbls, Written for Tonight Show Band.

As you might discern from the title, Over F is inspired by the Brazilian Frevo and uses a lot of F pedal with some F sharps thrown in for a little harmonic crunch. John has included some of the energy...

A lovely feature for your soprano sax soloist, with lush textures and a soft 6/4 latin feel. Sax doubles. As recorded by the Gordon Goodwin Big Phat Band on 'Swingin' For The Fences'. See master Otter...

Hier ist eine stilvolle Transkription von Frank Sinatras Version von Night and Day, die von Jon Harpin aus der ursprünglichen Nelson-Riddle-Tabelle aufgenommen wurde. Der Riddle-Touch ist deutlich spü...

Based on the real flag waving Quincy Jones/Count Basie version from 'This Time by Basie' transcribed by Jerry Sheppard. Basie took this at a cracking 250 beats per minute. However it works equally wel...

Having long since entered the pantheon of jazz standards, this version of Benny Golson's 'Stablemates' was arranged for trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie's 1956 State Department-sponsored big band. In many wa...