Big Band Original-Arrangements

A great alto saxophone feature. From the incomparable Contemporary Concepts album (1955). It begins with a soft, lovely statement of the melody and ends that way, with a roaring up-tempo middle sectio...

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As recorded on 'Tonight Show Band, Vol. 2' (Amherst), this wonderful arrangement by the late, great Tommy Newsom features trumpet throughout. There is marvelous ensemble writing, set in a 'swingy ball...

From the Jazz Compass recording Fantazm by the John La Barbera Big Band (JC1011)

As recorded on the new Les Hooper Big Band CD 'Out of the Woods,' this hot, blues shuffle is full of energy and good ol' down-home funky blues. This is a VERY exciting chart, with solo space for alto...

As recorded in 1970 by the great Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra on their album Consummation (Blue Note), this funky blues shuffle in 5/4 opens with a repeated rhythm section vamp before horns are adde...

Bill wrote a chart on this wonderful Stevie Wonder tune for his own band and also for the Tonight Show Band. This one is recorded on the Tonight Show Band CD 'Once More With Feeling' (Amherst Records)...

Exactly as recorded on the JVC Bill Holman Band CD, Stevie Wonder's great tune never sounded so good! Set in a medium-shuffle feel, this chart features tenor saxophone (a la Bob Cooper on the CD) and...

Recorded on the A View From the Side CD by the Bill Holman Band, this chart is a slow blues, with Willis taking a VERY different approach. There are doubles in all the saxophone parts, group improvisa...

This chart was recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on the CD 'I Told You So.' This is yet another terrific Holman chart written for that band! A medium-tempo shuffle that just swings and swings! The...

This chart was originally included in the Full Nelson album and then the Jazz Masters 48: Oliver Nelson CD. It is a simple, swinging blues chart, full of all of the ingenious writing we have come to e...

As recorded on the wonderful LP Black, Brown and Beautiful, featuring Johnny Hodges, this nifty blues chart has very reasonable brass ranges, no doubles, and Oliver's sort-of gospel feel to it. It is...

Here is a re-creation and transcription of three classic hits made famous by the late, great clarinetist Artie Shaw. Arranger Jeff Hest has gone the extra mile to provide an accurate transcription of...

Alpine Funky des Komponisten Jirka Kadlec verbindet auf originelle Weise alpine Tradition mit modernen Funk-Rhythmen. Mit Energie und Eleganz hebt dieses Werk den warmen und ausdrucksstarken Charakter...

Alpine Funky des Komponisten Jirka Kadlec verbindet auf originelle Weise alpine Tradition mit modernen Funk-Rhythmen. Mit Energie und Eleganz hebt dieses Werk den warmen und ausdrucksstarken Charakter...

Alpine Funky des Komponisten Jirka Kadlec verbindet auf originelle Weise alpine Tradition mit modernen Funk-Rhythmen. Mit Energie und Eleganz hebt dieses Werk den warmen und ausdrucksstarken Charakter...

Alpine Funky des Komponisten Jirka Kadlec verbindet auf originelle Weise alpine Tradition mit modernen Funk-Rhythmen. Mit Energie und Eleganz hebt dieses Werk den warmen und ausdrucksstarken Charakter...

This funky cha-cha with rock flavor features a simple melody, easy backgrounds, and a flexible solo section for one, some, or all winds. With the optional parts, clear rhythm section notation, and onl...

This funk chart was originally recorded by the Yellowjackets for their Time Squared CD. Filled with unexpected twists and turns, this big band version requires a triplet-based swing feel similar to hi...

Recorded on the 'The New Sound of Maynard Ferguson and his Orchestra 1964,' this is an edited version of the chart (instrumentation 5 saxophones, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, Piano, Guitar, Bass and Drums...

Composed and arranged by Gordon Goodwin, this buoyant samba is sweet. Soprano sax lead and solo space available for soprano, alto, tenor, trumpet and trombone. Lead trumpet range is to written high F-...

This classic Herbie Hancock composition has become one of the most well-known songs in jazz history. Gordon Goodwin wanted to do something a little different in his arrangement without violating the s...