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An entertaining medium tempo blues chart by Mike Carubia that opens with a unison melody by the brass which is repeated with the saxes playing the background harmonies. Following the solo section for...

A bright shuffle tune by New York composer Andy Farber that features lots of appealing ensemble writing. Unique writing for trumpets in mutes and tasty scoring give this tasty arrangement lots of appe...

What a great , fun-filled piece this is! Les has created a mythical character (in this case, the lead trombone player) who runs through a number of 'musician jokes' while referring to his 'brother.' A...

Finally, Slide Hampton's incredible music is in print. This fantastic chart was written for the Maynard Ferguson Dream Band. If you have a strong lead trumpet player, this is the best slow, swinging b...

Sierra Music is excited to provide another original from Bob Curnow! 'The Secret of the Blues' is a fresh, new look at the blues with interesting altered changes, dynamics that move from the softest t...

Gene Roland wrote for the Stan Kenton Orchestra for almost the entire history of the Kenton Band. He wrote the entire 'Adventure in Blues' album for that band, and this is just one of many highly orig...

A blues chart to end all blues charts! A very playable arrangement featuring as many soloists as you see fit. The theme is played by a quintet of trumpet, trombone, alto, tenor and baritone saxes. Sol...

An easy-to-play blues with a very unique melody. Yet another wonderful chart from Geoff Keezer. Written with the young band in mind. Can be performed with as few as 5 brass. 5-5-4-3

A walkin'-tempo blues featuring trumpet and tenor. Great lines and down-home shouts ... one after another ... will get your band and your audiences out of their seats! Reasonable brass ranges. 5-4-4-4

This chart was recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on the CD I Told You So (out-of-print). Blues in C! Holman's Basie charts (1976) are classics! This reissue features lots of solo space (flute, tpt...

You've probably heard this chart on the great recordings such as In A JazzOrbit (Holman's Band) or the Terry Gibbs DreamBand CDs. A wonderful blues chart with the usual Holman flavor. The saxophone se...

Ellen has a marvelous knack for being able to write sophisticated music which is not difficult to perform. Her melodic and harmonic sense is superb. She has managed to create a blues which is fresh an...

Who will ever be able to forget the dynamic Buddy Rich Band? This chart was a staple in that library for a long time, spinning off of the 60's-70'slook at more contemporary music sources (rock, folk,...

This could be called Newer Than New, because Don just wrote this for John Pizzarelli's new band in New York. It's a wonderful tour-de-force for the entire band, with lots of open spots for your hot ja...

This is a great blues chart, and there are never enough of those! Lots of blowing space for lots of players makes this a fun-filled romp through the blues. David wrote this for his top-notch Indiana U...

Ellen has created a minor blues chart for young players which is successful in every way! The melody is interesting and the ranges are quite limited. Yet, Ellen is able to create excitement and a fine...

Nelson wrote an album for Johnny Hodges (Black, Brown and Beautiful, RCA) featuring the compositions of Duke Ellington and also some of his original things. This Ellington tune just romps and stomps r...

As recorded on the new CD 'The Bill Holman Band Live', Holman has written a witty, musical, fun-filled feature for baritone saxophone. Lots of space for creative playing, and the wonderful contrapunta...

A driving big band blues by a master of the craft. The ingenious use of counterpoint and powerful ensembles combine to produce a truly impressive chart that really 'cooks.'

A great 'tour de blues' by the writer of Nice 'n Juicy and Gospel John. As the title implies, it features a soli line of bari sax, bass trombone and bass. But before it's over, the whole band enjoys q...

Your band gets a heavy workout on this solid, hard-driving blues. Masterful counterpoint, fierce ensembles and plenty of room for solos highlight this important original that sure to become a standard...

After an effective stop-and-go head, this straight-ahead blues opens up and swings like crazy! By the writer of Buddy Rich's Big Swing Face.

A slow, down-home blues featuring the trombone section on the head with a driving double-time section for solos.

Really down and dirty! All you could ask for from a slow but screaming blues. This super chart features a brilliant double-time sax soli and solid shout choruses!

A Basie-styled blues that really 'cooks' yet is easily played. A natural as an opener on your program.