Blues Big Band Noten

W.C. Handy's 'St. Louis Blues' had already entered the pantheon of classic blues melodies when Gil Evans wrote this arrangement in 1958. The album that it appeared on, 'New Bottle, Old Wine,' was a co...

With its hip chord changes and riffy melody, this tune became an instant jazz standard. Ellington's 1933 chart starts out sedately, but quickly shifts gears to swinging figures and modern voicings. Ot...

Arranged by Frank Foster and recorded by Diane Schuur with the Count Basie Orchestra in 1987, Deedles' Blues features an infectious melody with some appropriately sultry lyrics by Los Angeles-based vo...

Dieser groovige Shuffle beginnt mit einem Knall und baut sich dann immer weiter auf! Tenorsaxophon und Posaune präsentieren die eingängige Melodie, während der Rest der Band hinzukommt. Das Halftime-F...

All young jazz musicians need to develop a sense for the blues and this chart gets them started on this essential song form. The infectious melody sets up the journey that includes solid scoring and e...

Just as you'd expect to find at a late night diner, this medium level chart serves up a slow, greasy blues -- according to Doug Beach, 'the greasier, the better!' All is built around a down-home, 12/8...

This medium-level, straight-ahead shuffle will be a big hit with groups at many levels. For more experienced bands, solid ensemble writing and blues-based changes make it a great solo vehicle. For you...

Bei dem Wort Route 66 denken viele Menschen an Johnny B. Goode, Rock and Roll, Gitarrenbands usw. Nun, denken Sie anders. Unsere Version ist ein schwungvoller, aber nicht schneller Swing-Shuffle, der...

Dies ist die Originalversion von Helen O'Connell aus ihrem Album "Here's Helen", aufgenommen mit dem Marion Evans Orchestra. Diese Karte ist keine Transkription. Das Arrangement beginnt in einem langs...

Phil Collins Big Band Instrumental Chart. A John Clayton arrangement in a hard driving 'shuffle' style which really moves right from bar 1.

A nice medium tempo blues in Bb with the shout chorus in Eb . This composition captures some of the 'cool school' style that was popular on the West & East coasts in the 50's. Written solos, piano voi...

Great medium tempo blues in Bb that captures the small group feel of the Blue Note recordings from the 1950's & 60's for the full jazz ensemble. Medium tempo Bb blues.

This Medium/Fast blues in Fm provides a solid big band ensemble study for your students. The writing contains plenty of call and response between sections and has ample room for solos. Moderate brass...

Check out this unique chart! This shuffle/blues is fun to play, as it switches from a shuffle feel to straight swing for the shout chorus. Lots of room for solos. Oo-Bop!