Bob Curnow: Mittelschwere Noten

Piazzolla wrote many beautiful melodies, and this one is perhaps the most haunting.  This version is a step higher than the "non-Pro" version. It is a flugelhorn solo throughout, with very reasonable...

As recorded by the Oliver Nelson Orchestra, 'Berlin Bei Nacht' is the 4th movement of the Impressions of Berlin suite. Set in an up-tempo fashion, this Oliver Nelson's 1971 forward-thinking original s...

Every band from Tommy Dorsey to the Tonight Show Band to Ted Heath seemed to have a version of this great Sy Oliver tune. Bob Curnow compiled some of those versions into one great, new arrangement. It...

Bringen Sie pure Nostalgie und zeitlose Eleganz auf die Bühne: Mit „I'll Be Seeing You“ präsentiert Sierra Music Publications eine gefühlvolle Ballade der Extraklasse. Dieses unvergessliche Meisterwer...

A typical, great tune of the Yellowjackets in a very playable arrangement. The setting features the very catchy melody and solo space is provided for Saxophone and Flugelhorn. 5-4-4-4.

The LP The First Circle contains some of the most exciting contemporary music ever created. This chart has been acclaimed as one of the best big band arrangements ever done! The piece is rhythmically...

Here is another wonderful Bob Curnow arrangement of Metheny/Mays music. It is in the style of 'Earth, Wind & Fire' and is a lovely, emotional ballad that is sure to thrill your band and audiences. The...

Feat. Flügelhorn, Gitarre oder Altsax.

This arrangement of 'I Hope In Time a Change Will Come' came about through a desire to hear/play more than one chorus of this stunningly beautiful melody by Oliver Nelson. The basis for this new arran...

There are never enough trombone features. This is a medium-latin setting of the great melody 'Speak Low.' Trombone is featured throughout this easy-to-play arrangement. Most of the solo is in a modera...

Oliver Nelson arranged this tune to feature the legendary Art Farmer and was recorded on the album 'Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra'. It has been edited to be played with traditional instrument...

A four movement suite (Anthem, Dance, Lullaby, March) for unaccompanied trombone quartet. An internationally respected trombonist/educator has this to say: 'Thanks so much for sending me your Trombani...

As recorded by the Oliver Nelson Orchestra, 'Wannsee' is the 2nd movement of the Impressions of Berlin suite. This lovely, beautiful, haunting melody features flute and flugelhorn as they each get the...

Bob Curnow continues to add the music of Pat Metheny to the Sierra Music catalog with another of Pat's unforgettable melodies, 'Et Si C'Etait La Fin' (originally recorded on the album Secret Story). S...

If you're familiar with the great chart on "I Can't Stop Loving You" that was created for the Basie Band, then you know what this one is about. This tune is set in a heavy shuffle feel, with lots of B...

Hold on to your hat! This wild, hard-rock chart is unbelievable in it's energy, meter changes, strong rhythmic motifs and more. The opening is strong, with the whole band roaring and then settling int...

My Foolish Heart is an arrangement of one of the most popular melodies ever written. It is very much in the style of the 'Kenton Ballad,' featuring the trombone section in a slow, richly harmonized se...

This arrangement is a bit easier than the Pro version because it does not change keys (to C# minor). A minor blues solo section is surrounded with a terrific mix of odd-meter stuff and straight-ahead...

Bob Curnow took Ken Hanna's wonderful, latin, medium-tempo tune and made it a bit more accessible for good bands. The ranges are a bit more realistic and practical. This also features alto sax and tru...

Bob Curnow has written some marvelous arrangements of Metheny/Mays music in the past, and this chart surely belongs to that wonderful 'new' big band literature he has created with such pieces as 'The...

Bob took the wonderful small group recording of this fun tune (on the CD 'Jazz Giant' - Contemporary) and turned it into a very special big band arrangement. He also took Benny Carter's alto saxophone...

Written for and recorded by the Maynard Ferguson Birdland Dream Band, this chart by Willie Maiden is uncharacteristically easy to play for the band due to very reasonable brass ranges. However, this i...

This new chart from Bob Curnow is sure to electrify your players and your audience! It has all the elements…up tempo swing, tenor/trumpet melody with solo space for each, drum solo, clever stop-time f...

As commissioned (and recorded) by the SWR Big Band of Stuttgart, Germany, this chart was inspired by the birth of the Curnows' newest grandchild. It opens with a shout, and settles into a free-swingin...