Latin Big Band Noten

Caribe ist der spanische Name für das Karibische Meer (oder Meer der Antillen). Es ist auch der Name einer der beiden ethnischen Gruppen, die Mittel- und Südamerika bewohnten, als Christoph Kolumbus i...

Uniquely scored Mambo style chart allows for the conductor add sections at various times to allow a different performance each time it is played. Get your rhythm section going with congas, bongos, tim...

Sin Palabras (Without Words) was written for Rich's 'Bad Little Big Band'. Relaxed Latin style. All high notes on the recording are optional and all solos are written out.

A hip Samba with firm roots in both the Blues and Salsa.

Carl has created a dynamic chart at a moderate difficulty level that gives you that hot latin chart you've been looking for.

This beautiful Bossa Nova shows us Thad's sensitive side.

Simple Latin based tune written in mostly unision, octaves, counterpoint and block harmonies. Written solos for tenor and trumpet.

Medium tempo Jazz Samba that captures a tinge of Spain while allowing Jazz elements to shine through. Solo sections are on 2 chord changes (Cm/Db) making for easy soloing.

This chart captures that island feel of the Caribbean. The simple unison melody is based on the A section of Gershwin's 'I've Got Rhythm'.

This very hip Cha Cha is a bit more challenging than our other titles but many high schools and Colleges will find this a great addition to their library.

A light Latin feel with lots of unison and ensemble sections for young players. Solos on the A section of the tune.

Featuring a moderate tempo contemporary Latin groove, Mike Carubia's arrangement of Freddie Hubbard's 'To Her Ladyship' opens with a unison melody featuring alto sax, flugelhorn or trumpet with an opt...

Any Kenton fan knows this piece very well, as it is one of the finest things ever written for Stan. This transcription faithfully recreates the stunning afro-cuban chart by Bill Holman. There is solo...

As recorded on the Tonight Show Band CD 'Once More With Feeling' (Amherst Records), this chart is one of the 'hippest' that Tommy ever wrote for that band. There is solo space for tenor sax, but the m...

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...

This is a new edition (Finale computer notation) of this lovely bossa nova tune. Curnow uses flugelhorns to create a warm, lush, lyrical melody that floats in and out of various counter lines. There i...

Here is another one of Johnny Richards' great latin tunes as written for the Stan Kenton Orchestra. This lilting 5/4 chart has a great groove and amazing ensemble writing, with solo space for alto, tr...

Johnny Richards wrote this gorgeous melody as part of the incomparable Stan Kenton 'Cuban Fire' CD, and now this version allows the music to be performed without all of the usual high trumpet and comp...

Here is another marvelous collaboration of Pat Metheny/Lyle Mays music as arranged for big band by Bob Curnow. The original recording by the Pat Metheny Group is on the CD 'Speaking of Now.' The piece...

This is the chart that people have been wanting to see in print for years! Recorded by the Bill Holman Band on their album 'Briliant Corners', this is the great Thelonious Monk tune set in a straight-...

This is a completely re-composed and re-notated (in Finale) version of a piece that has been in the catalog for a while. It has a Latin / Fusion feel reminiscent of some early Freddie Hubbard tunes. S...

As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on 'Viva-Kenton,' this delightful Latin chart has solo space for tenor saxophone and features a very hip melody by Gene Roland. Gene wrote many, many hit recor...

This wonderful original composition by Patty Darling adds another great chart to Sierra's Easy To Play series. Set as a medium Latin tune, 'Crystal Cove' is scored with very moderate ranges and playab...