Mittelschwere Noten für Big Band und Jazz-Orchester

Titled in honor of Charles Mingus' good friend and mentor Oscar Pettiford, this swing chart opens with the two tenors, followed by all the saxes, and finally the entire ensemble. Whether you play this...

Roger's medium swing setting of this Jerome Kern favorite will be a joy to perform. Great ensemble writing and a powerhouse ending help make this one a must.

Trombone and baritone sax are featured at the top in this nicely stylized setting. Written in an uptempo swing style and skillfully contrasting the brass and sax sections, this effective arrangement s...

Dieses Jazz-Juwel aus der Feder von Tadd Dameron zeichnet sich durch einen leicht fließenden Swing-Stil aus und lässt sich wunderbar für ein volles Jazz-Ensemble arrangieren. Marks Arrangement enthält...

One of the most engaging and lighthearted of all Mingus' compositions, this was originally meant to provide a musical bridge from Jelly Roll Morton to Mingus' own unique compositional voice. Here is a...

What better instrument to feature on a bluesy bump and grind swinger like this than baritone sax? Written in a medium slow 12/8 feel, this chart will make your entire band sound great, plus allow an o...

Notably recorded by Clifford Brown and composed by legendary jazz pianist Duke Jordan, Mark Taylor's arrangement features a medium swing style and a brief duet for tenor and trumpet at the top. Then t...

Using duet pairings mixed in with counterlines and background figures from the entire ensemble, this medium swing chart is scored for small band but still has a rich full sound. Includes solos for alt...

Made popular recently thanks to a recording by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, this wonderful jazz standard from the '30s has also been featured on the TV show Glee. This up-tempo swing chart can be used...

In the skilled hands of Mark Taylor, this medium uptempo jazz standard from Miles Davis works perfectly in this 6-horn format. Carefully using the combination of saxes and brass to full advantage, thi...

Here's Jerome Kern's fabulous standard in a swinging arrangement by Roger Holmes! This feature for vocal solist will be the highlight of your next concert!

Recorded during the pinnacle of Miles Davis' career, Seven Steps to Heaven has become a jazz standard and one of Miles' best-known tunes. Keeping the uptempo swing style of the original, this chart so...

One of the best-known standards from the Basie era, Frank Foster's medium swing tune adapts beautifully in the Little Big Band format. And Mike Tomaro adds a few twists of his own in this appealing ch...

Maybe not as well-known as some other famous Ellington standards, yet What Am I Here For? is an engaging and tuneful composition that certainly deserves more notice. Arranged in a medium swing style,...

Using tenor and baritone saxes to do the heavy lifting, here is a fun chart on this Sonny Rollins classic. Mark also uses clever ensemble interludes and a shout chorus to round out this swingin' arran...

Nobody could swing like the Duke! Here is his medium swing standard In a Mellow Tone skillfully arranged for the six-horn format that also includes solos for trumpet and alto sax. The shout chorus is...

Arranged for six horns, this accessible chart on Charlie Parker's swing classic features a trio of alto, trumpet and guitar to start things off, followed later by great-sounding scoring for the entire...

In this medium swing setting for little big band, Rick Stitzel divides the ensemble between upper and lower voices as they trade phrases back and forth. This helps create the effect of a much larger e...

Ein Jazzklassiker von Miles Davis, sorgfältig für kleine Big Bands mit flexiblem Soloteil und einem wunderbaren Tutti-Chorus arrangiert von Michael Mossman.

We all have our iPhones, iPads, and iPods, and now thanks to Mark Taylor we have iBop! This medium tempo swing tune is bop-ish in attitude and features a catchy riff-based melody stated first by the s...

Recorded by the Brian Setzer Orchestra on the album Vavroom, this high-energy swing tune gives the entire ensemble a workout! The melody is skillfully traded around between sections of the ensemble, a...

Mark Taylor uses a mix of small group playing contrasted with full ensemble passages in this early composition from jazz master Wayne Shorter. After a solo section featuring alto sax then trombone, a...

Michael Mossmans noble Swing-Version des bekannten Jazzstandards von Burt Bacharach für kleine Jazzband mit sechs Bläsern und Rhythmusgruppe ist weitgehend im Tutti-Stil gehalten, doch überrascht von...

Penned by Bobby Timmons and recorded by a number of jazz artists over the years, Dat Dere is a great example of soul jazz of the early 60's. This arrangement for small band features alto sax and trump...

Here's one of the iconic tunes from Duke Ellington in a swingin' chart scored for the little big band format. Mark really gets the most out of just the six horn parts in this great sounding chart! Sol...