Mittelschwere Noten für Big Band und Jazz-Orchester

Big Band music at its best! - 'I'm Beginning To See The Light' des großartigen Duke Ellington war 1944/45 gleich in mehreren Versionen in den amerikanischen Charts vertreten; neben der Aufnahme des'Du...

From the recent album 'Essential Jazz Singers'. Jazz vocals do not get any cooler than this! Marty Paich penned the original chart for the 1955 album 'Mel Torme and the Marty Paich Dektette'. Cy Payne...

Here is a marvelous big band setting of this bebop classic from Miles Davis. Arranged in a medium up-tempo swing feel, this chart is loaded with great ensemble writing with the melody being traded amo...

Here's a tuneful jazz standard by the master of jazz piano, Bill Evans. This creative and appealing medium swing chart features interesting counterpoint along with the classic melody. Tenor sax and tr...

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,...

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...

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...

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!

A true big band classic, for the first time available in print. Recorded by the legendary Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra on Solid State, now available on 'The Complete Solid State Recordings of t...

This chart is a showstopper for concert or festival. One of Dave Wolpe's finest charts, this tune has meter changes, key changes, and solos for trumpet, tenor and piano. This superior chart is worth e...

A great jazz standard played around 178 BPM, this swing chart features alto sax (suggested written solo provided), and a drum solo played in between band hits. Lead trumpet range is to written high C....

You want Count Basie? Nothing says Basie more than the original 'One O'Clock Jump' arrangement recreated here by Jeff Hest. Meticulously notated with Basie's simple but timeless piano solo plus transc...

This is a wonderful, easy-swing chart on a great standard, set at a moderate tempo. Bill wrote this for and recorded this on his album 'Bill Holman's Great Big Band' (Capitol and Mosaic). It features...

This is the real thing, as written for and recorded by the Buddy Rich Band on the Big Swing Face CD. It is a medium-up swing chart that provides plenty of solo space for alto sax (al la Ernie Watts),...

As recorded by Count Basie on the Roulette LP (Vogue CD) 'The Legend', Benny Carter has created a marvelous, quiet, 'smoky' sounding tune ... somewhat in the vain of 'Whisper Not.' This is a wonderful...

Originally recorded by the Beatles, John Wasson's version is actually closer in style to the hot rock/shuffle version recorded by Earth, Wind and Fire. Plenty of energy and tight ensemble figures with...

The landmark album by Miles Davis Birth of the Cool brought us a unique instrumentation (the nonet) along with distinctive jazz sounds. Without straying from the intent of the music and working direct...

Featuring a dark intensity and a powerful unison riff figure in minor, this medium swing chart is a great showcase for your bass player as well as the trombone section. The harmonic structure is quite...

Originally recorded on the Miles Davis landmark recording Kind of Blue, here is a swingin' and updated take on this all-time blues favorite. Tasty full ensemble interludes surround solo space for alto...

Dedicated to Henry Mancini, this clever original in a characteristic medium swing style features a number of Hankisms embedded throughout. Flutes are optional but can really add a nice touch if you ha...

This clever tune by George Gershwin has long been a favorite with jazz musicians. Mark's upbeat swing setting is a true showcase for the entire ensemble, with inventive tutti ensemble passages intersp...