Mittelschwere Noten von Sierra Music Publications

Vortex is '...the freshest, most innovative, hippest, intelligent, and artistic writing for large jazz ensemble that I've witnessed in years' - Fred Sturm. Patty has once again created a highly origin...

In 1953, Kenton recorded an album titled Sketches on Standards. It was a great recording containing the arrangements of Russo and Kenton. The piece has a wonderful trombone solo in it (as originally r...

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...

Patty Darling takes us on a Latin Rock pilgrimage in 3/4 time with the occasional 4/4 and 5/4 meters in this exciting new composition that was commissioned by Lawrence University for the Fred Sturm Ja...

As written for and performed by the Buddy Rich Big Band, here is the long-missing chart that Holman wrote to feature Buddy on Drums and Pat LaBarbera on Tenor Sax. What a great chart! It is set in a q...

Mulligan contributed only a few charts to the Kenton Library, and they are all classics. This one is no exception. Although originally arranged for Stan's dance book in the '50s, this is more than a d...

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...

Buddy Rich played this chart constantly! Features a great bass trombone solo on the tune. Flute doubles required on all saxophone parts. Here is a rare chance to feature the bottom of the trombone sec...

This is another of the many wonderful charts arranged by Niehaus for the Stan Kenton Orchestra. A more beautiful ballad has not been written, and this one features a trombone and a tenor sax solo. As...

This is the bass trombone solo, as recorded (The Kenton Era) by George Roberts with the Stan Kenton Orchestra. Folks have been waiting for this one for a long time. Johnny Richards sets this wonderful...

Graettinger arranged this standard in his most unusual way, using dissonance offset with the beauty of this gorgeous melody. It is a trombone solo pretty much throughout the entire ballad. Great writi...

Astor Piazzolla's music lends itself well to the big band idiom, and Fred Sturm is a masterful arranger for big band. As recorded on 'Libertango ! Hommage to Astor Piazzolla' (HR Big Band), this chart...

Bill Potts' arrangements for the recording 'The Jazz Soul of Porgy & Bess' are legendary. This medley is one of those charts, and it includes 5 different themes from Gershwin's masterpiece. There is s...

This could be called Newer Than New, because Don just wrote this for John Pizzarelli's new band in New York. It's a wonderful tour-de-force for the entire band, with lots of open spots for your hot ja...

As recorded on the new CD 'The Bill Holman Band Live', Holman has written a witty, musical, fun-filled feature for baritone saxophone. Lots of space for creative playing, and the wonderful contrapunta...

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...

Finally ... the definitive version of this magnificent music. The third of seven movements published by Sierra Music. The original score of Richards' was the source for this and all the movements of t...

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...

A really delightful samba! 339 measures of pure delight! Features soprano sax and flugelhorn, as well as drums and bass. This is one your band will want to play and play and play..... the samba we've...

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...

Kenton had many hits over the years, and this very creative arrangement by Pete was one of them. A great Latin setting with that unforgettable trombone lick in the shout chorus. There is room at the e...

Johnny Richards at his best! A very playable chart without a lot of range concerns for brass. A bass trombone feature from beginning to end, in a Latin and a Swing feel. This chart is recorded on the...

Holman has a wonderful knack of taking just about any tune and making it swing like crazy. This one sure does! Recorded on The Fabulous Bill Holman LP, this chart is amazing in its simplicity and effe...

This chart was a staple in the Buddy Rich Big Band library for a long time, spinning off of the incredible excitement of that band. Recorded on the CD Swingin' New Big Band by Buddy, this chart starts...

This piece is one of the most popular Levy charts that he did for the Stan Kenton Orchestra. This is a new edition (Finale computer notated) and is available with a full score for the first time. This...