Stan Kenton: Mittelschwere Noten

A true Kenton Classic. Alto saxophone, piano and bass are featured on this one-of-a-kind piece. The piece was recorded in the early 1950s by Stan Kenton, became a huge hit and found its way onto many...

Cacavas - Grades 3-5

This is a beautiful, lush, straight-eighth ballad on the popular Cole Porter tune 'Easy To Love.' Arranged by Lennie Niehaus, this short (and quite dancable) chart exemplifies the Kenton-esque warm an...

Arranged by Holman for Carl Fontana with the Stan Kenton Orchestra in the mid 50's. This chart is wonderful in its simplicity and melodic content. A striking melody and an exquisite arrangement. Solo...

As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra and Jean Turner

Stan had a very definite style of arranging which, of course, was the basis of most of the music for his early bands. This chart is very simple but extremely effective. It begins with quiet trombones...

An absolutely gorgeous Bobby Troup ballad which features trumpet and tenor sax. Beautiful use of the warm sax and trombone sounds so typical of Kenton. As recorded on the Standards in Silhouette CD. 5...

Four wonderful tunes.... Eager Beaver, Dynaflow, Opus in Chartreuse and Artistry in Rhythm are included in this medley. Curnow put on paper what the band used to play to close most concerts or dances...

This is one of those charts that can be played by any reasonably accomplished big band (including high school players). It is Mulligan's own chart on his famous tune. The only recorded version of it,...

Here is a most unusual chart, set in a celtic style, with shades of bag pipes and Scottish overtones. It is an extremely clever piece that opens and closes with the celtic sounds and has a roaring, sw...

This was recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on 'Stage Door Swings', and it is one of Lennie's wonderful charts on a great Broadway standard tune. It has very reasonable ranges for all. This shifts...

As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on 'Adventures In Standards' CD, this is a wonderful, swinging chart on a great tune. As usual, Lennie does a great job arranging it, with terrific section wor...

Stan Kenton had a certain touch in his arranging that stood out. He took a simple, slow-swinging approach to this great Neal Hefti tune, and it was one of the most popular charts played by the band in...

There are a few charts from this library which are very playable by any reasonably well developed jazz ensemble. This surely is one of the best! Holman created a beautifully layered piece, based on th...

This is one of those superb Holman charts written for Stan Kenton in the early '50's that just swings like crazy. It starts off very soft and easy, with clever linear writing. It then roars into an al...

The lush trombone section sound of the Kenton Orchestra on a gorgeous ballad. Rescored to be played without the mellophoniums. A wonderful concert or dance book addition. Recorded on the Romantic Appr...

This is one of the many wonderful charts arranged by Lennie for the Stan Kenton Orchestra. He was able to capture the Kenton sound without a lot of high-range problems or difficult concerns for the pl...

This is another of the many wonderful charts arranged by Lennie for the Stan Kenton Orchestra. He is able to capture the Kenton sound without a lot of high-range problems or difficult concerns for the...

This was recorded on the Stan Kenton Orchestra CD 'Live at the Tropicana.' This is a very hip version of the old jazz standard. It is set at a moderate swing tempo, and there is solo space for trumpet...

This beautiful, romantic, ballad is an extended piano solo (entirely written out) surrounded by the texture and style of the Kenton sound! Performed at the IAJE convention. Recorded by the Kenton Orch...