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Written in tribute to the legendary Sammy Nestico, this medium swinger is in a Basie vein. The catchy melody, modulating shout chorus and several musical references to Nestico have made this chart a h...

Up-tempo, brisk contemporary swing at soft dynamic level. Minor mood throughout. Inventive orchestration. Solos in tenor and trombone. Excellent contrast piece. On Valley Jazz Orchestra CD Free Food?...

Up-tempo 40's swing featuring guitar melody and solo (Brian-Setzer-like).

Up-tempo 40's swing in minor featuring guitar solo (Brian-Setzer-like).

Medium tempo easy swing featuring trombone melody (Tommy-Dorsey-like).

Medium tempo swing, features the band all the way, no solos.

A swinging Basie-groove type piece from the Steve Wiest Big Band library. Based on the changes to 'You Stepped Out Of A Dream' the main melody and solos are written for trombone (or treble clef instru...

An exciting straight ahead modern jazz piece from the Steve Wiest Big Band library. The groove alternates between broken swing and New Orleans 'second line street beat'. Solo sections for trombone (or...

Yes, the pun is intended!!! A straight-ahead swing chart based on Gershwin's classic Embraceable You. Features a conversation between drums and unison band, a swinginO shout chorus, and solos for trum...

Here's a tour de force challenge for mature bands! Features a bit of straight eighth, but predominantly samba and swing grooves. A great vehicle for rhythm section and horns to really shine. Enjoy som...

Here's a great medium tempo blues that's a wonderful vehicle to feature any number of your soloist. It features soprano and tenor sax playing a very interesting melodic line, some tricky unison band l...

Medium swing tune. Give your saxophones a chance to shine with a swingin' sax soli, and an open solo section as well. The chart opens and closes with the drums playing a portion of the melody, and the...

Medium swing with tenor and trumpet solos on tricky changes and sax soli with soprano lead. 5,4,3 (with opt 4th bone) and 3. As recorded by the New England Jazz Ensemble on Sea Breeze Jazz. See master...

This is a hard swinging bluesy chart that has shades of the great Bill Holman. Over a catchy bass riff the melody gets passed around during the head, and there is plenty of contrapuntal writing to fol...

This is a Horace Silver type of tune based on the changes of Stanley Turentine's Sugar - thus, the title. It features a small group consisting of tenor, bari, trumpet, and trombone, all of whom have s...

Med-up swing on altered blue line. Features Baritone Sax, Piano and Trumpet solos. Lead trumpet goes up to C. 1/4 note = 156. Medium.

Gentle, easy Reggae with swing 8's. ?? note = 140. Piano intro followed by alto/trombone/trumpet trio. Long trombone solo and long ensemble section to close.5,4,4,G,P,B,D. Trpt. 1 to high D.

A medium-difficult jazz ballad for big band utilizing post-bop chird changes. The composition goes into a medium swing feel (mm=120) for a full chorus trumpet solo feature and half-chorus sax soli. Le...

This medium swing arrangement by Rob McConnell was recorded in 1996 by the Boss Brass on the 'Even the Canadians Get the Blues' album. Featured are solos for tenor saxophone and guitar. There are no s...

Based on a swinging rock shuffle, this crowd pleasing chart builds from a rather simplistic statement of the melody to an intricate shout chorus. Features an extended alto solo.

Originally written for the Bill Watrous Big Band, this fast swing chart is loosely based on I Got Rhythm but provides your trombone, paino, soprano, and tenor soloists with more harmonic freedom that...

Written in a Count Basie blues style, this medium-slow swing chart features a sax soli that starts out laid back and builds into a solo for your jazz trumpeter. An a cappella brass soli follows that g...

Written for Louis Bellson, this swing shuffle features a straight ahead sax soli, an extended trumpet solo and an intricate ensemble section featuring interplay among the sections. The chart climaxes...

Medium fast swing piece features Thad Jones-style ensemble sections with challenging chord changes for your alto and trumpet soloists. Performed by the Bill Watrous Big Band.

As recorded by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band ('XXL' Silverline Records) featuring Eddie Daniels on clarinet, this rollicking swing tune commemorates legendary composer Thad Jones' dislike of clarinet...