Swingende Weihnachtslieder für Big Band

Monk tunes are always creative and a bit out of the ordinary. Also out of the GRP All-Star Big Band book, this marvelous orchestration explores a variety of dissonances, textures, and styles. The temp...

Frank Mantooth is one of today's most creative arrangers for jazz ensemble and he treats us here to a marvelously unique take on this well-known standard. The style is straight-ahead swing but the har...

In this Ellington favorite, John Berry stays true to the original medium slow swing in a well crafted arrangement that is very playable by inexperienced bands. Alto sax is featured at the top and late...

From the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra CD Shout Me Out!, the title cut features a medium slow shout chorus surrounded by solo choruses. Hard-hitting swing at its best!

Jazz Classics for the Young Ensemble - Grade 3 One of the classic blues tunes of all time, here is vibes giant Milt Jackson's familiar riff tune in a playable swing arrangement from Mark Taylor. Trump...

John Coltrane's wonderful jazz classic is written in a medium up-tempo swing style and features solid ensemble figures alternating with a small combo (alto, tenor, bari. , tpt. , tbn.). Includes solos...

This up-tempo swinger begins with the full ensemble on a quasi improvisation line based on the changes to this well-known Cole Porter standard. Solos for trumpet and flute (opt. tenor) follow along wi...

As performed by the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, this Michael Abene chart opens in a relaxed swing style in a moderate tempo. Michael brings as much of himself to this chart as the original song itself, a...

Jazz master Wayne Shorter has given us a wealth of jazz standards and this is one of his best. Written in an up-tempo swing style, this impressive-sounding chart features solos for alto and trumpet.

Beautifully scored with tutti ensemble rhythms played softly and featuring the drummer on brushes, here is a strikingly effective version of this Rodgers & Hart favorite. Also includes a sax soli and...

Providing a great workout for basic blues scales and riffs, Bubbert demonstrates a relaxed swing style with this Mike Steinel original. With solid ensemble writing and a laid back feel, this is a perf...

This John Clayton original from the CD Groove Shop explodes into a medium swing groove, then features a small group (soprano, tenor, trumpet and trombone) on the first go-around of the tune. The saxes...

Jazz Ensemble Library - Grade 4 One of the highlights from Miles Davis' landmark recording Birth of the Cool is this medium swing composition by Gerry Mulligan. Skillfully adapted for full jazz ensemb...

Tenor sax and trumpet take the spotlight on this familiar standard arranged here in a medium swing style. The interaction with the full band is marvelous, and after the solo section a roaring sax soli...

inkl. original Klarinetten-Solo

Jazz Classics for the Young Ensemble - Grade 3 Here is a classic up-tempo swinger from jazz legend Curtis Fuller skillfully adapted for younger players by Paul Murtha. The saxes are featured on the ro...

Originally a hit back in 1941 for the Andrews Sisters, this classic has stood the test of time. Steve Bulla brings us an exciting version of this energetic swing tune with plenty of entertainment valu...

This familiar standard is arranged here in a medium up-tempo swing style and features your entire trumpet section. All parts include written sample solos, and it is constructed so that a single player...

Bring the sounds of Gene Krupa and the big band era to life again with Paul Lavender's nostalgic arrangement of this classic from the '40s. Includes a flexible solo section and optional whistling on t...

Written for the Ellington orchestra by saxophonist Johnny Hodges, this catchy riff-based tune swings hard from beginning to end. After the hard-hitting opening, solos are exchanged by tenor, trombone,...

Blues riffs are the basis for a wealth of great jazz playing. This swingin' chart features a polyphonic treatment of riffs along with a flexible solo section and a solid ensemble shout.

Blues riffs are the basis for a wealth of great jazz playing. This swingin' chart features a polyphonic treatment of riffs along with a flexible solo section and a solid ensemble shout.

Written specially for Steve Houghton, this up-tempo swinger provides an impressive way to feature your drummer. Also including a solo for tenor sax, this flag-waver swings hard from beginning to end a...

Recorded on the Grammy-nominated CD 'I Am Three' by the Mingus Big Band, this composition was originally written by Mingus for a 1959 television drama. Arranged here for the Mingus Big Band by the lat...

This recent adaptation by bassist Boris Koslov presents the marvelous Mingus composition in a rich setting containing a variety of musical styles. Opening in a quasi-classical style, the piece quickly...