Advanced Jazz Ensemble

Another first rate chart from the Ella Fitzgerald / Nelson Riddle team, transcribed from the 'Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson' album, and full of lush harmonic structure. Whilst it is a real vocal fe...

Taken from the album 'Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook' this chart is a punchy up-tempo swinger, and an out-and-out vocal feature, with no solo space in the band backings, aside from f...

Written by Cole Porter for his 1953 musical 'Can-Can', this Ella Fitzgerald chart is an up-tempo, hard swinging version (originally scored by Buddy Bregman for her Cole Porter Songbook album) with a c...

Gene Krupa recorded over eighty tracks for Capitol Records in 1946-1947. These sessions were later released, along with over sixty Harry James tracks, as the Capitol Vaults Jazz Series. Included in th...

Nestico-Style Medium Swing. As recorded by Rainer Tempel Bigband on 'Vorwärts & Zurück' Solos: Posaune Doublings: 1 Flöte

This is one of Bob Florence's first well-known compositions. It has an 'old timey' dixie-ish vocabulary but definitely swings in a modern style. An easy conception, this chart has a very cool and play...

This composition is a trumpet feature written for jazz stylist Steve Huffsteter. Its tempo is medium-slow swing with soloist playing the tuneful melody. Solo section is double-time swing with plenty o...

Copyrighted in 1915, this popular tune was subsequently recorded by Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Cab Calloway, and was a huge hit for Louis Prima in 1956. This laid back 2014 arrangement switches bet...

Another one to feature the bones. This one's a swinger. Trumpet 1 to written high C. 5/4/4/P/B/D with optional 5th trumpet, 5th bone, & vibes. Medium.

Exciting feature for trombone or tenor sax (as either a guest soloist with the band or as Trombone 1 or Tenor 1). Begins with the soloist playing over a full ensemble rubato chorale and moves quickly...

Great medium swing treatment of this catchy favorite tune. Open section with chords for all to solo. Big ensemble! 1st trumpet G top of staff. Scored for a/t/b,2tpts., 1 bone & rhythm. Medium. Little...

Relaxed cool swing. Solos for Tenor and Trumpet. Scored for Alto, Tenor, Bari, 2 Trumpets, Trombone, Piano, Bass and Drums with an Optional Guitar part. Tpt. to high C. Medium. Little Big Band Series.

Cool and relaxed medium straight-ahead, very reasonable ranges and flexible solo section. Trumpet 1 to written high D. Scored for Alto, Tenor, Bari, 2 Trumpets, Trombone, Piano, Bass and Drums with op...

This Victor Herbert holiday favorite from 'Babes in Toyland' makes a return for your little big band! The original stage production opened at the Chicago Grand Opera House in 1903. This harmonically f...

Looking for an upbeat and modern harmonization of the holiday favorite Silent Night? Look no further! Your trumpet soloist (doubling on flugelhorn) has plenty of room to stretch out on blowing changes...

A Tommy Dorsey / Sy Oliver classic, beautifully transcribed by Alan Glasscock from the 1945 Dorsey / Oliver / Sentimentalists recording. This chart features Trombone, Trumpet, Clarinet and Tenor, and...

Klassische Posaunenballade mit Choral in zeitgenössischer Harmonik. As recorded by the Zurich Jazz Orchestra on 'New Plans' Solos: Posaune Doublings: keine

With "An hellen Tagen", Rainer Tempel Musikverlag presents a genuine top-seller for ambitious big bands. This piece captivates listeners with its profound melodic elegance, creating the perfect showca...

Ballade mit Pop-Harmonik als Double Feature angelegt. As recorded by Rainer Tempel Bigband on 'Melodies of '98' Solos: Sopran, Trompete Doublings: 1 Sopran

Einfaches grooviges Stück mit einem polyphonen Schlussteil. As recorded by Rainer Tempel Bigband on 'Rainer Tempel BB' Solos: Alto, Trompete Doublings: 2 Flöten, 1 Klarinette

This tune was first recorded by the Andrews Sisters for their 1942 film ''Give Out, Sisters''. Though initially not a great success, the song steadily gained popularity and grew to become one of their...

Yup, you guessed it from the title; this has to be a Trombone section feature. Commissioned by the Yorba Liinda Middle School Jazzband, this high energetic shuffle will sure get your toes tappin'. Tom...

Featuring all the bones. Changes on all the bone parts. A great burner. Trumpet 1 to written high C. 5/4/4/P/B/D. Medium.

Buck Ram (founder of the Platters) wrote the tune which Bill Finegan crafted into a Glenn Miller classic. It was one of the few arrangements that Billy May carried over into his own band. Our transcri...

Popular Folk Song from the Bahamas, first published in 1917, Orchestrated in a Cooking CALYPSO Style. The inter-locking Rhythm patterns make this a real HAND-CLAPPER. Revived in the 1960's , by THE KI...