Advanced Jazz Ensemble

Bob Mintzer paying tribute to Count Basie -- you can't beat that combination! From Bob Mintzer's Big Band's newest CD Homage to Count Basie, this is an outstanding arrangement that is fresh sounding y...

As Recorded By Anita O'Day Jazz Big Band Arrangement With Vocal This Bill Holman vocal arrangement was written and recorded in August 1960. The recording session, featuring singer Anita O'Day with Hol...

Written to honor Maine musician Dale Perkins. Challenge your musicians to achieve that classic big band sound that this chart produces when well executed!

Written to honor Maine musician Dale Perkins. Challenge your musicians to achieve that classic big band sound that this chart produces when well executed!

Written to honor Maine musician Dale Perkins. Challenge your musicians to achieve that classic big band sound that this chart produces when well executed!

Written to honor Maine musician Dale Perkins. Challenge your musicians to achieve that classic big band sound that this chart produces when well executed!

Written to honor Maine musician Dale Perkins. Challenge your musicians to achieve that classic big band sound that this chart produces when well executed!

As recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on their Basie Big Band album, this easy swing excursion for proficient players has all the ingredients you'd expect from a classic Basie chart -- tasteful pia...

As recorded by the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra on the album New Life, this fast swing 'opus' starts with a full-band statement and a short piano solo before the flugelhorn soloist steps into the sp...

Dedicated to the late Larry Swist, this shuffle chart features solo changes in all the saxophone parts, a stop-time section featuring the trombones, as well as the other two wind sections. An exciting...

Swingin' hard from start to finish, this burner of a chart for proficient groups is a terrific program opener or closer. Featuring effective figures, brilliant orchestration, and a dramatic shout chor...

Bill Holman's Big Bands have always been exciting and fresh, primarily due to his writing. This chart, on one of our best known standards, doesn't fail. It has limited brass ranges, but roars through...

Winner of the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition. A superb piece which moves beautifully from a contemporary straight 8th feel to double-time swing and back again. Absolutely the best you...

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...

As originally recorded by Count Basie on the Roulette LP (Vogue CD) Kansas City Suite - the Music of Benny Carter, this is an up- tempo swing chart featuring solos for tenor saxophone, trumpet and pia...

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...

As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra and Jean Turner, this chart used to be Jean's opener when she sang with the Kenton Band. Holman sets the mood right from the top, and things swing on from ther...

This may well be the most popular of Hank Levy's scores for the Kenton Band. It is written in 6/8, and is certainly more accessible to most players than other charts of Hank's. It was recorded on the...

Lennie wrote a magnificent dance book for Stan in the early '60's. This chart was from that period, and it is a full blown jazz chart that really cooks! It has been edited so that it can be played by...

Arranger Yukiko Nishimura reveals her distinct musical character through this arrangment of a classic Christmas melody. The goal for this chart is for the players to muscially resonate with each other...

Arranger Yukiko Nishimura reveals her distinct musical character through this arrangment of a classic Christmas melody. The goal for this chart is for the players to muscially resonate with each other...

The 1961 Capitol Records recording of Christmas music was a smash hit for Kenton. It contained arrangements by Kenton and (mostly) Ralph Carmichael of traditional Christmas music. This particular arra...

The 1961 Capitol Records recording of Christmas music was a smash hit for Kenton. It contained arrangements by Kenton and (mostly) Ralph Carmichael of traditional Christmas music. This particular arra...

Phil Collins Big Band Instrumental Chart. A newly published mid tempo chart, especially arranged for the Phil Collins Big Band by Harry Kim.

Count Basie recorded this on the wonderful CD I Told You So. This is a happy, cookin' chart by Holman, with solos for tenor saxophone and piano. It is a guarantee that your band will LOVE playing this...