Here is one of the classics of the early Swing Era. Written by Will Hudson, this arrangement served as the theme for the Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra in the 1930s. It was first recorded in 1934 for a se...
Featured on Woody Herman's 1986 GRAMMY Nominated album, '50th Anniversary Tour,' this John Fedchock arrangement captures the unique elements of Thelonious Monk's composition and couples it with the ex...
This beautiful Benny Carter melody was originally composed for the Glenn Miller band (arranged by George Williams) and recorded in 1942. Later Benny wrote his own arrangement of this tune for his big...
Horace Silver's iconic blues received the big band treatment courtesy of arranger Ernie Wilkins for Dizzy Gillespie's big band in 1956. By and large, the arrangement sticks fairly close to Silver's or...
Excerpt from the liner notes of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra's CD release of A Love Supreme, as written by Stanley Crouch: This new version of A Love Supreme is the first example of Wynton Marsal...
Arranged by Don Redman, Transcribed by Dylan Canterbury, Edited by Rob DuBoff and Jeffrey Sultanof It's hard to believe at times that Don Redman composed Chant of the Weed in 1931. It is significantly...
Jazz Big Band Arrangement. Full Score, Solo Alto Saxophone, 2 Alto Saxophones (3 altos total), 2 Tenor Saxophones, Baritone Saxophone, 4 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums This famous b...
AS RECORDED BY CHARLIE PARKER ARRANGED BY JOE LIPMAN This famous big band chart was arranged for Charlie Parker in 1951 by Joe Lipman. Lipman had previously worked with Parker on the his recordings wi...
Arab Dance' was copyrighted in 1941. It is credited to both Thornhill and Evans, although the manuscript is clearly in Evans hand. The melody comes from a section of Tchaikovsky's 'Nutcracker' ballet,...
RECORDED BY GIL EVANS ARRANGED BY GIL EVANS, EDITED BY JEFFREY SULTANOF Jambangle was one of the earliest compositions by Evans after several years of arranging the music of others. He originally wrot...
