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This is an accessible arrangement of a classic chart, written to show off your ensemble's skills. Takes inspiration from many great recordings and puts it all into one fun arrangement!

This is an accessible arrangement of a classic chart, written to show off your ensemble's skills. Takes inspiration from many great recordings and puts it all into one fun arrangement!

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!

Another hit from the Basie Straight Ahead album is this driving swinger in F minor. This chart gives the band a great chance to really play soft and make a huge build over an entire phrase to a fortis...

The quintessential recording of this chart was captured on the 1968 album called Basie Straight Ahead. Unlike many of Sammy's charts for Basie, this one starts with the Saxes and rhythm section instea...

Work on your dynamics as a section with "Buddy Boy." This chart is a medium Swing tune with a minor Blues feeling, focusing on swinging ensemble figures and riff style melodies.

Work on your dynamics as a section with "Buddy Boy." This chart is a medium Swing tune with a minor Blues feeling, focusing on swinging ensemble figures and riff style melodies.

Work on your dynamics as a section with "Buddy Boy." This chart is a medium Swing tune with a minor Blues feeling, focusing on swinging ensemble figures and riff style melodies.

Work on your dynamics as a section with "Buddy Boy." This chart is a medium Swing tune with a minor Blues feeling, focusing on swinging ensemble figures and riff style melodies.

Work on your dynamics as a section with "Buddy Boy." This chart is a medium Swing tune with a minor Blues feeling, focusing on swinging ensemble figures and riff style melodies.

Inspired by the "West Coast Cool" school of Jazz musicians and writers, this chart will encourage your students to play with a light Swing style and focus on feel and phrasing.

Inspired by the "West Coast Cool" school of Jazz musicians and writers, this chart will encourage your students to play with a light Swing style and focus on feel and phrasing.

Inspired by the "West Coast Cool" school of Jazz musicians and writers, this chart will encourage your students to play with a light Swing style and focus on feel and phrasing.

Inspired by the "West Coast Cool" school of Jazz musicians and writers, this chart will encourage your students to play with a light Swing style and focus on feel and phrasing.

Inspired by the "West Coast Cool" school of Jazz musicians and writers, this chart will encourage your students to play with a light Swing style and focus on feel and phrasing.

This old chestnut composed by Billy Higgins and W. Benton Overstreet has been skillfully adapted by David Berger, co-founder and former director of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. This straight ahe...

Bring the unmistakable sound of Count Basie to your stage! With this first-class, simplified version of the legendary swing classic "Basie Straight Ahead" published by Kendor Music, developing big ban...

As recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra, this bright swing classic opens with an improvised piano solo backed by rhythm section before the whole band jumps on board 28 bars later. Tenor sax and piano...

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...

Bring the unmistakable, timeless sound of the Count Basie era to your stage! "Fun Time", from the legendary album *Basie-Straight Ahead*, is an infectious medium-swing classic that delivers pure joy o...

Bring the unmistakable, sophisticated sound of the Count Basie Orchestra to your stage! "It's Oh So Nice", masterfully arranged by Sammy Nestico, was originally recorded in 1968 for the legendary land...