William Allen Music

This fine fresh ballad is written in the melodic and harmonic style of the late, great Henry Mancini. Although it is intended to be a lyrical trombone solo, an instrument favored by Hank, it is also s...

This contemporary pop-styled ballad spotlights a flugelhorn (trumpet) soloist and will round out your concert program beautifully.

A light rock ballad that's very playable yet with a surprising degree of sophistication and appeal. Can be effectively programmed as the second part of the Western Suite.

With "Windsong", published by William Allen Music, you can present a stunning, contemporary concert band ballad that evokes pure emotion. This expressive piece offers unique flexibility, providing the...

You can feature either an alto sax or trumpet soloist with this enchanting, pop-styled ballad. You'll really enjoy performing it!

Bill Holcombe's very lyrical rock ballad makes an outstanding feature for a young trumpet soloist. Very effective!

A driving big band blues by a master of the craft. The ingenious use of counterpoint and powerful ensembles combine to produce a truly impressive chart that really 'cooks.'

A great 'tour de blues' by the writer of Nice 'n Juicy and Gospel John. As the title implies, it features a soli line of bari sax, bass trombone and bass. But before it's over, the whole band enjoys q...

Your band gets a heavy workout on this solid, hard-driving blues. Masterful counterpoint, fierce ensembles and plenty of room for solos highlight this important original that sure to become a standard...

After an effective stop-and-go head, this straight-ahead blues opens up and swings like crazy! By the writer of Buddy Rich's Big Swing Face.

A slow, down-home blues featuring the trombone section on the head with a driving double-time section for solos.

Really down and dirty! All you could ask for from a slow but screaming blues. This super chart features a brilliant double-time sax soli and solid shout choruses!

A Basie-styled blues that really 'cooks' yet is easily played. A natural as an opener on your program.

This exuberant big band blues is solidly written for younger players. There are blues choruses for your choice of soloists as well as some solid hard-driving ensembles!

This medium-tempo blues chart features 16-bar blues choruses for solos, solid band backup 'kicks', and some explosive ensemble writing for your younger ensemble.

No apology is really necessary for this exciting big-band blues! There's a great sax 'head' with solid brass punches and solos written on the standard blues changes. This dynamic new chart will really...

This solidly scored blues keeps the whole band swinging from beginning to end! Here's masterful big-band writing within the reach of almost any group.

Here's a dynamic medium shuffle that's ideal for developing jazz groups. There's some driving sax lines, short solos for various players and exciting choruses for the entire ensemble.

This dynamic Eb medium blues is perfect for less experienced groups. There's a choice of soloists on easy blues changes and a very tasty shout chorus!

Bring pure musical joy to your rehearsals! With "Blues 101", published by William Allen Music, you treat your big band to a wonderfully lighthearted and catchy blues chart. This piece is tailor-made f...

As the title suggests, this exciting modal jazz chart is written predominantly in 3/4 with occasional shifts to 4/4. Although these changes may first seem a bit scary, they occur very naturally and yo...

It'll be hard to keep their feet still with this outstanding new arrangement which combines a Dixieland two-beat style with some great straight-ahead jazz. Features a 'Dixie' front line of clarinet, t...

You can let out all the stops with this delightful new selection that swings from start to finish. Guaranteed audience favorite!

This dramatic overture is formally based upon the classic sonata-allegro form although the melodic and contrapuntal lines use contemporary resources and the harmony effectively uses fourth and fifth s...

This excellent overture was written for the TCU Wind Ensemble. Heroic in character, the piece masterfully exploits the variety of colors available to the modern wind ensemble. There are interesting so...