Advanced Ballad Sheet Music

The Van Morrison composition featured by Michael Bublé in his album of the same name, carefully transcribed by Cy Payne, in the same key as recorded. The featured Guitar solo is fully written out, plu...

This is a remarkable chart that features tenor saxophone throughout. There are also extra parts provided to allow for featured alto saxophone throughout. It opens with a slow statement of this classic...

You was originally recorded by the Pat Metheny Group on the CD Speaking of Now. This ballad is a very emotional piece of music that features trombone (primarily), alto saxophone and trumpet. The lush,...

Originally arranged for George Roberts and the Stan Kenton Orchestra, Johnny Richards' treatment of the beautiful ballad 'Yesterdays' is a bass trombone feature throughout. In typical Kenton fashion,...

Bob Curnow has arranged this haunting melody with lots of interesting counterpoint and harmonies throughout. It has a brief written tenor saxophone and trombone solo and is written in a comfortable ra...

As recorded by Stan Kenton & His Orchestra on the '7.5 On The Richter Scale' album, this all time great standard receives a fresh sound with the impeccable scoring talent of Marty Paich. This arrangem...

One of the loveliest ballads ever recorded by the Kenton Band. Recorded on the Stan Kenton Plays Chicago CD. This is one of 2 original pieces by Bob Curnow from this album. This is an updated version...

Bob Curnow is well known for his orchestrations of Pat Metheny's music, and this arrangement will fit right in with The First Circle and Minuano. This is the last cut on the CD Imaginary Day by the Pa...

Tenorsax und Flügelhorn-Feature

The Stan Kenton Orchestra was always an ideal showcase for the outstanding soloists within its ranks. This piece was written to feature Conte Candoli on trumpet. Absolutely the best! A trumpet feature...

Bill Mathieu's arrangements, done for the Stan Kenton Orchestra were some of the most beautiful pieces ever recorded by that band. This is a splendid rendition of a great standard. It contains all of...

One of the loveliest ballads ever recorded by the Kenton Band. Recorded on the Stan Kenton Plays Chicago CD. This is one of 2 original pieces by Bob Curnow from this album. This Kenton arrangement is...

As recorded on 'Standards in Silhouette'

This great Kenton classic, as recorded on the album Live from Redlands University, is a swinging, happy chart which allows for lots of blowing space and is combined with great ensemble sections. This...

One of the things Johnny Richards did best was write gorgeous melodies (many just think of him as bombastic and obsessed with odd-meter things). This is one of those melodies, as recorded on the Back...

This is a beautiful ballad, exactly as recorded on the Rendezvous with Kenton album. It features solos for alto and tenor saxophones. This is a gorgeous theme in a lovely setting. 5-5-5-3

It is hard to explain the characteristic of this arrangement except to say that, even though Graettinger writes some very adventurous and futuristic textures and lines, you always know where and what...

As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on Sketches on Standards, this is a superb alto saxophone ballad feature, as arranged by Russo for Lee Konitz. Russo employs a dark, brooding, beautiful settin...

Izumi Shibata commissioned the Ballad for Bass Trombone as a unique and thoughtful birthday present for her husband, who happens to play this very instrument. Thanks to her gift, bass trombone players...

Jazz Sextet Combo Arrangement. Full Score, Flute/Tenor Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone, Piano, Bass, Drums This interesting sextet arrangement by Tom McIntosh was recorded by James Moody in 1962. This is...

The Van Morrison composition featured by Michael Bublé in his album of the same name, carefully transcribed by Cy Payne, in the same key as recorded. The featured Guitar solo is fully written out, plu...

One of the most frequently covered songs from George and Ira Gershwin's opera 'Porgy and Bess,' 'It Ain't Necessarily So' is intended to serve as a defining moment for the character of Sportin' Life,...

Recorded by Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Jazz Big Band Arrangement Here is one of the classic holiday arrangements as written by the great arranger/trombonist Rob McConnell. Featured on the 1998 C...