Advanced Latin Sheet Music

The original big band recording of Duke Pearson's 'Amanda' was significantly trimmed down from the arrangement's actual manuscript, likely for time purposes. The melody is only stated once at the end,...

Co-composed with saxophonist Shafi Hadi, Mary Lou Williams's big band arrangement of 'Shafi' was written near the end of her life. Its modal nature and unusual form serve as a wonderful reminder that...

New Music for Jazz Ensemble. Features Chord Changes And Scales For Improvisation During All Solo Passages; Chord Changes And Notated Voicings In The Piano Part; Chord Changes And Notated Lines In The...

One of Woody Herman's less well known works, La Cucaracha is nevertheless a great latin arrangement by Billy May which develops this simple tune into a fine chart. The reeds are scored for CTTTB, but...

Paquito D'Rivera Big Band Instrumental Chart. From the 1994 album 'Latin Jazz', Nascente NSCD008. This is a superb blend of smooth modern jazz harmonies and Latin rhythms, composed by these two leadin...

From the 1997 recording 'Paquito D'Rivera and the UN Orchestra Live at MCG'. Jazz MCG 1003. The mysterious energy created by employing the Afro-Cuban 6/8 rhythm starting pp with the rhythm and percuss...

Another great mid-tempo instrumental salsa chart from this Cuban band leader - also featured on the Nascente 'Latin Jazz' album. Alto (or flute) and tenor sax solos, plus lots of vibrant Latin groove...

Phil Collins Big Band Instrumental Chart. A medium Latin Bossa chart by John Clayton featuring a lyrical trombone solo plus an open section for further solos. Top note C for lead trumpet. Tenor 1 doub...

Bossa nova written for John Patitucci. Features Bass solo [naturally]. Dbls. No score

Nice Bossa-nova. A change of pace for the concert. Features Bone solo. No score.

Bossa Nova featuring tenor sax solo. Doubles required. No score.

Pretty bossa featuring Flugelhorn. This tune is pretty quiet throughout but does have some hot ensemble writing. No dbls.

Guess what? It's a samba! This tune starts w/soprano and flugel lead in a rather quiet fashion & builds to a shout section featuring the trpts. The middle section features anyone who wants to blow. Re...

A lush and haunting Bossa Nova. This chart challenges your band's ability to balance & play sensitively. Dbls.

A lush and melodic bossa nova featuring Flugel. The chart also utilizes interesting contrasts through the use of flutes & contra-bass clarinet dbls.

The main section starts with a written piano Latin vamp pattern. The theme, stated by octave brass,is a 24-bar blues. The solo section is followed by ensemble development of unison and octave lines, a...

The bass line pattern provides the foundation for this Latin flavored piece, perhaps evoking images (with its exotic melodic line,featuring cup-muted trumpets against woodwinds) of 'South Seas'locales...

This is a commission for the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association's All-star big band. The rhythm section is important in this medium up-tempo swing piece, especially at the begin...

Powerhouse chart. Med. bright tempo. Alternates Latin & swing. Challenging line & another great chord progression from Ladd. Fugue is the blowfish delicacy highly prized in Japan. If not cleaned prope...