Ballads Sheet Music

A ballad for Solo Trumpet, this is an ideal selection for your festival requirements. It's a beautiful, haunting theme with full, expressive harmonies. The solo part is very playable by any good high...

As recorded by the Oliver Nelson Orchestra on their album Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra, '(A) Relative Calm' is a beautiful ballad that features trumpet throughout. There is very little improvisation...

This is, unquestionably, one of the most beautiful ballads ever written. And this arrangement really takes advantage of the richness of the Kenton Sound. This chart captures that wonderful feeling of...

Every once in a while a melody is written that words cannot convey and only the soul understands. Master of melodies Pat Metheny did just that in his composition of 'Tell Her You Saw Me', and Bob Curn...

A beautiful, concise, yet elegant ballad, Bob Curnow once again turns one of Pat Metheny's amazing compositions into an arrangement meant for a big band. Don't Forget (Renato's Theme) features a few s...

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...

This is a lovely, bossa-type ballad which is captured by soft sounds from the whole band, especially flugelhorns. There is ample space for a trombone solo, and there are optional flute parts. Les does...

This is a beautifully haunting melody, scored for bass clarinet soloist (opt. bar. sax part incl.). Except for the solo part, the chart is not at all demanding of the other players. Flute and soprano...

Buddy Rich played this chart constantly! Features a great bass trombone solo on the tune. Flute doubles required on all saxophone parts. Here is a rare chance to feature the bottom of the trombone sec...

An absolutely stunning feature for flugelhorn and piano!! The great bassist Ray Brown wrote this gorgeous bossa/ballad, and Geoff Keezer gave it his special, inventive touch. One of the great jazz pia...

A Percussion Ensemble arrangement of this amazing piece.

This was originally arranged as a vocal chart and has been published to also feature vocal or any one of a number of soloists (your choice). It is a lush ballad, full of rich, warm textures of the tro...

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

Pat Metheny writes superb ballads. This one is the final track of the Secret Story CD, and it is absolutely beautiful! Curnow continues to capture the essence of Metheny's orchestral sense, and, altho...

Here is a wonderful section feature for saxophones in a ballad style. Fred has written a beautiful melody and harmonies without making the music difficult to play. Very limited brass ranges and no imp...

Here is a chance to dazzle your audiences and show off the Trumpet Section, without a lot of hassle. This is a wonderful section-feature for Trumpets in a ballad style. Fred has written a beautiful me...

As originally recorded by Count Basie on the Roulette LP (Vogue CD) Kansas City Suite - the Music of Benny Carter, this is a beautiful ballad, written to feature trombone throughout. The middle sectio...

Fred wrote this version first, before creating the shorter, easier version. This also features alto saxophone throughout, but it has a long, double-time section in which the soloist can really stretch...

There may not be a more beautiful ballad anywhere in jazz ensemble literature. This is an alto saxophone feature throughout and was recorded on the Full Nelson album and also included in the Verve Jaz...

This chart is recorded by Oliver Nelson on the recording titled Black, Brown and Beautiful. (RCA Bluebird CD) Johnny Hodges was the guest soloist on this absolutely gorgeous alto saxophone feature. A...

As recorded on the brilliant recording A Dream Deferred (Flying Dutchman CYL2-1449), by the Oliver Nelson Orchestra. Quite possibly the most heart-rending, beautiful melody Nelson ever wrote. It featu...

This absolutely beautiful arrangement by Willie Maiden features a trombone and tenor sax solo, along with the primary solo by (guess who) the trumpet player a la Maynard. There are two solo trumpet pa...