Benny Goodman: Intermediate Sheet Music

When Buddha Smiles was originally recorded by Goodman in 1935 when his band had a 5 piece brass section. We have augmented the chart up to a full 5444 line-up and have retained the original CAATT reed...

Swingin' Down The Lane is a very rare chart from the Benny Goodman band. We have transcribed this one from his February 7th, 1939 Camel Caravan broadcast from the State Theatre, Hartford, Connecticut,...

Many big bands have recorded versions of The Saints, yet this one really stands out from the crowd. Whilst not strictly a BG chart, as it was recorded by members of the Goodman Orchestra, it contains...

Transcribed from Goodman's 1938 recording, this medium tempo swing chart features solos for Trumpet and Clarinet and contains some lovely sectional and ensemble writing that gives the chart a lilting,...

This chart has been transcribed from the recording that Benny Goodman made with his Orchestra in April 1951 for the Columbia label. The band consisted of Goodman, 5 reeds, 7 brass and 4 rhythm. We hav...

Wolverine Blues is an up tempo, bouncy swing chart from the Goodman band, featuring solos for Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet and Tenor. These solos are written out in full, though your players can improv...

Written by Jimmy Mundy for the Benny Goodman Orchestra shortly after he joined BG as a staff arranger, Jam Session is an up-tempo swing chart with solo space for Tenor, Clarinet and Trumpet. The arran...

Big John's Special is a romping swing chart from the early years of the Benny Goodman Orchestra, when much of his success came courtesy of Fletcher Henderson's arrangements. We have expanded the chart...

Swingtime in the Rockies is a fast-paced (240 bpm) swing chart in riff style from the earlier days of the Goodman band. We have augmented the Brass from the original 5 to 8 voices to suit a standard 5...