Count Basie: Advanced Sheet Music

This is the authentic Nestico arrangement as recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra! Opening with a piano introduction, this medium swing chart progresses through statements by the saxes, expertly wove...

As recorded on the brilliant CD Afrique, by the Count Basie Orchestra, and also (in another form) by the Buddy Rich Band on the CD Swingin' New Big Band. This chart is an up-tempo swing tune which jus...

As recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra, here is Sammy Nestico's classic arrangement of this Frank Foster jazz standard! Including all the signature piano stylings, muted brass on the first strain, s...

Nestico arrangement for the Count Basie Big Band adapted for 4-5 saxes

RECORDED BY THE COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA ARRANGED BY NEAL HEFTI Here is Neal Hefti's famous arrangement from the Count Basie Orchestra's album Atomic Basie from 1957. This has been engraved from the orig...

RECORDED BY FRANK SINATRA WITH COUNT BASIE ARRANGED BY QUINCY JONES, EDITED BY JEFFREY SULTANOF Here is 'You Make Me Feel So Young' as arranged by Quincy Jones for the performance and recording of Fra...

As recorded by Count Basie on Prime Time, here is the magnificent Nestico flag-waver to end all flag-wavers! Combine a wonderful standard tune with solos for piano and tenor along with some of Sammy's...

As recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra, this bright swing classic opens with an improvised piano solo backed by rhythm section before the whole band jumps on board 28 bars later. Tenor sax and piano...

Performed by Count Basie & His Orchestra, this classic swing excursion in bright 4 gets off to a great start with an ad lib piano solo followed by a full-group chorus. Then both tenors step into the s...

This is the original Billy Byers arrangement made famous by the Basie Band as recorded on the 'Pop Goes the Basie' album! Up front is a conducted trombone solo followed by everything we love about Bas...

As recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on 'This Time by Basie,' this arrangement by Billy Byers of Cole Porter's melody is pure Basie. Opening with a short Basie-ish figure, the band then swings at...

The Count Basie Orchestra did-does the 'barn burner' charts better than almost any other big band. This Billy Byers original starts out hot and never cools down. The tenor saxophone is the chosen solo...

Another beautifully crafted piece from the Basie Band, featured on the Atomic Mr Basie album. Written by Neal Hefti, this chart is aptly named. It is a flat-out, driving swing chart that features Pian...

This chart was recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on the CD I Told You So. This is yet another terrific Holman chart written for that band! A medium-tempo shuffle that just swings and swings! There...

As recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on their classic Basie-Straight Ahead album, this swingin' number will bring a smile to players and listeners alike as solo piano takes center stage from start...

Recorded by Count Basie on his Basie-Straight Ahead album, the Moocho Fasto! style marking at the start of this fast swing outing for proficient players sums it up pretty well. Improvised solos for pi...

Count Basie's great tune gets a smashing treatment from the master arranger Tommy Newsom. This great chart is recorded on the Tonight Show Band, Volume II CD (Amherst Records). With solo space for ten...

As recorded on 'Count Basie Picks the Winners,' this wonderful Billy Byers chart takes this lovely standard into a whole new world. There is a bit of flute to be played by your 1st Tenor, there is a t...

Once again Billy Byers has created the quintessential, original chart for the Count Basie Orchestra. This one is recorded on 'Basie Land.' The easy swing feel/tempo makes this piece very accessible fo...

As recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra, here is Sammy Nestico's classic arrangement of this Frank Foster jazz standard! Including all the signature piano stylings, muted brass on the first strain, s...

As recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra, here is Sammy Nestico's classic arrangement of this Frank Foster jazz standard! Including all the signature piano stylings, muted brass on the first strain, s...

Corner Pocket was written by the unsung hero of the Count Basie band, Freddie Green, and it's title is a reference to the place that Green called his own - the corner pocket of the rhythm section. We...