Intermediate Sheet Music for Jazz Ensemble and Big Band

Written for and recorded by the Buddy Rich Band on the Big Swing Face CD, this wonderful chart features trumpet (a la Bobby Shew on the CD) and alto saxophone (a la Quinn Davis on the CD). Alto Sax 2...

This is the second movement of the three-part suite titled 'The Big Street' which was recorded on the album 'The Fabulous Bill Holman' in 1957. It is a slow Swing Feel with a wonderful melody. Wonderf...

Recorded on the Hawthorne Nights LP (PABLO) by Zoot Sims, and a wonderful cast of players, this is a neat, medium swing tune which features tenor sax (naturally). The tune starts out with a sort of to...

There were a number of sensational charts written in the 50's for the Bill Holman Band and the Terry Gibbs Band. This is one of them! A great original by Holman, with lots of solo space. Bill Holman w...

West Chester University, PA ...... (Bob Curnow's alma mater) commissioned this new piece to feature the trombone section (and individual players) of the Criterions, and that is what happens with this...

This piece was taken from Nelson's original score. This chart is exactly as recorded on the Verve Jazz Masters 48 CD. There aren't many charts in this category ..... classic, one-of-a-kind, trend-sett...

This piece was taken from Nelson's original score. Exactly as recorded on the Verve Jazz Masters 48 CD. This is a clever, highly original rendition of the traditional melody. It was written to feature...

As recorded on the BMG CD 'The Big Shorty Rogers Express', this is a terrific romp through a fast Swing, featuring solos by Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Bari. Sax, Trumpet, Trombone and Piano. Shorty uses mod...

This was recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on Stage Door Swings, and it is one of Lennie's wonderful charts on a great Broadway standard tune. It has very reasonable ranges for all. This shifts be...

As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on Adventures In Standards CD, this is a wonderful, swinging chart on a great tune. As usual, Lennie does a great job arranging it, with terrific section work...

Stan Kenton had a certain touch in his arranging that stood out. He took a simple, slow-swinging approach to this great Neal Hefti tune, and it was one of the most popular charts played by the band in...

There are a few charts from this library which are very playable by any reasonably well developed jazz ensemble. This surely is one of the best! Holman created a beautifully layered piece, based on th...

Bill Holman, well known for his solo features, originally arranged this iconic tenor saxophone feature, 'Out of Nowhere,' for Bill Perkins and the Stan Kenton Orchestra in the mid '50s. Set as an up-t...

This is one of those superb Holman charts written for Stan Kenton in the early '50's that just swings like crazy. It starts off very soft and easy, with clever linear writing. It then roars into an al...

The lush trombone section sound of the Kenton Orchestra on a gorgeous ballad. Rescored to be played without the mellophoniums. A wonderful concert or dance book addition. Recorded on the Romantic Appr...

This is one of the many wonderful charts arranged by Lennie for the Stan Kenton Orchestra. He was able to capture the Kenton sound without a lot of high-range problems or difficult concerns for the pl...

This is another of the many wonderful charts arranged by Lennie for the Stan Kenton Orchestra. He is able to capture the Kenton sound without a lot of high-range problems or difficult concerns for the...

Lennie Niehaus wrote a series of terrific arrangements for the Stan Kenton Orchestra (this was recorded on the 'Stage Door Swings' CD). This chart is a medium-swing version of a great Rodgers and Hamm...

Benny Carter created a wealth of marvelous, swinging big band music, and this piece is no exception to that. As recorded on The Legend by the Count Basie Orchestra, this medium-swing chart features so...

Here is another terrific chart from Shorty Rogers (as recorded on the 'Portrait of Shorty' album). Shorty always had a way of creating wonderful melodies and exciting arrangements for big band. This c...

David Baker's music is wonderful to play because of its originality and sense of adventure. This is no exception. Written for his amazing jazz ensemble at Indiana University, this chart, set in a fast...

This was recorded on the Stan Kenton Orchestra CD Live at the Tropicana. This is a very hip version of the old jazz standard. It is set at a moderate swing tempo, and there is solo space for trumpet,...

As recorded on 'Tonight Show Band, Vol. 2' (Amherst), Holman has created a warm and wonderful chart on this superb standard. Set in a 'swingy ballad' feel, it features a short trumpet solo (in the 1st...

This piece was never recorded by the Pat Metheny Group. It was 'lost in history' until discovered on a 1985 radio transcription. Pat says this was written for a gig with Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins a...

If you're familiar with the great chart on I Can't Stop Loving You that was created for the Basie Band, then you know what this one is about. This tune is set in a heavy shuffle feel, with lots of Bas...