Intermediate Sheet Music for Jazz Ensemble and Big Band

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...

Jump Time is a Sy Oliver chart written for the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, and is a Trombone feature. This version was transcribed from his November 19, 1940 session live to air from the Hollywood Palladi...

A fine Jerry Gray composition for the Glenn Miller Orchestra, our chart is a transcription of Miller's USAAF band version from early 1944 recorded in the UK. The arrangement is a great dance chart for...

Written and arranged by Buster Harding for Artie Shaw's band, and recorded on the RCA label in 1945, Bedford Drive is a medium tempo swing chart, and a big Clarinet feature. Unlike many of Shaw's earl...

When it comes to Artie Shaw, Stardust is right up there with Begin the Beguine. We have had many requests to make this chart available, and so are very pleased to offer it for you now. The arrangement...

Made famous by the Les Brown Orchestra, this tune is one in a series of numbers where a classical theme is given the swing treatment. Other examples are Goodman's Bach Goes To Town, Miller's Moonlight...

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...

The London Suite was written by Thomas 'Fats' Waller during his 1939 European tour. It is his musical interpretation of six London districts and the suite was arranged for and recorded by the Ted Heat...

Alligator Crawl is one of Thomas 'Fats' Waller's most popular tunes, played by jazz bands the world over. This big band version was recorded by the Ted Heath orchestra and it bounces along at a reason...

Here is our transcription of Early One Morning, taken from Ted Heath's 1958 'Old English' album. This chart contains plenty of tonal colour and some excellent sectional writing, as well as solos for T...

This chart has been transcribed from the 1945 recording that Goodman made for the US Armed Forces Radio Service. We have adapted it to suit a standard 5/4/4/4 lime up whilst keeping the feel and flavo...

Down South Camp Meetin' is another great Fletcher Henderson chart as performed by Benny Goodman's orchestra. We have adapted the arangement which Goodman recorded in New York, April 1951, to bring it...

When it comes to Artie Shaw, Stardust is right up there with Begin the Beguine. We have had many requests to make this chart available, and so are very pleased to offer it for you now. The arrangement...

Liebestraum, written by Franz Liszt, became a classic chart by the Tommy Dorsey orchestra, very much in the vein of Song of India, with Trombone taking the melody solo in the first chorus. The reeds a...

This chart has been transcribed from the 1944 Lang-Worth radio aircheck that the Basie Band did, though the band also recorded an early 1940's version too. We have adapted the chart to a full 5444 lin...

If you are looking for a first rate ballad Trumpet feature, look no further. This Harry James chart is a cracker. We have adapted the original version to suit a standard 5444 line-up and have re-score...

Down By The Old Mill Stream was written in 1908 by Tell Taylor, and this song has over the years become a bit of a stock standard for barbershop quartets. Benny Goodman recorded this up-tempo, hard sw...

Here is a great take on that well known Scottish traditional ditty 'Loch Lomond'. This chart is transcribed from the version done by members of the Benny Goodman Orchestra in 1959 (Crown records CLP-5...

Dear Old Southland is an up-tempo, riff-style chart from the earlier days of the Goodman band. We have taken the original arrangement and expanded it to suit a full 5444 big band line-up. The chart fe...

The London Suite was written by Thomas 'Fats' Waller during his 1939 European tour. It is his musical interpretation of six London districts and the suite was arranged for and recorded by the Ted Heat...

The London Suite was written by Thomas 'Fats' Waller during his 1939 European tour. It is his musical interpretation of six London districts and the suite was arranged for and recorded by the Ted Heat...

The London Suite was written by Thomas 'Fats' Waller during his 1939 European tour. It is his musical interpretation of six London districts and the suite was arranged for and recorded by the Ted Heat...

Written by Benny Goodman himself, the Kingdom of Swing is an up-tempo riff chart that features great sectional alternation to keep what is a fairly simple melodic idea pulsing and building in intensit...

Here is our transcription of Artie Shaw's sublime take on Moonglow. We have adapted the original concept by removing the string lines and re-scoring them into the band, making the chart playable by a...

Here is our transcription of London Bridge Is Falling Down, taken from Ted Heath's 1958 'Old English' album. The chart has a number of instrument doubles; Alto 1 on Soprano; Alto 2 and both Tenors on...