Roger Holmes: Intermediate Sheet Music

Put on your dark sunglasses and bring the legendary cult of the Blues Brothers straight to the stage! With the electrifying 'Blues Brothers Revue', you bring pure energy, driving rhythm, and authentic...

Here is the early funk classic by Buddy Miles in a hot setting by Roger Holmes. Along with the signature bass riff, this chart features flexible solo space for any instrument and crisp background horn...

Recorded by Michael McDonald, this bluesy tune features a moderate shuffle groove and a distinctive contemporary sound. Scored with plenty of variety, this appealing chart also includes solo space for...

Written with a high-powered shuffle groove as featured on American Idol, here is a flattering and fun chart for any vocalist. Solid ensemble backgrounds compliment the soloist, and there are feature s...

Originally a hit for DeBarge in 1985 and more recently revived for the hit movie Moulin Rouge, here is a hot chart for your entire ensemble. This one really burns with Latin excitement.

Recorded by the group Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, this is a great medium-tempo mambo to add a little Latin spice to your program. Roger's excellent chart features distinctive melodies, solos for tenor and/o...

Roger's medium swing setting of this Jerome Kern favorite will be a joy to perform. Great ensemble writing and a powerhouse ending help make this one a must.

This rousing production number features some of the best-known tunes made famous by the Blues Brothers. A great way to provide something a little different and entertaining at your next jazz concert,...

Skillfully blending jazz with R&B, saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr. created a fusion classic with his 1975 recording of this tune. Roger beautifully adapts the soulful lines and hypnotic groove for...

Heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne has his own hit TV series, and this classic rock tune is used as the theme. Except in a strange twist of musical irony, the version used for the TV series is a big band...

From the original TV series Spider-Man and featured on the soundtrack of the new blockbuster movie, Roger Holmes has crafted an exciting arrangement for jazz ensemble. Based on a minor blues progressi...

From the dynamic horn band Tower of Power, here is a playable chart on one of their biggest hits. In the style of a moderate rock ballad, this well-scored chart features all the signature horn lines a...

Bring pure energy and an irresistible groove to the stage with the global sensation "Lady Marmalade"! Originally made famous in the 1970s by Patti LaBelle, this funky rock classic made a sensational c...

Latin/pop legend Carlos Santana has done it again with this latest hit featuring Michelle Branch. Roger Holmes brings us this adaptation for jazz ensemble using the smooth rock feel, mellow harmonies,...

Originally recorded by Lynyrd Skynyrd, this is one of the most powerful arena rock tunes of all time. Opening in a rock ballad style, the chart finishes with a driving rock vamp featuring guitar or ot...

Bring authentic Southern rock groove and pure energy to the stage! Originally recorded in 1983 by the legendary band ZZ Top, "Sharp Dressed Man" is undoubtedly one of the most iconic and thrilling roc...

Bring a true rock classic to the big band stage! Ozzy Osbourne’s unforgettable early-90s power ballad "Mama, I'm Coming Home" shines in a fresh and captivating new light with this stellar arrangement...

Bring the pure energy of the 1980s straight to the stage! With "Freeze Frame," the iconic 1982 smash hit by the J. Geils Band, you can turn any big band performance into an electrifying rock experienc...

This low key hit by The Temptations churns along at a moderate pace but picks up momentum and energy as it moves along. With the distinctive bass line and familiar chorus, this is a great change of pa...

Originally composed in 1939, this popular standard features the amazingly tuneful melody and lush chords. Perfectly suited to the little big band format, this ballad is a perfect change of pace.

Bring pure party energy and infectious Latin rhythms straight to the stage! The legendary hit "Hot Hot Hot", made world-famous by Buster Poindexter, turns any concert into a fiery fiesta. In this high...

This is NOT the '60s pop hit recorded by Bobby Vee, but the classic jazz standard recorded by luminaries such as John Coltrane, Paul Desmond, and Horace Silver (and originally the theme song of the 19...

Composed in the mid 1950s, Bim-Bom is considered the very first bossa nova! Notably recorded by artists such as Sergio Mendes, Astrud Gilberto, and Stan Getz, Roger's version of this familiar standard...

Bring the timeless elegance of the Great American Songbook straight to your stage! In "You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To," Cole Porter's genius shines brightly in an infectious, medium-tempo swing char...