Swinging Christmas Songs for Big Band

Based on the chord changes to It Don't Mean A Thing by Duke Ellington, this chart is the perfect chart to introduce beginning jazz groups to the swing style. The solo section is playable by any instru...

Based on the chord changes to It Don't Mean A Thing by Duke Ellington, this chart is the perfect chart to introduce beginning jazz groups to the swing style. The solo section is playable by any instru...

Based on the chord changes to Stella By Starlight by Victor Young, this swinging chart is a workout for the full ensemble. Written for beginning groups, everyone gets a turn at the melody, and there a...

Based on the chord changes to Stella By Starlight by Victor Young, this swinging chart is a workout for the full ensemble. Written for beginning groups, everyone gets a turn at the melody, and there a...

Recorded by the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra on the album New Life, this fast swing original opens with a full-band statement and a short piano solo before the trumpet soloist steps into the spotlig...

Recorded by the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra on the album New Life, this fast swing original opens with a full-band statement and a short piano solo before the trumpet soloist steps into the spotlig...

Recorded by the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra on the album New Life, this fast swing original opens with a full-band statement and a short piano solo before the trumpet soloist steps into the spotlig...

This medium shuffle chart is a simple tune composed by Jerome Richardson, loosely based on The Preacher by Horace Silver. Thad's arrangement features the SATTB saxophone section, and is playable by ad...

This medium shuffle chart is a simple tune composed by Jerome Richardson, loosely based on The Preacher by Horace Silver. Thad's arrangement features the SATTB saxophone section, and is playable by ad...

This medium shuffle chart is a simple tune composed by Jerome Richardson, loosely based on The Preacher by Horace Silver. Thad's arrangement features the SATTB saxophone section, and is playable by ad...

This classic chart is taken directly from the original ink parts that were on the stands at the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra (now the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra) debut performance in February 1966...

This classic chart is taken directly from the original ink parts that were on the stands at the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra (now the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra) debut performance in February 1966...

This classic chart is taken directly from the original ink parts that were on the stands at the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra (now the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra) debut performance in February 1966...

This new advanced level edition is taken directly from the original ink parts that were on the stands at the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra (now the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra) debut performance in...

This new advanced level edition is taken directly from the original ink parts that were on the stands at the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra (now the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra) debut performance in...

Our 4th offering in the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra Signature Editions, is Once Around. This fast swing advanced level chart was among the first charts Thad Jones wrote for the new band in 1966, as a more...

Our 4th offering in the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra Signature Editions, is Once Around. This fast swing advanced level chart was among the first charts Thad Jones wrote for the new band in 1966, as a more...

Our 4th offering in the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra Signature Editions, is Once Around. This fast swing advanced level chart was among the first charts Thad Jones wrote for the new band in 1966, as a more...

Great writing in the Basie tradition is presented here for developing jazz musicians, featuring accessible brass ranges, notated rhythm section parts, and flexible instrumentation requirements. It eve...

New York City based writer Jim Cifelli has crafted another tasty swing chart in this jazz waltz entitled Blues for McCoy. The tune's main melody is presented first as a small ensemble comprised of sax...

This tune was written by Louis Armstrong and used by him as his theme tune for a number of years. This version is from the Harry James book, and is not only a great Trumpet feature, but a really rare...

Here is Flying Home, transcribed by Alan Glasscock from the original Steve Steck arrangement scored for the Glenn Miller USAAF band. The chart is written at a bouncy 165 b.p.m. and features solos for...

'Where or When' was a Frank Sinatra favourite right back in his early days with the Tommy Dorsey band. This version is a transcription of the Billy Byers chart that he used with the Basie band 'Live a...

This is the 1966 Ellington version of Strayhorn's great tune, with Cootie Williams' trumpet solo (written on the 4th part) transcribed in full. This version also features an extended ending, giving mo...

Here is our take on the Walter Donaldson classic, Makin Whoopee, as performed by the Count Baie orchestra. This chart features Trombone (originally played by Al Grey) almost from start to finish, and...