Swinging Christmas Songs for Big Band

Hard-swinging shuffle that is reminiscent of those great Thad Jones charts. Solos are for piano and alto, but it can easily be opened up for other soloists. Young bands and professionals alike will ha...

Musical quotes are sprinkled throughout this medium swing chart - most obvious being Charlie Parker's Ornithology that is used in the opening of the sax soli. The out chorus features skillfully writte...

The opening melody of this jazz waltz features the alto saxophone and trombone. Solos are provided for trumpet and alto. This is a great change of pace chart. Advance Music is proud to present our new...

A medium up standard based on Easy to Love. Uses similar chord changes to Easy to Love. Set in a relaxed swing feel, this piece has solo space for drums, trumpet and tenor sax (optional written solos...

A new arrangement in the Big Band plus series for classic big band. The swinging shuffle groove is light-hearted, yet also a driving energy. The publication includes additional parts for percussion, h...

Amen is a medium up-tempo gospel-swing, influenced by Horace Silver's The Preacher. Mike Titlebaum underlaid the bluesy melodies, developed throughout the arrangement, with a driving shuffle rhythm, f...

This medium swing chart features a beautifully harmonized sax section soli. It is perfect for a change of pace in any program and it gives your brass section a chance to rest. Instead of the written t...

This chart is a showstopper for concert or festival. One of Dave Wolpe's finest charts, this tune has meter changes, key changes, and solos for trumpet, tenor and piano. This superior chart is worth e...

Composer Wynton Marsalis and arranger David Berger team up to deliver a high power stylistic masterpiece. Based on a traditional swing groove and playable at a variety of tempos, this chart has the po...

Glenn Miller's band made this a huge World War II hit song and it is scored here for the young player. Mike Lewis arranged this chart with no individual solos, very modest brass ranges and plenty of e...

Gershwin swings! A well-written medium up-tempo swing chart arranged by Lisa DeSpain, Strike up the Band has written solos for tenor sax, trumpet and drums. Lead trumpet range is up to written A above...

A Gordon Goodwin chart for the young player! Arranger Ralph Ford has scored this Goodwin swing shuffle to make it accessible for the younger band. Challenges include the shuffle groove and accurate ar...

Trumpets out front! Showcase the trumpet section with Dave Wolpe's chart on this great jazz standard. Written-out solos on all four trumpet parts and the lead trumpet range is to a written B. This wel...

Just in Time is a wonderful jazz standard, superbly arranged in a swing style by Scott Ragsdale. The intro alternates between a two-feel and a four-feel then the chart locks into four. Modulations wil...

Summer Wind will be the hit of any concert or dance performance. Arranged with class and style by master arranger Dave Wolpe, this chart is an easy tempo swing arranged in two keys to feature vocal so...

One of Count Basie's finest! Rich DeRosa keeps this one swinging all the way and included two optional tag endings to keep the Basie style intact. Solos are written out for piano, tenor sax, trumpet a...

Dave Wolpe's superb chart for vocalist and jazz ensemble is arranged in two keys for flexibility: low key of C and high key is F-just flip the page for the preferred key! In addition, an optional part...

Arranger Roy Phillippe dug into the Neal Hefti songbook and re-discovered Gotham City. Written-out solos for alto sax, trumpet, tenor sax and trombone, modest lead trumpet range and a swingin' time fo...

Arranger Mike Lewis took the swinging Glenn Miller hit and arranged it for the easy jazz ensemble player. Mike's clever reworking of the solo sections and the descending harmony line makes this chart...

A feature for the sax section, Stro's Place is a medium swinger with written-out solos for tenor and/or trumpet. A nice stop-time ensemble, so everyone gets to shine. An effective chart composed and a...

Arranged by Lisa DeSpain as a tasty swing chart featuring a piano solo and a 1st trumpet solo. A few drum fills and the lead trumpet range is to written G on top of the staff. Lisa is a superb arrange...

Check out arranger Terry White's straight-ahead bebop-influenced chart on this Gershwin standard. Swing feel throughout, a beefy sax soli, lead lines and solos (written out) for alto 1 and trumpet 2 a...

Check out arranger Terry White's straight-ahead bebop-influenced chart on this Gershwin standard. Swing feel throughout, a beefy sax soli, lead lines and solos (written out) for alto 1 and trumpet 2 a...

A staple of every jazz singer's repertoire, arranger Dave Wolpe delivers another great chart with plenty of musical space for the vocalist. Dave knows how to arrange better than just about anyone and...

Composed and arranged by Gordon Goodwin as a duet for Maynard Ferguson and Wayne Bergeron. Gordon adapted this one to feature only one trumpet soloist with written lines and some jazz solo space. It s...