Swinging Christmas Songs for Big Band

Here is an easy-to-use set of warm-ups and style studies designed for beginning bands. Each of the 8 short exercises focuses on a specific concept or scale. No complicated instructions or diagrams to...

Crazy title? It's from the movie of the same name and is a tongue-in-cheek swing chart adapted from a much more difficult chart by Gordon Goodwin for the Big Phat Band. Arranged for the younger player...

Here is an outstanding tenor sax feature chart that was composed by pianist Joey Calderazzo, recorded by the late, great Michael Brecker and arranged by Alan Baylock. A haunting medium swing groove, t...

Give Mike Lewis the most famous 5/4 tune ever written and tell him to arrange it for young jazz ensemble, and you have an instant hit. Mike has created a great opportunity for developing young jazz mu...

Yep, this is the 'Sing, Sing, Sing' and it's only arranged for young players by Victor Lopez. The classic drum solo along with a written out tenor solo, brass ranges within guidelines, and lots of mea...

Robbie Williams Big Band Chart. From the album Swing When You're Winning.

The mid tempo very popular chart from Michael Bublé's album 'Call Me Irresponsible' with band response vocals included. Key: D-Eb-E Vocal range: C-E Trumpet range: E Trombone range: A Keys D-E as rec...

Big Band music at its best! - 'I'm Beginning To See The Light' des großartigen Duke Ellington war 1944/45 gleich in mehreren Versionen in den amerikanischen Charts vertreten; neben der Aufnahme des'Du...

As arranged by Quincy Jones for the album Birth of a Band, this Sonny Stitt tune is a brilliant, straight-ahead chart that swings like crazy, featuring Q's outstanding ensemble writing. It also featur...

Oliver Nelson delivers great arrangement after great arrangement, and this one is no exception! A quick, uptempo swing tune, Gon Gong is the perfect opener for any program. Featuring primarily solo sp...

Quincy Jones wrote some incredible arrangements on very popular tunes for the Count Basie Orchestra. As recorded on Hits of the 50's & 60's - This Time By Basie, Quincy's arrangement of I Left My Hear...

Here is something unique and fresh-sounding for your holiday concert. Mark has taken this familiar carol and crafted it as a light bossa with creative harmonies and lush scoring. A tenor/trumpet duet...

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Rudolph, das rotnasige Rentier) ist eine Werbefigur der Kaufhauskette Montgomery Ward und Held eines gleichnamigen Songs. Die Figur wurde 1939 von Robert L. May, der An...

Big Band paradise: Gordon Goodwin with a Basie groove. This Disney theme will stay in your mind and the groove will delight the band and the audience 100 percent. Solos for piano and tenor sax, dynami...

James Bond is the essence of 'cool,' and his persona continues to intrigue movie audiences everywhere. This famous theme is a jazz standard in its own right, and Tom Davis's arrangement exploits it to...

James Bond was back in the theaters this year and once again captivated audiences around the world. This swingin' theme, in the very capable hands of Mike Story, works really very well for younger gro...

As recorded on the Silverline Records album XXL (CD and DVD Audio) by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, this ferocious chart is a totally hot rock-swing-jazz for big band. It will tear it up every perfo...

In 1977 Stevie Wonder was in his prime and 'Sir Duke' was on top of the charts. Michael Mossman takes this familiar hit and adds his own unique touch. The middle section goes into a double time swing...

This is the authentic Nestico arrangement as recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra! Opening with a piano introduction, this medium swing chart progresses through statements by the saxes, expertly wove...

Reminiscent of the classic version by Count Basie, here is a terrific medium swing setting of this familiar standard for vocal solo and jazz ensemble.

Billy Strayhorn's iconic jazz standard, recorded by Duke Ellington, is skillfully adapted in this easy version. From the trademark introduction, saxes on the main theme, and short written or ad lib. s...

Charlie Parker's great bebop tune arranged to swing at 172-200BPM. Plenty of excellent sax section solos, brass solos, solo space (suggested written solos) for tenor and piano and the lead trumpet ran...

This jazz standard is truly a classic. An easy-going swing tempo at 110 BPM, written-out solos for alto and trumpet, and lead trumpet range is to written G on top of the staff. A fine chart for a youn...

This great jazz classic features the trombone section. With solo space (ad lib or written) for Trombones 1, 2 , and 3, this is an outstanding showcase for your entire bone section to come out front an...

Another hit from the Basie Straight Ahead album is this driving swinger in F minor. This chart gives the band a great chance to really play soft and make a huge build over an entire phrase to a fortis...