Swinging Christmas Songs for Big Band

Medium Swing Hard Bop.Commissioned by Jim Boitos and the Illinois State University Jazz Ensemble, this hard blowing angular chart features the trombone section with a lot of powerful ensemble work. Th...

Copyrighted in 1915, this popular tune was subsequently recorded by Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Cab Calloway, and was a huge hit for Louis Prima in 1956. This laid back 2014 arrangement switches bet...

Commissioned by Anthony Mazzochi for the Marine Park Junior High Jazz Ensemble in Brooklyn, NY, this is an excellent chart for beginning jazz ensembles. It features funky boogaloo feel with a simple m...

The Zinger is a swinger for the pro level band. Scored for five saxes (AATTB), five trumpets, five trombones, piano, guitar, bass and drums. But if you only have eight brass, it will still sound fine....

Mix A Modian Lid is a modal swinger for the advanced level band. Scored for five saxes (SATTB), four trumpets, four trombones, piano, guitar, bass and drums, plus optional tuba and vibraphone. A trick...

Some Other Rhythm is based on rhythm changes with some alterations. The bridge changes are D7 (b5), Db7 (b5), C7(b5), B7(b5), 2 measures each, which gives the improviser a chance to broaden both melod...

Renaissance Man is a shuffle/swing AABA chart in G minor. The trombones have the melody the first A section (cued in the tenor saxes) then moves to trumpets with the saxes soli on the bridge. The chor...

Up-tempo swing. It's a barn burner! Written using augmented scales and quick rhythmic pops throughout, this fast, driving chart will make an exciting end to your concert. Solos for Bari and Soprano sa...

An exciting medium swing chart written for the NBC Orchestra. Recorded by Phil Kelly on 'Convergence Zone'.

A medium-slow tempo swinger (quarter=100) with lush chords and a pretty melody. Solos in piano and trombone 2 with a brief sax soli. A good chart for the high-level high school band which gives trumpe...

This medium-up swinging chart is reminiscent of Bob Bookmeyer's early writing for big band. The chart containes tenor and trombone solos that can be opened up as well as some extreme register work by...

A moderate tempo 'swinger' in the blues form that begins and ends with the sax section by itself. Also, a nice solo spot for your piano player (or guitarist) in the middle of the tune.

A straight ahead swinger in the style of the 1950's Count Basie band. Solos for alto and trumpet.

A swing tune reminiscent of the Sammy Nestico style that features the trumpet section in unison for the initial statement of the theme. It has a great, swingin' sax soli that goes up to an altissimo A...

Basie style blues that swings into four bar drum breaks & a memorable shout chorus. Piano & Bone solos.

Powerful swinging chart w/contemporary sounding melody built on 4ths. Two rhythm section-tacit choruses, Sax soli, soprano ax & drum solos. Some dbls.

Medium to medium-up tempo be-bop blues in F, written in memory of photographer and civil rights activist Ken Williams. Big Band: 5-4-4-4. Medium level. Alto 1 doubles and leads with Soprano. Solos for...

Straight ahead samba with a middle swing section returning to a samba. Alto solo. No dbls.

A tuneful nod to Mayberry's favorite barber, in that hard to find funky, 'swing-16th' feel. Diatonic, yet challenging w/both brass & sax sections featured. Open solo for alto sax. FL-Clar. dbls. Recor...

A rollicking good time for the whole family [instrumentally speaking], this is a good combination funk shuffle-swing chart w/lots of space for blowing. No dbls required but difficult ens work & a stop...

A medium tempo swing chart that features flugel and soprano sax on the head. The band enters gradually and the 2nd chorus is a roaring Thad-style soli. Solos are for flugel and 'bone with plenty of ot...

A modal composition with a soulful swing. Introduction - rhytm section with tenor saxophone solo. Swinging modal voicings in the brass section. A soul stirring shout chorus for full ensemble. Solo sec...

Medium tempo swing - a great sax soli with solos for tenor saxophone, trombone and drums. A fantastic call and response section between the saxes and brass. Your band will enjoy playing this soulful b...

Written for a standard jazz big band (5, 4, 4, 4) in a medium swing style. The melody is written in the first tenor sax and 4th trumpet parts only in the exposition of the piece while the recapitulati...

Part II is a medium-swing composition in 3/4 that features a linear melody across each section of the ensemble. The trumpet section doubles on flugel horn and provides subdued orchestrations throughou...