Swinging Christmas Songs for Big Band

Haunting melody is given a modern polychordal & mixed meter treatment. Solo for soprano, sax & piano. Recorded by the Trilogy Big Band 'Does Christmas' on Sea Breeze Jazz.

Feature for string bass. Time shifts from 3/4 to 4/4 & back. Horn & rhy as easy. Sax dbl., 2 flutes, 2 clari, 1 oboe. Recorded by The Trilogy Big Band Does Christmas on Sea Breeze Jazz.

Med swing. 'Basie' style med. swing that features full ens. Solo: Flute, Trbn, Tenor 1, dbl. on flute. Lead Trpt is demanding. Recorded by The Trilogy Big Band Does Christmas on Sea Breeze Jazz.

Very fast swing. Tempo s/b light speed. Arr. Centers around Alto & Tenor soloists. Strong soloist a must. Recorded by The Trilogy Big Band Does Christmas on Sea Breeze Jazz.

A swinging up-tempo version of a familiar old Christmas tune. This often humorous arrangement features a trumpet and bari duet playing the head, a trumpet solo, and lots of ensemble playing with drum...

This medium swing chart starts out with the piano and moves into a harmon trumpet solo. As always, plenty of great ensemble to get you into that great yule spirit! Hurry, not a lot of shopping days le...

This powerful and pretty ballad features the lead trumpet player. The extreme high notes on the solo part towards the end may be played down an octave. Check out George Graham's great solo on my CD! A...

A battle between Pete Christlieb and me-Pete wins hands down (or hands in any position). This is a hard and fast Jazz waltz. Recorded by the Kubis Big Band on 'Jazz Musicians Christmas' on Sea Breeze...

Wow! This one will warm up the old yule log! This up tempo jazz chart featurs the bone section and a lot of great ensemble. Recorde d by the Kubis Big Band on Jazz Musicians Christmas on Sea Breeze Ja...

I love to feature my great trumpet players and this is no exception. This starts out as a pretty rock ballad and ends on a high note so to speak. Again the lead trumpet player can play the really high...

This is a solo Flugelhorn 3/4 ballad nicely reharmonized with lush chords and backgrounds. A bit on the bluesy side!. Recorded by the Kubis Big Band on Jazz Musicians Christmas on Sea Breeze Jazz.

A rousing Samba and a great tune to open a Christmas concert with!Tenor 1 doubles on soprano. Recorded by the Kubis Big Band on Jazz Musicians Christmas on Sea breeze Jazz.

A two trumpet feature playing these two great Christmas Standards in a ballad style. Recorded by the Kubis Big Band on Jazz Musicians Christmas on Sea Breeze Jazz.

This is a high note first trumpet feature. A very thrilling and exciting vehicle for the lead trumpet-High parts may be played down an octave. Recorded by the Kubis Big Band on Jazz Musicians Christma...

Hold on to your elfs! An up tempo jazz waltz featuring the tenor sax or soprano sax. Recorded by the Kubis Big Band on Jazz Musicians Christmas on Sea Breeze Jazz.

This is yet another Samba full of the Christmas spirit. Recorded by the Kubis Big Band on Jazz Musicians Christmas on Sea Breeze Jazz.

Starts with 2 brass quartets dueling and lots of very cool ensemble, with a tenor sax solo, It dings and dongs its way through a fun, bouncy tune. Trumpet 1 highest note is double high G. 5,4,4,P,B,D....

This brass only arrangement by Rob is written for 4 trpts, 4 trbns, and 2 horns. This is a different melody from the version already in the catalog. It is in a traditional style brass chorale. The cho...

O Little Town of Bethlehem begins with a rubato chorale with flugel lead. 4 flutes and 2nd tenor has clarinet double. First time through is a cappella. Second verse is a trombone solo with piano accom...

It Came Upon A Midnight Clear begins this big band arrangement with a cappella brass, later joined by 4 flutes and a bass clarinet. Written out lead in Alto 2. Silent Night is where the rhythm section...

You can't play a New Year's gig without it. And this version swings with a little room to stretch and a great out-chorus. Lead trpt to written D above staff with optional high G.

Look out-we've never Wasseled like this before! (NEW CHRISTMAS TUNE! )This one is difficult. Very good high school or very good college with lots of meter changes but wow what a burner! Hopefully if T...

Bass trombone feature on this old Christmas standard. This is a medium swing version featuring the bass bone all the way through the chart. Lead trumpet to high E. As recorded by the Tom Kubis Big Ban...

Traditional Christmas tune treated as a groovy up-tempo swing. G minor solo section is open for soloists. Well-written backgrounds superimpose We Three Kings over this chord progression. Optional clar...

This Christmas classic has been written in 4/4 for acapella horns (rhythm section is tacit). It's only 1 chorus long (25 measures) and sets a lovely, gentle mood on a holiday jazz program. No improvis...