Partituras para Big Band

A great introduction to salsa for the high school or young college ensemble. This tune is best played as a traditional Afro-Cuban groove with drum set, timbales, and congas, but it can be played effec...

This soft latin tune features gentle texturesand lush harmonies. Muted brass, flute, acoustic guitar, and rich sax voicings all contribute to the subtle bossa nova mood on this chart. The solo section...

Classic bossa nova, inspired by Jobim [11 piece requires extra bone or tenor]. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy. Concept Music series.

Two movements, fusion & bossa. Reed 1 requires soprano, flute. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy. Concept Music series.

Exciting Latin sounds & driving rhythm. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy. Concept Music series.

Straight 8 to fast samba. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy. Concept Music series.

Hot cumbia/salsa. The real thing. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy.

Featured Bone solo, pretty bossa nova w/challenging chord changes & plenty of space for soloist. Dbls. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy. Alto and tenor double on flute. No score.

Progressive up-tempo swing and latin. Features Tenor and Piano solos. Difficult changes.

Moderate Bossa Rock with chaning time signatures. Solo for Tenor and/or Bone. Alto doubles piccolo/Bari doubles Bass Clarinet.

Moderate Bossa Rock. 'Fusion-style' chart featuring Alto and Piano solos. Optional Synthesizer part in addition to Piano. Tenor doubles flute.

Moderately slow Bossa Nova. Trombone feature throughout. Changing time signatures. Alto doubles Soprano and Piccolo. Tenor doubles on Flute/ Bari doubles on Bass Clarinet.

Bossa. Features Flugel solo. Conductor sketch included. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy.

Hypnotic salsa groove set by the customary piano montuna & soon grows to open solo section for all. Complex horn soli & shout. Alto sax dbl. on Sopr. No score. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy.

Comp. by Fred Forney. Medium slow bossa with the most beautiful melody you've ever heard. Contemporary scoring. Easy solo changes with cued backgrounds. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy.

Swingin authentic latin jazz. Open section for solos. Background for solos can be used for additional riff section. No doubles. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy.

Cumbia style Latin jazz. 1/2 note = 104. Beto's unique style of 'southwestern salsa jazz' has won him a world-wide following. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy.

Afro/Latin feel. 1/4 note = 208. A high-energy work with twisting melodic lines and a contemporary harmonic style. Drummer is featured. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy.

Bossa. 1/4 note = 132. Lyrical melody framed by rich harmonic textures. Variety of solo options. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy.

Lovely ballad - lyrical and harmonic, with a bossa solo section. Backgrounds are cross-cued to provide flexible solo possibilites. Scored for 2 trpts, 1 trbn, alto, tenor, bari, and rhythm.

A moderate Latin tune that features the tenor and bari saxes, and trumpet 2. Trumpet 1 doubles between flugel and guiro, the alto sax doubles on shakers, and the trumbone doubles on claves. The Latin...

Very pretty bossa nova featuring tenor solo. Lush voicings. Trpts. double on fluget. Scored for A, T, B, 2 trpts, 1 bone, rhythm No score.

This medium tempo chart features an engaging melody that moves between swing and Latin grooves and is full of unexpected harmonic twists and turns. Solo space is provided for tenor sax, trombone and t...

A nonet WITH VOCAL chart of this beguiling Lydia Fortune song, set as a medium tempo bossa with a sop. sax solo and some space for the singer in the coda. Solo changes challenging for inexperienced pl...

A Bossa Nova chart scored to be played by a little big band. It starts as a Bossa and goes in to swing at the bridge and returns to the Bossa feel. Sections can be opened giving any one in the band th...