Partituras para Big Band

Van Morrison's hit arranged for the young player sounds hipper than ever! The swing groove sounds cool as the melody goes through the sections of the band -- sometimes unison, sometimes in harmony, it...

More Duke Ellington magic! This chart sells itself... the vocal group is just the frosting on the cake. The voice leadings are good and the band cooks along well. Look at this one!

You can hear the train comin' down the tracks! Mike Carubia presents this big band classic in a fresh new arrangement for jazz ensemble with jazz vocal quartet, in either SATB or optional SSAA version...

Moonlight Serenade

Bring timeless elegance and an irresistible swing feel to the stage with the unforgettable Gershwin classic, "Nice Work If You Can Get It"! Published by Belwin Music, this premier arrangement perfectl...

Another outstanding jazz vocal with jazz ensemble! This chart is totally flexible---it's written in two keys! The higher key usually works for your male vocalist and the lower key for your female voca...

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...

Recorded in 1968 on the album Basie Straight Ahead this slow swinger defines the Basie style at this tempo. While not overly demanding technically, this chart will challenge even the best bands to pla...

Set in a laidback swing groove, this chart features a sax chorus, some driving ensemble sections, and solos for trombone, tenor sax, trumpet and piano (suggested solos provided for all). Sammy says th...

From the 'Basie-Straight Ahead' recording of 1968 featuring the legendary Count Basie, Harold Jones, Grover Mitchell, Marshall Royal and Freddie Green, highlights here include a recurring alto/trumpet...

Bring authentic swing groove to the stage with "The Queen Bee", published by Kendor Music! This outstanding big band arrangement in a laid-back medium swing tempo is built upon a captivating blues pro...

This solid swing tune featuring an open solo section, modest brass ranges, and lots of full-ensemble scoring comes with a sheet of written solo lines for all instrument types for players with little o...

Sammy Nestico, one of the most important figures in the evolution of the big band sound, has arranged this holiday classic for the Count Basie Orchestra recording A Very Swingin' Basie Christmas (Conc...

Taken down from Sinatra's 1962 Reprise recording, I Get a Kick Out of You has become a Sinatra classic and a much requested tune. The original arrangement was done by Neal Hefti (a familiar name to Co...

Written by Count Basie and his vocalist, Jimmy Rushing, this tune was a staple of the early Basie band. The chart that we offer here is a later vocal version written for Peggy Lee by Quincy Jones. It...

American Patrol? - but everybody's got that in their library. Well, yes and no. There are many bands using a 'stock' dance band arrangement originally written for 5 saxes and 5 brass, and possibly the...

This is the true Glenn Miller version, complete with written out trumpet solos for 2nd and 3rd trumpets. The solos are cross-cued to the 1st and 4th parts too, giving your other players the chance to...

One of the all-time classic charts from the Benny Goodman book, and a must for all Goodman fans. We have modified the arrangement to suit 8 brass, and have written out the original Clarinet, Trumpet &...

'Moonlight Serenade' was Glenn Miller's most famous composition, served as the theme tune for his band and is probably the definitive example of the 'Miller' sound - tightly scored Clarinet-led reeds...

A classic Cole Porter song from 1932, Night and Day was a 'must-have' number for the great Big Bands of the era. Our version is based on that used by Ella Fitzgerald, and is a good example how to scor...

This version is the actual chart recorded by Michael Bublé on his Crazy Love album, and is itself based on Billy Byers' chart for the Count Basie Orchestra. Please check the writer credits on the albu...

This tune was a huge hit for Dean Martin, and the same version was more recently covered by Robbie Williams on his 'Swing When You're Winning' album. We have transcribed the original chart here, and i...

Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree was another of the Andrews Sisters big hits and sold very well, despite the success that the Glenn Miller band achieved with the same tune. The chart opens with a half t...

This happy tune was originally written and performed by Bobby Darin and has been recently re-done by Robbie Williams and Jane Horrocks on the 'Swing When You're Winning' album. Our version is very muc...

Here is another original Helen O'Connell chart as played by her on her many concert tours. This is not a transcription. To the best of our knowledge this cart was not commercially recorded, hence ther...