Partituras para Big Band

Bring the golden era of swing directly to your stage! With "Down South Camp Meetin'" in the Authentic Benny Goodman Edition published by Hal Leonard, you add a true masterpiece of jazz history to your...

From the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra CD Groove Shop, here is John's uptempo and energetic take on this Hoagy Carmichael favorite. Perfect as an opener, this explosive chart features tenor sax as w...

Although bebop master Charlie Parker is known for his blazing improvisations and advanced melodies, this is one of his most approachable and melodic compositions. Lending itself perfectly to a big ban...

Although bebop master Charlie Parker is known for his blazing improvisations and advanced melodies, this is one of his most approachable and melodic compositions. Lending itself perfectly to a big ban...

The Woody Herman Thundering Herd helped set a standard for exciting big band performances and well-crafted charts. This burner is one of Woody's trademark tunes and is arranged here in a powerful sett...

Jazz Ensemble Library - Grade 4 Perfect as a concert opener, this uptempo chart takes this standard tune through a variety of styles including samba, jazz waltz, funk, and half-time swing. Cleverly ar...

Mike Tomaro has taken this Miles Davis standard and created a roaring arrangement that screams with big band excitement. In a medium uptempo swing style, this chart includes solos for trumpet and teno...

Arranged here in a Basie swing style, this solid chart will make young bands sound great. Including some sophisticated harmonies and creative ensemble lines, this upbeat arrangement is sure to become...

Jazz Classics for the Young Ensemble - Grade 3 This cornerstone of the swingin' Count Basie era helped define a style and lend identity to one of the greatest big bands of all time. Mark's chart for y...

Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra - Grade 5 Opening with a crash from the band and an extended drum solo, the melody creeps in quasi-Art Blakey style. Small group statements are offset with full ensembl...

Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra - Grade 5 Originally arranged and premiered by the WDR Big Band in Cologne, Germany, this powerful chart was recorded by the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra on their CD...

Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble - Grade 1-2 Written in a medium swing tempo and based on modal harmonies, this effective original uses question and answer statements between the saxes and brass....

From John La Barbera's acclaimed CD On The Wild Side, here is a masterful arrangement of the Miles Davis modal standard. Opening with a chorale, the chart then slips into a classy jazz waltz treatment...

Bring the timeless elegance of the swing era straight to your stage! "In A Mellow Tone" is one of Duke Ellington's all-time greatest classics, captivating musicians and audiences alike with its irresi...

Accompanied by drums on brushes, saxes take the first round followed by the brass on this tasty bop-style original from Mark Taylor. Plenty of nice ensemble work and section feature spots spice up thi...

Although usually performed as a ballad, John Berry's fresh arrangement is written in a medium swing tempo giving this Ellington standard an entirely new feel. The melody is traded around to all the se...

Made famous by Nat King Cole, and recorded by countless jazz artists, this catchy swing favorite features a nice medium groove and impeccable scoring in the skilled hands of Stephen Bulla.

Written for the Ellington orchestra by saxophonist Johnny Hodges, this catchy riff-based tune swings hard from beginning to end. After the hard-hitting opening, solos are exchanged by tenor, trombone,...

Made famous by the Count Basie band as well as countless other jazz artists, bring a bit of history to your young players with this familiar standard. This easy arrangement includes a nice mix of unis...

Featuring a dark intensity and a powerful unison riff figure in minor, this medium swing chart is a great showcase for your bass player as well as the trombone section. The harmonic structure is quite...

Continuing the fine big band tradition of Count Basie and Thad Jones, John Clayton's exquisite chart on this standard tune blazes a trail of excitement and power. Written as a medium up-tempo swinger,...

There's always time for the blues. This original by John Clayton (and recorded by the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra on Heart and Soul) is set in a bluesy and relaxed tempo and provides lots of room...

Featuring a great medium tempo swing groove, this original by Mark Taylor opens with a solo for piano followed by saxes on the head. The brass get in the act quickly with tutti passages and finally a...

Featuring a great medium tempo swing groove, this original by Mark Taylor opens with a solo for piano followed by saxes on the head. The brass get in the act quickly with tutti passages and finally a...

Recorded on the Grammy-nominated CD I Am Three by the Mingus Big Band, this composition was originally written by Mingus for a 1959 television drama. Arranged here for the Mingus Big Band by the late...