Big Band con solista

With a smooth Latin feel, interesting harmonies plus a few mixed meters, this is a terrific feature number for your flugelhorn soloist. Tasty ensemble lines contribute to a creative and appealing chan...

What a neat idea to turn this Henry Mancini classic into a medium samba groove! Your lead trombonist receives some well-deserved feature time and is joined briefly by the entire bone section. The ense...

Feature a flugel soloist on this lush and melodic original from Mark Taylor. Written in a relaxed Latin groove, this offers a nice opportunity for a change of pace for festival or concert use.

Here is one of the most tuneful of Jobim's many familiar Latin standards in a marvelous setting featuring a baritone sax soloist. The style is a laid-back Latin groove and Michael incorporates a wealt...

This classic hit from Carole King is arranged here in a light cha-cha style and features an alto sax soloist. Nice change of pace for concert or festival.

Composed in a light Bossa style, this is a great sounding feature for flugelhorn. Utilizing a wealth of orchestration colors in the accompaniment and a comfortable medium tempo, this is a terrific cho...

Here is a sizzling Afro-Cuban version of this Chick Corea classic that is sure to be an impressive addition to any program for mature bands. Perfect as a feature for you pianist, but the flexible solo...

Jazz Ensemble Library - Grade 4 This smooth and moderately paced bossa is a perfect feature for your flugelhorn soloist. The beautiful melody is in an easy range for this instrument and the ensemble l...

Mancini's classic theme is treated here in a moderate bossa style as solo vehicle for soprano sax (optional alto). Timeless melodies, lush harmonies, and a unison line feature for the entire ensemble...

Feature your trombone soloist on this unique samba setting of Henry Mancini's popular standard! The soloist is alternated with flowing accompaniment passages, and later an ensemble shout that starts o...

Celebrate the legend of Marvin Hamlisch with this terrific moderate Latin setting of one of his timeless classics. A trombone soloist is featured throughout along with a smooth ensemble blend.

Although the first hit recording of this enduring standard was by the Glenn Miller Orchestra in 1940, The Nearness of You has remained popular through the ages with recordings by countless artists. Ar...

Although originally composed for the 1962 musical No Strings, this Richard Rodgers song has become a familiar standard often recorded by jazz artists. Beautifully arranged here as a solo vehicle for a...

Featuring trumpet, this easy level chart opens with a rubato introduction and solo melodic statement before the slow bossa groove takes over. Lush ensemble writing throughout provides a perfect settin...

This beautiful bossa-ballad has a heartfelt melody and rich harmonies, while still being geared to the capabilities of developing jazz ensembles. The expressive trumpet or flugelhorn feature is dedica...

Here is another one of Johnny Richards' great latin tunes as written for the Stan Kenton Orchestra. This lilting 5/4 chart has a great groove and amazing ensemble writing, with solo space for alto, tr...

Johnny Richards wrote this gorgeous melody as part of the incomparable Stan Kenton 'Cuban Fire' CD, and now this version allows the music to be performed without all of the usual high trumpet and comp...

What a wonderful jazz chart! The theme is stated with a bossa nova feel by tenor and flugelhorn, followed by exciting ensemble sections (highest trpt. note a written D). This is a great opportunity to...

Here is another fantastic trumpet feature for a fantastic trumpet player. A great ballad standard in a gorgeous setting! There are two solo parts provided, Maynard's version and one for mere mortals....

Commissioned by the NAJE, this outstanding bossa/ballad is a perfect showcase for your alto sax soloist.

The hot latin-fusion feel of this chart clearly makes it one of the best in years! Features flugel/trumpet soloist.

Three movement suite that can be performed independantly. Alto saxophone feature. Sold as entire suite only. Mov 1 (Ballade): Entire suite is derived from the Ballade theme. Involving constantly shift...

Feature your trombone section with this delightful Andy Clark arrangement of the ever popular gospel tune. Written at a medium swing tempo the trombone parts lay perfectly to allow your young players...

An uptempo swinger with a very contemporary sound featuring the Bone section. Ranges are very modest but the rewards are not. Both the tutti and the solo sections lay well for the Trombones and the ni...

A 'big time industrial strength big band era' swing feature for your trumpet section. Lots of energy in this great chart and although the trumpets get most of the feature action, the highest note is a...