Jazz Lines Publications

This is the complete set of 6 arrangements from the Oliver Nelson 1961 album The Blues and the Abstract Truth. The titles are: Butch and Butch, Cascades, Hoe-Down, Stolen Moments, Teenie's Blues, and...

ARRANGED BY DUKE PEARSON In addition to the two full-length records that the Duke Pearson Big Band recorded in the late 1960s, there were numerous other arrangements that didn't get recorded. This arr...

The original big band recording of Duke Pearson's 'Amanda' was significantly trimmed down from the arrangement's actual manuscript, likely for time purposes. The melody is only stated once at the end,...

This great bossa rock composition by Duke Pearson was featured in an octet form on his 1967 record 'The Right Touch.' Duke fleshed this funky tune out for a full big band, though it was never recorded...

Co-composed with saxophonist Shafi Hadi, Mary Lou Williams's big band arrangement of 'Shafi' was written near the end of her life. Its modal nature and unusual form serve as a wonderful reminder that...

Jazz Combo Arrangement (2 Horns plus Rhythm Section). Full Score, Trumpet, Tenor Saxophone, Piano, Bass, Drums Here is Hank Mobley's arrangement exactly as recorded by The Jazz Messengers on the self-...

Jazz Studio Ensemble Arrangement. Full Score, Piccolo (doubles Alto Flute), C Flute (doubles Alto Flute), Alto Flute, Trombone, 2 Violins, 2 Celli, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums, Synthesizer (optional) A...

This arrangement, featuring Jobim on vocals, was created by Nelson Riddle and featured on the 1965 album The Wonderful World of Antonio Carlos Jobim. This beautiful arrangement features 3 flutes, 3 ho...

All six of Wynton Marsalis' Jazz Lines Publications holiday arrangements now available in a specially-priced complete set! Perhaps the greatest figure in the jazz world, Wynton wrote these small group...

AS PERFORMED BY HELEN O'CONNELL ARRANGED BY HAL MOONEY, ADAPTED BY ROB DUBOFF This is a nice rock chart from master arranger Hal Mooney, as performed by Helen O'Connell. This is not a transcription, t...

Released on 1965's 'Ella At Duke's Place,' this arrangement of a three-way collaboration by Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn and Gerald Wilson casts both Ella Fitzgerald and the Ellington band in an un...

Edition: Latin Jazz Combo Arrangement [2 Horns with Rhythm Section] Description: Mambo - Medium Difficult Publisher: 3-2 Music This mambo Latin jazz combo arrangement features open solos. Rnages: trum...

Edition: Latin Combo Arrangement [2 Horns with Rhythm Section] Description: Latin - Medium Publisher: 3-2 Music This combo arrangement featuring tenor and trombone was originally recorded on the CD Br...

Jazz Big Band Arrangement. Full Score, Flute (on Alto Sax 1), Alto Saxophone, 2 Tenor Saxophones, Baritone Saxophone, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums In 1987, Benny Carter was invi...

Jazz Big Band Arrangement. Full Score, Solo Alto Saxophone, 2 Alto Saxophones, 2 Tenor Saxophones, Baritone Saxophone, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums In 1987, Benny Carter was inv...

This composition by Oliver Nelson was recorded by the Jazz Interactions Orchestra in 1967, an ensemble led by pianist Billy Taylor. This lovely ballad was written as an alto feature for the great Phil...

Written by French composer Leo Delibes in 1874, 'The Maids of Cadiz' was mostly known as a vocal piece before arranger Gil Evans heavily reworked it for inclusion on his 1957 collaboration with trumpe...

Bess, You Is My Woman Now' is a crucial plot point in George and Ira Gershwin's opera 'Porgy and Bess;' it serves as the moment when the title characters admit and embrace their love for one another....

Gil Evans's arrangement of 'Here Come Da Honey Man' is the shortest track on Miles Davis's 1958 version of 'Porgy and Bess.' In the original opera, it serves as a brief but effective introduction of P...

Much like 'Bess, You Is My Woman Now,' 'I Loves You Porgy' serves as a declaration of love between the title characters of the Gershwin/Heyward opera 'Porgy and Bess.' Gil Evans's arrangement for Mile...

This beautiful ballad by the legendary trumpeter Freddie Hubbard was originally recorded on his 1970 album The Black Angel in small group form. This big band arrangement is courtesy of trombonist John...

Well, here is one of the most famous holiday season arrangements of all time! You can't close out a New Year's Eve performance without this song. This version was arranged and recorded by Guy Lombardo...

Duke Pearson toured with singer Nancy Wilson in 1961, during which time he traveled to Brazil. During his visit there he was inspired to pen one of his best-known pieces, 'Cristo Redentor.' This becam...

RECORDED BY THE TERRY GIBBS DREAM BAND ARRANGED BY AL COHN, EDITED BY JEFFREY SULTANOF Here is an absolutely gorgeous chart by master arranger Al Cohn. This was written for the Terry Gibbs Dream Band...

By the time Mary Lou Williams composed 'Aries Mood,' she had all but completely retired from the public spotlight, instead working behind the scenes as one of jazz's first great educators. On the few...