Sierra Music Publications

Lots of strutting, plucking and general good feeling in this one. Maybe the last of the Hooper chicken charts. Always room for plenty of improvisation and roaring ensembles, blasting through the high-...

Dan has created a very nice, very hip shuffle / funk chart with a great melody. There is a written-out tenor sax and guitar solo in this swinging, catchy chart. There is also a nicely done section for...

Big Band Gospel...... what a wonderful idea! Dan has written a very attractive gospel-flavored chart which is not difficult to play. Limited ranges make this a playable chart for most bands (the last...

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This arrangement by Bob Curnow is based on Johnny Richards' original composition written for the Stan Kenton Orchestra, which was part of the Adventures In Time album. This version is easier to play w...

This is a very fresh sounding, interesting and fun piece ....... just what we have come to expect from Les Hooper. It is a beautiful jazz waltz. There is a written solo for piano and trumpet. This won...

Finally, Slide Hampton's incredible music is in print. This wonderful chart was written for the Maynard Ferguson Dream Band. Starting with a dramatic, rich intro, this chart moves through a series of...

Fred Sturm brings us another fresh, innovative arrangement. 'Diva', a feature originally written for Trombonist, Jim Pugh, can be played by a soloist of your choosing. It starts with a clever and play...

As recorded by the Oliver Nelson Orchestra, 'Berlin Bei Nacht' is the 4th movement of the Impressions of Berlin suite. Set in an up-tempo fashion, this Oliver Nelson's 1971 forward-thinking original s...

This version is written for 10 brass. Bob Curnow takes you on a sensational journey through 6/4 and 12/8 time with this new original composition commissioned by Lawrence University for the 2018 Fred S...

Bob's fresh rendition of one of the most popular Steely Dan charts ever. "Home At Last," recorded on the album "AJA," has solo space for Tenor and Trumpet. Reasonable brass ranges and an easy shuffle-...

One of the hottest "Chicken" charts from Les Hooper's catalogue, Chickenscratch joins the likes of "Poultry Guest" and "Rooster Parade" as a rocking boogaloo. You'll find this wonderful chart playable...

Bob Curnow dio un nuevo enfoque a una de las grabaciones más populares de los Yellowjackets. La composición de Russell Ferrante permite un arreglo a todo volumen con el estilo original (una especie de...

Percussion Ensemble version of this great Metheny tune.

The Kansas City Suite, composed by Benny Carter, was recorded by the CountBasie Band in 1960 ("Kansas City Suite - the Music of Benny Carter"). It iscomprised of ten marvelous pieces, each different i...

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...

The title refers to the somewhat mystical style of the opening of this wonderful and fun-filled chart. After the opening, and a couple of screams of terror from the band, the piece settles into a real...

This version is edited to be played with only 8 brass and a standard saxophone section. As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on 'Live at Brigham Young University', this is the thrilling latin Stan...

Finally ... the definitive version of this magnificent music. The third of seven movements published by Sierra Music. The original score of Richards' was the source for this and all the movements of t...

Any Kenton fan knows this piece very well, as it is one of the finest things ever written for Stan. This transcription faithfully recreates the stunning afro-cuban chart by Bill Holman. There is solo...

As recorded on the Tonight Show Band CD 'Once More With Feeling' (Amherst Records), this chart is one of the 'hippest' that Tommy ever wrote for that band. There is solo space for tenor sax, but the m...

Bob Curnow took Ken Hanna's wonderful, latin, medium-tempo tune and made it a bit more accessible for good bands. The ranges are a bit more realistic and practical. This also features alto sax and tru...

This is a new edition (Finale computer notation) of this lovely bossa nova tune. Curnow uses flugelhorns to create a warm, lush, lyrical melody that floats in and out of various counter lines. There i...

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...

There are never enough trombone features. This is a medium-latin setting of the great melody 'Speak Low.' Trombone is featured throughout this easy-to-play arrangement. Most of the solo is in a modera...