Partituras de swing para Big Band

First Impressions draws inspiration from such classic albums as Miles Davis's So What and John Coltrane's Impressions. Use this chart to introduce your students to the relaxed swing feeling of an impo...

A favorite for jazz bands and singers since the 1920s, this new swinging chart features intriguing rhythms, Shearing-style rhythm soli section and sax section soli or solo. This one never let's up, an...

Jazz Ensemble Chart, Medium Swing

An ensemble ballad written in the style of the great swing ballads of the 40's.Written in the style of the great swing ballads of the 40's, students will love the full sound and directors will love th...

Walrus Walk begins by sounding like a minor blues, but it never quite gets there. This medium tempo swing chart will quickly become a favorite with students.This medium tempo swing chart sounds like a...

This cleverly composed tune will make your beginning band sound great, all the while making it easy to teach! Baggy Pants Blues is a blues swing chart with a relaxed, easy melody line. A great chart t...

A perfect way to start off your next jazz concert, this toe-tapping swing tune grabs your attention right from the beginning! All instruments play the same rhythms in the first six measures giving thi...

Get your trumpet soloist 'out front' on this solid-swinging feature chart. The approachable harmonic progression is very blues-like, and makes for a straight-ahead blowing tune that will have your aud...

Using the Force is a contemporary sounding swing chart that will take your band to the next level of sophistication. The tasteful scoring contrasts hip contrapuntal lines with exciting full ensemble w...

Back Bay is an inlet of Casco Bay, on the scenic coast of Maine. This blues-infused swing chart was written to help students with the II-V-I progression, and the improv section is based entirely on th...

The Cat's Meow is straight-ahead swinger in the same vein as Benny Golson's classic Killer Joe. The melody is a very simple riff that repeats at different levels over the course of the form. The cat w...

The blues emanated from the early Negro work songs uttering their concerns for equality, freedom and for a better life. The plaintive cry in the dark of a wandering coyote reminds the jazz musician of...

Minor Madness is a grade 1.5 minor key swing chart. The opening melodic statement features 'stop time' in the rhythm section before moving to a straight-ahead swing feel on the bridge. Material from t...

An instant classic! This straight-ahead swing tune has something for each section in the ensemble: solos for sax, trumpet, and bass; a tasty trombone and bass break; and superb ensemble writing. Combi...

The perfect energizing opener to any concert! This driving tune maintains its up-swing feel, following a chord progression based around the sound of suspended chords. This quality chart will produce e...

Every young band needs an up-tempo 'flag waver' to end a concert, and from the very opening bassline, this swing tune packs a special energy! In the words of the composer, 'I want the kids to feel the...

Catchy riffs and swinging lines make this the perfect chart for beginning jazz ensembles. The use of pedal points gives this blues a unique flavor while being true to the blues form.

This one swings right out of the gate and never stops. The melody can be played by solo trumpet or by a group of instruments. Saxophone solis and hot ensemble writing - this chart has it all.

Sinatra recorded this song a number of times during his career, but the most swinging version was the Billy May arrangement that John Ferguson has transcribed here. In typical May style, it is punchy,...

Boom Shot is a rare gem of a chart from the Glenn Miller book, co-written by Mr. Miller himself. It swings with a lilt (if not played too fast) and features your 2nd Trumpet as well as solos (written)...

Chicken Reel is a rare chart from the Glenn Miller band, originally penned by Bill Finegan. The arrangement opens with a unison rhythm riff, backed by band calls, and from there it builds in layers -...

This arrangement of The Continental is not a transcription. It has been engraved from a set of original TD band parts. Other than the addition of dynamics and articulations, the only change we have ma...

A classic chart from the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Hawaiian War Chant is a punchy swinger which features Tenor, Trumpet and Drums. We have written all of the original solos out in full, though your play...

Benny Carter wrote this piece and recorded it with his band in 1933, and it became one of the defining swing charts of the era. He later scored this arrangement for the Gene Krupa Orchestra, and it is...

Written and arranged in 1946 by Bill Finegan for the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Pussy Willow was a really progressive chart for its time, and hints at the sort of writing style that Finegan would later e...