Partituras de swing

As recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on the album Frankly Basie; Count Basie Plays the Hits of Frank Sinatra, this is a classic arrangement by Billy Byers. Byers, much like Quincy Jones, provided...

This new, original piece by the great Fred Sturm features drum set throughout in a modern swing tune that winds through many different feels. Utilizing brushes and sticks, the drummer is asked to crea...

Vern Sielert has created a marvelous arrangement of Michel LeGrand's extremely popular melody. As recorded by the North Texas Two O'Clock Lab Band, it is set in a modern ECM swing feel. The melody is...

This is a lovely, cool, easy-swing chart that explores linear material as written for and recorded by the North Texas One O'clock Lab Band (Lab 2013). Flute and bass clarinet doubles are required, and...

Bill Holman arranged this gem of a Bobby Troup composition for the Charlie Barnet Big Band. This is a great, old school swingin' chart complete with solo space for alto saxophone and trumpet. Unison m...

Bill Potts composed this burnin' swing chart for the Buddy Rich Big Band and it cooks! It was recorded on the album, 'The New One' by the Buddy Rich Big Band. It kicks off with an open rhythm section...

This Curnow original was inspired by the fact that there aren't a lot of bass features available for up-and-coming bassists. The tempo is set at about 100, and the chart opens up with your bass player...

This chart is the one that won Paul Ferguson the coveted IAJE Gil Evans Fellowship Award. It is a terrific 'down-home, dirty' blues-ish chart which swings and swings! The chart begins with a 'bluesy'...

Johnny Richards is perhaps best known for his work with the Kenton band. However, this piece was written for his great New York Band and is a wonderful, melodic, not-too-hard chart. It features alto s...

As commissioned (and recorded) by the SWR Big Band of Stuttgart, Germany, this chart was inspired by the birth of the Curnows' newest grandchild. It opens with a shout, and settles into a free-swingin...

Les has created another techno-swing chart that has overtones of the old swing band style, but it is set very much in modern day fashion. The 'open' solo section can feature any one or a number of sol...

This chart was recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on the CD I Told You So. This is yet another terrific Holman chart written for that band! A slow, swinging, Li'l Darlin - ish kind of chart, it has...

Les has come up with another new, wonderful, medium-up-swing chart that will surely be a best-seller. The tune is almost celtic in its style, and the solo section in the middle of the chart is flexibl...

As written for and performed by the Buddy Rich Big Band, here is the long-missing chart that Holman wrote to feature The Great One..... Buddy Rich. It is a terrific, swinging chart with solo space, no...

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On the Corner is a moderate tempoed blues ..... a swinging, down-home type of chart, full of terrific ensemble phrases which will knock you out! Trombone and tenor saxophone solos are featured. This c...

Ellen has created a wild, fun-filled chart which moves seamlessly from an afro style 12/8 feel to a romp-stompin' swing feel. Featured with the 1998 Washington All-State Jazz Ensemble (which she condu...

There may not be a more beautiful ballad anywhere in jazz ensemble literature. This is an alto saxophone feature throughout and was recorded on the Full Nelson album and also included in the Verve Jaz...

Another great chart from Maynard Ferguson's Birdland Dream Band Library. If you want to feature 2 trumpets, it doesn't get any better than this! Printed as originally scored (4-4-2-3), but including e...

Can you imagine a chart which is this easy to play being played and recorded by Maynard Ferguson? Well, that just demonstrates how catchy and wonderful this chart is. It doesn't need higher-louder-fas...

The Stan Kenton Orchestra was always an ideal showcase for the outstanding soloists within its ranks. This piece was written to feature Frank Rosolino on trombone. Absolutely the best! A trombone feat...

This is one of the amazing stories of finding what was thought to be a long-lost chart. After extensive research, it turned up as an untitled set of parts in the North Texas Kenton archives. We are pr...

This is another one of those absolutely wonderful charts that Lennie did for Stan Kenton for what was known as the dance book. It was the hippest dance book ever! A medium-swing tempo sets this great...

Here is a terrific medium swing chart, also written for Stan Kenton in the 50s. Although it was never recorded commercially by the band, it was played a great deal in live performances throughout the...

When Bill Holman writes a feature for a player, especially in the Kenton Band, you know it will be wonderful. He wrote this one to feature the amazing trombonist Carl Fontana. Sierra Music dedicates t...