Partituras dificil para Big Band

Here is a really unusual arrangement of this jazz standard from the Harry James Orchestra. Slow, bluesy and laid back, the chart opens with the Bari and Bass in unison, with tightly muted Trumpets ove...

Benny Goodman recorded this chart as an instrumental feature, to which a vocal overlay was added before it became part of the soundtrack for Disney's 1946 Make Mine Music cartoon cinema release. It's...

Co-written by Benny Goodman & Harry James, Life Goes to a Party is a pulsating, energetic and quick minor swing chart. The Goodman band recorded this tune on several occasions, the first in 1937, then...

B-19 is a driving swing number, clearly taking some influences from tunes such as Sing Sing Sing and Bizet Has His Day, and the chart has a raw and angry feel about it, as one might expect from a tune...

Harry James recorded a couple of versions of this tune, first in 1941 and again in 1955. Ours is from the later version which we feel packs more punch. The chart is at heart a Trumpet sectional featur...

In 1941 Skippy Martin took the 24th of Niccolo Paganini's variations for solo violin, and turned it into a big swinging chart for the Benny Goodman Orchestra. We have adapted and expanded the chart, s...

Frankie & Johnny is a lovely solo feature for Clarinet, Tenor and Trumpet. This particular version is as played by members of the Goodman orchestra and it bounces from start to finish. The opening cho...

Magic is an absolute cracker of a swing chart, written by Frank Wess. It is essentially a blues, but a blues with a lot of bite, featuring solo solo space for Piano, Tenor and Trombone. Aside from the...

A classic from the pen of Sy Oliver, this is the vocal version that Anita O'Day recorded with Gene Krupa, and is a mix of powerhouse swing that you would expect from Krupa's band, and a laid-back, sli...

Let Me Off Uptown was a huge hit for the Krupa band, featuring Anita O'Day and Roy Eldridge. The chart is a medium tempo swing duet between the two and has some lovely spoken interplay between them. W...

Transcribed from the original Billy May arrangement which features on Sinatra's 'Come Dance With Me' album, Too Close for Comfort is a ripper of a chart that kicks and swings hard from start to finish...

Swing @ 125 b.p.m. Here is our interpretation of Roger Holmes' great chart for Natalie Cole, from her 'Unforgettable: With Love' album. We have written this transcription for a standard 5/4/4/4 big ba...

Transcribed from Natalie Cole's 'Still Unforgettable' album, this chart is a really clever fusion of old and new, as it combines elements of Nat King Cole's original recording along with his daughters...

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Bring the unmistakable, infectious swing sound of true jazz royalty to your stage! With "Walk Don't Run" in the celebrated Quincy Jones and Count Basie version, Powerhouse Orchestrations presents a de...

A real flag waving up tempo Nestico arrangement. At 244 b.p.m. this number really shifts. However if your band can manage The Kid From Red Bank then they should have no problem with this chart! Alto 1...

True, by Gary Kemp, was the title track on Spandau Ballet's 1980's album of the same name and was a worldwide hit. To just say that this arrangement is 'Basie Style' does not do it justice. It is quit...

The Bobby Darin version which really swings right from the start. The first four bars can easily be repeated for a great opener. Take a look at the TV recording on YouTube to see how this works-brilli...

Judy Garland Big Band Girl Vocal Chart. The brilliant up tempo Judy Garland number for full big band augmented with optional 3 Flutes, 3 Bb Clarinets and Horn in F. Key changes as original recording....

From the album 'Rock Swings' a very effective medium groove version of the 1994 Soundgarden number in the classic Sinatra/Basie style. Available for Augmented Big Band with full strings (POW4330) The...

Pure Conniff! Cy Payne has faithfully transcribed this great swing chart, including the BBGG vocals. The unison vocal/ instrumental style means it can be played purely as an instrumental number. Howev...

Sing and Swing! - Der großartige Titel 'Soda Pop' von Robbie Williams und Michael Bublé! aus dem Album 'Swings Both Ways' entführt Sie in die goldene Big-Band-Zeit der 1940er Jahre. Das Arrangement mi...

Sing and Swing! - Der großartige Titel 'Soda Pop' von Robbie Williams und Michael Bublé! aus dem Album 'Swings Both Ways' entführt Sie in die goldene Big-Band-Zeit der 1940er Jahre. Das Arrangement mi...

Count Basie's great tune gets a smashing treatment from the master arranger Tommy Newsom. This great chart is recorded on the Tonight Show Band, Volume II CD (Amherst Records). With solo space for ten...

Bob Curnow has created a marvelous modal piece that opens with a fanfare in 6/8 and then moves into a lilting 3-4 swing tempo. There is solo space for alto sax and trumpet. The meter shifts from 3-4 t...