Villancicos para Big Band

The perfect chart for your young jazz ensemble's first holiday program. This swinging arrangement of the holiday staple, set in 4/4, is perfectly scored with easy rhythms and comfortable ranges while...

Based on the holiday melody 'Ukrainian Bell Carol,' add some tongue-in-cheek spy-themed flavor and you have the perfect holiday swing chart. Play it and you'll hear the spy quotes. It's easy to rehear...

A holiday fav, arranged as Latin bossa with a swing intro. Played around 134 BPM, no solo just ensemble with a unison tutti section for all winds. Lead trumpet range is up to written G on top of the s...

This swinging chart of the holiday standard was arranged by Frank DeVol for Ella Fitzgerald's 1960 album 'Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas.' This was arranged to feature a solo vocalist along with...

Opening with an eight measure brass chorale, the chart settles into a laid back swing groove that shows off all the sections of the band. Clever harmony surronds the familiar melody that gives it a fr...

This holiday favorite is arranged in a light, uptempo, Count Basie style, and the classic swing band sound of unison saxes carry much of the melodic material. The piano gets to play the written solo m...

This hard-swinging, Basie style arrangement of the holiday favorite features a hip horns alone section, a fun saxophone/trombone soli and a richly scored, roaring shout chorus. The written or ad lib s...

After a 35 year hiatus, multi-Grammy winning composer/arranger Sammy Nestico has joined forces with the Count Basie Orchestra to arrange this chart for the A Very Swingin' Basie Christmas CD (Concord...

Feature your drummer on brushes with this classy chart on a well-known standard. The ensemble plays mostly tutti rhythms with solo fills provided by the drums. A great concept on a wonderful tune. Als...

From the original TV series Spider-Man and featured on the soundtrack of the new blockbuster movie, Roger Holmes has crafted an exciting arrangement for jazz ensemble. Based on a minor blues progressi...

Here is an up-tempo and entertaining swing chart from the hit movie The Polar Express. Including crisp ensemble writing with a sprinkling of band vocals, this is a great addition to a holiday concert,...

From the musical Sweet Charity, this familiar standard has come to epitomize the bluesy bump-and-grind slow swing style. Your trombones will have fun with the signature riff, and every section of the...

In a relaxed and swingin' style, here is a very easy arrangement of this well-known TV theme. John's chart is nicely scored for every section of the band. A tune that everyone in the audience will rec...

Mike Tomaro takes this well-known theme from the 1960s and transforms it into a powerful swing chart for the entire ensemble. Saxes are featured at the start with interjections from the brass, followe...

Este magnífico arreglo del vals de la banda sonora de "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" capta toda su belleza armónica y cuenta con unos colores tonales cautivadores, entre los que destacan el f...

Here's a bluesy and swingin' version of this well-known favorite from Disney's 101 Dalmations. This easy chart features a flexible solo section for any trumpet and/or trombone as well as a hard-hittin...

In contrast to Vince Guaraldi's up-tempo Linus and Lucy (also of Peanuts fame), this theme is a laid-back medium tempo swinger that alternates between a 2 feel and a walking 4 feel. Plenty of tutti en...

This swingin' arrangement for beginning jazzers is based on the version by Wheezy featured in Toy Story 2. The saxes enjoy most of the melody, but the brass get their chance too, along with a solo or...

Te encantará este arreglo de jazz actualizado del clásico de Henry Mancini. Lo tiene todo: coros de saxo, grito de metales y esa melodía y ambiente familiares. Debería ser una de las favoritas en cual...

You'll love this swinger that is played around 168 BPM. This chart is outstanding, the song is a jazz standard, the lead trumpet range is to written F-sharp, and written-out solos are provided for alt...

The theme song for the delightful Charlie Brown and the Peanuts(R) gang television shows is a wonderful jazz tune by Vince Guaraldi. Kids from 2 to 92 will enjoy this chart, which Tom Davis has skillf...

Con una partitura perfecta para jóvenes conjuntos de jazz, este arreglo del clásico estándar escrito para el musical Pal Joey es perfecto para enseñar el estilo swing y ampliar los conocimientos de lo...

Another rousing up-tempo swing chart from the Artie Shaw band. Originally scored by Jerry Gray, this chart has been lovingly transcribed by Alan Glasscock. The only variation from the original is the...

One of the classic songs from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess! Stylistically based on the famous collaboration of Miles Davis and Gil Evans, this powerful arrangement by Mike Tomaro set in a medium swing st...