Villancicos para Big Band

Medium - up swing: MM = 150. Written for jazz great Ed Thigpen. Good opener. Exciting ensemble. Open section with blowin' changes on all parts. 1st trumpet high note 'A'. Builds from muted brass and b...

Great standard arrranged in a laid-back medium swing feel, about mm=96. Full sounding ensemble scoring,flexible solo options with backgrounds cross-cued. Medium level.

A slow-swinging Count Basie-style ballad, and a great feature for a flute soloist (or opt. alto). There is a short, dramatic shout section. Lead trumpet plays a written C. Instrumentation: alto, tenor...

This is a medium swing tune featuring improvised solos for baritone saxophone and trumpet. A dark and moody introduction leads into a tuneful melody played by trumpet, baritone saxophone, and guitar....

An up-tempo bebop tune reduced for little big band, based on the chord changes to 'Just Friends' in F. This is a great feature for a trumpet soloist and has lots of room for saxophone solos. Lead trum...

A String Bass Feature In Memory of Ray Brown. Poor Butterfly is a straight ahead medium but hard swingin' chart (quarter note=175) that features the string bass playing the melody and soloing. It was...

Anvil Chorus is a straight-ahead hard swingin' chart (quarter note=240) rescored for mini-big band. Anvil Chorus was originally written by Giuseppe Verdi in 1853 as part of his opera La Traviata. Duri...

1st movement of Themes and Variations, a three movement jazz suite. Swing style. The opening theme ( letters A and B) and the first variation (letters C and D) are stated by the ensemble. Letters E an...

A hard driving swing chart with colors reminiscent of the Ellington Orchestra. Low thematic lines played by bari sax and trombone lead to a 'kicking' ensemble soli. Solos are for any horn (changes are...

An action packed swinger, in the hard bop tradition, will showcase a well rehearsed band. It is fun to listen to and perform. Top trumpet note high C#. Soloists: Trumpet and Alto. Doubles: 2nd trumpet...

Swing style. 1st rumpet range up to B natural. Letter C is open for solos. Measures C1 thru 5 are a send-off for the first soloist. It can be played or not for subsequent soloists. Optional solo backg...

Medium bright swinger. Open with 16 bars piano followed by unison sax line with brass punch figures. Solos by tenor and trumpet precedes 16 bar sax soli. A soft ensemble a cappella bridge leads to bas...

Words and music by Irving Berlin & Alfred Newman, arranged by Ryan Haines. Up-tempo swing featuring the full ensemble in this high-energy piece. Open solo section. Thick ensemble writing.A/T/B/2Trpts/...

Brisk swinging rendition of a classic standard. Alto and trumpet solos and a shout that trades between the horns and the drums. Scored for Alto, Tenor, Bari, 2 Trumpets, Trombone, Piano, Bass and Drum...

Words and music by Hughie Cannon, arranged by Ryan Haines Full ensemble feature over Bb blues changes. Can be performed anywhere from medium to fast swing. Open solo section. Great opener!Trpt. 1 to h...

Medium bright swinger. In both 2 and 4 feel. 64 bar chords in AABA format. Ensemble 1st chorus starts soft and builds. Tenor solo, with back grounds follows. Changes go thru different keys - 1.E,Eb,Gb...

Based on the chord changes to a popular spring holiday song, this chart begins with a verse played by solo (rubato) guitar. From there, the arrangement is an all up-tempo swinger in ?¥. A bari solo is...

This is is a medium up-tempo (190=BPM) New York four-on-the- floor shuffle. First recorded in 1987 by Bob Berg and his combo, it has become a contemporary standard played all over the world and record...

Medium swing. A straight ahead swinger. Trumpet/Alto unison head with trombone-sax background, followed by tenor solo with ensemble background. A16 bar ensemble interlude interlude sets up trumpet sol...

Medium bright swing. A swinger based on chord changes of Perdido. The head is a unison piano/bass line shared with brass and reed figures. Solo space for trombones, alto, tenor and trumpet, all with b...

Slow Li'l Darlin' tempo swing featuring piano. Optional up-tempo tag open for solos. Trumpet goes to high C...higher notes are optional. Scored a/t/b/2 tpt/1 tb/p/b/d.

Great medium swing treatment of this catchy favorite tune. Open section with chords for all to solo. Big ensemble! 1st trumpet G top of staff. Scored for a/t/b,2tpts., 1 bone & rhythm. Medium. Little...

A quick trip thru the Everglades inspired this bright swing composition. Tenor sax solo, interesting ensemble. 1st tpt. to High C at the end of the alley. A/T/B/ 2tpt/1bone/G/P/B/D. Medium Difficult....

Opens with a mixed ensemble counterpoint in a 2-beat feel, then explodes into a swinging 4 groove. Sax soli, big ensemble, open section for all to solo. 1st tpt. top note A above the staff. Scored for...

Swinging arrangement of this great American folk tune. Open section for all to solo...with background. Tpt. 1 top note 'F' top of staff. Scored for A/T/B/2Tpt/1Bone/G/P/B/D. Complete transposed score....