Villancicos para Big Band

Jazz giant Miles Davis is probably best-known for this tune. Alternating between a small combo (alto, tenor, bari. , trumpet, trombone, and guitar) and full ensemble, Mark has created a masterful char...

Thelonious Monk was a master of creating distinctive melodies in the bebop style and this is one of his best-known offerings. Mark starts out by giving the melody to a small group of trombones, tenors...

Here's a great old standard in the hands of a great arranger who really understands how to use the colors of the jazz ensemble. The style is relaxed swing and a trombone solo is featured.

Mike kind of ignored the lazy part of this river and has turned it into more of a raging whitewater monster. Look for some unusual twists in this high-powered chart including an original bebop line fo...

Never before published, we are proud to offer Buddy Rich's famous version of this Thelonious Monk jazz classic arranged by John La Barbera. Newly edited and professionally prepared, this edition belon...

Dizzy Gillespie was a pivotal figure in the connection between Jazz and Afro-Cuban music. This exciting chart explores this relationship, combining authentic Cha Cha and Bembe with straight ahead swin...

Whether you fry your fish on Friday night or Saturday night you'll love the swingin' sounds of this Louis Jordan classic. This chart features a great medium tempo swing groove and tight ensemble punch...

Jazz legend Sonny Rollins has given us so many fabulous jazz standards over the years. Mark Taylor has adapted one of Sonny's best tunes in this medium tempo chart for younger bands.

Legendary jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown was a gifted composer as well. Here is one of his best-known tunes in a skillfully arranged setting adapted for younger ensembles.

No one could pen a melody like Gershwin and this lesser known song is still a gem. The trombones take the lead the first time around followed by the trumpets and later the saxes. This medium swing cha...

Here is one of those standards that continues to sound fresh every time it's played. This nice and easy swing version by Mark Taylor is written in a Basie style and features wonderful ensemble scoring...

This original from Michael Sweeney features a contemporary sounding swing shuffle groove, flowing melodic lines and an interesting harmonic structure. The solos can be played by any combination of alt...

This swingin' Basie-style shuffle starts out with a piano chorus followed by the saxes and finally a roaring brass section. Also featured are solos for tenor and trumpet and a fabulous shout chorus th...

Michael Abene's unique and creative style is in full force with this powerhouse version of Sonny Rollins' great tune. Michael's chart was originally recorded by the GRP All-Star Big Band and he has re...

From the Mingus Big Band CD Gunslinging Birds here is an unpredictable romp for mature bands. Exploring a wide mix of seemingly unrelated sections, the genius and eccentricity of Mingus is apparent as...

With his usual flair, Mike Tomaro has crafted a brilliant up tempo swinger on this Rodgers & Hart favorite. Great writing without being too difficult, this chart swings from beginning to end and inclu...

Arranged here in a Basie-style slow swing setting, this well-crafted chart starts out as a study in ensemble writing with the brass in buckets and the drums on brushes. Later there is a solo for trump...

Arranged here in a Basie-style slow swing setting, this well-crafted chart starts out as a study in ensemble writing with the brass in buckets and the drums on brushes. Later there is a solo for trump...

Here is a marvelous big band setting of this bebop classic from Miles Davis. Arranged in a medium up-tempo swing feel, this chart is loaded with great ensemble writing with the melody being traded amo...

Beginning jazz ensembles will sound great with this solid swing arrangement by Michael Sweeney. Featuring tutti scoring and easy rhythms, this is a perfect chart to teach the basics of style.

Dedicated to Count Basie, this up-tempo swinger opens with a chorus for piano but then quickly launches into a driving swing feel with a sax lead and brass punches. Featured are solos for tenor, tromb...

The landmark album by Miles Davis Birth of the Cool brought us a unique instrumentation (the nonet) along with distinctive jazz sounds. Without straying from the intent of the music and working direct...

The landmark album by Miles Davis Birth of the Cool brought us a unique instrumentation (the nonet) along with distinctive jazz sounds. Without straying from the intent of the music and working direct...

The trombones take the spotlight in this medium blues swing chart from Mark Taylor. There are short written or ad lib solos for each trombone player, and there is a nice ensemble shout chorus for the...

Here is the classic Ellington swinger in a fabulous version for younger players. The drive and excitement of the original is still there as Mark starts out with a small combo of 2 tenors and 2 trombon...