Villancicos para Big Band

Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra - Grade 5 Opening with a crash from the band and an extended drum solo, the melody creeps in quasi-Art Blakey style. Small group statements are offset with full ensembl...

Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra - Grade 5 Originally arranged and premiered by the WDR Big Band in Cologne, Germany, this powerful chart was recorded by the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra on their CD...

Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble - Grade 1-2 Written in a medium swing tempo and based on modal harmonies, this effective original uses question and answer statements between the saxes and brass....

From John La Barbera's acclaimed CD On The Wild Side, here is a masterful arrangement of the Miles Davis modal standard. Opening with a chorale, the chart then slips into a classy jazz waltz treatment...

One of the all-time Ellington classics is this elegant medium swing tune. Mark's smooth arrangement features plenty of rich ensemble scoring plus solos for trumpet and trombone.

Accompanied by drums on brushes, saxes take the first round followed by the brass on this tasty bop-style original from Mark Taylor. Plenty of nice ensemble work and section feature spots spice up thi...

Although usually performed as a ballad, John Berry's fresh arrangement is written in a medium swing tempo giving this Ellington standard an entirely new feel. The melody is traded around to all the se...

Made famous by Nat King Cole, and recorded by countless jazz artists, this catchy swing favorite features a nice medium groove and impeccable scoring in the skilled hands of Stephen Bulla.

Written for the Ellington orchestra by saxophonist Johnny Hodges, this catchy riff-based tune swings hard from beginning to end. After the hard-hitting opening, solos are exchanged by tenor, trombone,...

Made famous by the Count Basie band as well as countless other jazz artists, bring a bit of history to your young players with this familiar standard. This easy arrangement includes a nice mix of unis...

Featuring a dark intensity and a powerful unison riff figure in minor, this medium swing chart is a great showcase for your bass player as well as the trombone section. The harmonic structure is quite...

Continuing the fine big band tradition of Count Basie and Thad Jones, John Clayton's exquisite chart on this standard tune blazes a trail of excitement and power. Written as a medium up-tempo swinger,...

There's always time for the blues. This original by John Clayton (and recorded by the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra on Heart and Soul) is set in a bluesy and relaxed tempo and provides lots of room...

Featuring a great medium tempo swing groove, this original by Mark Taylor opens with a solo for piano followed by saxes on the head. The brass get in the act quickly with tutti passages and finally a...

Featuring a great medium tempo swing groove, this original by Mark Taylor opens with a solo for piano followed by saxes on the head. The brass get in the act quickly with tutti passages and finally a...

Here's a perfect touch of swing era nostalgia with this signature tune from the Glenn Miller Orchestra. All the elements from the original are here including the famous sax melody, trumpet and alto so...

This jazz gem from the pen of Tadd Dameron features an easy flowing swing style and adapts wonderfully for full jazz ensemble. Mark's arrangement includes a small group (alto, tenor, bari. , trumpet,...

With a tip of the hat to the swing ballad stylings of Mr. Basie, here is a marvelous original from the pen of Steve Allee. With a beautiful sense of pacing and full band orchestrations, this chart mak...

Written for Jon Faddis and the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, Michael Mossman gives this longtime favorite an outstanding treatment in a moderately slow swing style. Using imaginative rhythmic and harmonic...

Written for Jon Faddis and the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, Michael Mossman gives this longtime favorite an outstanding treatment in a moderately slow swing style. Using imaginative rhythmic and harmonic...

Here is THE hot version of this swing standard arranged by Jeff Tyzik as recorded by Doc Severinson and the Tonight Show Band. With a dressed-up feel and solos for alto, tenor and trumpet, this timele...

Here is THE hot version of this swing standard arranged by Jeff Tyzik as recorded by Doc Severinson and the Tonight Show Band. With a dressed-up feel and solos for alto, tenor and trumpet, this timele...

One of the most engaging and lighthearted of all Mingus' compositions, this was originally meant to provide a musical bridge from Jelly Roll Morton to Mingus' own unique compositional voice. Here is a...

One of the most engaging and lighthearted of all Mingus' compositions, this was originally meant to provide a musical bridge from Jelly Roll Morton to Mingus' own unique compositional voice. Here is a...

This classic Mingus composition is meant to be performed with a sense of an anger or sarcasm, and definitely projects an edginess. The bari sax and bass bone will have fun with the opening and there i...