Villancicos para Big Band

The unlikely treatment in a swing style sets this arrangement apart as Mark Taylor takes Elton John's familiar hit in a completely new direction. The style alternates between a 2 feel and straight ahe...

The unlikely treatment in a swing style sets this arrangement apart as Mark Taylor takes Elton John's familiar hit in a completely new direction. The style alternates between a 2 feel and straight ahe...

Opening with the trombones on the head, here is a terrific swing tune written in a moderately fast bebop style. There is great interplay between sections and also solos for tenor and trumpet followed...

Opening with the trombones on the head, here is a terrific swing tune written in a moderately fast bebop style. There is great interplay between sections and also solos for tenor and trumpet followed...

Including open solo space for any player, here's a swingin' chart on the Ellington classic arranged for a small group setting.

Including open solo space for any player, here's a swingin' chart on the Ellington classic arranged for a small group setting.

From the rock group Queen, here is their popular swing tune in a fast-paced chart for young jazz ensemble. Sure to be a fun one to rehearse and perform!

One of the bebop classics that defined an era, Groovin' High (arranged here by Rick Stitzel) is a great introduction to the music of Dizzy Gillespie for your younger players. With careful attention to...

One of the bebop classics that defined an era, Groovin' High (arranged here by Rick Stitzel) is a great introduction to the music of Dizzy Gillespie for your younger players. With careful attention to...

Utilizing a unique blend of swing styles at various tempos, this marvelous composition can certainly be a focal point of any festival or contest program. The scoring is varied and impeccable, and ther...

Every aspiring jazz musician needs to be aware of Louis Armstrong and how he influenced American jazz styles. Here is a solid, swinging arrangement for the entire ensemble on one of the tunes he is mo...

With its modal chord structure, this Coltrane classic is a great solo vehicle within the small band setting.

With its modal chord structure, this Coltrane classic is a great solo vehicle within the small band setting.

Written in a medium-tempo, swing style, the saxes take the lead in the beginning answered by screaming brass figures. Soprano sax and a solo trombone engage in an ongoing bluesy dialogue interspersed...

Written in a medium-tempo, swing style, the saxes take the lead in the beginning answered by screaming brass figures. Soprano sax and a solo trombone engage in an ongoing bluesy dialogue interspersed...

A study in contrasts, this dynamic chart features a blazingly fast swing tempo that alternates with sections in a very slow ballad style. The flexible solo section allows you customize this chart to f...

A study in contrasts, this dynamic chart features a blazingly fast swing tempo that alternates with sections in a very slow ballad style. The flexible solo section allows you customize this chart to f...

Originally recorded on the Miles Davis landmark recording Kind of Blue, here is a swingin' and updated take on this all-time blues favorite. Tasty full ensemble interludes surround solo space for alto...

Originally recorded on the Miles Davis landmark recording Kind of Blue, here is a swingin' and updated take on this all-time blues favorite. Tasty full ensemble interludes surround solo space for alto...

Written in a medium bop style, here's a terrific arrangement of the Hank Mobley standard that features trumpet and tenor on the head (and solos), small group scoring on the bridge, a sax soli, and mar...

John Lewis (composer, pianist, and founder of the acclaimed Modern Jazz Quartet) penned Afternoon in Paris in the '50s and it has remained a jazz standard ever since. This nicely crafted version for y...

Feature vibes or piano on this terrific arrangement of the classic jazz standard by John Lewis. The solo section features a double-time swing section, and there is a sax soli as well. Great scoring fo...

From the acclaimed guitarist for the Count Basie Orchestra, Freddie Greene, here is his medium swing classic Down for Double in an excellent arrangement for young players. With the saxes taking the le...

Trombone and baritone sax are featured at the top in this nicely stylized setting. Written in an uptempo swing style and skillfully contrasting the brass and sax sections, this effective arrangement s...

Trombone and baritone sax are featured at the top in this nicely stylized setting. Written in an uptempo swing style and skillfully contrasting the brass and sax sections, this effective arrangement s...