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From the Quincy Jones -- Sammy Nestico CD titled Basie & Beyond. Composed and arranged by the legendary Sammy Nestico, this chart begins with a funky drum groove and develops into a nice easy swing fe...

John Coltrane's jazz standard is arranged by Kris Berg to offer strong ensemble writing, a fierce sax section soli and solo space on the 12-bar blues chord progression. It's flexible so you can have f...

Big band bebop! This is smokin' hot and packed with bop lines, section solis, a big shout chorus, solos for piano and tenor sax, and a lead trumpet range to written B-flat above the staff. Anthropolog...

The beautiful tune, 'Windmills of Your Mind' has been treated as a jazz waltz by Eric Richards at around 155 BPM. The initial melody is stated by tenor and trumpet, then is followed by a hot sax secti...

This 'barn burner' by outstanding arranger John Wasson was recorded by the very hot Jim Widner Big Band for his commercially available CD Body and Soul on the Chase Music Group label. Pure Latin fire...

Composer/arranger Alan Baylock delivers an inspired Afro-Cuban 12/8 groove to feature the lead alto sax with solo space. The melody is played by alto sax and trumpet. Lead trumpet range is to high D w...

If you want Latin excitement, then this is it. Victor Lopez does it right with Jona Jam which has the melody stated by tenor and trumpet with solos for both, fierce trombone soli, and all the Latin mo...

A show-stopping Latin tune! Latin jazz at its best with excitement from the first note, sax solis, a melody line by tenor and trumpet, solo space for tenor, trumpet, and trombone, lead trumpet range t...

Made famous by brother Cannonball, this is a great groove tune (138 BPM) with a bridge. Fun to play with all the creative twists and turns, solo space is provided for all horns and the lead trumpet ra...

A straight-eighth Latin groove with a Chick Corea flavor! This powerful and creative chart has plenty of activity for all players. Features include a soprano sax lead (alternate alto 1 part provided),...

A classic samba played around 208 BPM. 'Samba de Orphee' arranged by Kris Berg is bright, happy, upbeat, and festive throughout with the initial melody stated by alto 1 and trumpet 2 with solo chord c...

no one else is writing Latin tunes that are this good! (3:55)

Here is an outstanding tenor sax feature chart that was composed by pianist Joey Calderazzo, recorded by the late, great Michael Brecker and arranged by Alan Baylock. A haunting medium swing groove, t...

This chart is a showstopper for concert or festival. One of Dave Wolpe's finest charts, this tune has meter changes, key changes, and solos for trumpet, tenor and piano. This superior chart is worth e...

Composed by Lester Young, arranged by Dave Wolpe, this swinger features the sax section. Plenty of sax soli, a tenor solo and the always wonderful Wolpe shout chorus. Lead trumpet range is to written...

Composer Eric Richards offers a creative, challenging and effective original in 6/4 time, with a straight eighth groove that moves into a swing feel, but still in 6. You'll discover that this chart fe...

If you want your band to swing, then you gotta check out this fine chart on a Charlie Parker standard. It has a solo (melody is written out) for tenor sax and alto sax. Lead trumpet range is to writte...

Yep, it's the tune by Sonny Bono, from Sonny and Cher fame! With a driving shuffle feel, this contemporary and hip treatment of this classic pop-rock tune let's you know you are in for a treat from th...

A great swinger on one of Coltrane's brilliant compositions. Set around 208 BPM, this chart includes solo space for alto and tenor and a lead trumpet range to written high C. A big shout chorus and sa...

A great jazz standard played around 178 BPM, this swing chart features alto sax (suggested written solo provided), and a drum solo played in between band hits. Lead trumpet range is to written high C....

This is a truly authentic transcription of Artie Shaw's classic version of BEGIN THE BEGUINE. Jeff Hest has meticulously notated every detail of this famous chart. Since it was such an important song...

This is hotter than hot! Dave Wolpe's expert adaptation of this tune from the Top 10 album by the Brian Setzer Orchestra really swings hard, and it doesn't let up. (Can you believe a big band CD is ne...

This is the definitive swing chart composed and arranged by the legendary Sammy Nestico. Straight from the Quincy Jones/Sammy Nestico Orchestra CD, this chart starts off swinging and then swings even...

Bob Mintzer paying tribute to Count Basie -- you can't beat that combination! From Bob Mintzer's Big Band's newest CD Homage to Count Basie, this is an outstanding arrangement that is fresh sounding y...

You want Count Basie? Nothing says Basie more than the original One O'Clock Jump arrangement recreated here by Jeff Hest. Meticulously notated with Basie's simple but timeless piano solo plus transcri...