Swing. Composed by
Billy Strayhorn. Arranged
by Rich DeRosa. Sheet
music. Score and parts.
Handelsware #SMP 1252.
Published by Handelsware
(M7.SMP-1252).
Ever heard of
Take the A Train? Not
like this you haven't!
Another ingenious
arrangement from the
towering Rich DeRosa,
this up-tempo swing chart
is a journey through
creative waters from
beginning to end and will
not disappoint. In
additional to incredible
ensemble writing, there
is improvisation space
for piano and alto
saxophone. As recorded by
the University of North
Texas One O'Clock Lab
Band on their album Lab
2013, DeRosa's
arrangement of Take the A
Train is a must for any
serious band.
5-4-4-4.
Buster's Last Stand Big band [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Jazz Lines Publications
By Claude Thornhill. Edited by Jeffrey Sultanof. Arranged by Gil Evans. For jazz...(+)
By Claude Thornhill.
Edited by Jeffrey
Sultanof. Arranged by Gil
Evans. For jazz big band
(2 alto saxophones
(double clarinet), 2
tenor saxophones,
baritone saxophone,
clarinet (optional), 4
trumpets (4th alternate
for horn 1), 2 horns in
F, 3 trombones (3rd
alternate for horn 2),
guitar, piano, bass,
drums, 2 trombones).
Swing. Difficult. Score
and parts. Published by
Jazz Lines Publications
Jazz Waltz.
Composed by Billy
Strayhorn and Carl
Hilding Severinsen.
Arranged by Bill Holman.
Sheet music. Score and
parts. Handelsware #SMP
958. Published by
Handelsware (M7.SMP-958).
English.
As
recorded on Tonight Show
Band, Vol. 2 (Amherst),
this chart won a Grammy
for best big band
arrangement. Holman took
this great standard, put
it in 3-4, and wrote
scintillating counter
lines that weave their
way through the whole
arrangement. Solo space
for trumpet, and roaring
ensemble passages make
this chart something that
should be in every big
band library in the
world. 5-5-4-3.
By Crewe / Gaudio. Arranged by Johan De Meij. For Concert Band. Real Big Band So...(+)
By Crewe / Gaudio.
Arranged by Johan De
Meij. For Concert Band.
Real Big Band Sound /
Arrangements of Modern
Light Music / Cha Cha
Cha. Real Big Band Sound.
Grade 3. Score and Parts.
Duration 3 minutes, 47
seconds. Published by
Molenaar Edition
Swing. Composed by
Bill Holman. Sheet music.
Score and parts.
Handelsware #SMP 1232.
Published by Handelsware
(M7.SMP-1232).
Bill Holman's
music never disappoints,
and 'Introduction to an
Ending' is no exception!
Originally written for
and recorded on the
Charlie Barnet Big Band
1967 album, this
straight-ahead blues tune
features the saxophone
section with a long,
wonderful soli that grows
for over 70 bars before
ripping into the solo
section. There is solo
space for alto saxophone,
trumpet, trombone, piano,
and drums. Filled with
energy and excitement,
the shout chorus comes
roaring in to take the
tune out with a bang.
This is a great addition
to any program!
5-4-4-3.
Big band - intermediate to advanced SKU: M7.BARN-32350800 Swing Shuffl...(+)
Big band - intermediate
to advanced
SKU:
M7.BARN-32350800
Swing Shuffle.
Composed by Carmine
Pastore. Sheet music.
Score and parts. Duration
3'. Handelsware #BARN
32350800. Published by
Handelsware
(M7.BARN-32350800).
English.
An
industrial strength big
band swing shuffle chart
that really roars! 1st
trumpet needs a solid
written high D and there
is plenty of solo space
for the soloists of your
choice over blues
changes. The awesome
power of this chart makes
it perfect for a wide
variety of performance
situations and audiences
are sure to love it. A
guaranteed winner!
I Remember Clifford Big band [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Jazz Lines Publications
Recorded by the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars. Edited by Dylan Canterb...(+)
Recorded by the Dizzy
Gillespie Alumni
All-Stars. Edited by
Dylan Canterbury, Rob
DuBoff, and Jeffrey
Sultanof. Arranged by
Benny Golson. Jazz,
Ballad. Score and parts.
Published by Jazz Lines
Publications
(JL.JLP-7340).
Swing. Arranged by
Willie Maiden. Sheet
music. Score and parts.
Handelsware #SMP 1194.
Published by Handelsware
(M7.SMP-1194).
English.
Short,
sweet and swingin'!
Willie Maiden's
arrangement of I'll Be
Seeing You packs a
whopper in a tiny box,
making this chart perfect
as an encoure closer for
any set. As recorded by
Maynard Ferguson and his
orchestra on the album
Dancing Sessions,
Willie's arrangement
makes great use of the
trombone section as they
carry the melody upfront
before passing it around
to the rest of the band.
There is some space for a
short trumpet solo before
the band comes roaring in
at the end to take it out
with a punch! This chart
should be in every band's
library! 5-4-4-3 (opt.
original instrumentation
available as
4-4-2-3).
Go Ask Your Mother Big band [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Handelsware
Big band - easy to intermediate SKU: M7.BARN-32377000 Swing. Compo...(+)
Big band - easy to
intermediate
SKU:
M7.BARN-32377000
Swing. Composed by
Paul Clark. Sheet music.
Score and parts. Duration
3'. Handelsware #BARN
32377000. Published by
Handelsware
(M7.BARN-32377000).
English.
Hip and
cool doesn't have to take
a lot of rehearsal time
and hard work - at least
not with this chart. The
ranges are conservative
and the rhythms are
basic, but you'd never
know it from the big and
full sound. An open solo
section for any
instrument on very basic
chord changes, plus lots
of hard driving ensemble
writing make this one a
true winner.
Air Mail Special Big band [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Jazz Lines Publications
By Benny Goodman. Edited by Jeffrey Sultanof. Arranged by Jimmy Mundy. For big b...(+)
By Benny Goodman. Edited
by Jeffrey Sultanof.
Arranged by Jimmy Mundy.
For big band. Swing.
Medium-difficult. Score
and parts. Published by
Jazz Lines Publications
Big band - advanced SKU: M7.BARN-32395300 Composed by Les Hooper. Sheet m...(+)
Big band - advanced
SKU:
M7.BARN-32395300
Composed by Les Hooper.
Sheet music. Score and
parts. Duration 3'.
Handelsware #BARN
32395300. Published by
Handelsware
(M7.BARN-32395300).
English.
Take
your students and
audiences on a quick tour
of the History of Jazz
with this impressive Les
Hooper chart for better
bands. Starts in the
1920's and moves forward
about a decade for each
following chorus until
you get to the present. A
great way to teach many
jazz styles and features
short solos(written) for
piano, trombone,trumpet
and drums. Even includes
a short section for
dixieland band. Totally
unique!
Swing. Composed by
Dave Brubeck. Arranged by
Drew Zaremba. Sheet
music. Score and parts.
Handelsware #SMP 1233.
Published by Handelsware
(M7.SMP-1233).
If you are
looking for a modern
arrangement with a
classic feel, Drew
Zaremba has done just
that with Dave Brubeck's
'Cassandra.' Recorded by
the University of North
Texas One O'Clock Lab
Band on their CD Lab
2014, Drew uses theme and
variation to take this
marvelous, swinging
melody into challenging,
extensive and exciting
places. In addition to
featuring the depth of
your ensemble, including
woodwind doubles, lots of
counterpoint, and tempo
and style changes, there
is also solo space for
alto saxophone and
trumpet. This chart is
the real deal!
5-4-4-4.
Swing. Composed by
Jerome Kern and Maynard
Ferguson. Arranged by
Willie Maiden. Sheet
music. Score and parts.
Handelsware #SMP 1071.
Published by Handelsware
(M7.SMP-1071).
As recorded by
the Maynard Ferguson
Orchestra on the Newport
album, this clever Willie
Maiden arrangement is set
in three sections -
ballad, medium swing and
fast swing. There is solo
space for baritone
saxophone (written out),
bass (written out), tenor
saxophone, trumpet, alto
saxophone, and lead
trumpet (a la Maynard).
While this chart will
certainly take some work
to pull off, it will
absolutely be worth it in
the end! You band and
audiences will love this
great rendition of Old
Man River! 5-5-4-3.
Swing. Composed by
Gene Roland and Stanley
Newcomb Kenton. Sheet
music. Score and parts.
Handelsware #SMP 1165.
Published by Handelsware
(M7.SMP-1165).
English.
Here is
a slow, gutty, down-home
type of blues written for
and recorded by the Stan
Kenton Orchestra on the
Adventures In Blues
album. There is open solo
space for tenor, trumpet
and piano. Once the solos
are over, the full
ensemble comes roaring in
to take the chart to a
strong, sensational
ending. Your audiences
will love this tune!
5-5-5-3.
Big band - easy SKU: M7.BARN-32380300 Rock. Composed by Paul Clark...(+)
Big band - easy
SKU:
M7.BARN-32380300
Rock. Composed by
Paul Clark. Sheet music.
Score and parts. Duration
3'. Handelsware #BARN
32380300. Published by
Handelsware
(M7.BARN-32380300).
English.
Powerho
use rock and a huge sound
make this a real winner
at the medium-easy level!
Trombones and tenors get
the melody first, with
the altos and trumpets
taking over at the
bridge. The open solo
section for any
instrument is over a
2-chord vamp, but one
simple scale is all the
soloist(s) need to sound
impressive. The shout
chorus drives it home to
a powerful ending. This
one rocks hard, but plays
easy!
In A Mellowtone Big band [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Sierra Music
By Duke Ellington (1899-1974). Arranged by Oliver Nelson. Jazz Ensemble / Jazz B...(+)
By Duke Ellington
(1899-1974). Arranged by
Oliver Nelson. Jazz
Ensemble / Jazz Band.
Oliver Nelson Big Band
Series. Swing. Grade 4-5.
Score and set of parts
Doodlin' Big band [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Jazz Lines Publications
Recorded by Dizzy Gillespie. Edited by Dylan Canterbury, Rob DuBoff, and ...(+)
Recorded by Dizzy
Gillespie. Edited by
Dylan Canterbury, Rob
DuBoff, and Jeffrey
Sultanof. Arranged by
Ernie Wilkins. Jazz,
Swing. Score and parts.
Published by Jazz Lines
Publications
(JL.JLP-7318).
By Ella Fitzgerald. Edited by Jeffrey Sultanof and Rob DuBoff. Arranged by Nelso...(+)
By Ella Fitzgerald.
Edited by Jeffrey
Sultanof and Rob DuBoff.
Arranged by Nelson
Riddle. For big band with
vocal solo. Swing, Jazz.
Medium. Score only.
Published by Jazz Lines
Publications
Rock/Fusion.
Composed by Lyle Mays and
Pat Metheny. Arranged by
Bob Curnow. Sheet music.
Score and parts.
Handelsware #SMP 1170.
Published by Handelsware
(M7.SMP-1170).
English.
Another
amazing, exciting chart
has been added to the Pat
Metheny Series! Bob
Curnow's arrangement of
Metheny/Mays' composition
Stranger In Town hits you
in the face right from
the start and ends in the
same manner. With typical
Metheny/Mays flavor,
there is a musical shift
in the middle as solo
space for tenor saxophone
emerges, followed by a
full ensemble interlude
which then takes us to a
peak ending. Originally
recorded by PMG on their
album We Live Here,
Curnow has once again
masterfully arranged this
tune to fit perfectly in
a big band setting!
5-4-4-4.
Blue Daniel Big band [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Sierra Music
By Frank Rosolino. Arranged by Bill Holman. Jazz Ensemble / Jazz Band. The Bill ...(+)
By Frank Rosolino.
Arranged by Bill Holman.
Jazz Ensemble / Jazz
Band. The Bill Holman Big
Band Series. From the
Holman CD The Bill
Holman Band Live . Grade
4/5. Score and set of
parts
Jada Big band [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Sierra Music
By Traditional. Arranged by Oliver Nelson. Jazz Ensemble / Jazz Band. Oliver Nel...(+)
By Traditional. Arranged
by Oliver Nelson. Jazz
Ensemble / Jazz Band.
Oliver Nelson Big Band
Series. Easy Swing. Grade
2. Score and set of
parts. Published by
Sierra Music
Southside Swingers Big band [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Handelsware
Big band - intermediate SKU: M7.BARN-32349200 Swing Shuffle. Compo...(+)
Big band - intermediate
SKU:
M7.BARN-32349200
Swing Shuffle.
Composed by Howard Rowe.
Sheet music. Score and
parts. Duration 3'.
Handelsware #BARN
32349200. Published by
Handelsware
(M7.BARN-32349200).
English.
A hot
shuffle chart that kicks
off by featuring a combo
within the band for the
first chorus. Includes a
tasty sax ensemble
section and solo space
for the soloists of your
choice. A rip-roaring
shout chorus takes it out
in fine style. A great
feature for your whole
band!
Down By The Riverside Big band [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Sierra Music
Down By The Riverside by Traditional. Arranged by Oliver Nelson. For jazz ensemb...(+)
Down By The Riverside by
Traditional. Arranged by
Oliver Nelson. For jazz
ensemble (5-4-4-4).
Oliver Nelson Big Band
Series. Swing. Grade 4-5.
Score and set of parts.
Published by Sierra Music
Swing. Composed by
Neal Hefti. Arranged by
Stanley Newcomb Kenton.
Sheet music. Slow Swing.
Score and parts.
Handelsware #SMP 587.
Published by Handelsware
(M7.SMP-587).
English.
Stan
Kenton had a certain
touch in his arranging
that stood out. He took a
simple, slow-swinging
approach to this great
Neal Hefti tune, and it
was one of the most
popular charts played by
the band in the 1970's.
Piano takes the melody,
while the trombones set
the harmonic and rhythmic
groove. This is a
wonderful piece to
program, becasue it is so
different than most
charts. 5-5-5-3.