Big band (Soloist, Clarinet/Alto Sax 1, Clarinet/Alto Sax 2, Clarinet/Tenor Sax 1, Tenor Sax 2, Bass Clarinet/Baritone Sax, Flugelhorn/Trumpet 1-4, Trombone 1-3, Bass Trombone 4, Piano, Guitar, Electric Bass, Drums, Mallets/Vibes/Xylo) - advanced

SKU: M7.SMP-989

Rock/Fusion. Composed by Astor Piazzolla. Arranged by Fred Sturm. Sheet music. Score and parts. Handelsware #SMP 989. Published by Handelsware (M7.SMP-989).

English.

As recorded on Libertango ! Hommage to Astor Piazzolla by the HR Big Band (Germany), this arrangement will surely lift your audiences out of their seats. It features a main soloist of your choice (originally recorded with bandoneon solo) and another solo for tenor saxophone. Various parts are included for different soloists to use. This marvelous arrangement opens with warm sounds in clarinets, muted trombones and flugelhorns behind the beautiful melody stated by the primary soloist. The setting is a medium tango, with a short, exciting swing section near the end of the chart. Once the piece moves into a strong, rock-fusion feel, there is no turning back. You and your band will love this chart. This requires clarinet doubles on the top 3 saxophone parts and bass clarinet on the baritone part. There is also a mallet part (marimba, vibes and xylophone). 5-4-4-5.

Big band - intermediate

SKU: M7.BARN-32349400

Rock Ballad. Composed by Howard Rowe. Sheet music. Score and parts. Duration 3'. Handelsware #BARN 32349400. Published by Handelsware (M7.BARN-32349400).

English.

A very playable rock ballad which features your trumpet section on either trumpets or flugelhorns. Solid ensemble writing makes this an outstanding programming choice for mid-level bands. Very cool!

Big band (5-4-4-4) - advanced

SKU: M7.SMP-104

Bossa Nova. Composed by Bob Curnow. Sheet music. Bossa Nova. Score and parts. Handelsware #SMP 104. Published by Handelsware (M7.SMP-104).

English.

This is a new edition (Finale computer notation) of this lovely bossa nova tune. Curnow uses flugelhorns to create a warm, lush, lyrical melody that floats in and out of various counter lines. There is a tenor sax solo which is followed by a marvelous full ensemble passage. The melody returns and takes things out to the end. Very reasonable ranges (1st tpt. high Db only) and rhythms make this very playable by most bands.

Big band - difficult

SKU: M7.SMP-237

Alto Sax Feature. Composed by Jerome Kern. Arranged by Don Sebesky. Sheet music. Alto Sax Feature. Score and parts. Handelsware #SMP 237. Published by Handelsware (M7.SMP-237).

English.

This chart is from the I REMEMBER BILL - a tribute to Bill Evans CD arranged and conducted by Don Sebesky! All of these incredible pieces require a mature band, soloists and woodwind doublers. Although these charts are not for the faint-of-heart, they are well worth the time and effort to perform. There has never been a more interesting or musical arrangement of this immortal Jerome Kern standard. From the I Remember Bill - a tribute to Bill Evans CD (RCA Victor). Give it a listen. A truly amazing and extensive excursion. Features alto saxophone. 5-4-4-3 (plus French horn).

Alto Sax 1 (Flute, Soprano Sax), Alto Sax 2 (Clarinet, Soprano Sax), Flute (Soprano Sax), Tenor Sax (Soprano Sax), Bass Clarinet (Soprano Sax), Flugelhorn (Trumpet) 1-4, French Horn, Baritone Horn 1 (Trombone), Baritone Horn 2 (Trombone), Baritone Horn 3 (Trombone), Baritone Horn 4 (Tuba), Guitar, Bass, Drums.

Big band (Alto Sax 1, Tenor Sax 1, Tenor Sax 2, Baritone Sax, Bass Sax, Trumpet 1-5, Horn in F 1-4, Trombone 1-3, Bass Trombone 4, Tuba, Piano, Bass, Drums) - difficult

SKU: M7.SMP-601

Latin. Composed by Ernesto Lecuona and Stanley Newcomb Kenton. Arranged by Bill Holman. Sheet music. Latin. Score and parts. Handelsware #SMP 601. Published by Handelsware (M7.SMP-601).

English.

This is a new edition (Finale computer notation) of the original arrangement, with no editing. Instrumentation requires 1 alto, 2 tenors, baritone and bass saxophone, 5 trumpets, 4 horns in F, 4 trombones, tuba, piano, bass and drums. This is exactly as recorded on the Adventures in Jazz CD. There is solo space for trombone (written) and tenor saxophone (improvised). 5-5-5-3.

Big band (Alto Sax 1, Alto Sax 2, Tenor Sax 1, Tenor Sax 2, Baritone Sax, Trumpet 1-5, Trombone 1-4, Bass Trombone 5, Piano, Bass, Drums) - difficult

SKU: M7.SMP-1140

Swing. Composed by Bill Holman and Stanley Newcomb Kenton. Sheet music. Score and parts. Handelsware #SMP 1140. Published by Handelsware (M7.SMP-1140).

English.

Bill Holman wrote some of the best music played by the Stan Kenton Orchestra and Boop Boo Be Doop is surely one of those charts. The melody is scored for four horns within the big band setting, and those four horns (alto, tenor, trumpet, trombone) are also the featured soloists. As recorded on The Concepts Era - Live!, this chart represents Holman's ability to write swinging, exciting music for big band. 5-5-5-3.

Big band (Alto Sax 1, Alto Sax 2, Tenor Sax 1, Tenor Sax 2, Baritone Sax, Doc Severinsen Trumpet (Solo), Trumpet 1-4, Trombone 1-2, Bass Trombone 3, Bass Trombone 4 (opt.), Piano, Bass, Drums) - difficult

SKU: M7.SMP-958

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.

Big band - advanced

SKU: M7.SMP-1009

Swing. Composed by Kurt Weill. Arranged by Bill Holman. Sheet music. Score and parts. Handelsware #SMP 1009. Published by Handelsware (M7.SMP-1009).

English.

This is a wonderful, easy-swing chart on a great standard, set at a moderate tempo. Bill wrote this for and recorded this on his album Bill Holman's Great Big Band (Capitol and Mosaic). It features a tenor and trumpet solo, and terrific ensemble sections for which Bill Holman is very well known. This chart should be very accessible for most bands. 5-4-4-3 (with 2 optional french horn parts).

Big band (Alto Sax 1, Alto Sax 2, Tenor Sax 1, Tenor Sax 2, Baritone Sax, Trumpet 1-4, Trombone 1-3, Bass Trombone 4, Piano, Guitar, Bass, Drums) - intermediate

SKU: M7.SMP-1213

Swing. Composed by Bee Walker, Kay Twomey, and Sammy Cahn. Arranged by Billy Byers. Sheet music. Score and parts. Handelsware #SMP 1213. Published by Handelsware (M7.SMP-1213).

English.

Many have tried, but few have been able to match the incredible swing that happens when you combine Billy Byers' arranging with the Count Basie Orchestra. Originally recorded on the Basie album Frankly Basie: Count Basie Plays the Hits of Frank Sinatra, Hey, Jealous Lover is a medium-swing chart that will excite your band and audiences alike! Filled with typical Basie-esque piano solo fills (written out), there is also room for trumpet and tenor saxophone improvisation. The ensemble writing is powerful and swinging; nothing complex or rhythmically awkward, just a great melody with hard swingin' horn lines and tasty solo spots. 5-4-4-4.

Big band (Alto Sax 1, opt. Alto Sax 2, Tenor Sax 1, Tenor Sax 2, Baritone Sax, Trumpet 1-4, Trombone 1, Trombone 2, opt. Trombone 3, opt. Bass Trombone 4, Piano, Bass, Drums) - intermediate to advanced

SKU: M7.SMP-416

Swing. Composed by Herb Ellis and Maynard Ferguson. Arranged by Bill Holman. Sheet music. Swing. Score and parts. Handelsware #SMP 416. Published by Handelsware (M7.SMP-416).

English.

Sierra continues to find the lost treasures from Maynard Ferguson's Birdland Dream Band Library. A Country Boy starts out with a lazy trombone solo on the written melody and swings along from there. Recorded on the Come Blow Your Horn LP. Printed as originally scored (4-4-2-3), but including extra parts for a standard 5-4-4-4 instrumentation.

Big band - advanced

SKU: M7.BARN-32360100

Funk Rock. Composed by Les Hooper. Sheet music. Score and parts. Duration 3'. Handelsware #BARN 32360100. Published by Handelsware (M7.BARN-32360100).

English.

A contemporary funk tune for mature bands from the newest Les Hooper Big Band CD entitled Out Of The Woods. Features a very distinctive groove for the rhythm section while the horns answer with challenging yet playable parts. A modern rock sound that students will love. Very highly recommended!

Big band - easy to intermediate

SKU: M7.AHW-601162

Composed by Jamey Aebersold. Arranged by Peter Blair. Sheet music. Individual part, F horn. Handelsware #AHW 601162. Published by Handelsware (M7.AHW-601162).

UPC: 000308065756. English.

The Jamey Aebersold Jazz Ensemble Collection (Volume 1) is a set of eight full arrangements that correlate with selected tracks from Jamey's play along Volumes #1 (Learning to Play Jazz), #2 (Nothin' But Blues) and #88 (Millennium Blues). Peter Blair had done all the arrangements and retained the exact form and solo structure as Jamey's recordings, so your students will be able to practice all the solos from these charts using Jamey's play along tracks! The eight pieces in the collection are in contrasting styles, including modal blues, Latin grooves, 3/4 minor blues and more! The Conductor's Score includes a CD with full recordings of all the charts and the rhythm section parts are fully notated.

Big band - difficult

SKU: M7.AHW-206

Latin. Composed by Tito Puente. Sheet music. Latin. Score and parts. Charles Colin Corp. #AHW 206. Published by Charles Colin Corp. (M7.AHW-206).

English.

Mambo Diabolo is one of the Puente mainstay tunes with a jazz muscular horn arrangement at medium tempo. It featues vibes and soprano sax with a solid brass wall on the chorus.

Big band (Alto Sax 1, Alto Sax 2, Tenor Sax 1, Tenor Sax 2, Baritone Sax, Trumpet 1-2, Trombone, Piano, Bass, Drums) - advanced

SKU: M7.SMP-324

Swing. Composed by Bill Holman. Sheet music. Medium Swing. Score and parts. Handelsware #SMP 324. Published by Handelsware (M7.SMP-324).

English.

Recorde d on the Hawthorne Nights LP (PABLO) by Zoot Sims, and a wonderful cast of players, this is a neat, medium swing tune which features tenor sax (naturally). The tune starts out with a sort of tongue-in-cheek 2-beat feel and develops into a cooking ensemble section. 4 saxes, 2 tpts. trb, 3 rhy.

Big band - advanced

SKU: M7.BARN-32371700

Spanish Rock. Composed by Scott Stanton. Sheet music. Score and parts. Duration 3'. Handelsware #BARN 32371700. Published by Handelsware (M7.BARN-32371700).

English.

This magical up-tempo Spanish rock chart with lots of unison sectional lines for the horns will have your students sounding bigger and better than they really are! The chart develops by building on rhythmic ideas from every section starting with the rhythm section featuring the bass player. Multiple auxiliary Latin percussion parts are written for two players. There is solo space for your trumpet player with additional room for percussion or any other instrument of your choice. A guitar performance help sheet with suggested voicings and scales is also included in the bag of tricks. A perfect chart for any concert or festival performance and a sure winner with students and audiences alike!