Latin/Swing.
Composed by Bill Holman
and Stanley Newcomb
Kenton. Sheet music.
Latin/Swing. Score and
parts. Handelsware #SMP
557. Published by
Handelsware (M7.SMP-557).
English.
Rarely
does a piece turn up like
this one. Although
written for Stan Kenton
(the mid-1950s), the
chart never was recorded
by the band (Holman
doesn't know why), and it
was lost for years. It is
a sensational piece,
combining Afro-Cuban
rhythm (Latin) and Swing,
and featuring solo space
for tenor sax, trumpet
and drums. It utilizes
counterpoint between the
wind sections over a
Latin vamp and explores
the perfect balance
between counterpoint and
dynamic ensemble writing
in the Swing sections.
This is Holman at his
very best! 5-5-5-4.
Swing. Composed by
Aaron Hedenstrom. Sheet
music. Score and parts.
Handelsware #SMP 1199.
Published by Handelsware
(M7.SMP-1199).
English.
This is
a lovely, cool,
easy-swing chart that
explores linear material
as written for and
recorded by the North
Texas One O'clock Lab
Band (Lab 2013). Flute
and bass clarinet doubles
are required, and the
drummer is featured
throughout with brushes.
This piece has the feel
of a theme and
variations, and contains
very rich harmonies and
voicings. 5-4-4-4.
Bass Trombone
Feature. Composed by
Jerome Kern, Otto
Harbach, and Stanley
Newcomb Kenton. Arranged
by Johnny Richards. Sheet
music. Score and parts.
Handelsware #SMP 1156.
Published by Handelsware
(M7.SMP-1156).
Originally
arranged for George
Roberts and the Stan
Kenton Orchestra, Johnny
Richards' treatment of
the beautiful ballad
Yesterdays is a bass
trombone feature
throughout. In typical
Kenton fashion, the
ensemble writing is
stunning, as it
dramatically interplays
with the featured
soloist. Never having
been recorded on a Kenton
album, this rare gem is a
ballad that will
challenge your band and
astound your audiences.
5-5-5-4.
Swing. Composed by
Benny Carter and Count
Basie. Sheet music. Score
and parts. Handelsware
#SMP 1072. Published by
Handelsware
(M7.SMP-1072).
English.
Anyone
familiar with Benny
Carter's music knows what
to expect ....... the
highest quality, lovely
melodies or swinging
tunes that lift you out
of your seat. This piece
is a part of the CD The
Legend, as recorded by
the Count Basie
Orchestra. It is a
bright, swinging, happy
chart with solo space for
tenor saxophone, trumpet,
trombone, piano and bass.
It makes a great opener.
This is the way to wake
up your band and your
audiences. 5-4-4-4.
Night Train Big band [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Jazz Lines Publications
By Count Basie. Arranged by Roy Philippe. For jazz big band (2 alto saxophones, ...(+)
By Count Basie. Arranged
by Roy Philippe. For jazz
big band (2 alto
saxophones, 2 tenor
saxophones, baritone
saxophone, 4 trumpets, 4
trombones, guitar, piano,
bass, drums). Ranges:
Trumpet 1 to F6, Trombone
1 to Ab4. Swing. Medium.
Score and parts.
Published by Jazz Lines
Publications
Samba. Composed by
Bill Holman. Arranged by
Bill Holman. This
edition: Folder. Sheet
music. Samba. Score and
parts. 222 pages.
Handelsware #SMP 175.
Published by Handelsware
(M7.SMP-175).
English.
A
really delightful samba!
339 measures of pure
delight! Features soprano
sax and flugelhorn, as
well as drums and bass.
This is one your band
will want to play and
play and play..... the
samba we've all been
waiting for! Soprano sax
doubles on alto parts.
5-4-4-4.
Swing. Composed by
Hoagy Carmichael and
Mitchell Parish. Arranged
by Allan Ganley. Sheet
music. Score and parts.
Handelsware #SMP 1202.
Published by Handelsware
(M7.SMP-1202).
English.
Here is
a free swinging,
remarkable chart from a
new writer for Sierra.
Allan Ganley's reputation
and legacy in England
drew our attention to
this marvelous
arrangement of One
Morning in May. The
arrangement is recorded
on the CD June Time
(Vocalion), and stands
among the best versions
out there. Starting with
a soft, swinging
ensemble, the chart moves
into space for blowing
for tenor saxophone and
trumpet, returning to the
initial feel with a
wonderful, warm ending.
All brass ranges are very
moderate. This will be a
great addition to any
jazz band library.
5-4-4-4.
Swing. Composed by
Billy Byers. Sheet music.
Score and parts.
Handelsware #SMP 1215.
Published by Handelsware
(M7.SMP-1215).
As recorded by
the Count Basie Orchestra
on their album Count
Basie's Finest Hour,
Doodle Oodle is a
barn-burning Billy Byers
original. In usual Basie
fashion, this chart
swings its tail off with
incredible ensemble
passages, and provides
for plenty of solo space
for both tenor
saxophonists to dual it
out. Dramatic and flashy
from beginning to end,
this chart is guaranteed
to be a band and audience
favorite alike!
5-4-4-4.
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.
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.
Down
Mexico Way. Composed
by Jimmy Kennedy and
Michael Carr. Arranged by
Billy Byers. Sheet music.
Score and parts.
Handelsware #SMP 1214.
Published by Handelsware
(M7.SMP-1214).
Billy Byers,
known for his wildly
successful arrangements
for the Count Basie
Orchestra, provided them
with some of their best
music ever performed and
recorded. Originally
recorded on the album
Frankly Basie, 'South of
the Border' has it all -
Basie piano solos
(written out), roaring
ensemble passages, a
swinging saxophone soli,
and some compelling key
changes. There is solo
space for tenor
saxophone, trumpet, and
piano. If you want your
band and audiences to
experience to joy of
Basie, then this chart is
a must! 5-4-4-4.
Slow Blues.
Composed by Bill Holman.
Sheet music. Slow Blues.
Score and parts.
Handelsware #SMP 326.
Published by Handelsware
(M7.SMP-326).
English.
Recorde
d on the A View From the
Side CD by the Bill
Holman Band, this chart
is a slow blues, with
Willis taking a VERY
different approach. There
are doubles in all the
saxophone parts, group
improvisation, solo for
trumpet, piano and tenor
saxophone. Lots of
double-time swing feel
which is so refreshing.
5-4-4-4.
Trumpet Feature.
Composed by Jerome Kern
and Stanley Newcomb
Kenton. Arranged by Gerry
Mulligan. Sheet music.
Trumpet Feature. Score
and parts. Handelsware
#SMP 577. Published by
Handelsware (M7.SMP-577).
English.
One of
those mystery charts that
hardly anyone knows
about, this chart is a
beauty. Mulligan was a
master at creating moods
and using wonderful chord
substitutions, as he did
in this medium ballad.
The arrangement features
Trumpet throughout
(written to feature Buddy
Childers), and it was
played very often by the
Kenton Band. The brass
ranges and rhythms for
all are very reasonable
(written Bb above the
staff for Trumpet). This
is a VERY impressive
chart that is easy to
play. 5-5-5-4.
Scorpion Dance Big band [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Handelsware
Big band - advanced SKU: M7.SMP-113 Funk/Rock. Composed by Bob Cur...(+)
Big band - advanced
SKU: M7.SMP-113
Funk/Rock.
Composed by Bob Curnow.
Sheet music. Score and
parts. Handelsware #SMP
113. Published by
Handelsware (M7.SMP-113).
An exciting,
contemporary funk/rock
piece which has been
played on national
television by the
McDonald's All-American
High School Jazz Band
(directed by Bob Curnow),
and by All-State jazz
bands in Wisconsin,
Texas, Georgia, and
Alabama. Solo space for
trumpet and/or tenor.
This is a new, updated
Finale version.
5-5-5-4
Big band - difficult SKU: M7.SMP-237 Alto Sax Feature. Composed by...(+)
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).
Swing. Composed by
Michel Legrand. Arranged
by Vern Sielert. Sheet
music. Score and parts.
Handelsware #SMP 1198.
Published by Handelsware
(M7.SMP-1198).
English.
Vern
Sielert has created a
marvelous arrangement of
Michel LeGrand's
extremely popular melody.
As recorded by the North
Texas Two O'Clock Lab
Band, it is set in a
modern ECM swing feel.
The melody is stated by
alto saxophone and
flugelhorn, and they are
featured throughout with
extensive room for
improvisation. Brass
ranges are moderate. This
is the original pro
version requiring 10
brass players. This chart
will surely join Vern's
arrangements of I Thought
About You and Like
Someone in Love as
best-sellers! 5-5-5-4
(opt. vibes).
Baiao. Composed by
Rich DeRosa. Sheet music.
Score and parts.
Handelsware #SMP 1201.
Published by Handelsware
(M7.SMP-1201).
English.
Rich
DeRosa has created a
marvelous Latin
composition in a baião
feel that is recorded by
the North Texas Two
O'Clock Lab Band. It
comes out of the gate
roaring. The very hip
melody is stated by
flute, soprano saxophone,
alto saxophone, trumpet
and piano. There is
plenty of room for
improvisation with
soloists of your choice,
including space for your
drummer and any other
percussion you might
choose to add. The ending
of the piece is wild and
always brings audiences
to their feet! 5-4-4-4
(opt. vibes).
Rock. Composed by
Dan Haerle. Sheet music.
Rock Ballad. Score and
parts. Handelsware #SMP
252. Published by
Handelsware (M7.SMP-252).
English.
Dan has
created a wonderful Rock
Ballad, with a nifty,
repeating vamp figure,
that can be played by
even the most
inexperienced players. He
has managed to do this
without compromising the
music. The chart is
wonderful! The melody is
stated by 2 Altos,
Trumpet and Trombone in
unison, and it grooves on
from there. VERY limited
ranges (1st Tpt. written
G top of staff) Solos for
Alto Sax, Tenor Sax and
Trumpet. Solos are
written out, or they can
be improvised as well.
Your band will love it!
5-4-4-4.
Concert Jazz.
Composed by Neil Slater.
Sheet music. Score and
parts. Handelsware #SMP
1122. Published by
Handelsware
(M7.SMP-1122).
English.
As
recorded on the Lab 2011
CD by the North Texas One
O'clock Lab Band, this is
one of Neil Slaters
newest compositions. It
has a lovely beginning
and then launches into a
wonderful, swinging
groove. 5-5-5-4.
Ballad. Composed
by James Sherman, Jimmy
Davis, Roger Ramirez, and
Stanley Newcomb Kenton.
Arranged by Bill Holman.
Sheet music. Score and
parts. Handelsware #SMP
1178. Published by
Handelsware
(M7.SMP-1178).
This chart was
originally written for
Charlie Parker to perform
with the Stan Kenton
Orchestra. Eventually it
was recorded by Lee
Konitz. The ensemble
writing is very playable
with no range concerns in
the brass. If you have a
great alto saxophone
player (the solo is
mostly chord symbols),
this is an easy tune to
put together with your
band and will be a
spectacular addition to
any concert program.
5-5-5-3.
Latin. Composed by
Oliver Nelson. Arranged
by Bob Curnow. Sheet
music. Score and parts.
Handelsware #SMP 1236.
Published by Handelsware
(M7.SMP-1236).
Originally
recorded by the Count
Basie Orchestra on their
album Afrique,
'Kilimanjaro' is a
mesmerizing, easy-feeling
Latin composition which
pulses along by the
constant tumbao bass
groove and infectious
percussion. Featuring
flute and trumpet on the
melody, Oliver Nelson's
composition has a very
bluesy touch and allows
for solos as you choose.
Moderate brass ranges
(highest note for trumpet
is a written D), a
written out bass line
throughout, and flexible
solos makes this
outstanding piece
playable by most any
band. 5-4-4-4 (opt. Latin
percussion).
Swing. Composed by
Bob Curnow. Sheet music.
Score and parts.
Handelsware #SMP 1062.
Published by Handelsware
(M7.SMP-1062).
English.
This
medium-swing original by
Bob Curnow focuses on
alto saxophone and
trumpet playing the
melody. The piece has
solos for those
instruments and bass (all
written out). There is
nice use of counterpoint
in the introduction and
ending. The piece is
light in texture and very
appropriate for middle
school bands. The highest
written note for trumpet
is B. All rhythm parts
are written out.
5-4-4-4.
Attitude Dance Big band [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Cherry Lane
By Tower Of Power. By Emilio Castillo and Stephen Kupka. Arranged by Mark Taylor...(+)
By Tower Of Power. By
Emilio Castillo and
Stephen Kupka. Arranged
by Mark Taylor. Score and
Parts. Little Big Band
Series. Grade 3-4.
Published by Cherry Lane
Music
Trombone Feature.
Composed by Bill Russo
and Stanley Newcomb
Kenton. Sheet music.
Trombone Feature. Score
and parts. Handelsware
#SMP 532. Published by
Handelsware (M7.SMP-532).
English.
The
Stan Kenton Orchestra was
always an ideal showcase
for the outstanding
soloists within its
ranks. This piece was
written to feature Frank
Rosolino on trombone.
Absolutely the best! A
trombone feature
throughout. Recorded on
the Kenton New Concepts
of Artistry in Rhythm CD.
5-5-5-4.
Lemoncello Big band [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Jazz Lines Publications
By Bobby Watson. Arranged by Arthur White. For big band (2 Alto Saxophones, 2 Te...(+)
By Bobby Watson. Arranged
by Arthur White. For big
band (2 Alto Saxophones,
2 Tenor Saxophones,
Baritone Saxophone, 4
Trumpets, 4 Trombones,
Guitar, Piano, Bass,
Drums). Funky Swing.
Medium Difficult. Score
and parts. Published by
Jazz Lines Publications
Swing. Arranged by
Oliver Nelson. Sheet
music. Score and parts.
Handelsware #SMP 1041.
Published by Handelsware
(M7.SMP-1041).
English.
Oliver'
s arrangement of this
tune (also know as East
Side, West Side) is
playful in its ensemble
writing as it alludes to
the hustle and bustle of
NYC. The bulk of this
chart, though, is really
a showcase for soloists,
giving space to alto,
tenor, trumpet, trombone,
and piano. If you're
looking for a familiar
tune, scored to please
audience and players
alike, this is the chart
for you ! As recorded on
the Verve Jazz Masters
CD.
Big band (Alto Sax 1, Alto Sax 2, Tenor Sax 1, Tenor Sax 2, Baritone Sax, Trumpe...(+)
Big band (Alto Sax 1,
Alto Sax 2, Tenor Sax 1,
Tenor Sax 2, Baritone
Sax, Trumpet 1-5,
Trombone 1-3, Bass
Trombone, Piano, Guitar,
Bass, Drums) - advanced
to difficult
SKU:
M7.SMP-196
Swing. Composed by
Bill Holman and Count
Basie. Sheet music.
Swing. Score and parts.
Handelsware #SMP 196.
Published by Handelsware
(M7.SMP-196).
English.
This
chart was recorded by the
Count Basie Orchestra on
the CD I Told You So.
This is a rip-roaring,
swinging chart. It starts
with trombones and rhythm
setting the time with
simple halfnote figures.
The saxes and trumpets
join in with a swinging,
exciting series of lines,
and away we go ! One of
the great shout choruses
of all time! Features
solo space for tenor sax,
trombone, piano and
drums. A great closer for
your programs.
5-5-4-4.
Swing. Composed by
Duke Ellington. Arranged
by Oliver Nelson. Sheet
music. Swing. Score and
parts. Handelsware #SMP
396. Published by
Handelsware (M7.SMP-396).
English.
Nelson
wrote an album for Johnny
Hodges (Black, Brown and
Beautiful, RCA) featuring
the compositions of Duke
Ellington and also some
of his original things.
This Ellington tune
starts out with a rhythm
section vamp and swings
on from there. The
ensemble shouts just
scream with wonderful,
dissonant voicings that
are a thrill to hear!
There is solo space for
Alto Sax, (of course),
Trumpet and Piano.
Ellington's melody and
Nelson's arrangement
...... an absolute
winning combination!
5-4-4-4.