By Charlie Parker. Arranged by Bill Holman. Jazz Ensemble / Jazz Band. The Bill Holman Big Band Series. From the Holman CD The Bill Holman Band Live. Grade 5. Score and set of parts

By Davies, Klenner and Lewis. Arranged by Bill Holman. Jazz Ensemble / Jazz Band. The Bill Holman Big Band Series. From the JVC CD The Bill Holman Band . Fast Swing. Grade 5-6. Score and set of parts

By Sonny Rollins. Arranged by Bill Holman. Jazz Ensemble / Jazz Band. The Bill Holman Big Band Series. From the CD The Bill Holman Band . Calypso Swing. Grade 4-5. Score and set of parts

By Bill Holman. Arranged by Bill Holman. Jazz Ensemble / Jazz Band. The Bill Holman Big Band Series. From the Holman CD A View From The Side . Swing. Grade 5. Score and set of parts. Published by Sierra Music

By Burke and Van Heusen. Arranged by Bill Holman. Jazz Ensemble / Jazz Band. The Bill Holman Big Band Series. From the Holman CD A View From The Side . Swing / Tenor Feature. Grade 5. Score and set of parts

By Stewart and King. Arranged by Bill Holman. Jazz Ensemble / Jazz Band. The Bill Holman Big Band Series. From the Holman CD A View From The Side . Jazz Waltz. Grade 5. Score and set of parts

By Bill Holman. Arranged by Bill Holman. Jazz Ensemble / Jazz Band. The Bill Holman Big Band Series. From the Basie CD "I Told You So". Medium Blues. Level: Grade4. Score and set of parts. Published by Sierra Music.

By Bill Holman. Arranged by Bill Holman. Jazz Ensemble / Jazz Band. The Maynard Ferguson Big Band Series. Swing. Grade 3-4. Score and set of parts. Published by Sierra Music

(As recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra). By Bill Holman. Arranged by Bill Holman. Jazz Ensemble / Jazz Band. The Bill Holman Big Band Series. From the Basie CD I Told You So . Swing / Drums Feature. Grade 5. Score and set of parts

By Paul Simon. Arranged by Bill Holman. Jazz Ensemble / Jazz Band. The Bill Holman Big Band Series. From the Buddy Rich CD Keep the Customer Satisfied . Shuffle. Grade 4. Score and set of parts

Big band (Alto Sax 1, opt. Alto Sax 2, Tenor Sax 1, Tenor Sax 2, Baritone Sax, Trumpet 1-5, Trombone 1, Trombone 2, opt. Trombone 3, opt. Bass Trombone 4, Piano, Bass, Drums) - difficult

SKU: M7.SMP-1071

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.

Composed by Roger Neumann. Score and parts. Published by Walrus Music Publishing (WA.51552).

Big band (Alto Sax/Flute 1, Alto/Soprano Sax 2, Tenor Sax 1, Tenor Sax/Flute 2, Baritone Sax, Trumpet 1-4, Trombone 1-3, Bass Trombone 4, Piano, Bass, Drums) - difficult

SKU: M7.SMP-932

Swing. Composed by Charlie Parker. Arranged by Bill Holman. Sheet music. Fast Swing. Score and parts. Handelsware #SMP 932. Published by Handelsware (M7.SMP-932).

English.

This chart is not for the faint-of-heart. It moves at a fast, swinging pace, and it captures the spirit of Parker's classic bebop tune, including the humor. As recorded on the new CD The Bill Holman Band Live, this chart allows for solos by tenor sax, trombone and piano. This is the whole package ..... outstanding ensemble writing and lots of solo space. This should be in every big band library. Flute doubles (short passages) on alto and tenor 1 parts. 5-4-4-4.

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

SKU: M7.SMP-1027

For Woody Herman. Composed by Henry Creamer, Turner Layton, and Woody Herman. Arranged by Bill Holman. Sheet music. Score and parts. Handelsware #SMP 1027. Published by Handelsware (M7.SMP-1027).

English.

Holman has done a few arrangements of this tune, and this one may well be the best. Bill wrote this chart for the great Woody Herman Orchestra. It is written in a very bright swing tempo, and there is solo space for alto sax, tenor sax and trumpet. This chart has great line writing (no surprise there) and powerful, swinging ensemble shout choruses. Your band will really love playing this one. 5-5-4-3.

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

SKU: M7.SMP-1218

Bossa Nova. Composed by Luiz Eca. Arranged by Bill Holman. Sheet music. Score and parts. Handelsware #SMP 1218. Published by Handelsware (M7.SMP-1218).

English.

Arrange d by Bill Holman and originally recorded by the Woody Herman Orchestra, featuring Stan Getz, on their album Live at the Concord Jazz Festival, The Dolphin (El Delfrin) is written in a beautiful Bossa Nova setting and features tenor saxophone throughout. With lush harmonies and flowing ensemble backgrounds, there is ample space for your tenor saxophonist to improvise and explore this wonderful melody and arrangement. If you have a tenor player you want to feature, this chart will stun your audiences! 5-4-4-3.

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

SKU: M7.SMP-311

Swing. Composed by Bill Holman and Buddy Rich. Sheet music. Swing. Score and parts. Handelsware #SMP 311. Published by Handelsware (M7.SMP-311).

English.

As written for and performed by the Buddy Rich Big Band, here is the long-missing chart that Holman wrote to feature The Great One..... Buddy Rich. It is a terrific, swinging chart with solo space, not only for drums, but also for tenor sax, trumpet and trombone. This is another superb chart by Holman, who has contributed to virtually every big band library on the jazz scene. This is a wonderful piece! 5-4-4-4.

Big band (Alto/Soprano Sax 1, Alto Sax 2, Tenor Sax 1, Tenor Sax 2, Baritone Sax, Trumpet 1-4, Trumpet 5 (opt.), Trombone 1-3, Bass Trombone 4, Piano, Guitar, Bass, Drums) - difficult

SKU: M7.SMP-931

Swing. Composed by Ballard Macdonald, Billy Rose, Charlie Barnet, and Joseph Meyer. Arranged by Bill Holman. Sheet music. Swing. Score and parts. Handelsware #SMP 931. Published by Handelsware (M7.SMP-931).

English.

This is a wonderful chart, an old tune in a new dress, as only Bill Holman can do it. It's the exact chart as recorded by the terrific Charlie Barnet Big Band. The tempo is bright, a swinging excursion into the clever writing of Holman. Solo space for piano, alto, tenor, trumpet, and drums. There is a great sax section soli and the usual, wonderful, roaring ensemble shout choruses. A big finish ends an amazing chart. 5-5-4-4 (4 tpts. work just as well).

Big band (Alto/Soprano Sax 1, Alto Sax 2, Tenor Sax 1, Tenor Sax 2, Baritone Sax, Trumpet 1-4, Trombone 1-3, Bass Trombone, Piano, Guitar, Bass, Drums) - advanced to difficult

SKU: M7.SMP-930

Baritone Sax Feature. Composed by Bill Holman. Sheet music. Baritone Sax Feature. Score and parts. Handelsware #SMP 930. Published by Handelsware (M7.SMP-930).

English.

As recorded on the new CD The Bill Holman Band Live, Holman has written a witty, musical, fun-filled feature for baritone saxophone. Lots of space for creative playing, and the wonderful contrapuntal writing that we come to expect from Holman. It's time to feature the foundation of your jazz band. A moderate tempo shuffle-feel makes this one swing like crazy! 5-4-4-4.

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

SKU: M7.SMP-619

Tenor Sax Feature. Composed by Edward Heyman and Johnny Green. Arranged by Bill Holman. Sheet music. Score and parts. Handelsware #SMP 619. Published by Handelsware (M7.SMP-619).

Bill Holman, well known for his solo features, originally arranged this iconic tenor saxophone feature, 'Out of Nowhere,' for Bill Perkins and the Stan Kenton Orchestra in the mid '50s. Set as an up-tempo swing, the tenor saxophone is featured throughout and has lots of solo space to make this tune its own. Combine that with a cookin' rhythm section and great swinging ensemble passages, this chart is really happening! This new Finale edition provides cleaner, more correct parts and is easier to read with better page turns. This 'pro' version is the original chart requiring 10-brass. Brass ranges are reasonable in both versions (highest note for trumpet is a written D). 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 (Alto Sax 1, Alto Sax 2, Tenor Sax 1, Tenor Sax 2, Baritone Sax, Trumpet 1-5, Trombone 1-3, Trombone 4 (opt.), Bass Trombone 5, Piano, Guitar, Bass, Drums) - advanced to difficult

SKU: M7.SMP-557

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.

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

SKU: M7.SMP-1078

Swing. Composed by Carl Hilding Severinsen and Duke Ellington. Arranged by Bill Holman. Sheet music. Score and parts. Handelsware #SMP 1078. Published by Handelsware (M7.SMP-1078).

English.

This great chart is recorded (1999) on the Azica CD Swingin' the Blues. Holman grabs this simple Ellington tune and runs with it. The arrangement is yet another amazing example of Bill Holman's extraordinary arranging skills. There is solo space for tenor saxophone and, of course, trumpet. There is no real need for any extra high trumpet playing. The ensemble shout choruses alone are enough reason to put this chart in every jazz band library in the land. You will have a blast with this one. 5-4-4-4.

Big band (Alto Sax 1, Alto Sax 2, Tenor Sax 1, Tenor Sax 2, Baritone Sax, Trumpet 1-5, Trombone 1-3, Bass Trombone 4-5, Piano, Bass, Drums) - advanced

SKU: M7.SMP-613

Swing. Composed by Bill Holman and Stanley Newcomb Kenton. Sheet music. Swing. Score and parts. Handelsware #SMP 613. Published by Handelsware (M7.SMP-613).

English.

There are a few charts from this library which are very playable by any reasonably well developed jazz ensemble. This surely is one of the best! Holman created a beautifully layered piece, based on the Rhythm changes. This is one of the most popular charts in the entire Kenton Library. Solo space for alto, tenor, trombone and trumpet. Recorded on the Kenton Showcase LP in 1954. (This music is available from Mosaic Records in their Russo/Holman CD set.) 5-5-5-3.

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, Bass, Drums) - advanced

SKU: M7.SMP-1232

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 (Alto Sax 1, Alto Sax 2, Tenor Sax 1, Tenor Sax 2, Baritone Sax, Trumpet 1-4, Trumpet (optional), Trombone 1-3, Bass Trombone, Piano, Guitar, Bass, Drums) - advanced

SKU: M7.SMP-231

Swing. Composed by Bill Holman and Count Basie. Sheet music. Slow Swing. Score and parts. Handelsware #SMP 231. Published by Handelsware (M7.SMP-231).

English.

This chart was recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on the CD I Told You So. This is yet another terrific Holman chart written for that band! A slow, swinging, Li'l Darlin - ish kind of chart, it has solo space for trombone and piano. This is an absolutely wonderful chart, written for and recorded by the great Basie Band. 5-5-4-4.

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

SKU: M7.SMP-402

Swing. Composed by Bill Holman and Maynard Ferguson. Sheet music. Swing. Score and parts. Handelsware #SMP 402. Published by Handelsware (M7.SMP-402).

English.

Bill Holman titled this one after the signs which used to be in the old-time dance halls around the country. Written in the '50's for Maynard's Birdland Dream Band, this chart is a laid back, swinging tune, with a roaring ensemble section near the end. Blowing space for trombone and tenor.5-4-4-3.

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

SKU: M7.SMP-564

Swing. Composed by Bill Holman and Stanley Newcomb Kenton. Sheet music. Medium Swing. Score and parts. Handelsware #SMP 564. Published by Handelsware (M7.SMP-564).

English.

Here is a terrific medium swing chart, also written for Stan Kenton in the 50s. Although it was never recorded commercially by the band, it was played a great deal in live performances throughout the country and is on a number of transcription recordings. It cooks from beginning to end, and features solo space for trumpet and tenor sax, and one of those patented Holman ensemble shout choruses that just swings like crazy! 5-5-5-3.

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

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, Bass, Drums) - advanced

SKU: M7.SMP-1243

Swing. Composed by Bill Holman. Arranged by Bob Curnow. Sheet music. Score and parts. Handelsware #SMP 1243. Published by Handelsware (M7.SMP-1243).

Originally composed by Bill Holman for the Stan Kenton Orchestra, Bob Curnow's arrangement of 'Solos' scores the melody in the unison saxophone section and is written for 8-brass. A straight-ahead, swinging chart based on 'rhythm changes,' this is a hip, angular melody that sets up some powerful ensemble passages. There is lots of solo space for alto saxophone, trumpet, trombone, and piano. If you are looking for a chart with a memorable melody and a vehicle to feature your outstanding soloists, this is the one! 5-4-4-3 (opt. guitar).

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

SKU: M7.SMP-1159

Swing. Composed by Julian Cannonball Adderley and Victor Feldman. Arranged by Oliver Nelson. Sheet music. Score and parts. Handelsware #SMP 1159. Published by Handelsware (M7.SMP-1159).

English.

Oliver Nelson delivers great arrangement after great arrangement, and this one is no exception! A quick, uptempo swing tune, Gon Gong is the perfect opener for any program. Featuring primarily solo space for alto and trumpet, this chart is packed full of energy and excitement that will surely keep your audiences fully engaged from beginning to end! Originally recorded on Cannonball Adderley's album Domination. 5-4-4-3.