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Oh, yes! This is a superb setting of the iconic jazz ballad that features the alto sax star in your band. The alto solo is mostly written with opportunities to improvise around the melody, and the ensemble

Perhaps no popular Christmas standard has the instant recognition than that of Frank Loesser's Baby, It's Cold Outside! Often performed as a vocal duet for a girl and guy, this versatile

Pat Metheny is known for his beautiful melodies, and Back in Time is no exception. Featuring a flugelhorn or trumpet soloist throughout on a written-out solo with chords included for improvisation,

You simply cannot go wrong with this Matt Harris chart on this great jazz ballad ideally set as a tenor sax solo feature! The tempo is about 98 bpm with the tenor solo written and improvised.

Now in print for the first time, this was originally written in 1987 for the Richard Stoltzman album titled Ebony, featuring the Woody Herman Big Band. Duke Ellington's Come Sunday featured

Featuring a vocalist with big band, this gorgeous ballad is played around 74 bpm. The vocal range is G below middle C to third space C, and the lead trumpet range is to F-sharp top line. Included are

Award-winning pop singer Norah Jones made this tune climb the charts, and it's easy to see why so many people like it. The haunting, beautiful melody and smooth harmonies make it an incredibly appealing

Composed in the '50s, this entertaining holiday tune has been recorded notably by Kay Starr, and more recently by the Brian Setzer Orchestra. For vocalist and big band, this is a dynamic and swingin'

Written with comfortable ranges and at a moderate tempo, this vocal feature will be at home on any concert program. Vocal in A-flat.

For the first time, here is Quincy Jones' arrangement originally written for the 1964 Sinatra/Basie studio collaboration It Might As Well Be Swing. This chart was also used a few times during the 1965

Kris Berg has composed a beautiful, sensitive and mature solo feature for B-flat, E-flat instruments or trombone. The ensemble is equally important in this setting at around 74 bpm that transitions

Here's a very clever arrangement of this holiday gem! It's a drum set on brushes feature at around 172 bpm in the style of Hefti's Cute with a written or ad lib trumpet 2 solo. There's

Here's a wonderful ballad for solo vocalist and jazz ensemble arranged in two keys for flexibility. Arranger Dave Wolpe, one of the best in the business, has written this swing ballad in G minor and C minor

Jazz vocal quartet, jazz choir, or an individual vocal soloist... any way you like it, this is a great chart! It's arranged by Darmon Meader, the musical director and chief arranger for the New York Voices.

Here's a great chart to feature your vocal soloist! All the elements are in place here for a powerhouse performance...a swingin' up-tempo style, great ensemble back-ups and an excellent vocal part! Shine

Feature a young pianist with this gospel-style ballad. The solo is entirely notated except for a short section where the pianist needs to improvise over an easy four-bar sequence. The slow, infectious

Tasty and groovy with a funky Latin groove, this tune was composed by Dave Grusin and arranged by Gordon to feature Dave and guitarist Lee Ritenour on the Big Phat Band CD, Act Your Age. If you have a piano