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One of the later and lesser-known entries in Thad Jones' expansive catalog, 61st & Rich' it was written as a tribute to the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra's original bassist, Richard Davis. It

Afro-Bossa is a wonderfully strange and important piece of Ellingtonia because it is a great example of Ellington integrating the blues into his writing, as he did so often. The moods seamlessly

The original big band recording of Duke Pearson's Amanda was significantly trimmed down from the arrangement's actual manuscript, likely for time purposes. The melody is only stated once at the

Written in 1953 for Nat King Cole, Billy May's arrangement of Angel Eyes does a wonderful job of both capturing and expanding upon the dark and sensual melody of what has become one

Bill Holman's treatment of Gerry Mulligan's Apple Core for Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band served as a tour de force for the guest soloist, tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims. Much of this tune featured Sims

The Artists' Rightful Place is the fifth movement of Nelson's eight-movement suite "The Kennedy Dream." It is presented here as originally written by Oliver Nelson for the following

This roaring and challenging Bill Holman chart begins with the vocal soloist solely accompanied by bass. Halfway through the first chorus drums enter, and then at the end of the chorus the whole band

If you have a stellar alto sax player or want to feature a guest artist, this is the chart for you! In 1959, Art Pepper recorded 12 tunes backed by an 11-piece "little big band." The Marty Paich charts

As recorded by Miles Davis and Gil Evans on the iconic 1958 Porgy and Bess album, here is the original studio ensemble arrangement. Instrumentation: Solo Trumpet or Flugelhorn; Woodwind 1: Alto Saxophone;

Although there are no vocals, there is an unquestionably operatic atmosphere to Work Song. Duke Ellington's lengthy jazz quasi-oratorio can be roughly broken into three different musical motifs,