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Here is a swinging interpretation of a traditional French nursery tune, as performed by the Ted Heath band. Aside from a drum solo near the end, the chart is all sectional work. It opens in a

Fantail has been transcribed from the Neal Hefti chart written for the Basie band's "Atomic Mr. Basie" album. It's an up-tempo swinger that features piano, alto and drums. Basie's opening piano

Here is Flying Home, transcribed by Alan Glasscock from the original Steve Steck arrangement scored for the Glenn Miller USAAF band. The chart is written at a bouncy 165 beats per minute and

This is a great up-tempo swinger, written by Oscar Peterson and to our knowledge only ever performed by the great Woody Herman bands. It starts with a solo hi-hat opening with offbeat tutti ensemble

Here is a nice transcription of the Anita O'Day version of Cole Porter's I Love You. The original arrangement was by Billy May, from the 1959 "Anita O'Day Swings Cole Porter with Billy

Magic is an absolute cracker of a swing chart, written by Frank Wess. It is essentially a blues, but a blues with a lot of bite, featuring solo space for piano, tenor and trombone. Aside from the

This chart has been transcribed and adapted from Bette Midler's "Some People's Lives" album. This song has been recorded by many artists, many times and has been generally done as a slow, mournful ballad.

Here is a very different take on Cole Porter's Night and Day as played by the Ted Heath band. This full big band chart features drums, the trumpet section and two trombones. The trumpet

Transcribed from the 1956 recording, this version of The Peanut Vendor remains one of Stan Kenton's most enduring hits. It's a feature chart for lead trombone, the trumpet section with their

Here is a hard-swinging take on an old traditional tune, as performed by the Ted Heath band. The chart is all sectional work, with no solos, with the melodic elements shared around the sections in

This tune was written and arranged by Buck Clayton and transcribed from Count Basie's 1947 recording. It is a fast swinger featuring improvised solos from piano, tenor sax, trumpet and trombone, with

The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra was always a little ahead of its time and Sunset Strip is a fine example of progressive writing. This chart is a cool swinger, yet offers solo space for piano,

Ella Fitzgerald recorded this song many times in her career, and here is her finest version from the 1960 Billy May collaboration album "Ella Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook." This chart is just great all

Together Again is a Neal Hefti chart from Count Basie's 1962 album "On My Way and Shoutin' Again." This chart has stylistic similarities to Flight of the Foo Birds. It opens with unison

Recorded on the "Atomic Mr. Basie" album, this classic Neal Hefti chart is beautifully crafted. Aptly titled, it's a flat-out, driving swing chart that features piano and tenor. Basie's piano

Here is Jon Harpin's transcription of the Shorty Rogers chart written for June Christy's 1962 "Big Band Specials" album. This is an unusual arrangement which switches between a rock and a swing feel, and