This slow swing opens up with your bass player soloing (written or improved) for 12 bars before the band moves in with a cool, quiet, rich statement of the theme. Give your bass player a shot at this

Here is a beautiful trombone solo feature where you can combine forces with a string orchestra in this lush work for jazz ensemble, or jazz ensemble alone. The string orchestra can easily be replaced or

It's Been a Long Long Time - Harry James vocal big band chart. A beautiful ballad from the great co-operative writing team of Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne, this chart was made famous by Harry James

Transcribed from the original Nelson Riddle arrangement, this chart is an out-and-out vocal feature as written for Ella Fitzgerald, with no instrumental chorus. The backing lines from the band are solid and

Transcribed from Julie London's 1961 album "Whatever Julie Wants," this is a very cool chart that switches effortlessly between swing and beguine feels. Overall the chart is relaxed, breezy and nicely

Transcribed from Julie London's 1961 album "Whatever Julie Wants," this is a nice, laid back swing chart and is classic Julie London. While it is a vocal feature, the 16-measure instrumental bridge is

Here is a terrific transcription and adaptation of Nelson Riddle's chart done for Frank Sinatra's "Strangers in the Night" album. Sinatra often referred to this song as his first hit, a reference