Psalm.116

From the 1962 Basie album "On My Way and Shoutin' Again," this Neal Hefti chart has a real gospel feel to it, and swings like crazy from start to finish. The opening chorus is from the reeds, with tenor 1

American Patrol...but everybody's got that in their library. Well, yes and no. There are many bands using the stock dance band arrangement originally written for five saxes and five brass, and

Big Spender was written by Cy Coleman & Dorothy Fields for the 1966 musical Sweet Charity. Peggy Lee's version was the original "pop" version of the tune and set the standard that

This up-tempo Benny Goodman chart dates from 1937 and features solo space for clarinet and trumpet. The brass has been augmented up to eight voices, making the chart suitable for a full big band lineup.

Coming Out Party was first released by Count Basie's band in 1942. Here is the original chart transcribed and adapted to full big band instrumentation. The chart is based around a simplistic riff

Duet is one of the great tracks done for the Basie band by Neal Hefti, and featured on "The Atomic Mr. Basie" album. This is a wonderfully laid-back chart featuring two trumpet players,

Count Basie recorded this chart in 1959 featuring Frank Wess on flute. The song itself formed the basis of Hefti's Flight Of The Foo Birds, though the changes are not identical. On the original

This arrangement of Jive at Five, composed by Harry Edison & Count Basie, has been transcribed and adapted from Basie's 1939 recording. This transcription has been scored for a

Originally arranged by Thad Jones, here is an adaptation of the Walter Donaldson classic, Makin' Whoopee, as performed by the Count Basie orchestra. This chart features trombone, originally played

Here is an absolute classic from the Glenn Miller Orchestra and a "must-have" for every band's library. The original GMO chart was scored by Jerry Gray at a time when the GMO only carried 6 brass.

Here is a transcription of the Bob Crosby Band's theme tune, Summertime. Featuring solos by trumpet and tenor sax, this wonderfully rich and moody chart rarely strays from Gershwin's haunting

This chart has been transcribed from the fine Jerry Gray chart written for the Glenn Miller band. Originally scored for six brass, it has been augmented up to a full eight voices. The alto sax and trumpet

Here's another rare chart from the Neal Hefti days of the Basie band. It's the complete Basie version, and a nice trombone section feature. This transcription has been written for two tenor

Originally written and arranged by Buck Clayton, this chart has been transcribed from Count Basie's 1952 Clef recording. It is an up-tempo swinger featuring improvised solos from clarinet (alto sax 2),

This Frank Foster chart was first recorded in the mid 1950s on Count Basie's "April In Paris" album. This transcription is true to the original except that the trombones have been augmented to four voices,