Originally recorded by the Maynard Ferguson Big Band on their album Come Blow Your Horn, this edited version is scored for standard big band instrumentation to include five saxes, four trumpets, four
Bob Curnow continues to add the music of Pat Metheny to his catalog with another of Metheny's unforgettable melodies, Et Si C'Etait la Fin, originally recorded on the album Secret Story. Set
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
Many have tried, but few have been able to match the incredible swing that happens when you combine Billy Byers' arranging with the Count Basie Orchestra. Originally recorded on the Basie album Frankly
Quincy Jones wrote some incredible arrangements on very popular tunes for the Count Basie Orchestra. As recorded on This Time By Basie, Quincy's arrangement of I Left My Heart in San Francisco
This great Oliver Nelson tune from the early '60s was originally recorded by a small group, but here it's been arranged for big band in a very hip way! Set in an easy swing shuffle feel, this chart has
This is a great Oliver Nelson chart that swings like crazy! It begins in 3/4 and then goes to 4/4 and has a wonderful feel and flow as it moves through the different sections. This chart has very limited
Keepin' It Hot is the big brother to Keepin' It Cool and is the same basic chart, but is meant for slightly more advanced ensembles that are seeking more of a challenge with extended brass
Bill Holman arranged this Bobby Troup gem for the Charlie Barnet Big Band. It's a great, old school swinger complete with solo space for alto saxophone and trumpet. Unison melody lines are distributed