A beautiful small band orchestration of this all-time classic favorite. Instrumentation: ATB Saxes; 2 Trumpets, 1 Trombone; Guitar; Piano; Bass and Drums.

This great ballad by Grammy-nominated composer Chris Walden was written to feature trumpet legend Arturo Sandoval. The arrangement moves between up-tempo swing and half-time and features a trumpet soloist

This samba chart from Grammy nominated composer Chris Walden features a bass trombone soloist with a big band. Featured are a great melody, interplay between the band, and a flute solo.

This medium swing composition from Grammy nominated composer Chris Walden features trombone and piano solos and a saxophone soli. There are no saxophone doubles. This chart also has an interesting

This exhilarating, medium-fast samba is a trombone solo feature that also contains meaty challenges for the rest of the band. The statements of the quirky head by the featured trombone are interspersed with

From John LaBarbera: "Brother Griff McSmith is dedicated to all of the organ trios that were part of my early, live jazz listening experiences. The title is a composite of the names of the artists

This medium swing chart from Grammy-nominated composer Chris Walden includes a trombone solo, a memorable melody and great sectional interplay. Alto Saxophone 1 doubles on Flute.

Tom Kubis takes a simple, well-known melody and transforms it into an exciting swing chart featuring trombones and a saxophone soli. Solo space is for tenor saxophone, trumpet, and trombone. This chart

This is intended to be a closer, featuring the brilliant trumpet of Jon Faddis. The overall mood, after the dramatic introductory statement, is one of collective celebration. After the slow introduction,

John LaBarbera arranged this Woody Shaw tune for his 2005 album "Fantazm." The chart features solos for trumpet, drums, and tenor saxophone with nice backgrounds.

Needledrop is a short, through-composed piece with no improvisation. Thinking of a "needle drop" as a kind of excerpt, something brief and picked up mid-stream, where the key to the thing is

One-Two-Three is an up-tempo, modal blues over pedal points with a Coltrane inspired rhythmic feel. Solos are for piano, alto sax 1, tenor sax 1, and a drum solo over figures. Also featured is a

This energetic 5-minute quartet was the inspiration for the big band jazz chart of the same name. It could also could serve as a soundtrack for an imaginary Super Mario Run game or it could be a super fresh

Serpentine is an exciting, up-tempo, modal jazz chart featuring an angular, pentatonic melody over a pedal point with a contrasting bridge. The solos are for tenor 1, trumpet 2 and drums over

ECM style, even-eighth note groove with hip, contemporary changes and an engaging melodic theme. Solos are for piano, flugelhorn and tenor 1. Also featured are a brass soli with flugel lead, a prominent

Singular Vision is a medium swinging, lyrical feature for alto sax 1 with a strong melody and interesting changes. A special feature is the big, dramatic ensemble chorus with sax soli on the

In homage to Stevie Ray Vaughan, this grooving rock shuffle is an extended-form minor blues with enough twists and turns to satisfy big band aficionados. A confident blues guitarist is naturally required,

An even-8th folk-jazz song inspired by the uplifting, nostalgic spirit of groups like Oregon and the Pat Metheny Group. The chart opens with a long call by the saxophones, a cappella, before the acoustic

Tom Kubis has taken the famous Edward Elgar melody used at graduations all over the world and transformed it into an exciting swing shuffle. Featuring a solo for tenor saxophone, this chart has a swinging