Powerhouse Orchestrations

As performed by Robbie Williams. Small Band Series by Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen, arranged by Shaun Byrne. Instrumentation: Alto, Tenor, Trombone, Trumpet, 4 rhythm vocal and score.

Small Band Vocal Version This was a number one hit ballad for singer songwriter Billy Vera, recently featured by Michael Bublé in his album Crazy Love. Cy Payne has faithfully transcribed this number...

Robbie and Guy Chambers back together (at last!) for this opening number on the 'Swings Both Ways' Album. A Perfect and very playable new number for a concert or party night. Key: Bb Vocal range: A -...

8 brass, 5 saxes and 4 rhythm, plus 3 optional flutes, 2 Bb clarinets and horn in F. Swing band girl vocal. A great fun number to perform. The colla voce introduction for vocal and piano, as recorded,...

A really great number for a party, with the infectious Latin rhythm plus Kirsty MacColl's entertaining lyrics certain to bring everyone on to the floor. Carefully transcribed by Cy Payne, it includes...

A full band setting of the original recording by the unforgettable Amy. Synth strings included.

Girl Vocal One of the all time great standards which is always popular with audiences. The full band intro gives a good clear lead into the vocals. No instrumental passages - just plenty of well craft...

Sammy Nestico, who wrote many fine scores for the Count Basie Band, has provided this laid-back Basie-style arrangement, starting with the piano and rhythm section, and then gradually building right t...

Phil Collins Big Band Instrumental Chart. A great straight ahead swing arrangement of this Genesis title by John Clayton Jr. with an open section for solos. From the album 'A Hot Night in Paris'.

8 brass, 5 saxes and 4 rhythm, plus 3 optional flutes, 2 Bb clarinets and horn in F. Swing band girl vocal. The all time favourite ballad, featured in the 1942 film Casablanca. A full band intro leads...

From the album 'Rock Swings' a very effective medium groove version of the 1994 Soundgarden number in the classic Sinatra/Basie style. Available for Augmented Big Band with full strings (POW4330) The...

Glenn Miller. Big Band Instrumental. This can still sound as fresh as ever, with its 12 bar blues sequence theme and linking eight bar sections. The original solos are written out but there is ample s...

Der Opener zu Phil Collins Serious Hits Live Tour This is the African style call and response song featured on the video release of his Berlin concert and re-created for the full big band by Harry Kim...

A powerful mid-tempo hard-driving number with sections for open solos. Right from bar 1 this chart really shows what excitement can be generated by the sound of the contemporary big band. From the alb...

From the Natalie Cole album 'Unforgetable With Love'. A particularly fine medium groove Ralph Burns arrangement in the classic relaxed 'Basie' style-the perfect combination of singer and big band.Key...

Basierend auf der Fassung auf Michael Bublés 'It's Time'. Enthält opt. Stimmen: Violine 1 und 2, Viola, Cello, 2 Flöten und 2 Klarinetten

True, by Gary Kemp, was the title track on Spandau Ballet's 1980's album of the same name and was a worldwide hit. To just say that this arrangement is 'Basie Style' does not do it justice. It is quit...

From the album 'Rock Swings' a very effective medium groove version of the 1994 Soundgarden number in the classic Sinatra/Basie style. Available for Augmented Big Band with full strings (POW4330) The...

The vibrant Tito Puente salsa (mambo) version from the album Party with Puente, CCD-4924-2, extended for full big band by Shaun Byrne. Solos for 1st tenor and 2nd trumpet. Key G minor. Taken down a Mi...

Big Band Girl Vocal, transcribed from the superb original 1980's concert performance on youtube.

Paquito D'Rivera Big Band Instrumental Chart. From the 1994 album 'Latin Jazz', Nascente NSCD008. This is a superb blend of smooth modern jazz harmonies and Latin rhythms, composed by these two leadin...

From the 1997 recording 'Paquito D'Rivera and the UN Orchestra Live at MCG'. Jazz MCG 1003. The mysterious energy created by employing the Afro-Cuban 6/8 rhythm starting pp with the rhythm and percuss...

Recorded by the Cuban band leader Mario Bauza and featured on the 1994 CD 'Latin Jazz'. Nascente NSCD008. Bring the excitement of this lively instrumental salsa to your next concert or club date. Plen...

Another great mid-tempo instrumental salsa chart from this Cuban band leader - also featured on the Nascente 'Latin Jazz' album. Alto (or flute) and tenor sax solos, plus lots of vibrant Latin groove...

An exciting full band arrangement of this Latin Rock classic. Suitable for student bands with trombones cued onto saxes. Written out piano, tenor and optional alternative flute/trombone/guitar solos w...