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Pure Conniff! Cy Payne has faithfully transcribed this great swing chart, including the BBGG vocals. The unison vocal/ instrumental style means it can be played purely as an instrumental number. Howev...

Sing and Swing! - Der großartige Titel 'Soda Pop' von Robbie Williams und Michael Bublé! aus dem Album 'Swings Both Ways' entführt Sie in die goldene Big-Band-Zeit der 1940er Jahre. Das Arrangement mi...

Sing and Swing! - Der großartige Titel 'Soda Pop' von Robbie Williams und Michael Bublé! aus dem Album 'Swings Both Ways' entführt Sie in die goldene Big-Band-Zeit der 1940er Jahre. Das Arrangement mi...

Nestico-Style Medium Swing. As recorded by Rainer Tempel Bigband on 'Vorwärts & Zurück' Solos: Posaune Doublings: 1 Flöte

Extended blues form shifts from a Swing Shuffle to a Funk bridge then back again. Optional lead trumpet notes save chops but won't take the energy away from this chart.

That Toddlin' Town'. Medium Swing Tempo.

Medium fast modern swing chart with lots of unison and ensemble passages making this very playable.

Medium groove Basie style written as a tribute to the great Ernie Wilkins. This one really lays well with solos for tenor and trumpet. Includes well-written sax soli.

A tasty up-tempo swinger in the true Basie style. A great opener that has numerous solo spots to give everyone a chance to shine. This chart will give your band a solid mature sound. Includes an optio...

A medium tempo swinger featuring plenty of call and response hence the title 'Cross Talk.' A must for your library as it presents the classic big band jazz sound with the emphasis on call & response....

Here's a great Basie Style Swing chart! Starts off with a (written) piano solo, and then saxes take the theme before the rest of the band kicks in. Familiar Basie-style ending modulating upward, creat...

This medium tempo swing chart has a laid-back bouncy feel, and is very playable. Lots of space for solos on a blues scale. Goes together quickly, and bound to be a favorite for the band!

For band directors who have a good rhythm section and at least one soloist capable of handling a fast tempo, this one makes a great vehicle to show off your strong soloist(s). Based on the changes to...

This fantastic chart swings like all the greatest Basie classics. As recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on "Broadway Hollywood… Basie's Way," Chico O'Farrill's arrangement of Baubles, Bangles & Be...

This great chart is recorded (1999) on the Azica CD 'Swingin' the Blues.' Holman grabs this simple Ellington tune and runs with it. The arrangement is yet another amazing example of Bill Holman's extr...

Patty Darling brings us yet another great contemporary chart: “Twists and Turns!” Imagine yourself on a road trip with smooth stretches and beautiful scenery, interrupted by occasional sharp turns and...

Hank contributed so much to the Kenton book in the '70's, and this chart is one of the best of the bunch. A lovely, melodic, easy-flowing piece in 5/4 which is a great vehicle for getting into odd-met...

Lennie Niehaus wrote a series of terrific arrangements for the Stan Kenton Orchestra (this was recorded on the 'Stage Door Swings' CD). This chart is a medium-swing version of a great Rodgers & Hammer...