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This is the real thing, as written for and recorded by the Buddy Rich Band on the Big Swing Face CD. It is a medium-up swing chart that provides plenty of solo space for alto sax (al la Ernie Watts),...

As originally recorded by Count Basie on the Roulette LP (Vogue CD) Kansas City Suite - the Music of Benny Carter, this is a medium slow Swing with more than a tinge of Gospel flavor. The trombone sec...

As recorded by Count Basie on the Roulette LP (Vogue CD) The Legend, Benny Carter has created a marvelous, quiet, smoky sounding tune ... somewhat in the vain of Whisper Not. This is a wonderful piece...

This chart is the exact, original one that Oliver Nelson wrote for his terrific L.A. band on the recording Live From Los Angeles. This was taken directly from his score. A wonderful, laid-back chart!...

A fun-filled, exciting chart on the old tune. Commissioned as a surprise birthday present for Stan. Trumpet and Trombone solos, and a very clever Holmanesque treatment. Every jazz library should have...

Lennie wrote a magnificent dance book for Stan in the early '60's. This chart was from that period, and it is a full blown jazz chart that really cooks! It has been edited so that it can be played by...

This is another of the many wonderful charts arranged by Lennie for the Stan Kenton Orchestra. He is able to capture the Kenton sound without a lot of high-range problems or difficult concerns for the...

Questo grande classico del jazz di tutti i tempi riceve un nuovo arrangiamento dalla penna di Roy Phillippe. È diverso dall'arrangiamento originale di Benny Goodman, è ben swingato e conferisce al bra...

Includes solo clarinet part, but no baritone saxophone.

This one truly is wonderful! The band moves along at a nice tempo giving the vocalist plenty of support throughout. Tenor sax and trumpet both solo after the first chorus and then bring the vocalist b...

I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo

No description needed. One of the all time greatest charts recorded by the Buddy Rich Big Band on Burning for Buddy Vol 2. See master Otter CD catalog.

The flutes state the melody in this pretty bossa nova, which demands your best soloist to elegantly negotiate it's appealing chord changes. Sax doubles. As recorded by the Gordon Goodwin Big Phat on '...

This Chuck Mangione song is ideal for the young players. This medium swing chart has plenty of unison, easy written solos for alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet and trombone, no brass range problems and it'...

Here's Jerome Kern's fabulous standard in a swinging arrangement by Roger Holmes. Feature one of your student vocal soloists and this will be the highlight of your next concert!

The powerful concert number transcribed by Cy Payne from Michael Bublé's album. Keys as recording. Same as POW4227 but with full strings instead of synthesizer. Key: Dm-Ebm Vocal range: Bb-G Trumpet r...

The powerful concert number transcribed by Cy Payne from Michael Bublé's album. Keys as recording. Strings on synth. Key: Dm-Ebm Vocal range: Bb-G Trumpet range: Bb + optional high F

The unique genius and originality of Charles Mingus is nowhere more apparent than in this symphonic masterpiece adapted for big band by Sy Johnson. Involving no improvisation but rather a series of th...

Loose Your Life Life (And It Will Surely Find You) features the tenor saxophone in a gospel-flavored 7/4 funk piece which has roots in my youth, growing up in a family in which my father was a penteco...

It's funky with all the Big Phat Band attributes, and it's fairly tough to play, but hey, it's Gordon and you know it will be a hot chart...if you have the horses. The opening lick for piano is really...

Whoa, this is the next Hunting Wabbits chart in the 'trilogy.' As recorded by the Big Phat Band on the Goodwin CD That's How We Roll, this HW3 is fairly challenging, but well worth the effort. There a...

Warner Bros. Publications is proud to present this important series, Jazz at Lincoln Center Library. Each selection was selected by the Center's musical director, Wynton Marsalis. Each transcription i...

Warner Bros. Publications is proud to present this important series, Jazz at Lincoln Center Library. Each selection was selected by the Center's musical director, Wynton Marsalis. Each transcription i...

Recorded on the SWR Big Band CD Fun Time and adapted from the tune Blue Daniel, this chart romps along in 'four' instead of 'three' and sounds harder than it is. It features a sax chorus and solos by...

Recorded by the SWR Big Band on the CD Fun Time, this tenor sax feature requires the backgorund volume to stay comfortable under the soloist. Save the volume for measure 28, and also the big build up...