Spartiti per orchestra jazz

Medium swing blues tune dedicated to an army reserve officer who went to Baghdad in 2003. Lots of delicious dissonance. Changes for alto and trombone. Exciting three-chorus stop-time section. No doubl...

Fast swing, alternating with a funky street beat that gets everyone clapping. Solos for soprano, tenor, trombone, and piano. Lead sax on soprano, bari doubles flute; lead trumpet to A5. Medium difficu...

(traditional) Written originally as a clarinet feature, but can be played by any solo instrument. Starts with lush trombone hymn-like chorale than goes into a medium swing tempo. Solo space also for p...

Starts with slow/moody intro. Solo piano has written solo followed by written flugelhorn solo over lush trombone chords. Drums set-up new medium fast swing tempo and we're off with a minor-key tune th...

A medium-tempo swing that includes a 'kicking' ensemble section. Features Flugelhorn, tenor and a written lead trumpet solo. Easy doubles. Recorded by Dave Eshelmans' Jazz Garden Big Band 'Deep Voices...

Commissioned by the Fairfield High School Jazz Ensemble, Louise Jacob, director. This chart is a tribute to the late San Francisco bay area pianist and vocal artist Smith Dobson. It is a musical remin...

This chart is a contemporary medium-swing chart with a two-beat - 4/4 interplay. The sweeping and arching melodic lines of the main theme contrast the more angular lines of the interlude. Solos are fo...

It is an up tempo chart that moves back and forth from the blues form to rhythm changes (AABA). The chart features each of the members of the saxophone section peforming short solos that alternate wit...

Millennium Jump is a blues written in a swing era style. The featured instruments are piano, tenor sax, and trombone, but bass trombone has the final word. Written 'under the influence' of the 'One O'...

Stoppin' Time (a.k.a. Swing Swing Swing) is also from (you guessed it) the musical 'Bring 'Em Back!'. It is written in the style of Benny Goodman's 'Sing Sing Sing'. It has 5 clarinets and features on...

MFYXTPLYX is an exciting up tempo 'tonally outside' swing number featuring drums. After the band unison line...it's all drums!...until the outhead is played. 5/4/4/G/P/B/D. Trumpet Bb. Trombones B. Me...

Straight ahead swinger. It's just good old 'Basie' sound at it's best. Shout chorus absolutely ROARS. Trumpet, trombone solos.

Straight ahead swing with plenty of blowing space. Sax soli and brass a cappella leading to shout chorus.

Commisioned by Martin Murphy Middle School, Morgan Hill, California. Dedicated to one of the greatest entertainers, Sammy Davis Jr. Laid back swing feel muted brass ensemble with a flute lead on the m...

Written for the SCU Fresno 'Statesmen' Big Band. A laid back Basie 'groove' in the style of Ernie Wilkins. Full sounding sax soli. Trumpet or trombone solo, and Piano. Powerful shout chorus. Nothing b...

24 measure tune based on minor blues changes. Great for improv. Solo section is open for any soloist with interchangeable backgounds. Changes sound hip, but are easy to blow on. A relaxed swing feel w...

Commissioned by SW Missouri State Univ, Jerry Hoover, director. A medium tempo Basie style piece based on the changes to classic Basie tune 'Jive at Five.' Piano states the head, later saxophones. Sol...

Medium swing feel. Modal jazz tune loosely based in minor blues changes. Sounds different, but it's not hard to blow on. Changes included for everyone. Not rangy, lead trpt tops out at A above the sta...

Just a light, swinging jazz tune with a lot of ensemble writing that will require some rehearsal time for precision. But not a killer range wise. Lots of accents and rhythmic tricks that are unexpecte...

Commissioned by Fred Lange at Davis High School in California. A farewell to his graduating seniors. Piece in three sections. First is a choral in a rubato style (I've been told it sounds like 'Georgi...

Medium swing chart. Featuring Trpt, Bone & Piano solos. Nice ensemble writing.

After a brassy intro in 2/4, the chart breaks into a medium fast swing. Although this tune is not a blues, the Tenor & Bone follow blues in Bb patterns for four choruses apiece. Exciting 'sudden death...

A challenging unison melody and an equally challenging set of chord changes reminiscent of the 'hard-bop' era characterize this moderatley fast tenor sax feature. The solo is on the 2nd tenor part, bu...

Medium swing. Written for Count Basie Band. Has great sax soli. Bone, Tenor & Trpt solos.Recorded by Frank Foster and the S.W.R. Big Band on 'Fresh Taste of Thad Jones...'.