Spartiti medio Ballata

This is another of the many wonderful charts arranged by Niehaus for the Stan Kenton Orchestra. A more beautiful ballad has not been written, and this one features a trombone and a tenor sax solo. As...

As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on Stage Door Swings, this is a lovely ballad scored in the incomparable Kenton style. Niehaus uses the saxophone section to great effect. Limited ranges make...

This is the bass trombone solo, as recorded (The Kenton Era) by George Roberts with the Stan Kenton Orchestra. Folks have been waiting for this one for a long time. Johnny Richards sets this wonderful...

A great alto saxophone feature. From the incomparable Contemporary Concepts album (1955). It begins with a soft, lovely statement of the melody and ends that way, with a roaring up-tempo middle sectio...

Graettinger arranged this standard in his most unusual way, using dissonance offset with the beauty of this gorgeous melody. It is a trombone solo pretty much throughout the entire ballad. Great writi...

Astor Piazzolla's music lends itself well to the big band idiom, and Fred Sturm is a masterful arranger for big band. As recorded on 'Libertango ! Hommage to Astor Piazzolla' (HR Big Band), this chart...

Bill Potts' arrangements for the recording The Jazz Soul of Porgy and Bess are legendary. This medley is one of those charts, and it includes 5 different themes from Gershwin's masterpiece. There is s...

As recorded on Tonight Show Band, Vol. 2 (Amherst), this wonderful arrangement by the late, great Tommy Newsom features trumpet throughout. There is marvelous ensemble writing, set in a swingy ballad...

Grades 4-5

The ballad "The Castle" was originally written for the EBU Big Band's concert in Bergen in 2000. The band, consisting of a musician from each of the EBU countries, performed specially commissioned mus...

La ballata è un tipo di canzone popolare norvegese che originariamente significa "canzone da ballo", dal latino ballare ("ballare"). Questo arrangiamento è fortemente ispirato alla versione del gruppo...

In Stillness cerca di raggiungere ciò che è più grande di noi. Può essere un dio o molti dei, oppure la grandezza del passato o del futuro, ma è la luce che è appena al di là della nostra portata mort...

Ballad for Bass Trombone è un pezzo aff ascinante che rivela il timbro nobile e di enormi potenzialità di questo strumento non proprio molto virtuoso, il cui repertorio non conta, purtroppo, molti lav...

This arrangement was written by Benny Carter in 1960 for an upcoming record date that Peggy Lee would do with Capitol. The arrangement was recorded, but has not been issued. It is possible that Peggy...

You've Got A Friend In Me' ist ein sehr beliebter Swing-Titel von Randy Newman aus dem Diney/Pixar-Animationsfilm 'Toy Story', gesungen von Michael Bublé auf dem Album 'To Be Loved'. Das Original-Arra...