Spartiti medio Swing

This is the original version of the tune recorded in 1946, and also included in the Milestones LP. This was transcribed by Bob Curnow for Gunther Schuller's Smithsonian Jazz Orchestra concerts. Tenor...

This is exactly as recorded on the Hooper CD Out of the Woods. It is a wonderful piece at a medium swing tempo, with a great feel, fresh harmonic content, lots of clever lines and solo space for tenor...

This is exactly as recorded on the new Les Hooper Big Band CD 'Out of the Woods.' It is a wonderful piece, written in an easy swing tempo, with a great feel, fresh harmonic content, lots of clever lin...

One of the great Basie recording was The Legend, of which all the pieces were Benny Carter originals. This chart is from that recording, and it is a wonderfully soulful piece, set in a slow swing temp...

Shorty Rogers was very well known for his 'nonet' charts (6 horns, 3 rhythm), and this was one of his best-loved compositions. Set in an easy, low swing, 'Pirouette' has a lilting melody, along with a...

Bob Curnow has created a wonderful 'nonet' chart (6 horns, 3 rhythm) on this great Rodgers & Hart tune. The medium-swing setting features solo space for alto, tenor, flugelhorn, trombone and piano and...

Here is a wonderful 'Basie-ish' chart with a catchy melody set in an easy-swing tempo. Curnow has created a laid-back, swinging chart very much in the style of Sammy Nestico and others who wrote for t...

This song from 1956 has been covered by a number of artists over the years - Peggy Lee, Elvis Presley, Madonna and Michael Bublé to name a few. Each one of these artists recorded covers of this song,...

Nach dem Ende des 2. Weltkrieges war der Einfluss Amerikas auf Europa sehr stark. In der Musik war der Jazz tonangebend. Große Big Bands, wie die von Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington und Count Basie waren...

Trombone Trio (solo pieces)

Aus der Reihe 'Classics up to date'.

This song from 1956 has been covered by a number of artists over the years - Peggy Lee, Elvis Presley, Madonna and Michael Bublé to name a few. Each one of these artists recorded covers of this song,...

Glenn Millers 'Moonlight Serenade' erschien einst 'nur' als B-Seite und ist heute ein großer Klassiker des Big Band-Repertoires. Dank Bernd Frank gibt es diesen Klassiker nun auch in einer originalget...

Similar to his acclaimed version of Gabriel's Oboe, Robert has provided another flexible program piece that features a solo player accompanied by string orchestra. Parts are provided for violin, flute...

Dieses Arrangement ist ein weiteres Highlight in unserer Glenn-Miller-Reihe. Originalsoli wurden von den Aufnahmen abgehört und notiert, so dass in den Solopassagen entweder improvisiert oder das noti...