Internet Sources for Big Band Arrangements
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HAPPY NEW YEAR! We celebrate by posting a video of the Bob Florance arrangement of Auld Lang Syne for Baritone Sax and Big Band. Featured: Bruce Johnstone, director of Jazz Studies at State University of New York at Fredonia. Published by Walrus Music Publishing. Available from Ejazzlines.com.
One of our recent projects: "Gershwin's Greatest Hits"
The video below was filmed on Friday, May 16, 2014 at State University of New York's Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center. The theme of our annual commencement-eve concert was "Gershwin's Greatest Hits."
Bruce Johnstone conducted the all-professional Little Apple Big Band with student singers from the BFA musical theater and music programs at Fredonia.
This arrangement of Gershwin's "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" is by Nelson Riddle and published by Ejazz Lines Publications. Originally written for Ella Fitzgerald and the Gershwin Songbook series, we found that the arrangements also works nicely as a boy/girl duet.
To view big band videos recorded at State University of New York at Fredonia, visit youtube.com/rockefellerartscntr
For a full list of the Gershwin Repertorie in the program, visithttp://www.fredonia.edu/rac/maypops2014.asp
I have put an asterisk next to those I have done business with before; otherwise caveat emptor.
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GROUP ONE: CHARTS FROM MAJOR ONLINE RETAILERS
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EJAZZLINES.COM * |
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Penders Music Company |
Handles "printed music of all puhlishers" A very big list of big band charts including many vocals. | |
Marina Music Service *4,327 sheet music arrangements, books, and recordings |
Very extensive On-Line Catalog with good search features. Also sells recordings and charts for small jazz combos. Listing by male, female, composers, arrangers, Christmas, etc. One of the best all-round sources for in-print charts (in my opinion). Has MP3s for many of the tunes. | |
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JW Pepper *http://www.jwpepper.com/Jazz_Ensemble_General_Christmas_and_Holiday.list |
Major retailer of printed music.Serves primarily the public school, college and university markets. |
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Otter Music DistributorsNnicely searchable database. Many of the charts have audio files you can listen to with Realplayer. |
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@alle-noten.de |
This company is based in Germany and purports to have a data base of over 650,000 titles of all kinds of sheet music. In addition to American and British publishers, they also carry some of European publishers which I have not found on US web stores. | |
Christian Jazz Charts |
This is not a publisher, but a directory of publishers and mostly arrangers that sell charts for contemporary Christian worshop. It's an excellent source of leads if you are looing for Christmas Big Band charts and new bag band Christmas arrangements. | |
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Such Sweet ThunderThis site is a project of David Berger, recognized internationally as a leading authority on the music of Duke Ellington and the Swing Era. Conductor and arranger for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra from its inception in 1988 through 1994, Berger has transcribed more than 750 full scores of classic recordings including more than 500 works by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. Berger has composed and arranged more than 1000 pieces over a career spanning 50 years. |
This site is dedicated to making available the highest quality jazz arrangements, books and recordings. We believe that the best music is not only satisfying to listen to but also fun to play. We will be adding more products every month as well as works from other top writers including Chuck Israels and Bill Dobbins. We welcome any requests you may have. Ever onward and upward. David Berger, CEO |
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KENDOR MUSICI especially like A Chili Pepper Christmas by |
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Highly recommended new discovery: Snowflower Music |
Snowflower Music is a Christian music publishing and production company. It is owned and operated by Bob Marshall and has been in business since 1995. Bob Marshall has an extensive background in music performance as a woodwind specialist (clarinet, alto/tenor saxophones, and flute), keyboards, and vocalist. He has traveled “on the road” performing many music genre including jazz, pop(top 40), big band, orchestra, symphonic wind ensembles (concert band), and other smaller ensembles. | |
C. L. Barnhouse Company |
Lots of original big band charts from level 1-5 including the Christmas Big Band arrangements and other charts by Paul Clark plus charts by Andy Clark, Dominic Spera, Andy Neeck, and Howard Rowe. I love this web site because it lets you listen to recordings of many tunes while concurrently viewing a pdf of the conductor's score. | |
Alfred Music Publishers |
Since 1922. One of the major publishers of big band arrangements. Their charts are available from many retailers, but I like this web site because of its searchable database and its extensive recordings, many of the entire chart. | |
THE FJH Music Company |
We are pleased to present our new Jazz Ensemble publications. Many of you have already come to know the quality of our music, but for those of you who are still new to our company, we invite you to listen to the streaming audio on the following pages and discover the music behind our success. We have taken great care to offer an appropriate assortment of publications for all your educational and programming needs. You will notice that the works represented here illustrate our passion for providing you with only the most musically compelling works that are also pedagogically sound. | |
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The F J H Music Companyhttp://www.fjhmusic.com/about.htm A goog number of Chirstmas tunes for big band grades 1-5 can be found at |
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http://www.anderkampmusic.com/Publisher of Christian music for variety of ensemble types and sizes |
For their web site: 10 exciting arrangements for Soloist and Big Band. This is the most flexible Holiday/Christmas project you will ever find! Each song features a soloist plus full big band. Here is where the unbelievable flexibility comes in! There is a written out part for EVERY solo for trumpet, trombone, saxophone and a vocalist. | |
http://matrixmusic.com/ |
This company also handles the Jalen Jazz Band Catalog, primarily for High School bands. | |
http://lorenz.com/Has a number of jazz band charts, primarly for beginning andhigh school bands. |
The Lorenz Corporation has four active music-publishing imprints—Heritage Music Press, Lorenz, Roger Dean Publishing Company, and Latham Music—and is the exclusive distributor for AGEHR—Handbell Musicians of America, Choristers Guild, and Santa Barbara Music Publishing. We are the world's largest source of music for handbells and are one of the leading publishers of choral music. | |
| We are a music publishing company whose mission is to provide the highest quality music and resources for musicians at all ability levels. The company takes great care to ensure that everything about Increase Music is user-friendly for the educator, student, and professional musician alike. | ||
Ron Cobb Copy Servicehttp://www.roncobbcopyservice.com/cart/xcart/customer/home.php?cat=8 |
We are primarily a print vendor for publishers that print gospel music orchestrations. Some publishers and individuals allow us to sell their orchestrations directly to the customer. The purpose of this web site is to provide a listing of titles that we are currently able to make available. Although we started out as a service for arrangers who needed their conductor's scores turned into parts for recording sessions, we've become much more. Being located in the Nashville area has placed us at the heart of the Christian music industry and over the years have worked closely with many of the publishers. We've been uniquely placed between the publisher and the Church and have found ourselves a resource for thousands of titles many of which are out of print and available only from us. |
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| https://www.hirschmusic.com/about/ |
Hi, I'm Rick Hirsch, and I run HirschMusic Publications, featuring arrangements and compositions for Saxophone Quartet, Jazz Combo, and Jazz Ensemble. I write all of the music here. There are works here for educational and professional ensembles. |
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https://www.brianeisenbergmusic.com/charts added April 1, 2018 |
Award-winning jazz composer & producer "Brian's audacious debut has clearly been forged with creativity, innovation and grit." -Edward Blanco, ALL ABOUT JAZZ. "Fantastic arrangements...superbly executed and recorded with total panache by a killer band." -Brent Keefe, DRUMMER MAGAZINE. |
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Hotshots MusicHotshots Music provides a service to bands, singers, cabaret artists and musical directors worldwide, supplying professional quality arrangements, and backing tracks of the songs most bands play and receive requests for, including Rat Pack, Soul, Latin, Swing and Pop Music, all at an exceptionally cost effective price. Site added January 1, 2016 |
Many transcriptions of Michael Buble Big Band Charts, including over a dozen Christmas and Holiday charts. All our arrangements come with a Midi file to give an indication of performance and to function as a basic backing track, a lead vocal text guide together with the actual score and instrumental parts. All keys can be changed quickly and inexpensively on request. |
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Chris McDonald*Grammy nominated producer Chris McDonald is one of the most respected arrangers and session trombonists working today. Artists he has arranged for include Carrie Underwood, Ricardo Arjona, Jennifer Holliday, Gaby Moreno, Martina McBride, Amy Grant, Kirk Franklin, Sara Evans, and scores of others. His arrangements have been recorded by orchestras all over the world, and he is frequently called upon to conduct large studio orchestras including the 80 piece orchestra on Matchbox 20’s “Mad Season” project. Site added April 30, 2014 |
Update as of January, 2015: Chris has available all the arrangements from his 2014 big band release "No Pews Required." In fall of 2015, he will be selling a new series called "Christmas Combo"- charts written for 4 horns and rhythm.
As of April 2014, there are two Christmas Big Band Charts listed, an SATB vocal arrangement of "Deck the Halls" (highly recommended) and a Latin Jazz version of Pat a Pan. Several years ago, he put out the very popular two-CD set entitled "In the Mood for Christmas" which includes a nice intstrumental of "Blue Christmas" Additional arrangements may be available from Chris by writing him directly. |
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Arranger/Composer Chris Walden*Six-time Grammy® nominated German-born composer/arranger/conductor CHRIS WALDEN has scored more than 40 feature and TV films, and has written more than a thousand orchestral and big band arrangements for artists including Diana Krall, Christina Aguilera, Michael Bublé, Aretha Franklin, Paul Anka, Stevie Wonder, Rihanna, Barbra Streisand, and orchestras like the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Boston Pops, and many more. He most recently wrote arrangements for the Academy Awards (Oscars) and he arranged the National Anthem for Jennifer Hudson's performance at the SUPER BOWL XLIII. |
Some of his "self-published" charts are available from Some additional charts may be available directly from him. I suggest contacting him at info@chriswalden.com if there is anything else you are looking for. |
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Klaus Wagenleiter*I recommend you contact Mr. Wagenleiter directly at his email address which is info @ klauswagenleiter.de (remove the spaces) and ask for a copy of his tune list or any particular things you are looking for. I don't know his full repertoire, but I know he has done some great Christmas tunes that were recorded by Tony Christie and also Paul Carrack. I like them very much. Good Swingin' Christmas Charts! To the right is an example of one of Mr. Wagenleiter's charts for the Paul Carrack and the SWR Big Band in Germany. |
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New Sites added Jan. 2, 2016 - not comments at this time. Hope to post descriptions later.http://www.electrodeluxe.bigcartel.com/category/scores-and-parts-for-big-band https://alanbroadbent.com/shop/ http://www.gunhildcarling.net/my-music/scores (I have trouble getting to the final scores, let me know if you can or can not.) http://daveholland.com/lojac/score-type/big-band http://magnoliamusicpublications.com/big-band-jazz-charts/ http://www.donowensmusic.net/works-for-jazz-ensemble.html http://jackhylton.squarespace.com/sheet-music/ He was a widely respected British dance band leader and entertainment producer from the 1920s through the 1960s.
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Jon Burr Sheet MusicJon Burr is a New York City based composer, bassist, and teacher. The web site has links to his recordings and information on his band, ad well as details on over a dozen original compositions for big band. Site added Jan. 1, 2016 |
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https://www.danieleng.com/If you are looking for professional, high quality Big Band charts that are different from the regular stuff – both in sound and form – you have come to the right place. My writing is deeply rooted in the jazz traditions, combined with my personal touch and voice. |
In the Web Shop you find information about the various charts, view extracts and listen to recordings of many of them. If you want to buy any chart, payment is easily made through PayPal and you download your purchase directly. Web site added June 29, 2015 |
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Bradley SowashUnique Christmas arrangements for big band and choir! |
In 2008, Richard Rudolph, director of music for Convenant Presbyterian Church in Roanoke, VA commissioned and premiered four sacred jazz Christmas arrangements for Big Band and combined gospel and traditional choirs. The community response was enough to fill this large church for two standing-room-only shows. The church followed up by commissioning five more arrangements that premiered in January 2010 rather than December 2009 due to a big snowstorm which shut the town and highways. Despite this unusual timing for a Christmas concert the house was packed again. | |
orchestralscoreproduction.com *composer/arranger Fedor Vrtacnik |
Fedor Vrtacnik has done compositions, arrangements, transcriptions and orchestrations for symphony orchestras, concert bands, and big bands all over the world. For big band, he has a number of vocals and movie themes. He also accepts commissions of every kind. Editor's Note: I especially like his transcription of "I'll be Home for Christmas" as recorded by Tony Bennett and "The Lady is a Tramp," a duet as recorded by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga. |
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Jesper Riis* bigband-scores.comJAZZ - LATIN - POP - ROCK - BLUES - VOCALS Find your favorite Big Band Score here. At Bigband-scores.com you can buy Big Band arrangements and scores for big band online. The scores and parts will be sent to your email inbox as PDF files. Please preview scores by clicking 'Preview' on each title and you will see an example of how the PDF score appear. Added April 20, 2014 |
Mr. Riis has been arranging for Big bands, Concert bands, Symphony Orchestras and Brass bands since 1990 and the list of orchestras includes Danish Radio Big band, The Orchestra, Aarhus Jazz Orchestra, Aalborg Symfoni Orkester, Slesvigske Fodregiment among many others. EDITORS NOTE: There are several Christmas Vocal Charts including Jingle Bell Rock, This Christmas, and Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree. Also, a number of James Bond songs. I think it's very good work and have ordered a couple of charts for my next Christmas show. |
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Audacious Music*Principals in the firm are Mike McGough and Phil Sims. Editors note: I have used the services of Mike for many years to do various transcriptions and arrangements, and his work is meticulous and fairly priced. I highly recommend this new company. Added: April 22, 2014 |
Audacious Music is a consortium of composers, all working to create the best quality music for your ensemble. We specialize in choral, concert band, jazz ensemble, and small ensemble literature with the focus on music that can be purchased instantly right to your computer, no shipping required. Provides charts for Big Band (Jazz Ensemble) and Concert Band. Offers several FREE charts! Editor's note: I recommend Mike McGough, one of the principals of this firm for reasonably-priced big band transcriptions. |
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Terry White Terry White has been a music educator, composer, arranger, educator, and band leader in the Portland, maine, area for over 34 years. He currently write for the Portland Jazz Orchestra. |
Check out the tabs for both published and unpublished arrangements and compositions. Charts includes ones for 17 piece big band (5 saxes) as well as 16 piece band (4 saxes.) |
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Bill Cunliffe Winner of the 2009 Grammy Award
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Bill composes and arranges for many types of ensembles, including symphony, concert band and big band. He also has also done several film scores. Check out these sample mp3s of his work for big band: http://billcunliffe.com/mp3playerMini/Havana.mp3 http://billcunliffe.com/mp3playerMini/Bopboodahclip.mp3 |
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Elliott Deutsch* Site has about a dozen original compositions and about 30 arrangements, some with vocal. All very well done. |
Here is a video of the Elliott Deutsch Big Band performing his arrangement of "The Christmas Song." |
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ericrichards.com * ERIC RICHARDS, a native of Pittsburgh, is a versatile composer/arranger, conductor, trombonist and educator active in a wide range of musical media and genres. As a composer who defines himself as a “contemporary American eclectic”, he has written music for groups ranging from rural high school marching bands to chamber music ensembles to nationally recognized big bands and symphony orchestras. I especially like "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" for Big Band and female Vocalist. A complete recording is at the bottom of this page. |
Eric’s music has been heard worldwide in performances and recordings by ensembles such as: |
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This site went up in November of 2012, and it has been worth the wait. Danny Fratina, born January 6, 1985, comes from Arlington, Texas. After graduating from high school in 2003, he attended Berklee College of Music to pursue a four-year degree in Jazz Composition. While at school, Danny was a top student, writing for all the major bands and playing lead trumpet for all the big bands, all while leading his own chamber ensembles and gigging around town.
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After graduating in May of 2007, Danny spent two years in Boston working for various bands around the region, transcribing, arranging, and composing mostly for jazz orchestra. In the last two years, he has completed over one hundred transcriptions for large and medium jazz ensembles and arranged over fifty pieces ranging from jazz to pop, rock to techno, and video game music to metal. He has been a prolific composer of Check out Danny's original
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http://cheaphorncharts.com/ What you’ll find here at CheapHornCharts.com is a vast selection of low cost arrangements available for different genres of music in 2, 3, 6 horn and Big Band. |
2 horn- trumpet & tenor (for smaller bands that want horns, but want to keep the size down) 3 horn - trumpet, tenor & trombone (the norm for most horn bands) 6 horn - trumpet I & II, tenor, alto, trombone, baritone (for bands that want a fat horn sound) Big Band (5444) (typical Big Band) All arrangements include horn parts plus 4 rhythm (guitar, bass, keys & drums) and lead vocal charts or lyrics, where applicable. Sample parts are available on request for review. |
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http://www.verville-music.com/jazz-charts/ |
Original Compositions and Arrangements by Scott Verville including a couple of Christmas charts. Editor's note: I especially like "Some Christmas Favorites" -- a 6 minute medley including "Jolly Old St. Nicholas, Frosty the Snowman, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bells, We Three Kings and We Wish You a Merry Christmas." (The band members have a bit of singing to do on this one.) I also like Scott's "Carol of the Bells" which comes two ways: for 5/4/4/4 big band (with auxilary percussion optional) or for concert band. |
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Daryl McKenzie - composer, arranger, trombonist and music director http://dmck.customer.netspace.net.au/PrintMusic.html |
Just discovered this musician based in Australia. There are number of standards in contemporary style as well as original tunes. I especially liked the up-tempo ensemble arrangement of "I Got Rhythm." | |
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Denver and the Mile High Orchestra Repertoire includes many originals as well as contemporary versions of standards, including Christmas tunes and patriotic ones. |
While the rest of us were worrying about "Y2K" a group of talented friends were worrying about the future of music as we know it. The year was 1999 and Denver Bierman and his merry band of musicians that would come to be known as the Mile High Orchestra were putting together an act that would take them literally to the ends of the earth. The group of Belmont University students took the music they loved and combined it with a hot, pop style, mixed in a slick tight stage show and took it on the road. Blending a red hot horn section, along with jazz and big band roots, Denver and the Mile High Orchestra have created a sound that is unlike any other. With Denver Bierman, writing and arranging the band's music, the diverse sounds of legends such as Stevie Wonder, Chicago, and Earth Wind and Fire combine for a fresh look at contemporary pop. The rest, as they say, is history. |
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Andrew Meronek http://andrewmeronek.com/musical-works-for-sale/big-band-charts/ |
Andrew is a a trombonist, composer, and music instructor. I play lead trombone in the Bridge Project Big Band and the Nighthawks Jazz Dectet, both to which I have also contributed some compositions and arrangements. I provide private brass instruction (plus the occasional clinic) at Evola Music. | |
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Rick Lawn http://ricklawn.com/category/charts/big-band-charts/page/2/ EDITOR'S NOTE: I really like the "Hymn to 9/11" Many original contemporary instrumentals. Also has original charts for 10-piece band, played by "Power of 10" Philadelphia's premiere big band. |
Richard (Rick) Lawn recently retired as Dean of the College of Performing Arts at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia (www.uarts.edu). Prior to moving to Philadelphia he was the Founding Director of Jazz Studies, Chair of the Department of Music, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. Before joining the Texas faculty Rick was Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Northern Iowa |
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GOSPEL BIG BAND CHARTS Also includes a number of Patriotic and Christmas Tunes. |
Examples of Christmas Charts: Cool Yule (Bette Midler), Blue Christmas (Elvis and Big Bad Voodoo Daddies) Winter Wonderland (SATB / Avalon) |
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As of April, 2013, this site is down. Hoever most of the charts that had been here seem to be avilable on the "payloadz" site below.http://hansencharts.com/Arrangements for a wide variety of instrumental ensembles. Looks like much of the work has been done for houses of Christian worship. Includes a number of Christmas and Patriotic tunes. Many charts are instantly downloadable. |
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Chris Hansen Payloadz Site *This appears to have same music as above using a third party service that allows direct download of music using PayPal. There are many transcriptions. You have to read the description |
Offers direct downloads through Paypal. Instrumentations varry greatly between selections. Some are for full big band 5/4/4/4. Others are are for smaller combos. Some have strings. Many are transcriptions of popular singers like Harry Connick, Jr. etc. "Christmas Dreaming for Baritone vocal soloist, SATB Choir and full big band (for the bridge) looks promising. | |
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ttp://www.mengesmusic.com/index.htm |
Home page for Jon Menges -- Composer, Arranger, Trumpeter, Band Leader, Music Copyist and Teacher |
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bigbandmusic.com - Rob Catlender I really liked Everybody Needs a Best Friend (vocal) from the Movie "Ted." Other hard-to-find big band vocals include Fire (Bruce Springsteen), That’s the way (I like it) (Harry KC Wayne Casey/Richard Finch), Skylark (Hoagy Carmichael - SATB Close Harmony), and Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You (Bob Crewe/Bob Gaudio). Instrumental arrangements include Nostalgia inTimes Square (Charles Mingus), Queen's Crazy little thing called love (Freddie Mercury), and My one and only love (Wood/ Mellin). Many original tunes as well. |
Are you looking for new music for your big band? Have a look on my website with my compositions and arrangements for big band. Some of the arrangements have examples in pdf-format. You can also listen to audio examples(mp3), most of them with sampled instruments. Rob regularly adds new work to the site so come back from time to time. Feel free to send him ane-mail if you have questions or remarks. |
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Jazzcharts.net Supplying band directors and band leaders with music that swings, grooves, challenges, and educates young musicians and professional musicians alike |
Our Story We here at Jazzcharts.net are full time working jazz musicians, jazz educators, jazz composers and publishers. We are often asked to adjudicate high school jazz festivals where we offer up our expertise about the performance of this great art form. In our opinion, the biggest thing working against most high school jazz bands is not the talent of the individual players, but the music that they are performing. Most of the music, in our experience, is either too hard, too easy, and harmonically, rhythmically, and melodically unimaginative. This does a disservice to your audience as well as your students/fellow musicians. Inside this website, you’ll find music that swings, grooves, has depth, and is playable by bandsof any level. No longer will you have to sacrifice the sound of your band to accommodate charts that are written without the jazz tradition in mind. We also make sure that no chart goes out without the proper attention to formatting and editing. This ensures that our music will be played exactly as the composer intended it the first time your band reads it. Also, you may notice that we don’t keep a huge catalog of jazz charts. This is because we believe that keeping fewer high quality charts is better than having thousands of charts with a few “keepers” in the mix. Rest assured that each chart you find on this site is of the highest quality. |
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jazz-charts.com |
Jazz Charts Online provides jazz charts for combo, big band and jazz orchestra for instant download. Sheet music is delivered within seconds to your email as PDF files that you download and print at your convenience. Payment is easy, fast, and secure with PayPal online. |
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RJO CHARTS RJO CHARTS also provide a music copying/preparation service for the entertainment industry. |
As well as leading his own big band, Rob has worked as a professional bass player all over the world. From theatre shows cruise ships, big bands, to small jazz ensembles. In recent years, Rob has become a much in demand arranger both in |
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Big Band Chart Store http://bigbandchartstore.com/ Original compositions and arrangements by
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We sell score and parts covering the following categories: big band, little big band, octet, combo, and orchestral/chamber music. Other categories may be offered at a later date. This store is a work in progress and a labor of LOVE. So please check back often as I am endeavoring to upload pdfs and mp3s of ALMOST every composition and/or arrangement I have ever done over the last 30 years here. Of course I will only upload those scores which reflect my most discerning opinion of taste, value, playability, and last but not least, FUN! | |
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Big Band Charts by Arranger Dave Wolpe * http://www.wolpechart.com/I have never met a Dave Wolpe chart I did not like. Most are in the classic Swing style. He has some very nice charts for SATB and big band. |
Dave Wolpe is one of the best jazz band arrangers working today. He now has his own site and you can order directly from him. Some are available for direct down load. Contains some of the tunes from "In the Christmas Mood." He even sold me an out-of-print tune! | |
Tom Kubishttp://www.tomkubis.com/ This is a good example of why you should go directly to the arranger's web site. This site has many, many charts, only some of which seem to be sold through some of the distributors I usually use. Lot of Chirstmas Jazz Esmble Charts. |
Tom Kubis is a jazz composer/arranger, woodwind player, recording artist, band leader. Tom was recognized in the middle 60's as an outstanding saxophone and flute player. He performed on saxophone with such jazz greats as Frank Rosolino, Bill Watrous, Arturo Sandoval, Jack Sheldon, Pete Christlieb and Louis Bellson. |
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Unique Christmas arrangements for big band and choir!http://bradleysowash.com/?page_id=224 This is one of the few places I have found that specializers in big band wit SATB arrangements. Audio files available. Has a number of 2-tune medleys in a variety of big band styles. |
In 2008, Richard Rudolph, director of music for Convenant Presbyterian Church in Roanoke, VA commissioned and premiered four sacred jazz Christmas arrangements for Big Band and combined gospel and traditional choirs. The community response was to fill this large church with two standing-room-only shows. The church followed up by commissioning five more arrangements that premiered in January 2010 rather than December 2009 due to a big snowstorm which shut the town and highways. Despite this unusual timing for a Christmas concert the house was packed again. |
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http://www.scoredchanges.com/Jazz Originals by Paul Busby - some are FREE! |
Some of these jazz pieces were written over thirty years ago, while others are very recent. Some are very straight-forward, others are quite adventurous pieces in the "post-bebop" mould. |
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Composer Arrnager Educator Dave Wilkenhttp://www.wilktone.com/?page_id=329 |
Dave Wilken studied composition at Illinois Wesleyan University, jazz studies at DePaul University, and trombone performance at Ball State University. He has taught music at Indiana Wesleyan University, Adams State College, University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now teaches at Western Carolina University. Based in Asheville, NC, he performs as a freelance trombonist in the region, directs both the Asheville Jazz Orchestra and the Land of the Sky Symphonic Band, and also composes and arranges music for a variety of student and professional ensembles. |
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Craig Stain Music Serviceshttp://craigstrain.com/arranging.htm |
I have written hundreds of successful arrangements for virtually every type of vocal and instrumental ensemble. I will provide you a custom arrangement for your needs, or you can choose from a list of available arrangements. |
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Masty Musichttp://www.mastymusic.com/index.html This one looks interesting to me: |
Welcome, and thanks for checking out my web site! I'm a jazz saxophonist, woodwind doubler, composer/arranger, and educator living in Connecticut. I hope that you enjoy perusing the compositions, arrangements, and audio samples for big band and small group. Enjoy the music! John |
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http://mattharrismusic.com/publications Includes several Rolling Stones Tunes! |
Matt Harris graduated with a BM from the University of Miami and a MM from the Eastman School of Music. He moved to Los Angeles after touring, writing, and recording with jazz legends, Maynard Ferguson and Buddy Rich. Matt is co-director of Jazz Studies at California State University Northridge, and is a current faculty member at Idyllwild Arts summer jazz workshop. |
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http://www.fredsturm.com/ |
Fred Sturm is the Director of Jazz and Improvisational Music at the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music in Appleton, Wisconsin. He serves as guest conductor/composer/arranger for professional jazz ensembles and radio orchestras in Germany, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Scotland and Norway; as director of university jazz ensembles and high school all-state jazz bands throughout the U.S.; as clinician at national educational conferences and festivals; and as composer-in-residence for school and university music programs. |
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http://www.dancavanagh.com/store/charts.php Composer, arranger, and pianist Dan Cavanagh is the Associate Director of Jazz Studies and an Associate Professor of Music at the University of Texas at Arlington. He is an Honorary Fellow of the National Academy of Music in Greece, and was named a Prizewinner in the 2009 International Music Prizes for Excellence in Composition. He has garnered numerous awards for his jazz compositions, including a 2006 First Music Commission from the New York Youth Symphony Jazz Band Classic program, Featured Performance at the 2006 International Jazz Composers’ Symposium, Honorable Mention in the 2007 Gil Evans/IAJE Commission Competition, Finalist in the 2002, 2005, and 2007 ASCAP Young Jazz Composers competitions, and ASCAPLUS awards each year since 2003. |
If you purchase my big band charts through dancavanagh.com, I will email PDFs to you after receiving payment via PayPal. If you need to use an invoice and purchase order, simply use the contact form, providing which charts you would like to purchase, and we will continue our communication via email. If you would like to purchase pre-printed charts, please visit my publisher, Walrus Music. Please contact me if you have any additional questions, or to let me know you performed some of my music. I always love to hear about performances! To see more information on a particular chart, or to purchase that chart, click its "more detail" link. |
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| Peter is a guitarist, arranger, and educator living in Lincoln, Nebraska and is available for concerts, clinics, arranging projects, and private instruction. As a guitarist, he specializes in instrumental jazz music and can offer a wide variety of musical settings for all occasions, ranging from solo guitar providing a light and intimate aura, to larger groups for a more festive atmosphere. As a composer and arranger, Peter's scores have been commissioned for jazz ensemble, symphony orchestra, symphonic band, brass quintet, and jazz vocalists. He is actively involved in jazz research and scholarly writing. | ||
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Feel free to perform and record the songs as you wish - I love it when my music gets used! |
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http://www.flyinhomecharts.com/ If you don't see something you need let me know, it might be in the works already. Please be patient, site is still under construction. Thank-you, Robert
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Welcome to FLYIN' HOME CHARTS, your source for historically accurate transcriptions from the famous bands of the 1930's and 1940's.All charts are delivered by .pdf for $15.00. New additions will be posted every couple of weeks so come and check back often. |
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Clyde Grabski has many big band charts, including lots of vocals that he or others have arranged. Available via pdf files sent via email at reasonanable prices. Added to this web site May 23, 2010. |
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PDFJAZZMUSIC.COM *http://www.pdfjazzmusic.com/Big band charts, combo charts, vocal charts by top writers in pdf format for less than $20 bucks. Listen and view the scores, download, print and play! Get a free chart just for visiting! A bonus MP3 of the chart you order is included with each dowload. |
Jim Martin has been writing for big bands for over 25 years. You may have run across a few of his charts in a school or pro band somewhere. He created pdfmusic.com because he "hated going to Office Depot to copy and prepare a chart when someone bought one and because with traditional music publishers, the composer gets so little of the money! You download his music direct to your computer. |
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Cabot Music *The new link seems to be:
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Mostly note-for-note transcriptions of popular recording, many with vocals. Includes such tunes as "Blue Moon," "Makin' Whoopee," "Goldfinger," 'Theme from "Rocky," "You've Got a Friend in Me" from "Toy Story 2," "Get Happy!" and various James Bond Themes. Includes many Robbie Williams tunes. |
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Sheetmusicman *http://www.sheetmusicman.org/ "Your resource for sheet music arrangements. Everything from funk, to big band. Easy direct downloadable function with sample pages now available." Editors note: I ordered their duet of "Unforgettable" as sung by Natalie and Nate King Cole and it worked very well for us. |
We have a wonderful selection of Big Band music arrangements available in a number of sheet music formats including, hand-written music charts, Encore, Sibelius, and Finale. Many are "shipped" as PDF files. We have horn arrangement music charts for: The Blues, Swing, Jump, Rock and Roll, Big Band, Small Combs, Jazz, Latin, and more, including male and female vocals. |
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Tim OramAssociate Diploma in Jazz Studies-Sydney Conservatorium, Soprano sax/Alto Sax/Tenor Sax/Flute/Piccolo/Clarinet |
Few musicians can claim the national and international experience that puts Tim Oram at the top of his profession working as a performer and arranger with some of the world's great artists and bands in a demanding and diverse career path of some twenty five years. |
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Flemming MusicJohn Fleming is a trumpet player and educator in Galway, Ireland. Over the past twenty years, he has played in rock, soul, jazz, big bands and pit bands, and has arranged charts for all these mediums. |
This shop page contains my Big Band charts. All charts are 12 euros, and are for 5 saxs, 4/5 trumpets, 4/5 trombones, piano, bass, guitar and drums. A download of your arrangement will be automatically sent to you on payment, except where there are different key options. Just let me know the preferred key and i will email download to you. |
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All sheet music purchased will be sent as PDF files via internet! Vocal songs with Big Band Arrangements 5 Saxes, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Piano, Guitar, Bass, Drums $35.00 For each Arrangement |
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Milewski MusicAlso has quite a few charts for 3-5 horns for popular rock tunes. |
Horn Charts, Combos, Big Band etc. From Greg: Believe it or not, I've been writing arrangements since I first started playing saxophone in 5th Grade. Later, as I worked my way through college, I wrote 3 horn combo charts for my wedding band. Once I received my Bachelor's degree (and later my Master's,) I continued honing my skills with larger ensembles, Big Bands, Concert Bands, Orchestra, etc. As a public school instrumental music teacher and gigging professional musician in the Detroit area, I continue to do what I enjoy...write charts and perform!! Check out my available charts. See anything you like? What do you need? Let me know! I specialize in transcriptions. |
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Group FourBandleaders, collectors and dealers in out-of-print charts, transcriptions, "take downs" and "record copies." Some of these will sell copies of their charts, others will trade if you ask nicely. |
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New as of January 2015: http://www.simplyearlyjazz.com/Not exclusively 17 piece big band charts -- mostly smaller Dixieland combo charts, but worth looking at, especially for early jazz. |
This site includes some transcriptions of early pre-swing-era big band charts. It has transcriptions from Louis Armstrong, King Oliver, Clarence Williams and a long list of others. Mostly for early-jazz combos, but not exclusively, and he also offers some great dixieland arrangements of popular Christmas tunes. | |
Sinatracharts.com *http://sinatracharts.com/chart-list.html I have ordered several which worked out well. Includes a number of Christmas Big Band Charts |
Dozens and dozens of charts as peformed by Frank Sinata, Sammy Davis, Jr. Dean Martin, Bobby Darin, Paul Anka, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald. Many not found elsewhere. Will also do custom arranging or transcriptions to order. | |
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http://alevy.com/starlite.htmhome page: http://alevy.com/index.htm |
Houston, Texas based Al Levy has accurate and well-regarded transcriptions of many of the big band classics and provides other music services as well. Added April 2013. |
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As an active Jazz, Swing, Dance band director for five decades, I’ve collected many thousands of Big Band charts - Instrumentals and Vocals alike. |
I’ve countless charts from the best Big Bands and their top arrangers and arrangements, in my files. |
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PDFJAZZMUSIC.COM* Big band charts, combo charts, vocal charts by top writers in pdf format for less than $20 bucks. Listen and view the scores, download, print and play! Get a free chart just for visiting! A bonus MP3 of the chart you order is included with each dowload. Editor's note: I ordered their "Christmas is my Favorite Time of Year," an original tune, in classic swing style. It's a very nice tune. |
Jim Martin has been writing for big bands for over 25 years. You may have run across a few of his charts in a school or pro band somewhere. He created pdfmusic.com because he "hated going to Office Depot to copy and prepare a chart when someone bought one and because with traditional music publishers, the composer gets so little of the money! You download his music direct to your computer. |
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http://terrificbigbandcharts.com/ Editor's note: I just discovered this web site on January 3, 2011 and it looks very promising. They have quite a number of instrumental and vocal not charts not available anywhere else. Terrific Big Band Music Charts was founded in 2009. The company might be new on the internet, but a devoted work ethic of professional customer service, along with a pure love of big band and swing music will result in us making our mark as the preferred provider of big band arrangements and first-rate music charts. Why? Because the website was created as a labor of love. Not only is founder John-Eric Booth an internet entrepreneur and businessman, but is also an accomplished big band singer, recording artist and performer (go to www.johnericbooth.com). |
“Terrific Big Band Music Charts is just one of my efforts to assist in keeping the Great American Songbook alive. I have a knack for finding incredible chart arrangements… some which have been out of print for a long, long time. And I love the classic charts penned by Billy May, Nelson Riddle and others, just to name a few. Some of their arrangements are really hard to round up. Thanks to my network of transcribers, bandleaders, and some publishers, we are making it possible to obtain these great charts at a reasonable price. And thus… the website was born.” |
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bandcharts411.com http://bandcharts411.com/default.asp John Philips Music Service New listing as of Jan. 23, 2011! Check out these orginal compositions. Also has concert band arrangements. |
The arrangements in this collection are all new and have good lines and rich harmonies. They are written to be logical and melodic and easy to play and easy to listen to. There is a theme or style to each one and this helps keep the players interested. The technique required is as small as possible because the object is to make music not something that sounds like a scale book. | |
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The Monday Blues Jazz Orchestra, founded in the late 1960's by employees of RCA's Astro-Electronics satellite division in East Windsor, NJ, has continuously entertained audiences with an ever-evolving mix of music up through the present day. Originally created as a place for amateur musicians to play and have fun, the Monday Blues Jazz Orchestra has grown to become one of the Northeast region’s premier musical attractions. |
Please contact Jerry M. Zuker through the web site or facebook page below to obtain a copy of the bands extensive library of charts some of which may be available for trade. You can visit our website at: http://www.mondaybluesjazz.com Jerry M. Zucker Monday Blues Jazz Orchestra, LLC – “Not Your Grandparents’ Big Band” 609.910.3434 info@mondaybluesjazz.com www.mondaybluesjazz.com www.reverbnation.com/mondaybluesjazzorchestra www.myspace.com/MBJazzOrch www.facebook.com/MondayBluesJazzOrchestra |
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Clark Gault Big Band Arrangements for Salehttp://clarkgault.com/if/ Hello, I'm Clark Gault. I've been writing music professionally for over forty years. Elsewhere in this site, you can see a resume of my musical accomplishments. Most of the music here is either original compositions, or transcriptions of existing arrangements. |
Most of the music is written for five saxes, four trumpets, four trombones and piano, guitar, bass and drums. They all have scores included. Many are also available in an eight piece version with alto, tenor and baritone saxes, trumpet, trombone and a rhythm section of piano, bass and drums. A short description and price is also posted. Please Click on the Catalog number to contact me about purchase of Arrangments or email directly to tbone2t@yahoo.com |
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Jim Jones *"Yestertunes" is a recommended source for early (ragtime through 1920s hot dance) and later (40s-50s) dance band stock charts. Contact him at jjbanjo@juno.com. |
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http://www.jazz-charts.com/ |
Jazz Charts Online provides jazz charts for combo, big band and jazz orchestra -- and innovative concert music for orchestra, band, and chamber groups -- for instant download. Sheet music is delivered within seconds to your email as PDF files that you download and print at your convenience. Payment is easy, fast, and secure with PayPal online. | |
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http://www.verville-music.com/jazz-charts/ |
Original Compositions and Arrangements by Scott Verville including a couple of Chistmas charts. | |
Power House OrchestrationsURL:- http://www.bigbandsheetmusic.com |
We are delighted to present our latest instrumental and vocal charts, carefully graded from student to professional levels and with full scores. Our publications range from music for amateur swing band and also small band titles, to some tremendous big band jazz and Latin charts as recorded by Michael Buble, Woody Herman, Count Basie, Tito Puente and Phil Collins Big Band. We also have augmented big band vocal charts with full strings and woodwind featuring titles from Robbie Williams’ million selling Live at the Albert DVD. |
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Bob Freedman, Arranger www.BobFreedmanArranger.com |
Offered for sale on the site are a number of new arrangements written for big band. Some are appropriate for high school and college level bands, while others are written for professional players. |
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Jeff Stover Engineering http://www.jazznart.com/charts/ About two dozen big band charts, male and female vocals, mostly standards and some hard-to-find ones. |
I have inherited the entire library of Roger Ingman top arranger in the 60s thru 90s in the Los Angeles, Inland Empire, and Palm Springs Ca areas. Upon his passing I received hundreds of great Big and Arrangements and am In the process of putting them on my site atwww.jazznart.com
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Wilson Music Publishing * Limited time sale: 25 to 30% off everything! http://www.wilsonpub.com.au/ This site has recently been updated and now contains many mp3 audio samples of the charts. |
Based in Australia, has arrangements for many instrumental groups including big band, concert band, big band vocals, etc. Standard Swing and pop tunes including ABBA, Beach Boys and Queen Medleys. A number of Christmas charts as well. |
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| Jens Wendelboe’s Big Band offers charts from his 5 original composed CD’s and more
Go here for the band's web site -- >> www.crazyenergy.com Go here for his list of published charts >> sheet music |
Jens Wendelboe’s Big Band charts from his 5 original composed CD’s and more High School level and up. It is all Finale to PDF format. Listening samples of every song.You can buy charts directly from my web site by using paypal. | |
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Green Hill Music http://www.greenhillmusic.com/default.aspx Clicon on the "orchestrations" link. |
This company sells easy listening compilation CDs -- like you find on display racks in many gift shops. But it also sells some of its own arrangements of big band and dixieland band charts from some of its albums -- including several very nice Christmas tunes. | |
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BIG BAND STUFF http://www.bigbandstuff.com/ for more information, contact Mike Kaiser at Not copies, but original published charts by some of the best arrangers in the business, available at 25%-30% normal retail prices. |
Mike Kaiser founded a big band as a retirement project and really enjoyed it, but had to give up playing (and running the bad) when his chops gave out. He is now sellilng his originals of many fine published charts amassed over the years. It's an interesting story. Read about it at: http://www.bigbandstuff.com/pages/What%27s-This-All-About%3F.html |
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JAZZWISE PUBLICATIONS LTD www.jazzwise.com/ |
Publisher of Jazzwise Magazine in the UK, the company is also a distributor for 35 publishers and series of big band charts, many for voice including songs recorded by Robbie Williams. |
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London Orchestrations As of May, 2007 London Orchestrations has acquired by Jazzwise Publications in London, England. The new link is: Charts also seem to be available through Penders (see above.) |
British publisher of transcriptions of Big Band instrumentals and Big Band with voice. Also publishes pop tunes from 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s arranged for 17 piece Big Band or small jazz combos. A very extensive collection. Some charts call for synthesizer(s).to cover strings, etc. |
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8Music http://www.eightmusicbigbandcharts.co.uk/ All the music here has been transcribed and scored by professional arrangers on Sibelius software (sibelius.com) for the utmost clarity and have been tested by big bands to make them foolproof |
Welcome to 8music, the best place on the web to get those big band charts that you always wanted but couldn't find. Whether it is a vocal version of a well-loved standard or an instrumental by one of the great bands like those led by Ted Heath and Count Basie, there will be lots to interest you here. In the near future we have plans to put lots of pop and soul numbers on the site, to provide those songs that will really get your gig going. |
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Bob Johnson Music Library http://bobjohnson.com.au/library.php |
Bob Johnson has a big band in Australia and many of his charts are available for purchase. Includes male and female vocals. |
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Big Band Legends Music visit his band's web site at |
Specializing in Big Band transcriptions and arrangements. Miller, Dorsey, Goodman, Sinatra, Harry James, Andrews Sisters, Bob Hope, Vocals, Vocal Group, Patriotic, Christmas, Broadway and Hollywood Medleys. |
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New Vintage Music http://www.bigbandjazz.com/printcat.htm |
We are musicians who love great music performed well - especially Big Band Jazz. We don't just play it - we perform it, live it, love it, breathe it. To view what we think are the best (and hardest to find in stores) selections (and why we think so), see our Featured CDs. Download our searchable online catalog - it has over 5000 Big Band Jazz titles - virtually every Big Band Jazz CD currently available. |
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Jazz at Lincoln Center * http://www.jazzatlincolncenter.org/prod/elli/editions.html |
Essential Jazz Editions (EJE) is a series of scores for jazz ensembles transcribed from classic jazz recordings. This 10-year project, begun in 1999, will ultimately represent the breadth of the jazz canon. A set of five scores is produced and published each year, beginning with early jazz standards and continuing, decade by decade, throughout the history of the music. Each original transcription includes historical and performance notes. |
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Stanza Music http://www.printed-music.com/stanza/default.htm Publishers of music played by the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, Britain's leading Big Band. On this site you will find: |
All current National Youth Jazz Orchestra repertoire; |
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Sierra Music http://www.sierramusic.com/ |
Featuring the music of Bill Holman, Stan Kenton, Maynard Ferguson, Pat Metheny, Oliver Nelson, Don Sebesky, Bob Curnow, Les Hooper, Mike Abene, Geoff Keezer, Shorty Rogers and others. Demo CDs available. Includes extensive list of Christmas tunes. |
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Matrix Music http://www.matrixmusic.com/jazz2001.html |
Matrix Publishing Company produces and markets contemporary marching band (and concert, and jazz) arrangements for high school and college band programs. Its customers are the discerning programs throughout the United States and abroad who are constantly searching for fresh, new, and exciting music to use for field show competitions as well as general purpose repertoire and for basketball pep band useage. |
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American Stage Band Music Service http://www.jazzuk.demon.co.uk/ |
Despite its title, this company is based in the UK. This is the place where you will find big band charts for your jazz ensemble. The complete catalogue is available by normal mail. You will find all your favourite arrangers. Charts are competitively priced. Request a copy of the latest catalogue by telephone or E-mail. Click on the links for the latest USA publishers releases. |
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Talbot Music http://www.talbotmusic.net/ |
Small company in Australia that sells arrangements for 7 piece band. |
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http://www.secondfloormusic.com/ |
We publish Jazz - combos (quintets to octets), big bands, sax quartets, piano folios and method books. Our charts were written and recorded by jazz legends and contemporary jazz masters. Think of our site as a toolkit: we'll help you find the chart you need and give you the information you'll need to teach and play it effectively. Also has a book of lead sheets for 76 top vocal jazz pieces. |
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The Music of Duke Ellington http://www.ellington-music.co.uk/ Transcriptions by Michael Kilpatrick |
Only in recent years have the works of Duke Ellington, perhaps the greatest and most prolific composer in the history jazz, begun to be available in print for the jazz orchestras of today. Recreated with reference to the recordings and the repository of Ellington's manuscripts at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, the transcriptions presented here by Michael Kilpatrick are honest and accurate reproductions of his works. These are not new arrangements, but the compositions in their original form as performed by Duke Ellington and his orchestra. |
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RYCUN Music Company http://www.rycunmusic.com/ |
Featuring new sheet music for Christian Ensemble, Concert Band, Educational Piano & Ensemble, and Jazz Combos and Ensemble. Remember, almost every combo or ensemble score in our catalogue can be transposed at no extra charge to fit your combo or ensemble! Simply specify your instrumentation when ordering. |
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Big Band Charts by Arranger Dave Wolpe * http://www.wolpechart.com/ |
Dave Wolpe is one of the best jazz band arrangers working today. He now has his own site and you can order directly from him. Some are available for direct down load. Contains some of the tunes from "In the Christmas Mood." He even sold me an out-of-print tune! |
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http://talk_of_the_townok.tripod.com/ They have a big library and they will email you their file. |
The Talk of the Town Orchestra in Oklahoma City has over 1400 big band arrangements that we will trade. Joe R. Windes |
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http://3-2music.com/ |
It is the mission of Three-Two Music Publishing to find great Latin Jazz, Afro-Cuban and Salsa arrangements and convert the music you love hearing into the music you love playing. |
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http://www.swingarchive.com/ |
A large and growing number of popular standards including vocals. All arrangements are sent via the internet a PDF files. If you don't see what you are looking for, contact them and they will scour their network of collectors and charge you only a small finder's fee. A sophisticated and sharp-looking site. |
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Ned Fasullo's Big Band Orchestra http://www.bigbandentertainment.com/ |
Ned Fasullo runs his own group The Fabulous Big Band Orchestra performing regularly at Casinos in Louisiana and are featured monthly at Casino Rouge in Baton Rouge performing the hits of the Rat Pack Era and featuring many local talented female vocalists. He also sells his charts. Excellent web site arranged in instrumentals, male, female and duet vocals, etc. Includes Sinatra, Darin, Sammy Davis, Dean Martin and Peggy Lee Charts. |
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http://www.tomkubis.com/ |
Original arrangements in various styles -- swing, Latin, contemporary. Includes Christmas tunes and "olde time favorites" like "I've Been Working on the Railroad" and "Old Mill Stream." I don't see any vocal charts here though. Has a free chart to download and MP3 files of all tunes for preview purposes. |
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http://musicunlimited.com/store/ Includes vocals of My Favorite Things and Oh Christmas Tree |
Arrangements and compositions by James Bazen. Most of these are directly off of James Bazen Big Band's "Tonight He's Mine", "Merry Christmas Take One", "The Wednesday Night Pizza Band"or the James Bazen Quintet's "Stranger Things." |
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http://www.latinsheetmusic.com/main.html |
From salsa, Latin Jazz and every Latin music style from all corners of the Caribbean and Latin Central/South America, LatinSheetMusic.com is a specialty boutique for custom Latin music arrangements and transcriptions made to order at affordable cost for all kinds of bands and orchestras. |
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http://www.webspawner.com/users/jazzbeat/ |
This selection of Big Band jazz charts by noted arranger/composer |
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Adrian Drover Innovative Orchestral Services http://www.adios.co.uk/ |
ADIOS was established in 1986 primarily to sell the arrangements Adrian Drover had written for the successful Tartan Brass record album of Scottish traditional music. In addition there are lists of Big Band & Trombone Band arrangements. |
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New Site: http://bigbandcharts.weebly.com/index.html Old site: http://www.bigbandcharts.freecyberzone.com/ |
My father is KEITH PETERS, and for as long as I can remember, and I am over 60, he has had his own band, based in Sheffield, UK. He has always done all the arrangements .... pop, dance, swing, etc.,....but now his focus is on the Big Band sound. He has almost 400 charts, some of which are for sale.....no trading, I am afraid. |
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http://www.bengrisafibigband.com/ * |
Arranger Ben Grisafi has been playing and arranging Big Band Music for many years. His Long Island based band has now recorded four CDs of his arrangements of standards and several original tunes, all of which may be purchased at reasonable cost from his web site. Includes male and female vocal charts. |
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BAND TRANSCRIPTIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS transcribed/arranged by Mike Henebry http://bigbandtranscriptions.com/ |
Listed here for sale are approximately 300 of my charts. They are either transcriptions(also referred to as "record copies" or "takedowns") orarrangements (also referred to as "originals" or "specials"). "The transcriptions are generally note-for-note copies of the arrangements that the original band recorded. The arrangements are my own "original" arrangements. |
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gordonbrisker.com http://www.gordonbrisker.com/charts.htm |
Jazz originals written by Gordon Brisker, who has recorded charts with: Woody Herman, Louie Belson, Rodger Fox, and Pat Longo. Gordon has also written arrangements for The US Air Force Band in Europe, Killer Tracks, Kendor Music, Warner Bros. Music, and the Tonight Show Orchestra, led by Doc Severinson. |
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My name is Joe Kiernan. I am a composer and arranger of Big Band, Septet, Keyboard, String and Choral Music. I received my Master's degree from the Manhattan School of Music, where I studied composition and arranging with Dave Berger. (A nice variety of chart, with a few for voice.) |
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Seventh String Music |
Company offers Transcribe! -- computer software that will help you make transcriptions from audio files to printed music. Also has an on-line index of 75 jazz fake books. Note it does not provide the music itself, it merely tells you in which book(s) you can find the tune you are looking for. |
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Arrangements by Shaun Evans All his work is now available at A highly searchable data base of tunes for different size bands. Reasonable prices. Shaun founded PepperHorn Music in 2010 as a 100% legal source for working musicians to find Pro charts for their ensembles. Has Ella Fitzgerald's version of "What are You Doing on New Year's Eve?" |
Shaun Evans is a noted writer and arranger with his operations in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada Pre-arranged compositions are available for 3 through 6 horn ensembles; some with and some without vocal lead Custom arrangements are also available at very competitive rates All work is completed using Sibelius notation software |
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Big Band Charts Group |
A email discussion group. You may be able to join and use the group members to trade ut-of-print charts. |
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Big Band Charts BUY/SELL/TRADE * http://nfo.net/.WWW/charts.html Above Link does not seem to work. Is this resources still around? |
Not a retail outlet; but a "discussion" list that lets you post inquiries about particular charts that you are looking for including missing parts. You can also post charts that you have available for sale or trade, just like it says. |
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Modern Arrangements for 17 piece big band. Has sample CDs you can order at nominal cost so that you can preview the entire composition (not just a clip) before ordering the whole chart. |
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American Stage Band Music Service http://www.jazzuk.demon.co.uk/ THIS LINK DOES NOT SEEM TO WORK. Anyone know the correct link? |
Great Britain distributor for 18 publishers of big band charts including transcriptions of swing era tunes and more modern fare |
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Cyber Jazz |
Catalog of many composers including Rich Szabo, Tito Puente, Standards, Sammy Nestico, Thad Jones, Henry Mancini, Vocal Charts, Count Basie, John LaBarbara, Bob Mintzer, Bob Brookmeyer, and Toshiko Akiyoshi |
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Walrus Music Publishing * This belongs in the publisher's section. |
Walrus Music Publishing® publishes quality advanced level Big Band charts, Little Big Band charts, Small Group charts, Sax Ensemble, Trombone Ensemble, Brass Ensemble and Wind Ensemble pieces. Walrus Music Publishing® represents many of the world's top arrangers. If you're looking for challenging charts, Walrus Music is the Publisher for you. |
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Paul Sherwood, drummer I suggest this link which may be more current as of Dec 2011: http://www.sherwoodrealty1.com/Music/Library%20Charts%20PDF.html |
Extensive library purchased from multiple sources on e-bay. One big html file which you can search by using "CNTL" F The email address listed as of Feb. 19 2003 does not seem to be correct therefore I suggest calling. JW |
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I especially like this one: Everybody Needs a Best Friend (Walter Murphy/Seth MacFarlane) (vocal ) click for audio
Here is the very charming title song of the successful motion-picture “Ted”. It is sung by Norah Jones. |
This is where you can purchase Rob Catlender's big band arrangements. There are lots of audio-examples! |
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James Bazen Big Band |
Working Big Band sells their own arrangements including several classics and Christmas Tunes. Includes "My Favorite Things" and "I Could Write a Book." and "Oh Christmas Tree." |
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HELPFUL LINKS from BIG BAND LIVE http://members.rogers.com/audiobob/p17.htm |
Professional Big Band Leaders of the World |
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Alaadeen big band charts http://www.alaadeen.com/index.html Charts are only $1.75 each! |
Born July 24, 1934, Alaadeen grew up around music. “I listened to all types of styles. I went to Philharmonic concerts, loved Lester Young, liked T-Bone Walker and was crazy about Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson. He began on the saxophone when he was in sixth grade, in time also mastering flute, clarinet and oboe. He studied at R.T. Coles High School under the tutelage of Leo H. Davis, a well respected music instructor reported to have taught Charlie Parker. “The way he taught improvisation was to sing the melody in my ear when I soloed so I’d always keep the melody in mind.” Alaadeen debuted as a professional with Davis’ concert band playing e-flat horn when he was 14 and his first major job was playing baritone sax with the great pianist-bandleader Jay McShann. In later years he would rejoin McShann on tenor. He died in 2010. |
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ALL THAT JAZZ. |
A basic jazz primer for those who consider themselves "illiterate." Has several links to music sources. |
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Big Band Charts by Matt Harris |
About a dozen contemporary jazz band charts some of them commissioned. A number of Rolling Stoneg Stone tunes |
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Barking Munchkin Music |
Two dozen tunes, some vocals. Based in Germany. |
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Dave Zoeller Arrangments for Big Band and Smaller Combos The link below does not seem to work. If you know correct link, or how to reach Mr. Zoeller, please let me know. http://www.dpzjazz.com/charts.html |
All the titles shown were originally written for or commissioned by professional, working ensembles. Most of them are suitable for college-level ensembles but are NOT recommended for high school ensembles or any beginner-level groups. This music is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for medium to advanced college ensembles, military jazz-dance-stage bands, adult community jazz ensembles & professional-level rehearsal bands who are looking for music that is different and unique music apart from and beyond the jazz music publication industry's standard fare. |
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www.dannyfratina.com *
Danny has done a lot of work for the Beantown Swing Orchestra in Boston including their Christmas Album which contains five original compositions in the swing style!MEMORIAL DAY, here is a straight version of The Star Spangled Banner available form jazzcharts.net
Private Reserve Big Band Charts by Matt Harrishttp://www.mattharrismusic.com/publications