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This is one of the most popular charts on The Jazz Compositions of Dee Barton recording by the Stan Kenton Orchestra. This is the original arrangement as recorded by Kenton. Starting lightly with unison

Based on a medium-slow, swinging feel, this chart moves quickly with the tenors and trombones stating the theme. The second statement is surrounded with lots of lines that weave in and out. This is followed

Here is a take on one of the Pat Methany Group's most popular tunes. This arrangement features solos by tenor saxophone, guitar, and trumpet. It takes some mature soloists to sustain the improvisations.

This is one of the most popular charts on The Jazz Compositions of Dee Barton recording by the Stan Kenton Orchestra. This is an edited version arranged for standard big band instrumentation. Starting

This piece is based on a terrific hip-hop/swing groove that you won't be able to get out of your head. It's a guarantee that your band will love it! Solos are indicated for trumpet, guitar, or piano. The

Here is a sensational arrangement for your Christmas jazz concert. The arrangement features a great deal of beautifully constructed lines that sweep through the music. The counterpoint and the ensemble

This slow swing opens up with your bass player soloing (written or improved) for 12 bars before the band moves in with a cool, quiet, rich statement of the theme. Give your bass player a shot at this

You will find this Stan Kenton Orchestra piece a lot easier and fun to play thanks to this new edition of the chart. The instrumentation has been changed to standard big band, and the demands for extreme

This Kenton original from the Adventure in Blues album is a great way to feature your top trombonist! You will love this hard-swinging and stylistically interesting adaptation which makes the chart very

This is one of the highly original swinging charts featured on Stan Kenton's Adventure in Blues album. This edited version is written for standard big band instrumentation. This edition eases some of the

This chart is one of the highly original swinging charts featured on Stan Kenton's Adventure in Blues album. It is the original version written for the Kenton instrumentation of that time (one alto, two

This is a quintessential original chart for the Count Basie Orchestra. Originally recorded on Basie Land, the easy swing feel and tempo make this piece very accessible to most bands. There is a bit of flute

Here is a wonderful, swinging samba featuring tenor sax and trombone - it's a great, refreshing take on the big band samba. Moderate ranges for all makes this a very accessible chart for most bands. Your

This extraordinary original piece was written for the North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band. It is recorded on the CD Lab 2018. There are solos for soprano sax and piano. It is one of the most original,

The Count Basie Orchestra has been doing "barn burner" charts better than almost any other big band. This Billy Byers original starts out hot and never cools down. The tenor saxophone is the chosen soloist,

As recorded on Basie Picks the Winners, this wonderful Billy Byers chart takes the lovely standard into a whole new world. There is a bit of flute to be played by your first tenor, a trumpet and piano solo,

As recorded on This Time by Basie!, this arrangement is pure Basie. Opening with a short figure reminiscent of the Count, the band then swings at a bright tempo into a terrific version of this great melody.

Recorded on The New Sound of Maynard Ferguson and his Orchestra in 1963, this edited version incorporates Maynard's super-high lines into the chart so that there are no superhuman concerns in that respect.

The brilliant arrangements done for the Stan Kenton Orchestra by Ralph Charmichael have been adapted into a medley of fresh, modern versions containing Angels We Have Heard on High; The Holly and the

Recorded on The New Sounds of Maynard Ferguson and his Orchestra in 1963, this is the original version of the chart (instrumentation: four saxophones, four trumpets, two trombones, piano, bass, and drums)