“I still love recording and still love the stage, but like my dad, I have the most fun when I am in front of that glorious orchestra or that kick-butt big band.” Natalie Cole, American Singer, daughter of Nat King Cole
Big Band music is immortal. From its origins in New Orleans in the 20s, through complete world domination in the 30s and 40s, the genre has been passed down from generation to generation, and it is still hugely popular world-wide today.
The big band, also known as the ’jazz orchestra’, is a jazz ensemble made up of wind instruments and a rhythm section. The line-up usually consists of 5 saxophones, occasionally a clarinet or two, 4 trombones, 4 or 5 trumpets, piano, guitar, double bass and drums. But the music and the musical forces can vary a great deal, depending on the line-up, style and genre.
Some of the biggest names in the history of the big band include Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw & Ella Fitzgerald. As the big band developed through the swing era, into be-bop and modern jazz, through artists like Miles Davis & Dizzy Gillespie, the repertoire became much wider, with modern big bands playing all sorts of styles, including Latin Music for Big Band, Big Band Jazz Fusion, Pop Music for Big Band and even Big Band Rock.
a detailed analysis of 8 classic jazz ensemble charts by Sammy Nestico, Thad Jones, and Bob Brookmeyer
for: Big band
Music lesson book, demo CD
Item no.: 312794
Alfred Jazz Vocal Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 678309
Hal Leonard Little Big Band
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 655614
from "Only in New York"
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 346774
Jazz Classics for the Young Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 681649
Hal Leonard Little Big Band
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 655604
Medium Swing
for: Voice (medium) [tenor saxophone], big band; mixed choir (SATB) ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675476
Hal Leonard Little Big Band
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 655610
Hal Leonard Little Big Band
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 655647
Key: F
Vocal Solo/Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 692243
Vocal Solo-Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 803601
Hal Leonard Little Big Band
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 655645
Hal Leonard Little Big Band
Medium Swing - Version inspired by Bobby McFerrin
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 655625
Jazz Vocal Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745614
Jazz Vocal Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745613
for band (vocals ad lib)
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 669233
for BigBand
(as performed by Frank Sinatra)
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 655780
Hal Leonard Little Big Band
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 655620
Jazz Vocal Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 697775
Vocal Solo-Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 586299
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675261
for: Big band
Score
Item no.: 808100
Jazz Vocal Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745616
Laid-Back Swing
Jazz Classics for the Young Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 635144
Vocal Solo-Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 808698
Vocal Solo-Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 813584
Es-Dur, F-Dur
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 635394
for: Big band
Score
Item no.: 802708
Little Big Band Series
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 815235
Big Band with Solo Vocal
Swing (C minor)
for: Voice, big band; string ensemble, 2 flutes, 2 clarinets ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 634713
Alfred Jazz Vocal Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 678310
Vocal Solo-Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 808724
Vocal Solo-Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 805052
Vocal Solo-Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 806643
Hal Leonard Little Big Band
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 655622
Key: G minor
Vocal Solo/Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 691471
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 693637
If It Ain't Got That Swing
Jazz Vocal Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 697785
Premier Jazz Series
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 697787
Jazz Vocal Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 697782
Vocal Solo-Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 811906
Hal Leonard Vocal Solo / Jazz Ensemble
F major
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 656489
Vocal Solo-Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 800074
Jazz Vocal Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 697779
Jazz Vocal Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 697777
Premier Jazz Series
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 697795
recorded by Michael Bublé
Jazz Vocal Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 635441
Key: Bb
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 813897
Vocal Solo-Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 813191
Professional Ed. Vocal Solo
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 809588
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