“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.
for: Big band
Item no.: 149498
Jazz
Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 174332
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 471491
Ballade
Deine Blasmusik Edition
for: Clarinet, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1562142
Gib des Bandl aus de Haar
Der Klassiker von STS
for: Big band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 443275
Traditional English
for: Big band
Score
Item no.: 1660948
Vocal Solo with Jazz Ensemble
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 1533400
Key: F
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 1533373
Beginning Jazz Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 339364
Vocal Solo-Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 813708
Jazz Honors Edition
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 812521
Second Floor Music Big Band
for: Big band
Score
Item no.: 806112
in London Town
Jazz Vocal Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 686283
Funky Jazz
Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 462872
Alfred Jazz Band Series
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 678293
Premier Jazz Series
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745627
Trombone Section Feature
Gordon Goodwin Series
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 697811
Young Jazz Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 697218
First Year Charts for Jazz Ensemble
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 696783
Jazz Beginnings Series
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 696758
Series : Vocal Solo
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 801065
Jazz Ensemble Library
for: Big band
Score
Item no.: 797449
Little Big Band series
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 796946
Discovery Jazz
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 778019
Vocal Solo-Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 777918
Jazz Ensemble Library
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 746054
Young Jazz Classics
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745988
Young Jazz (Jazz Ensemble)
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745986
Discovery Jazz
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745952
Professional Editions-Jazz Ens
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 697706
Discovery Jazz
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 692037
Young Jazz Classics
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 690677
Swing
Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 622252
Vocal Solo-Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 799855
Jazz Band Series
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 761816
Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile
Young Jazz Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 761803
Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Jazz wind class (big band)
Score, Single part, Playback-CD
Item no.: 458460
Little Big Band Series
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 815781
(Key Bb)
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 805960
for: Big band
Stimmen-Set
Item no.: 133826
Alfred Jazz Band Series
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 678306
Premier Jazz Series
(with optional Vocal Group)
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 943578
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 662345
Jazz Band Series
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745567
Big Band
for: Big band
Sheet music
Item no.: 590113
Big Band
for: Big band
Sheet music
Item no.: 590650
Big Band
for: Big band
Sheet music
Item no.: 590640
Big Band
for: Trumpet, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 590625