“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.
15 Arrangements for Young Jazz Ensemble
for: Jazz wind class (big band)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 691381
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Item no.: 213871
for: Big band
Item no.: 464168
for: Big band
Item no.: 429775
for: Big band
Item no.: 293121
for: Big band
Item no.: 165811
for: Big band
Score
Item no.: 484705
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1660935
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 761834
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 761809
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 697809
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 697217
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 697214
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 697213
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 686287
Latin
Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 616689
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 655626
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 635512
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745531
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745527
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745524
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 655646
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 655601
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 802745
for: Smaller big band (5-3-3-rhythm) (youth Orchestra)
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 561737
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 443005
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 761910
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 761899
for: Big band
CD
Item no.: 803887
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 655670
for: Big band
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 443319
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 811892
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 807241
for: Big band
Score, Single part, Playback-CD
Item no.: 190707
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 477707
for: Big band
Item no.: 183999
for: Big band
Score, Single part, Playback-CD
Item no.: 134530
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 777665
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 777662
for: Big band
Score
Item no.: 1660956
The Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1551118
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1715288
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1715307
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 469759
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1558473
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1558823
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 469483
There is a bridle hanging on the Wall
Golden Big Band
for: Big band
Set of parts
Item no.: 664752