“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
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 636526
for: Jazz wind class (big band)
Score, Single part, Playback-CD
Item no.: 620034
(Greenwich Mean Time)
Jazz Ensemble Library
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 697696
for: Jazz-combo (flex instruments, rhythm section)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 697349
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 799236
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 799226
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 691473
for: Jazz wind class (big band)
Score, set of parts, online audio
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for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 291618
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 673501
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 798206
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 797465
for: Trombone, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745658
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 798799
Medium Slow Blues
Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 174353
from the movie "Shrek 2"
Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 170650
Pop
Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 657308
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 655663
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 655654
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 655602
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1533594
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1533549
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 1533406
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 1533397
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 813120
C-Dur
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 655778
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 761862
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 777911
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 777664
Uptemp Swing
Kendor Jazz Journey Series
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 696819
for: Big band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 202607
for: Big band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 173380
for: Big band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 167730
for: Big band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 113019
for: Big band; voice ad lib.
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 608555
for: Big band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 472813
for: Big band
Item no.: 429748
for: Big band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 429726
for: Big band
Conductors part (C), Parts
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for: Big band
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for: Big band
Item no.: 202885
for: Big band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 1677617
for: Big band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 1672925
for: Big band; voice ad lib.
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 1672654
for: Big band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 1672217
for: Big band; mixed choir (SATB) ad lib.
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 1566983
for: Big band; voice ad lib.
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 617044