“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.
Swing
Kendor Jazz Gateway
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 696820
for: Big band
Score, Parts
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for: Big band
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Item no.: 1345531
for: Big band; strings ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745494
for: Big band
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Item no.: 678300
for: Big band
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for: Big band
Conductors part (C), Parts
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for: Big band
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for: Big band
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for: Big band
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Item no.: 745594
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745534
for: Big band
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Item no.: 745168
Rock
Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1657667
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1023366
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1533665
for: Big band
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Item no.: 1533618
for: Voice, big band
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Item no.: 1533399
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 1533394
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 1533356
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 189090
Swing
Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 229189
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 798200
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 809098
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 809080
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 809713
for: Smaller big band (4-3-3-rhythm) (youth Orchestra)
Score
Item no.: 362640
Half-Time Funk
Kendor Threshold Series
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 692259
for: Jazz wind class (big band)
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 458464
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 655668
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 655655
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 655613
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 797470
for: Big band
Score
Item no.: 797468
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 807035
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 690735
for: Big band
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Item no.: 690685
for: Big band
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Item no.: 690678
for: Jazz-combo (flex instruments, rhythm section)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 695264
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 806733
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 746062
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745787
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745662
for: Big band
Score
Item no.: 745467
Ballad – Bossa Nova
Kendor Threshold Series
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 696830
Light Bossa
Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 657476
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1635026
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 634132
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