“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
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Item no.: 745169
for: Big band
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Item no.: 745163
for: Big band
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Item no.: 686299
for: Big band
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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.: 761800
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Item no.: 761795
for: Big band
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Item no.: 697735
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 803797
for: Jazz wind class (big band)
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 691392
for: Jazz wind class (big band)
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 691388
for: Jazz wind class (big band)
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 691382
Funk
Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 612411
for: Big band
Music score, CD
Item no.: 443318
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 802721
for: Big band
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 673487
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 211936
Latin
Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 213663
Latin/Swing
Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 586119
for: Voice, big band
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Item no.: 813135
for: Voice, big band
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Item no.: 812903
for: Voice, big band
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Item no.: 811085
for: Voice, big band
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Item no.: 806546
for: Voice, big band
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Item no.: 1713808
for: Big band
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for: Big band
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Item no.: 1104670
for: Big band
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Item no.: 1168064
for: Big band
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Item no.: 337004
for: Big band
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Item no.: 690734
for: Big band
Score, Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 776817
for: Big band
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Item no.: 777666
for: Big band
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Item no.: 777663
for: Big band
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Item no.: 697265
Hip-Hop Shuffle
Kendor Threshold Series
for: Big band
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Item no.: 696829
based on the chord changes to 'Flamingo' by Ted Grouya
Kendor Jazz Quest Series
for: Big band
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Item no.: 696818
for: Big band
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Item no.: 1688251
for: Big band; voice ad lib.
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Item no.: 1690380
Hal Leonard Little Big Band
The Sound of "Tower of Power"
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 655649
for: Voice, big band
Item no.: 471505
for: Voice, big band
Item no.: 471356
for: Big band; strings ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745494
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 761916
for: Big band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 1657830
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
Score
Item no.: 1533618
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 1533399