“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.
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for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
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Funk
Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, set of parts, online audio
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Latin/Swing
Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Ensemble
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for: Trumpet, big band
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Sheet music
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Sheet music
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for: Big band; voice ad lib.
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Hal Leonard Little Big Band
The Sound of "Tower of Power"
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
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for: Voice, big band
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for: Big band; strings ad lib.
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Conductors part (C), Parts
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for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score
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for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
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for: Voice, big band
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for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
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for: Voice, big band
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for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
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for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
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for: Jazz-combo (flex instruments, rhythm section)
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for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1635026
for: Big band
Conductors part (C), Parts
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for: Big band; voice ad lib.
Conductors part (C), Parts
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for: Big band; voice ad lib.
Conductors part (C), Parts
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for: Big band; voice ad lib.
Conductors part (C), Parts
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Conductors part (C), Parts
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for: Big band; voice ad lib.
Conductors part (C), Parts
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for: Big band; voice ad lib.
Conductors part (C), Parts
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for: Big band; voice ad lib.
Conductors part (C), Parts
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for: Voice, big band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 631925
for: Big band; voice ad lib.
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 464170
for: Big band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 295849
for: Tenor horn, big band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 279065
for: Big band
Conductors part (C), Parts
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for: Big band
Conductors part (C), Parts
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