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A Night At The Golden Nugget (Pro) - arr. by Gene Roland After You've Gone - arr. Bill Holman After You've Gone - arr. Michael Abene
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Gene Roland wrote for the Stan Kenton Orchestra for almost the entire history of the Kenton Band. He wrote the entire “Adventure in Blues” album for that band, and this is just one of many highly original, swinging charts on that recording. This is the edited version written for standard big band instrumentation. There is also the Pro version available with original instrumentation. Bob Curnow’s edition of this eases some of the challenges of the original along with changing the instrumentation. It makes this a lot more fun to play. Alto sax and trumpet are soloists on this medium blues swinger. Roland at his best! 5-4-4-4
 Bill Holman's Big Bands have always been exciting and fresh, primarily due to his writing.  The Maynard Ferguson Band performed a lot of Abene's charts over the years.
Ain't Life Grand - Bill Holman Airegin - arr. Bill Holman All At Once You Love Her - arr. Lennie Niehaus
Airegin - arr. Bill Holman
Retail Price: $55.00
 This Bill Holman chart was written for the Maynard Ferguson Orchestra.  This great Sonny Rollins jazz standard features Holman's 1956 writing in a free-swinging, terrific chart.  Lennie Niehaus wrote a series of terrific arrangements for the Stan Kenton Orchestra (this was recorded on the "Stage Door Swings" CD).
Almost Like Being In Love (Edited) - arr. Don Sebesky Almost Like Being in Love - arr. by Lennie Niehaus Amoroso - Benny Carter
Amoroso - Benny Carter
Retail Price: $55.00
 This is a fast-paced, swinging chart, with lots of solo space for trumpet and baritone saxophone.  As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on Adventures In Standards, this is a medium, swing chart on a great tune.  As recorded by Count Basie on the Roulette LP (Vogue CD) The Legend,  this is an up-tempo latin and swing chart.
Any Dude'll Do - Bill Holman April in Paris - arr. John Bambridge Artist's Rightful Place, The (aka Patterns for Orchestra) - Oliver Nelson
Any Dude'll Do - Bill Holman
Retail Price: $55.00
 A happy, cookin, shuffle tune in the best Holman tradition!  Very reasonable ranges and figures which just swing like crazy! Solo space for alto and baritone saxes and drums.  This great chart is recorded on the "Tonight Show Band, Volume II " CD(Amherst Records). Also known as Patterns For Orchestra (as recorded on the Verve jazz masters 48 CD), this is one of Nelson's very interesting charts.
At Long Last Love – arr. Billy Byers Aura - Bill Holman Bach's Lunch - Les Hooper
Aura - Bill Holman
Retail Price: $60.00
Bach's Lunch - Les Hooper
Retail Price: $45.00

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As recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on “This Time by Basie,” this arrangement by Billy Byers of Cole Porter’s melody is pure Basie. Opening with a short Basie-ish figure, the band then swings at a bright tempo into a terrific version of this great melody. Byers really understood what the Basie Band was, and this chart is no exception. There is a solo for tenor saxophone. Moderate ranges for all.
5-4-4-4 $55.00

 This wonderful chart features a front line of tenor sax and trumpet stating the melody.  Your audiences will love this clever baroque flavored chart.
Back In Blue Orleans - Les Hooper Back Woods - Oliver Nelson Badger Blues - Bob Curnow
Back Woods - Oliver Nelson
Retail Price: $55.00
Badger Blues - Bob Curnow
Retail Price: $45.00
 As recorded on the new Les Hooper Big Band  CD "Out of the Woods"," this hot, blues shuffle is full of energy and good ol' down-home funky blues.  There may not be a more beautiful ballad anywhere in jazz ensemble literature.  A blues chart to end all blues charts! A very playable arrangement featuring as many soloists as you see fit.
Bali Hai - arr. Lennie Niehaus Bary Me Not - Bill Holman Baubles, Bangles & Beads - arr. Chico O'Farrill
Bary Me Not - Bill Holman
Retail Price: $55.00
 This was recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on Stage Door Swings, and it is one of Lennie's wonderful charts on a great Broadway standard tune.  As recorded on the new CD The Bill Holman Band Live, Holman has written a witty, musical, fun-filled feature for baritone saxophone.

This fantastic chart swings like all the greatest Basie classics. As recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on “Broadway   Hollywood… Basie’s Way,” Chico O’Farrill’s arrangement of Baubles, Bangles & Beads is a guaranteed hit with your players an  audiences. An iconic melody supports killer solos for Tenor Saxophone and Piano. Flute, Clarinet, and Bass Clarinet doubles give this chart a unique and wonderful character. 5-4-4-4

Begin the Beguine - arr. Lennie Niehaus Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Big Swing Face - Bill Potts
Big Swing Face - Bill Potts
Retail Price: $60.00
 As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on Adventures In Standards, this is a medium-swing chart on a great tune. As performed by the Stan Kenton Orchestra, here is one of the hippest charts from the Kenton book. New Updated 2019 format! This is the real thing, as written for and recorded by the Buddy Rich Band on the Big Swing Face CD!
Black Bottom Stomp - arr. Jackson Stock Bleep Blop - Les Hooper Blue Five Jive - Benny Carter
Bleep Blop - Les Hooper
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Blue Five Jive - Benny Carter
Retail Price: $55.00
 This chart is destined to become a best-seller because of its unique and exciting format .  As recorded on the new Les Hooper Big Band  CD "Out of the Woods"," this clever, quirky, swinging chart is terrific.  As originally recorded by Count Basie on the Roulette LP (Vogue CD) "Kansas City Suite - the Music of Benny Carter",  this is a medium tempo Swing chart featuring solos for tenor saxophone, trumpet and piano.
Blue Highways - Paul Ferguson Bluer Than Blue - Don Sebesky Blues Express - Shorty Rogers
Blue Highways - Paul Ferguson
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Bluer Than Blue - Don Sebesky
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Blues Express - Shorty Rogers
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This chart is the one that won Paul Ferguson the coveted IAJE Gil Evans Fellowship Award.  This could be called Newer Than New, because Don just wrote this for John Pizzarelli's new band in New York.  As recorded on the BMG CD The Big Shorty Rogers Express, this is a terrific romp through a fast Swing, featuring solos by Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Bari.
Blues For Alfy - Bill Holman Bluezies - Shorty Rogers Bone Appetit - Bob Curnow
Blues For Alfy - Bill Holman
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Bluezies - Shorty Rogers
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Bone Appetit - Bob Curnow
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 This chart was recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on the CD I Told You So (out-of-print).  As recorded on Portrait of Shorty, (including the best of West Coast jazz musicians such as Herb Geller, Bill Holman, Jack Montrose, Frank Rosolino, Conrad Gozzo, Conte Candoli and others) this is a great, up-tempo, swinging chart with lots of solo space for alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, trumpet, trombone, piano and drums.  West Chester University, PA .
Boss Talks, The - Bob Curnow Bright Eyes - Bill Holman Carl - Bill Holman
Boss Talks, The - Bob Curnow
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Bright Eyes - Bill Holman
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Carl - Bill Holman
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This new chart from Bob Curnow is sure to electrify your players and your audience! It has all the elements…up tempo swing, tenor/trumpet melody with solo space for each, drum solo, clever stop-time figures for the rhythm section, engaging ensemble rhythmic passages, and dramatic dynamic climaxes. If you are looking for a show-stopping closer for your next performance, this chart will not disappoint. (5-4-4-4)

 There were a number of sensational charts written in the 50's for the Bill Holman Band and the Terry Gibbs Band.  When Bill Holman writes a feature for a player, especially in the Kenton Band, you know it will be wonderful.
Checkpoint Charlie (Pro) - Oliver Nelson Consonata - Dee Barton Cool Ones, The - Fred Stride
Consonata - Dee Barton
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Cool Ones, The - Fred Stride
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  Full of up-tempo energy, Oliver masterfully intertwines the melody in the saxophones with counter-lines from the brass to create an incredible tapestry of sound.  WOW! A sensational Dee Barton chart.  If you have three hot trumpet players, this will be a great chart for you.
Critic's Choice - Oliver Nelson Cubajazz - Bill Holman Dancing in the Dark - arr. Gerry Mulligan
Cubajazz - Bill Holman
Retail Price: $55.00
 Here is a terrific medium-tempo shuffle chart that the Buddy Rich Band played all the time.  Rarely does a piece turn up like this one.  Mulligan contributed only a few charts to the Kenton Library, and they are all classics.
Dee Day - Dee Barton Dimples - Johnny Richards Do Nothin' 'Til You Hear From Me - arr. Tommy Newsom
Dee Day - Dee Barton
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Dimples - Johnny Richards
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 Dee Barton's reputation as a composer for the Kenton band is superb.  Johnny Richards is perhaps best known for his work with the Kenton band.  This wonderful Ellington classic is scored by the great Tommy Newsom to feature alto sax throughout.
Doctor Is In, The - Bob Curnow Doodle Oodle - Billy Byers Doomsday Machine Meets Mr. Gelato, The - Ellen Rowe
Doodle Oodle - Billy Byers
Retail Price: $55.00
  Set as a medium-up swing feel, this chart features trumpet throughout and is exciting from beginning to end, including a great shout chorus to highlight the entire ensemble.   In usual Basie fashion, this chart swings its tail off with incredible ensemble passages, and provides for plenty of solo space for both tenor saxophonists to dual it out.  Ellen has created a wild, fun-filled chart which moves seamlessly from an afro style 12/8 feel to a romp-stompin' swing feel.
Down By The Riverside - arr. Oliver Nelson Easy Money - Benny Carter Easy To Love (Edited) - arr. Bill Holman
Easy Money - Benny Carter
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 There has been an illegal lift of this chart available before, but this chart is the exact, original one that Oliver Nelson wrote for his terrific L.  As recorded on the brilliant CD "The Legend "   by the Count Basie Orchestra, this medium  swing piece features solos for trumpet, trombone, piano and bass.  Bill Holman's arrangement, from the Maynard Ferguson Band "Boy With Lots Of Brass" recording, is a wonderful medium-swing tune with solo space for piano, alto, and trumpet.
Easy To Love (Pro) - arr. Bill Holman Emancipation Blues - Oliver Nelson Fan It, Janet - Don Sebesky
Fan It, Janet - Don Sebesky
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 Bill Holman's arrangement, from the Maynard Ferguson Band "Boy With Lots Of Brass" recording, is a wonderful medium-swing tune with solo space for piano, alto, and trumpet.  This chart is recorded by the Oliver Nelson Orchestra on the Afro-American Sketches (Prestige CD).  Also part of the Message from Newport album, this chart features tenor, trombone, and great contrapuntal writing with great changes and a terrific straight-ahead, swinging feeling.
Fast Forward - Les Hooper Fearless Finlay - Bill Holman Fillings - Bill Holman
Fast Forward - Les Hooper
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Fearless Finlay - Bill Holman
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Fillings - Bill Holman
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 An up-tempo be-bop type chart, with the clever, interesting writing we have come to expect from Les Hooper. There were a few Holman charts that were written for the Stan Kenton Orchestra which had disappeared over the years, seemingly lost forever.  Recorded on the Hawthorne Nights LP (PABLO) by Zoot Sims, and a wonderful cast of players, this is a neat, medium swing tune which features tenor sax (naturally).
Foggy Day, A - arr. Al Cohn Foggy Day, A - arr. Lennie Niehaus Four - arr. Willie Maiden
Foggy Day, A - arr. Al Cohn
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Four - arr. Willie Maiden
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 This Al Cohn arrangement, from the Maynard Ferguson Band "Boy With Lots Of Brass" CD, is a wonderful medium-swing tune.  This is one of the many wonderful charts arranged by Lennie for the Stan Kenton Orchestra.  Sierra continues to find the lost treasures from Maynard Ferguson's Birdland Dream Band Library.
Fox Hunt - Michael Abene Foxy - Slide Hampton From The Top - Fred Stride
Fox Hunt - Michael Abene
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Foxy - Slide Hampton
Retail Price: $55.00
From The Top - Fred Stride
Retail Price: $45.00
 Another great chart from Maynard Ferguson's Birdland Dream Band Library.  Finally, Slide Hampton's incredible music is in print.  A hard-swinging, shuffle blues (a la the great Thad Jones) with a fresh, happy feeling.
Full Nelson - Oliver Nelson Geller's Cellar - Ernie Wilkins Girl Talk - arr. Stan Kenton
Full Nelson - Oliver Nelson
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Girl Talk - arr. Stan Kenton
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 This chart was originally included in the Full Nelson album and then the Jazz Masters 48: Oliver Nelson CD.  Ernie Wilkins was one of the most successful contributors to Maynard Ferguson's amazing big band library.  Stan Kenton had a certain touch in his arranging that stood out.
Goin' On - Benny Carter Grand Slam - Shorty Rogers Greensleeves - arr. Oliver Nelson
Goin' On - Benny Carter
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Grand Slam - Shorty Rogers
Retail Price: $55.00
Benny Carter created a wealth of marvelous, swinging big band music," and this piece is no exception to that.  Here is another terrific chart from Shorty Rogers (as recorded on the "Portrait of Shorty" album).  This piece was taken from Nelson's original score.
Groove - Oliver Nelson Groovemeister - Les Hooper Guy Noir's Brother - Les Hooper
Groove - Oliver Nelson
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Groovemeister - Les Hooper
Retail Price: $55.00
 Oliver Nelson wrote this one for the Maynard Ferguson Band Library.  Les comes up with another sensational showpiece for your band.  What a great , fun-filled piece this is! Les has created a mythical character (in this case, the lead trombone player) who runs through a number of "musician jokes" while referring to his "brother.
Happy Faces - Sonny Stitt / arr. Quincy Jones Hawthorne Nights - Bill Holman Hoe Down - Oliver Nelson
Hoe Down - Oliver Nelson
Retail Price: $55.00
 As arranged by Quincy Jones for the album "Birth of a Band," this Sonny Stitt tune is a brilliant, straight-ahead chart that swings like crazy, featuring Q's outstanding ensemble writing.  This is a bright, up-tempo chart in a contemporary framework.  This piece was taken from Nelson's original score.
How Can You Lose - Benny Carter / arr. Bob Curnow Humbug - Don Sebesky Original Big Band Arrangement of I Can't Stop Loving You
Humbug - Don Sebesky
Retail Price: $50.00
 Bob took the wonderful small group recording of this fun tune (on the CD "Jazz Giant" - Contemporary) and turned it into a very special big band arrangement.  This chart starts out in a blaze of excitement and never eases off. It's hard to believe, but this quintessential big band arrangement is finally in print!!! As recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on their album Hits of the 50's & 60's - This Time By Basie, Quincy Jones' arrangement of "I Can't Stop Loving You" will bring your audiences to their feet.
I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' - arr. Bill Potts I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart - arr. Tommy Newsom I Love Paris - arr. Lennie Niehaus
 If you know the marvelous 1959 recording "The Jazz Soul of Porgy and Bess", as recorded by the Bill Potts Big Band (Phil Woods, Zoot Sims, "Sweets" Edison, Art Farmer, Bob Brookmeyer, Bill Evans and others), then you know this music.  This wonderful, melodic Mercer Ellington tune is beautifully arranged by Tommy Newsom, and it is recorded on the Tonight Show Band CD "Once More With Feeling" (Amherst Records).  When Lennie arranged for the Stan Kenton Orchestra, he was able to capture the Kenton sound without a lot of high-range problems or difficult concerns for the players.
I Love You - arr. Les Hooper I Remember You - arr. Bill Holman I Thought About You - arr. Vern Sielert
I Love You - arr. Les Hooper
Retail Price: $55.00
 This Cole Porter tune has become a jazz standard because of a great melody and great changes.  This is one of those superb Holman charts written for Stan Kenton in the early '50's that just swings like crazy.  This chart comes right out of the tradition of Sammy Nestico/Count Basie.
In A Mellow Tone - arr. Oliver Nelson Isn't She Lovely - arr. Bill Holman It Ain't Necessarily So - arr. Bill Potts
 When the Buddy Rich Band played this chart, everyone loved it! Oliver Nelson takes this terrific Duke Ellington tune to another level.  Exactly as recorded on the JVC Bill Holman Band CD, Stevie Wonder's great tune never sounded so good! Set in a medium-shuffle feel, this chart features tenor saxophone (a la Bob Cooper on the CD) and the wonderful gift of Bill Holman's imaginative arranging.  If you know the marvelous 1959 recording "The Jazz Soul of Porgy and Bess" as recorded by the Bill Potts Big Band (Phil Woods, Zoot Sims, Sweets Edison, Art Farmer, Bob Brookmeyer, Bill Evans and others), then you know this music.
It Could Happen To You (Edited) - arr. Willie Maiden It Could Happen To You (Pro) - arr. Willie Maiden It Could Happen to You - arr. Lennie Niehaus
 It Could Happen To You is one of the best known standard tunes, and this arrangement certainly does it justice.  The Pro (original) version of "It Could Happen To You" is absolutely wonderful.  As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on "Adventures In Standards" CD, this is a wonderful, swinging chart on a great tune.
It's All Right With Me - arr. Lennie Niehaus J&B (Pro) - Oliver Nelson / arr. Curnow Jackson County Jubilee - Benny Carter
 Here is another terrific chart as recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on Adventures In Standards.  This Oliver Nelson melody was originally recorded with a small group.  As originally recorded by Count Basie on the Roulette LP (Vogue CD) "Kansas City Suite - the Music of Benny Carter,"  this is an up- tempo swing chart featuring solos for tenor saxophone, trumpet and piano.
Jazz Bug (big band v.) - arr. Bob Curnow Jazz Bug (small band v.) - Oliver Nelson Just a Few - Shorty Rogers / arr. Curnow
 This is another great Oliver Nelson chart (it swings like crazy!).  This is another great Oliver Nelson chart (it swings like crazy!).  Bob Curnow has arranged one of Shorty Rogers' hippest tunes.
Just Sayin' - Bill Holman Keep The Customer Satisfied - arr. Bill Holman Keystone Shuffle - Bob Curnow
Just Sayin' - Bill Holman
Retail Price: $55.00
Keystone Shuffle - Bob Curnow
Retail Price: $50.00
  Celebrating his 90th birthday and still providing superb music for all of us to enjoy. Bill Holman's "Just Sayin'" proves that he is still in a league of his own!  Who will ever be able to forget the dynamic Buddy Rich Band? This chart was a staple in that library for a long time, spinning off of the 60's-70'slook at more contemporary music sources (rock, folk, etc.  A brand-new extended blues, commissioned by the Pennsylvania IAJE state unit for their All-State Jazz Ensemble (which Bob conducted).
Kissing Bug - arr. Bill Holman Legend, The - Benny Carter Leilani's Mirror - Geoff Keezer
Legend, The - Benny Carter
Retail Price: $55.00
 The great Strayhorn tune set in a wonderfully playable chart with Holman's unique, clever approach.  As recorded by Count Basie on the Roulette LP (Vogue CD) "The Legend," Benny Carter has created a marvelous, quiet, smoky sounding tune .  This one is destined to be a classic in a short time.
Li'l Bro's Blues - Bob Curnow Lightnin' - Bill Holman Limelight - Gerry Mulligan
Li'l Bro's Blues - Bob Curnow
Retail Price: $65.00
Lightnin' - Bill Holman
Retail Price: $55.00
Limelight - Gerry Mulligan
Retail Price: $55.00
 Bob has written a fun-filled, high-energy blues chart that swings hard.  A walkin'-tempo blues featuring trumpet and tenor.   Another terrific chart from Stan Kenton's Contemporary Concepts album. It features trombone throughout this fast-paced, Cool Bop chart in the unmistakable style of the late, great Gerry Mulligan.
Linebacker, The - Shorty Rogers Loco Motion - Fred Stride Long Ago and Far Away - arr. Lennie Niehaus
Loco Motion - Fred Stride
Retail Price: $55.00
 As recorded on Portrait of Shorty, (including the best of West Coast jazz musicians such as Herb Geller, Bill Holman, Jack Montrose, Frank Rosolino, Conrad Gozzo, Conte Candoli and others) this is a great, up-tempo, swinging chart with lots of solo space for alto and tenor saxophones, trumpet, trombone, bass and drums.  It is a real delight to see a new Fred Stride piece in print, and it has been well worth the wait.  Not every Niehaus dance chart was recorded by the Kenton Band, but this chart was played all the time by the band.
Loose - Bill Holman Love For Sale - arr. Pete Myers Love Walked In - arr. Lennie Niehaus
Loose - Bill Holman
Retail Price: $55.00
 Written for and recorded by the Buddy Rich Band on the Big Swing Face CD, this wonderful chart features trumpet (a la Bobby Shew on the CD) and alto saxophone (a la Quinn Davis on the CD).  The Buddy Rich Band played this chart for years! A sensational arrangement of a great tune in an up-tempo setting.  This is another of the many wonderful charts arranged by Niehaus for the Stan Kenton Orchestra.
Lullaby of Birdland - arr. Lennie Niehaus Lullaby of Broadway - arr. Lennie Niehaus Machine - Bill Reddie
Machine - Bill Reddie
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 Lennie wrote a magnificent dance book for Stan in the early '60's.  This is another of the many wonderful charts arranged by Lennie for the Stan Kenton Orchestra.  Recorded by the Buddy Rich Big Band on both their albums "Big Swing Face" and "The New One," this great Bill Reddie chart is one of the most dynamic tunes Buddy every played.
Make 'Em Wait - Les Hooper Make My Day - Bill Holman Man I Love, The - arr. Bill Holman
Make 'Em Wait - Les Hooper
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Make My Day - Bill Holman
Retail Price: $55.00
 This is a great swingin' blues chart that is playable by most any band.  Bill's wonderful melodic ideas find a home in a humorous setting featuring swinging tenor sax and trombone solos.  As recorded by the Bill Holman Band on In A Jazz Orbit, here is his chart on the wonderful Gershwin melody.
Miss Fine - Oliver Nelson Misty - arr. Gene Roland Momentum - Les Hooper
Miss Fine - Oliver Nelson
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Misty - arr. Gene Roland
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Momentum - Les Hooper
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 This piece was taken from Nelson's original score.  This was recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on "Adventures in Jazz.  Les has come up with another new, wonderful, medium-up-swing chart that will surely be a best-seller.
Movin' On - Dan Haerle Mulligan Tawny (for Woody Herman) - Bill Holman Munchy the Mouse - Les Hooper
Movin' On - Dan Haerle
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Munchy the Mouse - Les Hooper
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 This is a great drum set feature, but it also has room for solos for Tenor Sax, Trumpet and Guitar (or Piano).  As written for and recorded by the Woody Herman Orchestra (Columbia), here is a great chart fashioned with a nod to Gerry Mulligan's groups.  This chart is a play on Minnie the Mooch and somewhat set in that era.
Nerkmobile - Neal Finn New Suit for Zoot - Les Hooper Nighthawks - Paul Ferguson
Nerkmobile - Neal Finn
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Nighthawks - Paul Ferguson
Retail Price: $45.00
 An IAJE composition contest winner, this tune is best described as a Basie-type swinger.  Les has created another techno-swing chart that has overtones of the old swing band style, but it is set very much in modern day fashion.  This is the second movement of the suite Paul wrote as a result of his winning the Gil Evans Fellowship sponsored by IAJE.
No Heat - Bill Holman No Joy In Mudville - Bill Holman O Sole Mio (for Doc) - arr. Bob Curnow
No Heat - Bill Holman
Retail Price: $55.00
 You've probably heard this chart on the great recordings such as In A JazzOrbit (Holman's Band) or the Terry Gibbs DreamBand CDs.  Scintillating big band music at its best!! Holman does it again! Lots of blowing space for trombone and baritone sax, and a romp-stompin' trip through Holman's present-day ideas about the modern big band.   If you're familiar with the great chart on "I Can't Stop Loving You" that was created for the Basie Band, then you know what this one is about.
O Sole Mio - arr. Bob Curnow Of All Things -  Bill Holman Ol' Man River - arr. Bill Holman
O Sole Mio - arr. Bob Curnow
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Of All Things - Bill Holman
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 If you're familiar with the great chart on "I Can't Stop Loving You" that was created for the Basie Band, then you know what this one is about.  Holman originally wrote this chart to feature Charlie Parker with the Kenton Band in the early '50's.  Holman once again takes an older tune and reinvents it in a swinging, very hip fashion.
On Green Dolphin Street - arr. Les Hooper On The Street Where You Live Only The Greatest - Bill Holman
On The Street Where You Live
Retail Price: $55.00

This is a dazzling arrangement of the great jazz standard. With a mix of Latin and swing, Les has created a special setting of this favorite of jazz players.
 The album Stage Door Swings, by the Stan Kenton Band, was one of the most popular recordings done by Kenton.  As written for and performed by the Buddy Rich Big Band, here is the long-missing chart that Holman wrote to feature The Great One.
Oolitic Stomp - David Jones Opals - arr. Rob Pronk Opener, The - Bill Holman
Oolitic Stomp - David Jones
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Opals - arr. Rob Pronk
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Opener, The - Bill Holman
Retail Price: $55.00
Written for and dedicated to the Bob Curnow Big Band, here is one of the most refreshing charts written in years!! David Jones has created a chart with a character all its own.  Bill Perkins recorded this stunning, swinging arrangement with the Metropole Orchestra.  There are a few charts from this library which are very playable by any reasonably well developed jazz ensemble.
Opening - Bill Holman Opus in Pastels - Stan Kenton Paprika (MM1 - Suite Seasonings) - Bob Curnow
Opening - Bill Holman
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Opus in Pastels - Stan Kenton
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Here is a great, free-swingin' Opener, also written for Stan Kenton.  The all-time, classic saxophone section feature.  This is a fast-paced, swinging opening movement, with lots of solo space for alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet and drums.
Party's Over, The - arr. Lennie Niehaus Pay the Piper - Shorty Rogers Pink Squirrel - Shorty Rogers
Pay the Piper - Shorty Rogers
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Pink Squirrel - Shorty Rogers
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 This is one of the many wonderful charts arranged by Lennie for the Stan Kenton Orchestra.  As recorded on the BMG CD The Big Shorty Rogers Express, this is a wonderful West Coast chart which features optional clarinet with trumpet on the melody (as played by Jimmy Giuffre and Shorty) for a neat sound.  As recorded on Shorty's CD Blues Express, this is a wonderful West Coast chart which features unison saxophone son the melody, solo space for alto sax, trumpet, trombone and a short solo for bass.
Plain Brown Wrapper - Bill Holman Press One - Bill Holman Readymix - Bill Holman
Press One - Bill Holman
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Readymix - Bill Holman
Retail Price: $55.00
 This chart was recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on the CD "I Told You So.  As recorded on the new CD The Bill Holman Band Live, this chart is a vibrant, clever, swinging original.  This chart was a staple in the Buddy Rich Big Band library for a long time, spinning off of the incredible excitement of that band.
Real You, The - Bill Holman Red Dog Play - Shorty Rogers Rompin' at the Reno - Benny Carter
Real You, The - Bill Holman
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Red Dog Play - Shorty Rogers
Retail Price: $60.00
 A kind of quirky approach in a medium groove.  As recorded on Portrait of Shorty, (including the best of West Coast jazz musicians such as Herb Geller, Bill Holman, Jack Montrose, Frank Rosolino, Conrad Gozzo,     Conte Candoli and others) this isa medium tempo Swing chart that has a very unique, catchy sound to it.  As originally recorded by Count Basie on the Roulette LP (Vogue CD) "Kansas City Suite - the Music of Benny Carter",  this is a fast Swinger that will be a lot of fun for your band.