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  This is one of the most creative, important big band compositions ever written by anyone! It is also a chart which has been in demand for many years.
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This arrangement by Bob Curnow is based on Johnny Richards' original composition written for the Stan Kenton Orchestra, which was part of the "Adventures In Time" album.
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The 1961 Capitol Records recording of Christmas music was a smash hit for Kenton.
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Exactly as recorded by Chris Conner with the Stan Kenton Orchestra, this moody, brilliant arrangement is a perfect vehicle for your vocalist.
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Lennie Niehaus wrote a series of terrific arrangements for the Stan Kenton Orchestra (this was recorded on the "Stage Door Swings" CD).
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One of those mystery charts that hardly anyone knows about, this chart is a beauty.
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The lush trombone section sound of the Kenton Orchestra on a gorgeous ballad.
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As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on Adventures In Standards, this is a medium, swing chart on a great tune.
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The Stan Kenton Orchestra was always ahead of its time! This chart was based on the music of Blood Sweat and Tears.
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A re-scoring of a Kenton original (richer harmony, better key).
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A dramatic setting of three American songs.
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The 1961 Capitol Records recording of Christmas music was a smash hit for Kenton.
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This is a newly re-arranged version of the magnificent melody recorded on the Adventures In Time CD (available on CD from Sierra).
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As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on "Artistry in Rhythm" (and many other CDs).
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There have been many requests for a stand alone version of Kenton's theme song. New updated 2019 format!
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Exactly as recorded on the Kenton / Capitol Retrospective CD (and the original Milestones LP).
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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.
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Here is another fantastic Lennie Niehaus arrangement as recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on “The Stage Door Swings” Album!
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Bob Curnow took Ken Hanna's wonderful, latin, medium-tempo tune and made it a bit more accessible for good bands.
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As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on Back To Balboa (Capitol), Richards takes this great standard and turns it into a 6/8 latin and swinging screamer.
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As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on Adventures In Standards, this is a medium-swing chart on a great tune.
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This was recorded on the Stan Kenton Orchestra CD Live at the Tropicana.
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As performed by the Stan Kenton Orchestra, here is one of the hippest charts from the Kenton book.
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As recorded on the CD "Back to Balboa" (and many other albums), this sensational piece moves along at a fast tempo, featuring solo space (the blues) for alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet, trombone and drums.
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Here is a slow, gutty, "down-home" type of blues written for and recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on the Adventures In Blues album.
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As recorded by Stan
Kenton & His Orchestra on the “7.5 On The Richter Scale” album, this all time great standard receives a fresh
sound with the impeccable scoring talent of Marty Paich. This arrangement has it all…….a solo piano
introduction, a variety of feels (ballad, rubato, swing, 12/8), and stunning
ensemble passages. This chart is
considered by many to be one of the finest big band arrangements ever written,
and Sierra Music is proud to be able to make it available to you. (5-5-5-4)
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This version
is edited to be played with only 8 brass and a standard saxophone section. As
recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on “Live at Brigham Young University”,
this is the thrilling latin Stan Kenton sound like that of “Malaga” and
“Malaguena” that is sure to dazzle any crowd.
Solo space is written for tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone, drums and
congas along with wonderfully exciting ensemble writing making this a sure fire
winner with your band. (5-4-4-4)
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As recorded by the
Stan Kenton Orchestra on “Live at Brigham Young University”, this is the
thrilling Latin Stan Kenton sound like that of “Malaga” and “Malaguena” that is
sure to dazzle any crowd. Solo space is
written for tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone, drums and congas along with
wonderfully exciting ensemble writing making this a sure fire winner with your
band. (5-5-5-4) with the Kenton saxophone section instrumentation (alto, 2
tenor, 2 baritone)
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Bill Holman wrote some of the best music played by the Stan Kenton Orchestra and "Boop Boo Be Doop" is surely one of those charts.
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When Lennie arranged for the Stan Kenton Orchestra, he created the most beautiful big band dance book ever written.
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When Bill Holman writes a feature for a player, especially in the Kenton Band, you know it will be wonderful.
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As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on "Contemporary Concepts," this publication completes the goal of getting this entire watershed recording into print.
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This was the first of many "time charts" that Hank wrote for the Kenton Band.
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As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on "Merry Christmas", this chart has optional saxophone parts which nicely cover the french horn parts (originally written for only brass and rhythm section).
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This historically important piece opens with a rubato piano solo and then moves to a terrific Rugolo trombone feature (originally recorded by Kai Winding).
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One of Kenton's most important compositions.
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Rarely does a piece turn up like this one.
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Contains all of the following charts:.
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The Daily Dance was recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on the CD "Birthday in Britain.
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Mulligan contributed only a few charts to the Kenton Library, and they are all classics.
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As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra and Jean Turner, this is a superb Ellington ballad that will make you want to hear it over and over again.
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Hank contributed so much to the Kenton book in the '70's, and this chart is one of the best of the bunch.
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Graettinger arranged this standard in his most unusual way, using dissonance offset with the beauty of this gorgeous melody.
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A true Kenton Classic.
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This is a beautiful, lush, straight-eighth ballad on the popular Cole Porter tune "Easy To Love.
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The 2nd movement of Richards' amazing Cuban Fire Suite.
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From the Progressive Jazz period in the 1940's, this piece focused on the alto saxophone (originally played by George Weidler).
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A magnificent alto saxophone feature.
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As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on Stage Door Swings, this is a lovely ballad scored in the incomparable Kenton style.
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One of the great pieces written for the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra, founded and conducted by Stan Kenton. Exciting and challenging music.
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Russo always created wonderfully interesting (and challenging) arrangements of standard tunes.
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There were a few Holman charts that were written for the Stan Kenton Orchestra which had disappeared over the years, seemingly lost forever.
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One of the loveliest ballads ever recorded by the Kenton Band now available in this updated 8 brass version!
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One of the loveliest ballads ever recorded by the Kenton Band.
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This is one of the many wonderful charts arranged by Lennie for the Stan Kenton Orchestra.
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The Stan Kenton Orchestra was always an ideal showcase for the outstanding soloists within its ranks.
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Movement I (of 7) of the Cuban Fire Suite.
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This is a great chart to feature your drummer and the entire ensemble! Starting out with a bombastic Eastern-sounding introduction (ala Genghis Khan), it then launches into a hard-driving minor blues stated by the trombone, trumpet and tenor saxophone.
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Johnny Richards at his best! A very playable chart without a lot of range concerns for brass.
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Stan Kenton had a certain touch in his arranging that stood out.
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The 1961 Capitol Records recording of Christmas music was a smash hit for Kenton.
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The 1961 Capitol Records recording of Christmas music was a smash hit for Kenton.
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A fun-filled, exciting chart on the old tune.
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Any Kenton fan knows this piece very well, as it is one of the finest things ever written for Stan.
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This is the original, quintessential arrangement by the great Dee Barton as recorded on the "Live at Redlands University" CD 5-5-5-3.
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The 1961 Capitol Records recording of Christmas music was a smash hit for Kenton.
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As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on the CD "Live at the Tropicana," this slow, bluesy piece is a wonderfully understated chart that features an easy-to-play, written piano solo.
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This is another of the many wonderful charts arranged by Lennie Niehaus for the Stan Kenton Orchestra.
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This was recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on Back To Balboa, and it is a highly original, exciting chart (latin/swing) on a great standard tune.
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Straight
from the Stan Kenton library, Bill Mathieu’s arrangement of “I Get Along
Without You Very Well” is recorded on “Standards in Silhouette.” Mathieu’s muted,
mellow chart, broken by the occasion Kenton brass, will make a perfect interlude
for any concert. 5-5-5-3
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Bill
Mathieu’s arrangement of “I Get Along Without You Very Well” is brought to you edited
for 8 brass by Bob. Mathieu’s muted, mellow chart, broken by the occasion Kenton
brass, will make a perfect interlude for any concert. Solo space for Alto 1,
Trumpet 5, and 1st Trombone. 5-4-4-3
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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.
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This is one of those superb Holman charts written for Stan Kenton in the early '50's that just swings like crazy.
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Here is a wonderful vocal chart by Lennie on this unforgettable standard.
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This wonderful ballad is recorded on the Stan Kenton Orchestra “Sketches On Standards" CD.
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This is a rich, warm chart as arranged by Stan.
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This may be the all-time greatest jazz arrangement of a standard tune.
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A lovely Broadway tune as scored for Kenton's dance book.
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Bill Mathieu's arrangements, done for the Stan Kenton Orchestra were some of the most beautiful pieces ever recorded by that band.
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Another amazingly futuristic piece from Rugolo's great mind.
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Recorded in 1954 for the recording Kenton Showcase this chart is an alto saxophone feature throughout.
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Here is another chart written for Stan Kenton (in the mid-1950's), that was never recorded by the band.
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This was one of the early charts of Hank's recorded by Kenton.
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Exactly as recorded on the CD "Stan Kenton Plays Chicago," this chart is a great feature for alto saxophone set in a big band fusion style.
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Recorded in 1947 and included in the Milestones LP, this piece is a gorgeous melody (one of Pete's best known).
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Finally, the up-to-date version that the Kenton Band played right up until the end.
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This is the original version of the tune recorded in 1946, and also included in the Milestones LP.
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Once used in the Blackboard Jungle movie, this piece is one of Holman's earliest compositions to be recorded by Kenton.
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As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on "Adventures In Standards" CD, this is a wonderful, swinging chart on a great tune.
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Here is another terrific chart as recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on Adventures In Standards.
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This is one of Holman's best loved (and most often played) charts.
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Movement V (of 7) of the Cuban Fire Suite.
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Movement VI (of 7) of the Cuban Fire Suite.
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As arranged for and performed by the Stan Kenton Orchestra, this is a wonderful setting that features the saxophone section and solos for trumpet and trombone.
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This is another of the many wonderful charts arranged by Holman for the Stan Kenton Orchestra.
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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.
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This great Kenton classic, as recorded on the album "Live from Redlands University," is a swinging, happy chart which allows for lots of blowing space and is combined with great ensemble sections.
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A great arrangement of the great tune written by the ex-Beatle. If you're looking for a contemporary chart, written for this great band and based on a well known tune, this is the one.
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As recorded on the Standards in Silhouette CD, this is yet another of Bill Mathieu's classic arrangements of a great jazz standard ballad.
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As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra and Jean Turner, this chart used to be Jean's opener when she sang with the Kenton Band.
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Kenton had many hits over the years, and this very creative arrangement by Pete was one of them.
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As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on "Live at Brigham Young University," this may well be Willie's best chart done for Stan.
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This is another of the many wonderful charts arranged by Niehaus for the Stan Kenton Orchestra.
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This chart was originally written for Charlie Parker to perform with the Stan Kenton Orchestra.
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Lennie wrote a magnificent dance book for Stan in the early '60's.
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This is another of the many wonderful charts arranged by Lennie for the Stan Kenton Orchestra.
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This is one of the early, fantastic Latin charts recorded by the Kenton Band and played for years and years.
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Absolutely one of the all-time great big band charts! Tenor sax, drums and trumpet solos, interspersed with fabulous ensemble writing.
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This is a new edition (Finale computer notation) of the original arrangement, edited to be played with the following instrumentation: 2 altos, 2 tenors, baritone saxophone, 5 trumpets, 5 trombones, piano, bass and drums.
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This is a new edition (Finale computer notation) of the original arrangement, with no editing.
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An absolutely gorgeous Bobby Troup ballad which features trumpet and tenor sax.
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As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on "Viva-Kenton," this delightful Latin chart has solo space for tenor saxophone and features a very hip melody by Gene Roland.
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This was recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on "Adventures in Jazz.
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If you're looking for something very different for a jazz history concert, this is it! Graettinger was a Third Stream composer in jazz long before the term was invented.
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As originally recorded by the great Charlie Mariano with the Stan Kenton Orchestra, this is a must-have solo feature for alto saxophone.
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Although this has been in the catalog for a while, it is now notated in Finale, and the new edition comes with a full score for the first time.
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This is another of the many wonderful charts arranged by Niehaus for the Stan Kenton Orchestra.
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The 1961 Capitol Records recording of Christmas music was a smash hit for Kenton.
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The 1961 Capitol Records recording of Christmas music was a smash hit for Kenton.
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Holman originally wrote this chart to feature Charlie Parker with the Kenton Band in the early '50's.
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Hank Levy wrote this wonderful 5/4 chart in the early '70's (1973), and it was recorded on the "Birthday in Britain" CD.
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The album Stage Door Swings, by the Stan Kenton Band, was one of the most popular recordings done by Kenton.
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The 1961 Capitol Records recording of Christmas music was a smash hit for Kenton.
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There are a few charts from this library which are very playable by any reasonably well developed jazz ensemble.
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Here is a great, free-swingin' Opener, also written for Stan Kenton.
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The all-time, classic saxophone section feature.
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Holman wrote this to feature Bill Perkins in the mid '50's.
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In 1953, Kenton recorded an album titled Sketches on Standards.
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This is one of the many wonderful charts arranged by Lennie for the Stan Kenton Orchestra.
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The original chart as played by the Stan Kenton Orchestra.
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This may well be the most popular of Hank Levy's scores for the Kenton Band.
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This was the first chart arranged by Lennie to be recorded by Stan's band.
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Arranged by Holman for Carl Fontana with the Stan Kenton Orchestra in the mid 50's.
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The Stan Kenton Orchestra was always an ideal showcase for the outstanding soloists within its ranks.
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Movement IV (of 7) of the Cuban Fire Suite.
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Of all the pieces Hank wrote for the Stan Kenton Orchestra, this is arguably the best one.
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Movement III (of 7) of the Cuban Fire Suite.
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We are proud to publish another one of Stan Kenton's ground-breaking saxophone section features.
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One of the things Johnny Richards did best was write gorgeous melodies (many just think of him as bombastic and obsessed with odd-meter things). New updated 2019 format!!!
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As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on "Live at Brigham Young University", this is a rare baritone saxophone solo feature throughout.
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The Stan Kenton Orchestra was always ahead of its time! This chart was recorded on the Stan Kenton Plays Chicago CD ( available from Sierra Music).
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This amazing chart was recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra and released on the By Request-Volume One album.
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Bill Holman's compositions in the library of the Stan Kenton Orchestra were some of the most exciting pieces ever conceived for jazz orchestra.
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The publication of this piece is dedicated to the memory of Manny Albam, the composer.
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A samba in 7/4 .
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The Kenton Band had many hits over the years, and a couple of them involved the whole band singing.
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This is a wonderful feature for baritone saxophone! It was recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on the Kenton '76 CD.
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Buddy Childers, that is! Willis wrote this for Buddy in 1954, and it is recorded on the Kenton Showcase album (This music is available from Mosaic Records in their Russo/Holman CD set.
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This is the original version composed by Bill Holman for the Stan Kenton Orchestra!
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Recorded on the Back To Balboa LP by the Stan Kenton Orchestra, this is a typical Richards chart in that it contains exciting ensemble blowing and lots of solo space for trombone, tenor sax, trumpet and alto sax.
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This wonderful, medium-tempo, swinging version of this great classic is recorded on the Stan Kenton Orchestra "Sketches On Standards" CD.
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This is another one of those absolutely wonderful charts that Lennie did for Stan Kenton for what was known as the dance book.
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Another terrific feature chart by Bill Holman.
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Bob Curnow has done a re-scoring of his original arrangement done for Stan Kenton.
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There have been SO many requests for the ORIGINAL arrangement as recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra, that Curnow has made it available for the first time.
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A great alto saxophone feature.
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This is the bass trombone solo, as recorded (The Kenton Era) by George Roberts with the Stan Kenton Orchestra.
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Live at Brigham Young University was the CD on which this chart was recorded.
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If there is one chart which seems to capture the essence of Stan's mid-fifties bands, this is the one! The chart swings like mad from downbeat to the end.
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Stan had a very definite style of arranging which, of course, was the basis of most of the music for his early bands.
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This is the exact arrangement as played on the "Live at the Tropicana" by the Stan Kenton Orchestra.
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This is NOT the Glenn Miller version of this tune.
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Arranged by Lennie Niehaus and performed by the Stan Kenton Orchestra, this great medium-swing chart has outstanding ensemble writing.
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This is one of the amazing stories of finding what was thought to be a long-lost chart.
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Mulligan's writing for the Kenton Band was fairly minimal in quantity but extraordinary in quality.
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This is one of those marvelous "dance" charts that Lennie Niehaus wrote for the Stan Kenton Orchestra.
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Recorded in 1953 on the Kenton Showcase album (This music is available from Mosaic Records in their Russo/Holman CD set.
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This is one of the great "unrecorded" (or "missing") solo features written for the Stan Kenton Orchestra.
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As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on Sketches on Standards, this is a wonderful, creative arrangement of a great standard.
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What a dynamic chart this is! It is included on the CD recording The Jazz Compositions of Dee Barton (1967).
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Many think that Standards in Silhouette was the most beautiful ballad album (available on CD from Sierra Music) ever recorded by the Kenton Band.
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This is arguably the most beautiful piece ever written by Ken Hanna.
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As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra (Creative World CD) on " Live at Redlands University", this chart is a rip-roaring latin and swing chart that just flies along.
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This is a new edition (Finale computer notation) of this wonderful composition.
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This is another one of those charts which did not get commercially (or legally) recorded by the band.
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Movement VII (of 7) of the Cuban Fire Suite.
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As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on "Adventures in Jazz" (and elsewhere), this may be the best thing Dee ever wrote for Stan.
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This was recorded on the Stan Kenton Orchestra CD "Live at the Tropicana.
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The 1961 Capitol Records recording of Christmas music was a smash hit for Kenton.
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This is a beautiful ballad, exactly as recorded on the Rendezvous with Kenton album.
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This chart has appeared on a couple of different albums over the years (Kenton Classics and Hits).
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Joe Coccia added a lot of wonderful music to the Stan Kenton Library.
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This is one of those charts that can be played by any reasonably accomplished big band (including high school players).
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There are quite a few charts in the Kenton Library that stand out because of their extreme originality.
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The 1961 Capitol Records recording of Christmas music was a smash hit for Kenton.
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Written by Stan in the late 50's, this chart is wonderful in its simplicity and melodic content.
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This may be the all-time greatest jazz arrangement of a standard tune.
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Bill Holman wrote this arrangement for the Kenton Orchestra in the early '60's to feature Marvin Stamm on trumpet (of course). Kenton never recorded it, so this is a brand-new chart to most people. No guitar. 5-4-4-3
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As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on Stage Door Swings, this medium-up swing chart comes roaring out of the chute with a brass pop and leads into the piano stating the melody.
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Mulligan contributed only a few charts to the Kenton Library,and they are all classics.
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Bill Mathieu's arrangements, done for the Stan Kenton Orchestra, were some of the most beautiful pieces ever recorded by that band.
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Here is a terrific medium swing chart, also written for Stan Kenton in the 50s.
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This is a wonderful feature for tenor saxophone (as recorded by Bill Perkins).
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Originally arranged for George Roberts and the Stan Kenton Orchestra, Johnny Richards' treatment of the beautiful ballad "Yesterdays" is a bass trombone feature throughout.
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This cute little novelty piece is one that Stan Kenton would include in the program to feature Red Kelly on vocals. It was recorded on "Live at the Tropicana", and will make for a wonderful, crowd pleasing addition providing that extra variety that every program needs.
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It is hard to explain the characteristic of this arrangement except to say that, even though Graettinger writes some very adventurous and futuristic textures and lines, you always know where and what the melody is.
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Mulligan's writing for the Kenton Band was fairly minimal in quantity but extraordinary in quality.
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Lennie Niehaus wrote a series of terrific arrangements for the Stan Kenton Orchestra (this was recorded on the "Stage Door Swings" CD).
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Holman wrote this to feature (of course) Zoot Sims on tenor saxophone.
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