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3x3x2x2x2=72 - arr. Bob Curnow A Night At The Golden Nugget (Pro) - arr. by Gene Roland Across the Sky - Metheny & Mays / arr. Curnow
 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. Hear The Music! See The Music!

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
Bob Curnow has written some marvelous arrangements of Metheny/Mays music in the past, and this chart will surely "tug at your heartstrings.
Adeste Fideles - arr. Stan Kenton After You've Gone - arr. Bill Holman After You've Gone - arr. Michael Abene
 The 1961 Capitol Records recording of Christmas music was a smash hit for Kenton.  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 About Ronnie - arr. Bill Russo
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.  Exactly as recorded by Chris Conner with the Stan Kenton Orchestra, this moody, brilliant arrangement is a perfect vehicle for your vocalist.
All At Once You Love Her - arr. Lennie Niehaus All I Need - Radiohead / arr. Sherisse Rogers All The Things You Are - arr. Stan Kenton
 Lennie Niehaus wrote a series of terrific arrangements for the Stan Kenton Orchestra (this was recorded on the "Stage Door Swings" CD).  Radiohead recorded “All I Need” on their album In Rainbows in 2007.  The lush trombone section sound of the Kenton Orchestra on a gorgeous ballad.
Almost Like Being In Love (Edited) - arr. Don Sebesky Almost Like Being in Love - arr. by Lennie Niehaus Alterior Motif - Les Hooper
Alterior Motif - Les Hooper
Retail Price: $50.00
 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.  This is about an 8-minute, multi-sectional composition.
Always and Forever - Pat Metheny / arr. Curnow America The Beautiful - arr. Bob Curnow Among the Pyramids - Fred Stride
 This beautiful ballad is featured on Pat's newest recording Secret Story, and has been scored to highlight solo statements by flugelhorn, guitar or alto saxophone (your choice).  A re-scoring of a Kenton original (richer harmony, better key).  The title refers to the somewhat "mystical" style of the opening of this wonderful and fun-filled chart.
Amoroso - Benny Carter Angels We Have Heard on High - arr. Ralph Carmichael Angels We Have Heard On High - arr. Rich DeRosa
Amoroso - Benny Carter
Retail Price: $55.00
 As recorded by Count Basie on the Roulette LP (Vogue CD) The Legend,  this is an up-tempo latin and swing chart. The 1961 Capitol Records recording of Christmas music was a smash hit for Kenton.  Set as a bright swing, and originally arranged for the WDR Big Band (Germany), Richard DeRosa's arrangement of the traditional Christmas carol "Angels We Have Heard On High" is an adventure from beginning to end!
Another Life - Pat Metheny / arr. Curnow Any Dude'll Do - Bill Holman April in Paris - arr. John Bambridge
Any Dude'll Do - Bill Holman
Retail Price: $55.00
 Bob Curnow is very well known for his wonderful arrangements of Metheny's music, and this chart will only enhance that reputation.  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).
Are We There Yet? - Lyle Mays Are You Going With Me? Artemis and Apollo - arr. Bob Curnow
Are We There Yet? - Lyle Mays
Retail Price: $55.00
Are You Going With Me?
List Price: $55.00
Retail Price: $55.00
 This is Lyle at his wildest!! A funk/rock, quirky tune that just burns with energy and excitement! Listen to the Curnow Big Band CD. This extraordinarily popular Metheny/Mays composition is arranged by Bob Curnow, adding to his many successful arrangements of music from the Pat Metheny Group recordings (49 and counting!). The original style/feel is maintained for the most part. 5-4-4-4  This is a newly re-arranged version of the magnificent melody recorded on the Adventures In Time CD (available on CD from Sierra).
Artist's Rightful Place, The (aka Patterns for Orchestra) - Oliver Nelson Artistry In Percussion - Pete Rugolo At Long Last Love – arr. Billy Byers
Also known as Patterns For Orchestra (as recorded on the Verve jazz masters 48 CD), this is one of Nelson's very interesting charts. As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on "Artistry in Rhythm" (and many other CDs).

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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

Aura - Bill Holman Bach's Lunch - Les Hooper Back In Blue Orleans - Les Hooper
Aura - Bill Holman
Retail Price: $60.00
Bach's Lunch - Les Hooper
Retail Price: $45.00
 This wonderful chart features a front line of tenor sax and trumpet stating the melody.  Your audiences will love this clever baroque flavored chart.  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.
Back Woods - Oliver Nelson Badger Blues - Bob Curnow Bali Bali Buck Dance - Bill Holman
Back Woods - Oliver Nelson
Retail Price: $55.00
Badger Blues - Bob Curnow
Retail Price: $45.00
 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.   Set as a bright swing, this chart opens up with an energetic unison saxophone line, punctuated with brass hits.
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

Beeline East - arr. Bob Curnow Begin the Beguine - arr. Lennie Niehaus Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Bob Curnow took Ken Hanna's wonderful, latin, medium-tempo tune and made it a bit more accessible for good bands.  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.
Big Swing Face - Bill Potts Black Bottom Stomp - arr. Jackson Stock Black Friday - Steely Dan / arr. Fred Sturm
Big Swing Face - Bill Potts
Retail Price: $60.00
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!  This chart is destined to become a best-seller because of its unique and exciting format .    The music of Steely Dan has come to Sierra Music! From the same masterful pen that brought the music of Radiohead and Astor Piazzola, the late, great Fred Sturm wows us once again. Originally arranged for the HR Big Band (Germany), this rock-ish, heavy-shuffle tune provides hard hitting melody sections, plenty of room for improvisation (as you choose), and raucous ensemble interplay.
Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden / arr. James Miley Black, Brown and Beautiful - Oliver Nelson Bleep Blop - Les Hooper
Bleep Blop - Les Hooper
Retail Price: $55.00
 James Miley brings to Sierra another hip arrangement of a great contemporary tune.  This chart is recorded by Oliver Nelson on the recording titled Black, Brown and Beautiful.  As recorded on the new Les Hooper Big Band  CD "Out of the Woods"," this clever, quirky, swinging chart is terrific.
Bloom - Radiohead / arr. James Miley Blue Daniel - arr. Bill Holman Blue Five Jive - Benny Carter
Blue Five Jive - Benny Carter
Retail Price: $55.00
 This is another Radiohead tune, arranged by Radiohead Jazz Project pioneer, James Miley.  Frank Rosolino's jazz waltz is loved by all, and Holman's arrangement of it is superb.  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 For You - Loran McClung Blue Highways - Paul Ferguson Bluer Than Blue - Don Sebesky
Blue For You - Loran McClung
Retail Price: $45.00
Blue Highways - Paul Ferguson
Retail Price: $55.00
Bluer Than Blue - Don Sebesky
Retail Price: $60.00
 This wonderfully tasteful jazz waltz has been featured at the Playboy Jazz Festival, performed by many All-State Jazz Ensembles, and is played regularly by the U. 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.
Blues Express - Shorty Rogers Blues For Alfy - Bill Holman Bluezies - Shorty Rogers
Blues Express - Shorty Rogers
Retail Price: $50.00
Blues For Alfy - Bill Holman
Retail Price: $45.00
Bluezies - Shorty Rogers
Retail Price: $60.00
 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.  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.
Big Band Arrangement of Bodysnatchers Bone Appetit - Bob Curnow Boss Talks, The - Bob Curnow
Bone Appetit - Bob Curnow
Retail Price: $50.00
Boss Talks, The - Bob Curnow
Retail Price: $60.00
“Bodysnatchers” was released in 2007 on Radiohead’s In Rainbows album.  West Chester University, PA .

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)

Bossa Nova de Funk (Edited) - arr. Willie Maiden Edited by Bob Curnow Bright Eyes - Bill Holman But Beautiful - arr. Lennie Niehaus
Bright Eyes - Bill Holman
Retail Price: $55.00

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Recorded on the “The New Sound of Maynard Ferguson and his Orchestra 1964,” this is an edited version of the chart (instrumentation 5 saxophones, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, Piano, Guitar, Bass and Drums) as composed by one of the most creative writers in jazz history, Willie Maiden. This v. works very well. What you'll be hearing is the professional version recorded by Maynard. Curnow has taken Maynard’s super-high lines and incorporated them into the chart so that there are no super-human concerns in that respect. There is also the Pro version available with original instrumentation. This piece has a great feel to it, moving through a lovely melody to solo space for many players and back to a cool, quiet ending. This one will make you and your audience want to dance. 5-4-4-4
$55.00

 There were a number of sensational charts written in the 50's for the Bill Holman Band and the Terry Gibbs Band.  When Lennie arranged for the Stan Kenton Orchestra, he created the most beautiful big band dance book ever written.
Carl - Bill Holman Carol of the Bells (Edited) - arr. Rich DeRosa / Bob Curnow Carol of the Bells (Pro) - arr. Rich DeRosa / Bob Curnow
Carl - Bill Holman
Retail Price: $60.00
 When Bill Holman writes a feature for a player, especially in the Kenton Band, you know it will be wonderful.  This magnificent scoring of "Carol of the Bells" by Rich DeRosa (professor of composition/arranging at University of North Texas) was part of a long overture originally commissioned by the WDR Big Band, Germany.  This magnificent scoring of "Carol of the Bells" by Rich DeRosa (professor of composition/arranging at University of North Texas) was part of a long overture originally commissioned by the WDR Big Band, Germany.
Cassandra - Dave Brubeck / arr. Zaremba Cayenne (MM3 - Suite Seasonings) - Bob Curnow Checkpoint Charlie (Pro) - Oliver Nelson
Drew uses theme and variation to take this marvelous, swinging melody into challenging, extensive and exciting places.  Latin spice, hot sounds, and a happy, cookin' tune that sails along.   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.
Close To Home - Lyle Mays / arr. Bob Curnow Collaboration - Pete Rugolo Concerto To End All Concertos - Stan Kenton
Collaboration - Pete Rugolo
Retail Price: $45.00
 Here is a deeply emotional, gorgeous ballad from the self-titled album Lyle Mays.  This historically important piece opens with a rubato piano solo and then moves to a terrific Rugolo trombone feature (originally recorded by Kai Winding). One of Kenton's most important compositions.
Consonata - Dee Barton Cool Ones, The - Fred Stride Critic's Choice - Oliver Nelson
Consonata - Dee Barton
Retail Price: $50.00
Cool Ones, The - Fred Stride
Retail Price: $55.00
 WOW! A sensational Dee Barton chart.  If you have three hot trumpet players, this will be a great chart for you.  Here is a terrific medium-tempo shuffle chart that the Buddy Rich Band played all the time.
Cubajazz - Bill Holman Cyclops - arr. Oliver Nelson Dancing in the Dark - arr. Gerry Mulligan
Cubajazz - Bill Holman
Retail Price: $55.00
Cyclops - arr. Oliver Nelson
Retail Price: $50.00
 Rarely does a piece turn up like this one. Originally recorded by Cannonball Adderley on his album Domination, "Cyclops" is one of those charts that will make your audiences bob their heads and tap their feet.  Mulligan contributed only a few charts to the Kenton Library, and they are all classics.
Danny Boy - arr. Don Sebesky Day Dream - arr. Lennie Niehaus Daylie's Double - Oliver Nelson
Danny Boy - arr. Don Sebesky
Retail Price: $50.00
 If you've ever heard Maynard's recording of this world famous melody (Londonderry Air), you probably never forgot it! Sebesky's chart is superb, and this publication includes practical alternate choices for the trumpet feature.  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.  Oliver had a great feel for the funky jazz style which was so popular.
Dee Day - Dee Barton Dimples - Johnny Richards Do Nothin' 'Til You Hear From Me - arr. Tommy Newsom
Dee Day - Dee Barton
Retail Price: $50.00
Dimples - Johnny Richards
Retail Price: $50.00
 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 Dolphin, The - arr. Bill Holman Don't Worry 'Bout Me - arr. Bill Fritz
  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.  Arranged by Bill Holman and originally recorded by the Woody Herman Orchestra, featuring Stan Getz, on their album Live at the Concord Jazz Festival, "The Dolphin (El Delfrin)" is written in a beautiful Bossa Nova setting and features tenor saxophone throughout.  Graettinger arranged this standard in his most unusual way, using dissonance offset with the beauty of this gorgeous melody.
Doodle Oodle - Billy Byers Doomsday Machine Meets Mr. Gelato, The - Ellen Rowe Dorian Blue - Main Theme
Doodle Oodle - Billy Byers
Retail Price: $55.00
Dorian Blue - Main Theme
List Price: $65.00
Retail Price: $65.00
  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. Bob Curnow has created an arrangement of Les Hooper's brilliant opening theme from a longer setting titled Dorian Blue. The chart is a trumpet solo throughout, offering an exceptional opportunity to feature your trumpet soloist. 5-4-4-3
Down By The Riverside - arr. Oliver Nelson Dream of the Return - Pat Metheny / arr. Curnow Easy Money - Benny Carter
Easy Money - Benny Carter
Retail Price: $65.00
 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.  This ballad is almost spiritual in its effect!! A trombone feature, the melody soars throughout.  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.
Easy To Love (Edited) - arr. Bill Holman Easy To Love (Pro) - arr. Bill Holman Easy To Love - Cole Porter / arr. Lennie Niehaus
 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.  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 is a beautiful, lush, straight-eighth ballad on the popular Cole Porter tune "Easy To Love.
Eighteen - Metheny & Mays / arr. Bob Curnow Elegy for Alto - Pete Rugolo Emancipation Blues - Oliver Nelson
Elegy for Alto - Pete Rugolo
Retail Price: $50.00
 Eighteen is a flat-out, rock n' roll chart based on a tune from one of Pat Metheny's earlier albums, "Offramp.

From the Progressive Jazz period in the 1940's, this piece focused on the alto saxophone (originally played by George Weidler).
 This chart is recorded by the Oliver Nelson Orchestra on the Afro-American Sketches (Prestige CD).
Emily - arr. Les Hooper End of a Love Affair, The - arr. Lennie Niehaus Evening Thought, An - David Baker
Emily - arr. Les Hooper
Retail Price: $50.00
 This standard is made even more beautiful with this Hooper arrangement.  A magnificent alto saxophone feature.  David Baker's music is wonderful to play because of its originality and sense of adventure.
Every Summer Night - Pat Metheny / arr. Curnow Every Time We Say Goodbye - arr. Lennie Niehaus Big Band Chart of Everything In Its Right Place
 This piece is the essence of the clever, unusual, unforgettable kind of tune that Pat and the Group come up with. As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on Stage Door Swings, this is a lovely ballad scored in the incomparable Kenton style.  Radiohead is an English alternative rock band.
Extensions - Patty Darling Falling - Les Hooper Fan It, Janet - Don Sebesky
Extensions - Patty Darling
Retail Price: $60.00
Falling - Les Hooper
Retail Price: $55.00
Fan It, Janet - Don Sebesky
Retail Price: $50.00
 Extensions is a funky, hip-hop fusion chart with nice mood changes throughout.  This is a very fresh sounding, interesting and fun piece .  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
Retail Price: $45.00
Fearless Finlay - Bill Holman
Retail Price: $50.00
Fillings - Bill Holman
Retail Price: $45.00
 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).
Fitz  (Edited) – Gene Roland (Edited by Bob Curnow) FM - Steely Dan / arr. Fred Sturm Foggy Day, A - arr. Al Cohn
Foggy Day, A - arr. Al Cohn
Retail Price: $60.00

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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 (works great). This chart features the trombone section in a medium tempo blues. The Kenton Band played this chart for years. The soloist, of course, is your top trombonist. The piece was originally written for Bob Fitzpatrick who played on the Kenton Band and was Stan’s lead trombonist for many years. You will love this adaptation, which makes the chart very playable for most bands. 5-4-4-3 $50.00

   The music of Steely Dan has come to Sierra Music! Originally arranged for the HR Big Band (Germany), the late, great Fred Sturm has given us another rock chart worthy of any band's library. In typical Sturm fashion, the beginning of "FM" is a kaleidoscope of independent fragments culminating with the original Steely Dan intro as it moves into the melody played by clarinets.  This Al Cohn arrangement, from the Maynard Ferguson Band "Boy With Lots Of Brass" CD, is a wonderful medium-swing tune.
Foggy Day, A - arr. Lennie Niehaus Follow Me - Metheny & Mays / arr. Curnow Four - arr. Willie Maiden
Four - arr. Willie Maiden
Retail Price: $55.00
 This is one of the many wonderful charts arranged by Lennie for the Stan Kenton Orchestra.  This arrangement was commissioned by New Trier High School and written as a tribute to Jim Warrick on his retirement.  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
Retail Price: $55.00
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 Gaucho - Steely Dan / arr. Fred Sturm Geller's Cellar - Ernie Wilkins
Full Nelson - Oliver Nelson
Retail Price: $55.00
 This chart was originally included in the Full Nelson album and then the Jazz Masters 48: Oliver Nelson CD.    The music of Steely Dan has come to Sierra Music! The late, great Fred Sturm originally arranged this for the HR Big Band (Germany), and Sierra is thrilled to add it to its catalog. Set as a slow rock/gospel, there is beautiful, lush ensemble writing througout the piece.  Ernie Wilkins was one of the most successful contributors to Maynard Ferguson's amazing big band library.
Get Out of Town - arr. Johnny Richards Girl Talk - arr. Stan Kenton Girls Next Door, The - Metheny & Mays / arr. Bob Curnow
Girl Talk - arr. Stan Kenton
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 Johnny Richards at his best! A very playable chart without a lot of range concerns for brass.  Stan Kenton had a certain touch in his arranging that stood out. Another great chart to add to the ever-growing Pat Metheny Series, Bob Curnow has arranged this down-right funk tune originally recorded on the PMG album We Live Here.
God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen - arr. Ralph Carmichael God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen - arr. Rich DeRosa Goin' On - Benny Carter
Goin' On - Benny Carter
Retail Price: $55.00
The 1961 Capitol Records recording of Christmas music was a smash hit for Kenton. DeRosa’s delightful, contemporary setting on “God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen” has a moderate samba feel and features the soprano saxophone throughout. Benny Carter created a wealth of marvelous, swinging big band music," and this piece is no exception to that.
Good King Wenceslas - arr. Ralph Carmichael Goodbye Look, The - Steely Dan / arr. Fred Sturm Grand Slam - Shorty Rogers
Grand Slam - Shorty Rogers
Retail Price: $55.00
The 1961 Capitol Records recording of Christmas music was a smash hit for Kenton.    The music of Steely Dan has come to Sierra Music! From one of the masters of contemporary big band arranging, the late, great Fred Sturm completely captures the Steely Dan vibe in his arrangement of "The Goodbye Look." Originally arranged for the HR Big Band (Germany), Sturm gives the lead trombone (and section) Donald Fagan's voice of the melody.  Here is another terrific chart from Shorty Rogers (as recorded on the "Portrait of Shorty" album).
Greensleeves - arr. Oliver Nelson Groove - Oliver Nelson Groovemeister - Les Hooper
Groove - Oliver Nelson
Retail Price: $55.00
Groovemeister - Les Hooper
Retail Price: $55.00
 This piece was taken from Nelson's original score.  Oliver Nelson wrote this one for the Maynard Ferguson Band Library.  Les comes up with another sensational showpiece for your band.
Guy Noir's Brother - Les Hooper Happy Faces - Sonny Stitt / arr. Quincy Jones Have You Heard (edited v.) - Metheny / arr. Curnow
 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.  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 arrangement is a bit easier than the Pro version because it does not change keys (to C# minor).
Have You Heard (Pro) - Metheny / arr. Curnow Hawthorne Nights - Bill Holman Heidi (Pro) - Oliver Nelson
Heidi (Pro) - Oliver Nelson
Retail Price: $55.00
 This is a TERRIFIC tune, full of the happy, spirited, hip melodic and harmonic stuff that we've all come to love about Pat's music.  This is a bright, up-tempo chart in a contemporary framework.   As recorded by the Oliver Nelson Orchestra, “Heidi” is the 3rd movement of the Impressions of Berlin suite. A gorgeous solo feature for alto saxophone throughout.
Hey There - arr. Willie Maiden Hoe Down - Oliver Nelson Holly and the Ivy, The - arr. Ralph Carmichael
Hoe Down - Oliver Nelson
Retail Price: $55.00
 As recorded on "Maynard Ferguson Plays Jazz For Dancing" (Roulette), this may be the prettiest chart that Willie did for Maynard's band.  This piece was taken from Nelson's original score. The 1961 Capitol Records recording of Christmas music was a smash hit for Kenton.
Home Journey - Gene Roland How Can You Lose - Benny Carter / arr. Bob Curnow How Long Has This Been Going On - arr. Tommy Newsom
Home Journey - Gene Roland
Retail Price: $50.00
 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.  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 great chart, a magnificent ballad feature for trumpet,  is recorded on the "Tonight Show Band, Volume One " CD (Amherst Records).
Humbug - Don Sebesky Hymn To The Gods Original Big Band Arrangement of I Can't Stop Loving You
Humbug - Don Sebesky
Retail Price: $50.00
Hymn To The Gods
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 This chart starts out in a blaze of excitement and never eases off. Bob Curnow has taken fragments of a piece written during his grad school days and developed a very attractive and unique chart, featuring solos for tenor saxophone, trumpet, and drums. Very dramatic shout choruses and the solos are surrounded by a quiet beginning and ending. 5 4-4-4 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.