Written with the younger band in mind, this fun, easy-to-play chart can be performed as written or used as a tool to reinforce ear training and improvising. There is ample solo space for alto saxophone, trumpet, and guitar and can be played with a swing or hip hop feel. The reasonable brass ranges and flexibility of this chart make it a must have for the younger band! (5-4-4-4)

   Arranged for the WDR Big Band (Germany), Richard DeRosa has written a beautiful masterpiece on this traditional Christmas favorite. Scored as a brass and horn chorale, this moving piece is filled with fluid cantabile lines, engaging counterpoint, lush harmonies and gorgeous ensemble climaxes.

 Here is a slow, swinging, lovely, warm, relaxed composition.

 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).

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

 Pat Metheny is known for his beautiful melodies, and "Back In Time" is no exception.

 This is the chart that people have been wanting to see in print for years! Recorded by the Bill Holman Band on their album "Briliant Corners", this is the great Thelonious Monk tune set in a straight-eighth Latin feel.

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!

 James Miley brings to Sierra another hip arrangement of a great contemporary tune.

 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.

“Bodysnatchers” was released in 2007 on Radiohead’s In Rainbows album.

This may be one of the most beautiful compositions Sierra Music has ever published.

This chart was commissioned for the Fred Sturm Jazz Celebration Weekend and is one of Patty’s best charts yet. Patty Darling’s writing career has skyrocketed because of her ability to write relevant, interesting contemporary music, especially for younger players. This piece is based on a terrific Hip Hop / Swing groove that you won’t be able to get out of your head. It’s a guarantee that your band will love this new piece by Patty. Solos are indicated for trumpet and guitar (or piano). You’ll hear echoes of Patty’s chart on the Radiohead classic “Idioteque” without all the demands of that chart. Moderate ranges for all makes this a very accessible chart for most bands. 5-5-4-5 (opt. vibes) $50.00

This is an easy, medium-rock chart, accessible by any middle school band.

 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.

 This chart is recorded by the Oliver Nelson Orchestra on the Afro-American Sketches (Prestige CD).

 This piece is the essence of the clever, unusual, unforgettable kind of tune that Pat and the Group come up with.

 Radiohead is an English alternative rock band.

 The LP The First Circle contains some of the most exciting contemporary music ever created.

 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.

  "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing" is a light, happy, easy-swing chart that is playable by most any band.

Bob's fresh rendition of one of the most popular Steely Dan charts ever. “Home At Last,” recorded on the album “AJA,” has solo space for Tenor and Trumpet. Reasonable brass ranges and an easy shuffle-rock feel make this an accessible medium chart. 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.

 Quincy Jones wrote some incredible arrangements on very popular tunes for the Count Basie Orchestra.

 This chart comes right out of the tradition of Sammy Nestico/Count Basie.

 When the Buddy Rich Band played this chart, everyone loved it! Oliver Nelson takes this terrific Duke Ellington tune to another level.

 This is one of Pat's most haunting, pensive and beautiful ballads.

 A BEST SELLER!!! Metheny's tunes and rhythmic feels are perfect for Big-Band settings.

 Bob Curnow does his usual stellar job of arranging Pat Metheny's very popular tune "James," and he manages to add a lot of his own ideas to the arrangement.

  This traditional tune in a zydeco feel and provides an entertaining journey from beginning to end. Focusing entirely on the ensemble, there is no improvisation in this piece.

 As originally recorded by Count Basie on the Roulette LP (Vogue CD) "Kansas City Suite - the Music of Benny Carter",  this is a slow Swing," not unlike "Li'l Darlin' " in effect.

 Metheny's ballads are beautiful and haunting.

 The Buddy Rich Band played this chart for years! A sensational arrangement of a great tune in an up-tempo setting.

 This is a new edition (Finale computer notation) of the original arrangement, with no editing.

 As originally recorded by Count Basie on the Roulette LP (Vogue CD) "Kansas City Suite - the Music of Benny Carter,"  this is a medium slow Swing with more than a tinge of Gospel flavor.

 This is another Masterwork by Metheny and Mays and destined to become the same kind of classic as The First Circle .

 As originally recorded by Count Basie on the Roulette LP (Vogue CD) "Kansas City Suite  - the Music of Benny Carter,"  this is a medium Shuffle which features solos for piano, tenor saxophone and trombone.

 As recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on their album "This Time By Basie," Billy Byers has arranged a wonderful, easy-swinging masterpiece. This is a terrific, classic big band chart that belongs in every library right alongside "I Can't Stop Loving You," Nice 'n' Easy" and "I Left My Heart in San Francisco."

 There have been a lot of published charts on this tune, but this is the original version as played by and recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra.

 Another wonderful original by Patty Darling, "The Next Chapter" is a fresh, contemporary easy-to-play chart.

 This is the real thing, as written for and recorded by the Buddy Rich Band on the Big Swing Face CD.

 Radiohead released “Paranoid Android” as a single in April 1997 and as a track on their studio album OK Computer the same year.

 Sonny Rollins and Bill Holman.

 This is a new edition (Finale computer notation) of this wonderful composition.

 As originally recorded by Count Basie on the Roulette LP (Vogue CD) "Kansas City Suite - the Music of Benny Carter,"  this is a medium-up Shuffle feel, with solos for tenor saxophone and piano.

   Vortex is "...the freshest, most innovative, hippest, intelligent, and artistic writing for large jazz ensemble that I’ve witnessed in years" - Fred Sturm. Patty has once again created a highly original composition that explores the wonderful sonorities of the big band.

If you want a chart that swings, this is it! This incredible arrangement by Quincy Jones of "Walk, Don't Run" was recorded by the great Count Basie Orchestra on their album Hits of the 50's & 60's - This Time By Basie.

 As originally recorded by Count Basie on the Roulette LP (Vogue CD) "Kansas City Suite - the Music of Benny Carter,"  this is a medium tempoed Swing chart featuring solos for tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone and piano.

Once again Billy Byers has created the quintessential, original chart for the Count Basie Orchestra. This one is recorded on “Basie Land.” The easy swing feel/tempo makes this piece very accessible for most bands. There is a bit of flute in two saxophone parts. There are solos for tenor and trumpet and piano. Of course there is the required, masterful “shout chorus” that leads to a quiet, cool ending. Moderate ranges for all makes this a very accessible chart for most bands. 5-4-4-4 $55.00