“I still love recording and still love the stage, but like my dad, I have the most fun when I am in front of that glorious orchestra or that kick-butt big band.” Natalie Cole, American Singer, daughter of Nat King Cole
Big Band music is immortal. From its origins in New Orleans in the 20s, through complete world domination in the 30s and 40s, the genre has been passed down from generation to generation, and it is still hugely popular world-wide today.
The big band, also known as the ’jazz orchestra’, is a jazz ensemble made up of wind instruments and a rhythm section. The line-up usually consists of 5 saxophones, occasionally a clarinet or two, 4 trombones, 4 or 5 trumpets, piano, guitar, double bass and drums. But the music and the musical forces can vary a great deal, depending on the line-up, style and genre.
Some of the biggest names in the history of the big band include Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw & Ella Fitzgerald. As the big band developed through the swing era, into be-bop and modern jazz, through artists like Miles Davis & Dizzy Gillespie, the repertoire became much wider, with modern big bands playing all sorts of styles, including Latin Music for Big Band, Big Band Jazz Fusion, Pop Music for Big Band and even Big Band Rock.
for: Big band
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Item no.: 802951
Easy Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Big band
Score
Item no.: 798212
Jazz Classics for the Young Ensemble
Young Jazz Classics
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 777955
Little Big Band Series
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 765252
Young Jazz (Jazz Ensemble)
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745797
Vocal Solo/Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 745785
Easy Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Big band
Score
Item no.: 745001
Jazz Ensemble Library
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 744983
Young Jazz (Jazz Ensemble)
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 691862
Hal Leonard Little Big Band
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 655615
Hal Leonard Little Big Band
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 655612
Professional Ed. Vocal Solo
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 813672
Little Big Band Series
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 802472
Hal Leonard Little Big Band Series
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 801124
Little Big Band Series
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 799879
Vocal Solo-Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 799519
Vocal Solo or Alto Sax feature
for: Voice, big band
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Item no.: 799230
Vocal Solo-Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 800969
Discovery Jazz
for: Big band
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Item no.: 745268
Jazz Ensemble Collection
for: Big band
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Item no.: 299016
Premier Jazz Series
for: Big band
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Item no.: 761906
Premier Jazz Series
for: Big band
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Item no.: 761901
Jazz Band Series
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 761895
Jazz Band Series
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 761881
First Year Charts
for: Big band
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Item no.: 761853
Jazz Band Series
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 761814
Jazz Band Series
for: Big band
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Item no.: 761810
Young Jazz Ensemble
for: Big band
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Item no.: 761807
Young Jazz Ensemble
for: Big band
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Item no.: 745528
Jazz Band Series
for: Big band
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Item no.: 697756
Jazz Band Series
for: Big band
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Item no.: 697750
Jazz Band Series
for: Big band
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Item no.: 697746
Young Jazz Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 697219
Young Jazz Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 697212
Swing
Quincy Jones & Sammy Nestico Premier Jazz
for: Big band
Score
Item no.: 940583
from the Opera "Orfeo ed Euridice"
for: Voice (mezzo-soprano), brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1558576
Vocal Solo/Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 372156
Series for young jazz–rock combos
for: Jazz-combo (flex instruments, rhythm section)
Single part Melody instrument (C), Keyboard, CD
Item no.: 168357
15 Complete Arrangements For The Young Ensemble
for: Big band
Single part Piano
Item no.: 186869
Little Big Band Series
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1026777
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1023816
for: Voice, big band
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Item no.: 1023812
for: Voice, big band
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Item no.: 1023818
Vocal Solo-Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 796935
Tab Tu Wab
for: Big band [wind band]
Part for horn (in E-flat)
Item no.: 1654257
Big Band
for: Big band
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Item no.: 1167910
for: Big band
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Item no.: 977935
for: Big band
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Item no.: 977937