All arrangements cost £25. Big Band Series A charts are, on the whole, less demanding than Series B and offer an ideal starting point for bands to build up a varied repertoire.
Amazing Grace (arr. Adrian Drover) |
Jazz Waltz |
Alto or baritone |
Amethyst (David Lindup) |
Slow |
Flügel and piano, written solo |
Ballad for Trumpet (Keith Mansfield) |
Slow |
All written, very easy |
Cruisin' (Bob Cranham) |
Rock |
Alto, trombone |
Cucina (John Williams) |
Bossa |
Flügel, alto |
Doghouse (Brian Harrison) |
Blues March tempo |
Tenor, alto |
Drink Tolly Only (Bob Leaper) |
Slow Ballad |
Alto feature |
Early Morning Train (Jack Long) |
Slow Rock Ballad |
Alto (could be vocal) |
Feeling Good (Dick Walter) |
Medium Swing |
Piano solo |
Just a Little More (Dick Walter) |
Medium Swing |
All written |
Little Brown Jug (John Dankworth) |
Bright Rock |
Tenor solo |
Macho Mexicano (Graham Lyons) |
Slow Rock |
All written |
Moon Flight (Graham Lyons) |
Slow Latin |
Flügel |
Negev (Sam Fendrich) |
Slow |
Flügel, alto |
Now I Hear You (Ray Davies) |
Slow 12/8 |
Flügel, organ |
Passion Eyes (Jim Bethea) |
Slow Ballad |
Alto, all written |
Seaside (Bill McGuffie) |
Slow |
Miller voiced/all written |
Song for An Autumn Day (Alec Gould) |
Slow Ballad |
Sax section feature, all written |
Spaghetti Junction (Art Lester) |
Medium Blues |
Tenor, trumpet |
Taliesin (Osian Roberts) |
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Threshing Machine (Ken Gibson) |
Very Slow Blues |
Alto feature |
Too Late (Alec Gould) |
Slow Ballad |
Features trombone section |
With You in Mind (Ken Gibson) |
Slow Swing |
Written solo, piano, tenor |
And Upon This Rock (Mike Gibbs) |
Slow Rock |
Soprano |
Atropus (Mike Page) |
Bossa |
Tenor |
Back Home (David Lindup) |
Medium |
Tenor, trumpet |
Black Velvet (Alec Gould) |
Slow |
Trombone feature, transcribed |
Blues for Tony (Dave Perrottet) |
Slow Rock |
Trumpet, tenor |
Cookie (Alan Seymour) |
Slow then Fast |
Solos for all optional |
Crazy Life (Brian Cooper) |
Slow Blues |
Trombone feature |
Cuban Thing (Glyn Thomas arr. C Smith) |
Medium Latin |
Tenor, guitar, drums |
Dollying at John's (Keith Mansfield) |
Slow Jazz Waltz |
Tenor, trombone |
El Blokko (David Gold) |
Jazz Waltz/Fast |
Trombone, trumpet, tenor |
Eleven Years After (Alan Downey) |
Bright Rock |
Organ/piano |
Evenutally Yours (Ken Wheeler) |
Sl. Bossa/Fast Rock |
Trombone, all written |
Groover, the (Alan Berry) |
Medium |
Tenor, trumpet |
Holland Walk (John C Williams) |
Slow and Fast |
Flügel, tenor, piano |
Last Will & Testament (Long, Burch) |
Fastish |
Dual parts, vocal or instrumental |
Legs Eleven (John Cameron) |
Bright 11/8 |
Tenor, alto |
Midsummer Dawn (Dave Lindup) |
Slow |
Mostly written |
No Room at the Innes (Don Innes) |
Fatish |
Tenor, trombone, flügel |
Shades of Blue (Neil Ardley) |
Slow |
Flügel, Ian Carr's solo |
Yesterday's Blues Today (Alan Hare) |
Slow blues |
Trumpet |