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Image not foundThis up-tempo swinger has become the signature tune for the Mingus Big Band. It opens with a free-wheeling baritone sax solo and features raucous ensemble passages and group improvisations. You won't find this chart on any easy-listening radio stations!
$65.00 $58.50 Moanin'
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$55.00 $49.50 Duke Ellington's Sound of Love
Image not foundThe opening cut from the Mingus Big Band CD Gunslinging Birds is this raucous and blistering jazz waltz. Mingus wrote this piece as a tribute to Charlie Bird Parker with the subtitle If Charlie Parker were a gunslinger there'd be a whole lot of dead copycats. This chart doesn't hold anything back
$60.00 $54.00 Gunslinging Bird
Image not foundThis medium tempo swing chart is the lead-off cut from the CD Mingus Big Band 93. Featured is a distinctive melody, a stop-time solo section, and a great swing groove throughout.
$65.00 $58.50 Nostalgia in Times Square
Image not foundThis is probably Charles Mingus' best-known composition. Sy Johnson's updated chart is the authentic version as performed by the Mingus Big Band on the CD Blues and Politics.
$60.00 $54.00 Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
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$60.00 $54.00 Tijuana Gift Shop
Image not foundFrom the Mingus Big Band CD Blues and Politics!, this intense minor blues opens with a bass solo then gradually unfolds layer by layer until the entire ensemble is screaming. Includes plenty of solo space with ensemble backgrounds and interludes.
$65.00 $58.50 Haitian Fight Song
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$65.00 $58.50 Ecclusiastics
Image not foundFrom the Mingus Big Band CD Live In Time, this is one of the most creative charts in the band's book. Don't be fooled by the apparent normal sounds at the beginning, as this multi-styled production number gets a little out of control later on!
$60.00 $54.00 Sue's Changes
Image not foundFrom the Mingus Big Band CD Gunslinging Birds here is an unpredictable romp for mature bands. Exploring a wide mix of seemingly unrelated sections, the genius and eccentricity of Mingus is apparent as the piece comes together in grand fashion finally settling in on a medium swing groove (for a wh
$65.00 $58.50 Fables of Faubus
Image not foundMingus loved the blues, and this powerful and highly energized arrangement from the CD Live In Time is a staple in the book of the Mingus Big Band. It features the signature bass line scored for the lower voices and full ensemble lines that really roar. Can be played as fast as you dare!
$65.00 $58.50 Boogie Stop Shuffle
Image not foundThe unique genius and originality of Charles Mingus is nowhere more apparent than in this symphonic masterpiece adapted for big band by Sy Johnson. Involving no improvisation but rather a series of through-composed colors and changing moods, the Mingus Big Band has been amazing audiences for year
$60.00 $54.00 Children's Hour Of Dream
Image not foundRecorded on the Grammy-nominated CD I Am Three by the Mingus Big Band, this composition was originally written by Mingus for a 1959 television drama. Arranged here for the Mingus Big Band by the late great John Stubblefield, the chart opens with a bluesy piano introduction, followed by an acceler
$60.00 $54.00 Song with Orange
Image not foundThis recent adaptation by bassist Boris Kozlov presents the marvelous Mingus composition in a rich setting containing a variety of musical styles. Opening in a quasi-classical style, the piece quickly shifts to a straight ahead swing tempo with angular horn riffs and creative melodies - character
$60.00 $54.00 Opus 4
Image not foundOpening with a shuffle vamp with layers of riffs being added as the intensity builds, this powerhouse arrangement from the acclaimed CD I Am Three blossoms into a full-grown flat-out shout!
$60.00 $54.00 Pedal Point Blues
Image not foundWritten in a medium-tempo, swing style, the saxes take the lead in the beginning answered by screaming brass figures. Soprano sax and a solo trombone engage in an ongoing bluesy dialogue interspersed with swingin' passages for the entire band. All masterfully arranged by Sy Johnson. Recorded live
$60.00 $54.00 Work Song
Image not foundA study in contrasts, this dynamic chart features a blazingly fast swing tempo that alternates with sections in a very slow ballad style. The flexible solo section allows you customize this chart to fit the needs of your band. Recorded live by the Mingus Big Band
$60.00 $54.00 GG Train
Image not foundRecorded by the Mingus Big Band on the CD Que Viva Mingus!, this stellar Steve Slagle arrangement takes the band through an extended modal format, while always swingin'! With a unique blend of group improvisation, full ensemble passages, and solo space for trombone, tenor sax and trumpet, this me
$60.00 $54.00 Love Chant