Glen Island Special
Glen Island Special is a very quick swing chart written by Eddie Durham for the Glenn Miller band, & on first hearing it you could be forgiven for thinking it to be a Basie chart. At 240 beats per minute this chart rips from start to finish. I...
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
A very playable relaxed swing chart by one of UK's top arrangers. The bass guitar & piano set the mood with an unison 8 bar intro. The unison tenor saxes and trombones then present the melody, with the full band really swinging right ...
Golden Wedding
What can we say about Golden Wedding, other than it is a stunning concert vehicle to show off the talents of your Clarinettist, lead Trumpet & Drummer. A classic chart from the Herman band, & in many ways is Hermans' answer to Sing Si...
Good Earth, The
Written by Neal Hefti for the Woody Herman Orchestra, this is a blistering swing chart. This transcription is taken from the 1963 Basin Street West studio session in Hollywood and adapted for the usual 4 trumpets and 4 trombones. The reeds stay &q...
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
This is probably Charles Mingus' best- know compositions. Sy Johnson's updated chart is the authentic version as performed by the Mingus Band on the CD " Blues and Politics