Descriptions of Big Band Scores

77-76 (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 10-30-1978
Is a funk rock chart in 4/4 and 7/4 which can be opened up for solo's at letter B1 and C1. The chart requires a lead trumpet that can play up to trippled F concert and the lead sax is soprano Bb.
Cost: $60

LEDDY FREDDY (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 02-04-1982
Is a latin chart in cut time. The head is a piano solo with saxophone back-grounds and the chart can be opened up for a tenor solo at letter E1. The tune is a 32 bar AABA form.
Cost: $60

GUNTER BALADE (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 08-04-1982
Is a ballad in 5/4 and 4/4. If possible the trumpet section should play flugel horns.
Cost: $60

TIMBUKTU (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 02-04-1982
Is a latin chart in cut time with a trombone lead. This can be opened for solos.
Cost: $60

CACTUS (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 10-30-1978
Is a funk rock chart in 5/4 - 4/4 and cut time. It requires a good reader on bass.It has a guitar solo in it and can also be opened for solos at letter E.
Cost: $60

WHEN YOU'RE GONE (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 08-16-1982
Is a solo trombone feature through-composed ballad.
Cost: $60

SECRET NAME (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 02-04-1982
Is a funk rock chart in 5/4 and 4/4 which is more of a groove than a melodic composition. It requires alto and soprano sax on the lead chair.
Cost: $60

SUITE TO BJØRN (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 02-04-1982
This piece won the NOPA's music prize of the year in 1982. It has three parts in cut time. The first part consists of a rebato alto sax and piano intro-duction. Then comes a fast latin part and in the end a fast funk part. The composition is an alto feature with a piano solo, drum solo and guitar solo. It requires good reading abilities fromthe band because of the speed. Alto and soprano sax are required on the lead chair.
Cost: $65

DUO (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 09-30-1983
Is a beautiful ballad for alto sax and piano. This piece supplies a refreshing break from the "fat" big band sound.
Cost: $30

The following compositions are available on Rosa Records CD 2:
"Letter from New York"
Jens Wendelboe and his New York Big Band  

222 E. 75TH STREET (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 04-01-1986
Is a latin funk chart in 4/4. This chart is hard because of its long notes. Alto and Soprano are required on the lead chair. One of the trumpets must play both trumpet and flugel horn. The chart opens up for solos at letter G. A chase sequence here has shown to be successful. Flute and piccolo parts are also written in the woodwind parts, though they are not essential to the piece if they are not available.
Cost: $65

FLUMPY (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 02-04-1982
Is a nice ballad in 4/4 with a trompone lead and a flugel horn solo.
Cost: $60

KRØNSCH (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 02-25-1982
Is a minor blues chart in cut time built on 4ths. The chart opens for solos and ends with a very heavy trumpet section feature before the bass solo.
Cost: $60

J. WE HAVE NO BANANAS (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 04-01-1986
Is a bass trombone feature where the woodwind section plays flutes and clarinets. The trumpet section requires flugel horns. (No guitar)
Cost: $60

BANQUERS (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 08-29-1983
Is a rock and roll chart for big bands. It is through-composed with no solos, yet it has a fairly hard trumpet lead.
Cost: $60

LUNATUNE II (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 04-01-1986
This composition is somewhat like a Gill Evans chart. It has a tenor feature in which the woodwind section must play bass clarinet, clarinet, flute and piccolo flute. Flugel horns are required in the trumpet section.
Cost: $60

MORDERE OG RØVERE I KARDEMONNE BY (mp3) [Order this sheet..]           Copyright 05-06-1981
Is a jazz waltz chart that requires a strong lead trumpet. It features a flugel horn solo and a guitar solo.
Cost: $60

SUITE ANIMAL (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 06-08-1984

This composition won NOPA's music prize of the year in 1986. It is a composition written for 5 trombones, bass drums and two keyboards. (one of the key board parts can be played by the guitarist on guitar)
Cost: $65

The following compositions are available on Rosa Records CD 3:
"Jens Wendelboe Big Crazy Energy Band - Vol. 1"  

THE NIGHT OF THE 1990's (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 03-19-1992
A short and through composed ouverture (duration 2.20). The middle section on this piece is difficult to play but this also works very well as a show starter.
Cost: $60

FANFARE AND PUNK FOR THE MONKEY AND THE MONK (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 03-14-1992
This compositions is very heavy and difficult to play. The fanfare part requires a strong lead trompet player and good reading abilities from the entire band. The solo part has a strong backing that is somewhat off-beat.
Cost: $65

ABIDE WITH ME (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 09-30-1993
This chart is in a 5/4-6/4-4/4 time. Apart from the miter changes it is not so hard to play. In the middle of the chart there is a one bar harmony solo wich should be fun to play on.
Cost: $60

HUSKY WALK 86° SOUTH (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 11-24-1987

Is a latin disco chart, nice and melodic and easy to play. Open for solos at letter H. it requires a good soloist.
Cost: $60

TAKE THE CHANCE (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 11-05-1986
This song is more of a David Foster type of ballad for the rythme section and a vocalist.
Text: Gloria Rosa
Cost: $32.50

FREE FALL (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 07-19-1990
Free fall has a groove like "Birdland". Free fall also has a one harmony bar for solos ad.lib. in F natural.
Cost: $60

THE WAITING COLLAPSE (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 07-19-1990
This piece is a funky Bossa Nova chart with three elements working at the same time. It is easy to solo on and has two band "shout" choruses between the solos. It is best performed using two flutes in the sax section.
The piece provides the opportunity for the band to use its differences in dynamic.
Cost: $60

THE END (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 07-19-1990
The End is a fun and easy disco chart to play. There is a section in the middle where the guitarist might let loose on a written background. Two different endings are available: "Coda I" for dance performances and "Coda II" for concerts.
Cost: $60

WE NEED US ALL (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 06-08-1984
This is a very nice vocal tune which only uses a keyboard player and a vocalist in order to create a contrast to the full big band sounds in a concert context.
Text: Asbjørn Håmo
Cost: $35

The following compositions are available on Rosa Records CD 4:
"Jens Wendelboe Big Crazy Energy Band - Vol. 2"

OVER AND OUT (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 03-14-1992
This has a typical New York groove and is quite bi-tonal. The chart is consisting of a theme, plus a trompet, alto, guitar and trombone solo. The ending is very difficult - but fun.
Cost: $65

CAYO HUESO (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 04-01-1986
Is a reggae, swing, jazz, waltz chart and easy to play. It is open for solos at letter F. Requires a good soloist.
Cost: $60

WHAT A CRAZY PLACE (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 03-18-1993
This is written in a very contrapoint way. The chart is hard to play, it also has a tenor sax feature. Lots of blowing.
Cost: $60

SEASONS WANDER (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 11-05-1986
This ballad is a type of swing tune which never goes completely into a real swing groove but stays in the half time feel. Soft big-band backing of a vocalist.
Cost: $25

THE THREE WINGED BIRD  [Order this sheet..]
is a suite made up of three movements which can also be performed individually. The three movements are as follows:

THE MORNING BIRD (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 09-01-1988

, starts with a ballad that goes into a Carla Blay type of medium tempo swing. The movement requires a soprano saxophone on the lead chair. It also has a written chorus on the lead trumpet chair.
Cost: $60

THE GLIDING BIRD (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 09-01-1988

, is a 16th note groove ballad. Everything is through composed. There is lots of nice reading for the rythme section.
Cost: $60

THE BOOGIE WOOGIE BIRD (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 09-01-1988

, is a boogie woogie chart. It requires good reading abilities. It is a nice sassy chart with seperate endings if it is used on its own.
Cost: $60

The playing time for the entire suite is about 17 minutes

The following compositions are available on Rosa Records CD 5:
"Strolling with the Groove"
Performed by Crazy Energy Rhythm Section & Oslo Groove Company

STROLLING (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 10-08-1996

This is a nice 12/8-4/4 groove and very melodic in a commercial way. You may want to let the brass and saxes take tacit from letter J 8 bars and letter K 6 bars, then let the horns enter 2 bars before L.The chart needs a guitar solo from letter J through K. This will make the chart just like the CD. Strolling works very well on the dance floor.
Cost: $60

SLOW SAMBA (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 08-04-1997
This groove is a blend of bossa and heavy samba. It requires a flugelhorn for a lead line and a tenor saxophone soloist to play 8 bars in the middle of the chart, and 8 bars in the end of the chart.
Cost: $60

BLUE NOTES (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 02-16-1998
Is a blues in F, there is an opening in the middle of the chart for solos. The changes are written in such a way that it is possible to play the F blues scale through the whole solo. There is also written out a solo for trumpet, trombone and alto saxophone to be played simultaneously towards the end.
Cost: $60

IT JUST HAPPENED (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 06-17-1996
This is a ballad featuring the saxophone section. A small melody in the trombone part can also be played on an ephonium if wished. This chart is perhaps the most difficult chart on the CD for the saxophones, but it is a very nice piece.
Cost: $60

I REALLY DONT KNOW (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 02-16-1998
The groove on this composition is very "sting" oriented. The chart demands a lot of blowing but is very up beat and well sounding. On the CD, the middle section is played on accordion. This is written in the lead alto part.
Cost: $60

FAT BRASS (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 09-30-1986
It says itself. This is only written for 4 trumpets and 4 trombones. A tuba part was created by doubling the 4th. trombone part.
Cost: $45

SUSANNAS WALTZ (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 12-09-1993
This is a through-composed jazz waltz with no improvisations. It works very well with a band both as a concert number and a dance number. It juggles between jazz 3/4 and even 3/4.
Cost: $60

FOOD FIGHT (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 02-16-1998
Is a famous food signal from the Norwegian army which has been totally rearranged. It can be played without the loop on the CD, or one could sample the loop and punch play on letter A from a sampler. Either way, it is perhaps smart to rehearse this to the "CD music minus 13", to learn to play it in time. Good concert number.
Cost: $45

WALLFLOWER (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 02-16-1998
This chart gives a lot of different hornplayers in the band a chance to blow a couple of bars with written solos. It is also a nice ballad.
Cost: $60

SUMMER OPENING (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 12-09-1993
Is a good and powerful through composed number to the audience. There is a lot of blowing all the way through.
Cost: $60

GLORIA (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 06-17-1996
This is maybe the most artsy chart on the CD. It is written as a duet between el. bass and tenor saxophone. There are solos to be played for both players, both written and improvised. This is a very pretty ballad best used in concerts or jazz club performances.
Cost: $60

SUNSHINE & EVERGLADE'S (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 08-04-1997
The groove on this composition is more like a slow funk groove. This chart needs a trumpet player for an improvised solo over two harmonies. Apart from that, it is straight ahead.
Cost: $60

OVERTURE (mp3) [Order this sheet..] Copyright 09-30-1989
This is a good and short opener or even a closer in a concert. It is upbeat and rock'n rollish.
Cost: $60  

The following compositions are not issued on CD  

WHAT A TRIP [Order this sheet..] Copyright 2000

This blues is very easy to play. It is written for a soloist (any instrument) and has some easy backgrounds on the solos. The groove is a shuffle/swing groove.   
Cost: $60

NIX VOGEL [Order this sheet..] Copyright 2000

This composition was written in memory of the late drummer Ole Jacob Hansen.

Nix Vogel was one of his favorite expressions. The chart is not a big band chart, but a chart for  1 trumpet, 3 tenor Saxophones and a rhythm section.  It begins with a ballad that moves into a swing feel that are open for solos. The chart ends up like it started with the theme in a ballad mode.

Cost: $45 
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