Edition: Jazz Big Band Arrangement

Description: Holiday - Medium Difficult

Publisher: Sierra Music

The 1961 Capitol Records recording of Christmas music was a smash hit for Kenton. It contained arrangements by Kenton and (mostly) Ralph Carmichael of traditional Christmas music. This particular arrangement is one of the simpler charts, but it is beautiful. Very playable! The original arrangements were written for 4 trumpets, 4 mellophoniums, 4 trombones, tuba, keyboard, bass, drums and auxiliary percussion. These are the charts we sell, but we've also included saxophone parts which take the place of the mellophonium parts. They work quite well! From Kenton's Merry Christmas recording.

Sketch score.

Sketch Score
2 Alto Saxophones (Optional)
2 Tenor Saxophones (Optional)
Baritone Saxophone (Optional)
4 Trumpets
4 Mellophoniums (or Horns in F)
2 Trombones
2 Bass Trombones
Tuba
Piano
Bass