Compaq Big Band Big Band from Boston, MA
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- Member Since 2006
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- This is only a PARTIAL list of the current Compaq Big Band gig book. The full library has 800+ hardcopy charts, and 1,500+ scanned titles. Although initially in alphabetical order, this list will change as new titles are added. | The gig book is always changing as we buy new charts and cycle tunes in/out of the main library. We also have a GREAT Holiday Seasonal book that has charts from the Stan Kenton Orchestra, the Tom Kubis Big Band, and Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band.
- All Of Me | composed by Seymour Simons & Gerald Marks; arranged by Lennie Niehaus; performed by various big bands
- All The Things You Are | Composed by Jerome Kern; arranged by Lennie Niehaus; as performed by the Stan Kenton Orchestra
- Almost Like Being In Love | composed by Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Lowe; arranged by Lennie Niehaus; performed by various big bands
- Alright, OK, You Win | composed by Sid Wyche & Mayme Watts; arranged by Sammy Nestico; performed by various big bands
- Always and Forever | composed by Pat Metheney; arranged by Bob Curnow; as performed by the LA Big Band Express
- Am I Blue | composed by Harry Askt & Grant Clarke; arranged by Dave Barduhn; performed by various big bands
- As Time Goes By | composed by Herman Hupfeld; arranged by Dave Barduhn; performed by various big bands
- As Time Goes By | composed by Herman Hupfeld; arranged by Denis DiBlasio; adapted by Compaq Big Band saxophonist Scott Tringali; as performed by Maynard Ferguson
- Basically Blues | composed and arranged by Phil Wilson; as performed by the Buddy Rich Big Band
- Begin The Beguine | composed by Cole Porter; arranged by Lennie Niehaus; as performed by the Stan Kenton Orchestra
- Beyond The Sea | composed by Charles Trenet; arranged by Compaq Big Band saxophonist Scott Tringali; as performed by the Royal Crown Revue
- Beulah Witch | composed and arranged by Don Menza; as performed by the Buddy Rich Big Band
- Big Swing Face | composed and arranged by Bill Potts; as performed by the Buddy Rich Big Band
- Blackbird | composed by Ray Henderson; arranged by Tom Kubis; as performed by the Tom Kubis Big Band
- Blue Birdland | composed by Jimmy Guiffre; arranged by Jeff Turner; as performed by Maynard Ferguson
- Blue Five Jive | composed and arranged by Benny Carter;as performed by the Count Basie Orchestra
- Blue Moon | composed by Lorenz Hart & Richard Rodgers; arranged by Roger Holmes; performed by various big bands
- Blue Skies | composed by Irving Berlin; arranged by Roger Holmes; performed by various big bands
- Body And Soul | composed by John Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, & Frank Eyton; arranged by Marty Paich; as performed by the Stan Kenton Orchestra
- Body And Soul | composed by John Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, & Frank Eyton; arranged by George Stone; performed by various big bands
- But Beautiful | composed by Stan Kenton; arranged by Lennie Niehaus; as performed by the Stan Kenton Orchestra
- C Jam Blues | composed by Duke Ellington; arranged by Pill Potts; performed by various big bands
- Can’t Get Rid Of You | composed by Ed Scheer of The Love Dogs; arranged by Compaq Big Band saxophonist Scott Tringali; as performed by The Love Dogs
- Child Is Born, A | composed and arranged by Thad Jones; performed by various big bands
- Cold September Morning | composed by Steve Allen; arranged by Tom Kubis; as performed by the Tom Kubis Big Band
- Come Fly With Me | composed by Jimmy Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn; arranged by Billy May; as performed by Frank Sinatra
- Count Bubba | composed and arranged by Gordon Goodwin; as performed by Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
- Country Road | composer unknown; arranged by Kenny Wheeler; as performed by Maynard Ferguson
- Cute | composed and arranged by Neal Hefti; performed by various big bands
- Dancing Nitely | composed and arranged by Bill Holman, as performed by Maynard Ferguson
- Deed I Do | composed by Fred Rose & Walter Hirsch; arranged by Bill Holman; performed by various big bands
- Desafinado | composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim; arranged by Bob Lowden; performed by various big bands
- Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me | composed by Bob Russell & Duke Ellington; arranged by Dave Wolpe; performed by various big bands
- Don’t Get Around Much Anymore | composed by Bob Russell & Duke Ellington; arranged by Roger Pemberton; performed by various big bands
- Dreamsville | composed by Henry Mancini; arranged by Frank Mantooth; performed by the Frank Mantooth Jazz Orchestra
- Eli’s Coming | composed by Laura Nyro; arranged by Adrian Drover; as performed by Maynard Ferguson
- Embraceable You | composed by George & Ira Gershwin; arranged by Dave Barduhn; as performed by the Stan Kenton Orchestra
- Every Day (I Have The Blues) | composed by Peter Chatman; arranged by Roger Holmes; performed by various big bands
- Exactly Like This | composer unknown; arranged by Tom Kubis; as performed by the Tom Kubis Big Band
- Fly Me To The Moon | composed by Bart Howard; arranged by Sammy Nestico; performed by various big bands
- Foggy Day, A | composed by George & Ira Gershwin; arranged by Dave Wolpe; performed by various big bands
- Georgia (On My Mind) | composed by Hoagy Carmichael; arranged by Dave Barduhn, performed by various big bands
- Girl From Ipanema, The | composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim & Vinicius de Morales; arranged by Glenn Osser; performed by various big bands
- Go Daddy-O | composed by Scotty Morris; arranged by John Leonard; as performed by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
- God Bless The Child | composed by Arthur Herzog, Jr. & Billie Holiday; arranged by Jerry Nowak; performed by various big bands
- Groovin’ Hard | composed and arranged by Don Menaz; as performed by the Buddy Rich Big Band
- Heat’s On | composed and arranged by Sammy Nestico; as performed by the Count Basie Orchestra
- Here's That Rainy Day | composed by van Heusen & Burke; arranged by Dee Barton; as performed by the Stan Kenton Orchestra
- Hey Jude | composed by John Lennon & Paul McCartney; arranged by Adrian Drover; as performed by Maynard Ferguson
- How High The Moon | composed by Morgan Lewis & Nancy Hamilton; arranged by Jerry Nowack; performed by various big bands
- I Get A Kick (Out Of You) | composed by Cole Porter; arranged by Neal Hefti; as performed by Frank Sinatra
- I Love Paris | composed by Cole Porter; arranged by Lennie Niehaus; as performed by the Stan Kenton Orchestra
- I Remember You | composed and arranged by Bill Holman; performed by various big bands
- I Wish You Love | composed by Charles Trenet ;arranged by Billy May; as performed by Nancy Wilson
- I’ll Be Seeing You | composer and arranger unknown; as performed by Frank Sinatra
- I'm Beginning To See The Light | composed by Don George, Johnny Hodges, Duke Ellington, & Harry James; arranged by Mark Taylor; performed by various big bands
- I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | composed by George Bassman & Ned Washington; arranged by Johnny Warrington; performed by various big bands
- I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter | composed by Fred E. Ahlert & Joe Young; arranged by Dave Wolpe; performed by various big bands
- I’ve Got A Crush On You | composed by George & Ira Gershwin; arranged by Dave Barduhn; performed by various big bands
- I've Got the World On A String | composed by Harold Arlen & Ted Koehler; arranged by Dave Wolpe, performed by various big bands
- I’ve Got You Under My Skin | composed by Cole Porter; arranged by Nelson Riddle; as performed by Frank Sinatra
- In A Mellow Tone | composed by Duke Ellington; arranged by Oliver Nelson; as performed by the Buddy Rich Big Band
- In The Mood | composed by Joe Garland; arranged by Jeff Tyzik; as performed by the Doc Severnisen Tonight Show Orchestra
- Intermission Riff | composed by Ray Wetzel; arranged by Frank Comstock; as performed by the Stan Kenton Orchestra
- It Could Happen To You | composed by Jimmy Van Heusen & Johnny Burke; arranged by Lennie Niehaus; as performed by the Stan Kenton Orchestra
- It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | composed by Duke Ellington and Irving Mills; arranged by Jerry Nowack; performed by various big bands
- It’s Only A Paper Moon | composed by Harold Arlen, Billy Rose & E.Y. Harburg; arranged by Billy May; adapted by Compaq Big Band saxophonist Scott Tringali
- Jazz Police, The | composed and arranged by Gordon Goodwin; as performed by Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
- Jersey Bounce, The | composed by E. Johnson, B. Platter, & M. Bradshaw; arranged by John Bambridge; adapted by Compaq Big Band saxophonist Scott Tringali
- Jump For Joe | composed and arranged by Gene Roland; performed by various big bands
- Jumpin’ At The Woodside | composed by Count Basie; arranged by Johnny Warrington; performed by various big bands
- Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid | composed by Lester Young; arranged by Frank Comstock; performed by various big bands
- Killer Joe | composed by Benny Golson; arranged by John Higgins; performed by various big bands
- Lady Is A Tramp, The | composed by Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart; arranged by Dave Wolpe; performed by various big bands
- Leap Frog | composed by Joe Garland & Leo Corday; arranged by Joe Garland; as performed by Les Brown & His Band Of Renown
- Let the Good Times Roll | composed by Sam Theard &Fleecie Moore; arranged by Gordon Goodwin; adapted by Compaq Big Band saxophonist Scott Tringali; as performed by Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
- Let’s Fly Away | composed by Cole Porter; arranged by Billy May; adapted by Compaq Big Band saxophonist Scott Tringali; performed by various big bands
- L’il Darlin’ | composed and arranged by Neal Hefti; performed by various big bands
- Little Brown Jug | traditional, arranged by Bill Finegan; as performed by the Glenn Miller Orchestra
- Lullaby Of Broadway | composed by Al Dubin & Harry Warren; arranged by Lennie Niehaus; as performed by the Stan Kenton orchestra
- Love For Sale | composed by Cole Porter; arranged by Pete Myers; as performed by the Buddy Rich Big Band
- MacArthur Park | composed by Jimmy Webb; arranged by Adrian Drover; as performed by Maynard Ferguson
- Mack The Knife | composed by Kurt Weill, Bertolde Brecht, & Lorenze Hart; arranged by Richard Wess; as performed by Bobby Darin
- Malaguena | composed by Ernesto Lecuona; arranged by Bill Holman; performed by the Stan Kenton orchestra
- Meet Me, Midnight | composed by Barry Manilow; arranged by Billy Childs; adapted by Compaq Big Band saxophonist Scott Tringali; as performed by Renee Olstead
- Mercy, Mercy, Mercy | composed by Josef Zawinul; arranged by Phil Wilson; as performed by the Buddy Rich Big Band
- Mexicali Nose | composed and arranged by Harry Betts; transcribed by Compaq Big Band saxophonist Scott Tringali; as performed by the Buddy Rich Big Band
- Monitor Theme | composed and arranged by Don Menza; as performed by the Buddy Rich Big Band
- More I See You, The | composed by Harry Warren & Mack Gordon; arranged by Dave Wolpe; performed by various big bands
- Moten Swing | composed by Buster and Benny Moten; arranged by Sammy Nestico; performed by various big bands
- Mulligan Stew | composed and arranged by Lennie Niehaus; performed by various big bands
- My Funny Valentine | composed by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart; arranged by Dave Barduhn; as performed by the Stan Kenton Orchestra
- Nice Work If You Can Get It | composed by George & Ira Gershwin; arranged by Dave Wolpe; performed by various big bands
- Night And Day | composed by Cole Porter; arranged by Mark Taylor; performed by various big bands
- Night In Tunisia. A | composed by Dizzy Gillespie & Frank Paparelli, arranged by Sammy Nestico; as performed by Dizzy Gillespie
- Nightingale Sang In Berkeley, A | composed by Eric Maschwitz & Manning Sherwin; arranged by Billy May; adapted by Compaq Big Band saxophonist Scott Tringali; as performed by Frankie Randall
- Norwegian Wood | composed by John Lennon & Paul McCartney; arranged by Bill Holman; transcribed by Bob Eberhart; as performed by the Buddy Rich Big Band
- Old Devil Moon | composed by B. Lane & E. Y. Harburg; arranged by Sammy Nestico; performed by various big bands
- On A Slow Boat To China | composed by Frank Loesser; arranged by Billy May; adapted by Compaq Big Band saxophonist Scott Tringali; as performed by Bobby Darin
- On Green Dolphin Street | composed by Bronislau Kaper; arranged by Dave Wolpe; performed by various big bands
- On The Street Where You Live | composed by Fredrick Lowe & Alan Jay Lerner; arranged by Lennie Niehaus; as performed by the Stan Kenton Orchestra
- On The Sunny Side Of The Street | composed by Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields arranged by Billy May; adapted by Compaq Big Band saxophonist Scott Tringali; performed by various big bands
- Opus In Chartreuse | composed by Gene Rowland; arranged by Lennie Niehaus; as performed by the Stan Kenton Orchestra
- Orange Colored Sky | composed by Milton DeLugg & Willie Stein; arranged by Roger Holmes, performed by various big bands
- Orange Sherbet | composed and arranged by Sammy Nestico; performed by various big bands
- Over The Rainbow | composed by Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg; arranged by Dave Wolpe; performed by various big bands
- Party’s Over, The | composed by Jule Styne, Betty Comden, & Adolph Green; arranged by Lennie Niehaus; as performed by the Stan Kenton Big Band
- Pennsylvania 6-5000 | composed by Jerry Gray & Carl Sigman; arranged by Jerry Gray; as performed by the Glenn Miller Orchestra
- Pick Up The Pieces | composed by Ball, Mackintosh, Duncan, Stewart, Gorrie, & McIntyre; arranged by Arif Mardin; as performed by the Buddy Rich Big Band and the Phil Collins Big Band
- Queen Bee | composed and arranged by Sammy Nestico; as performed by the Count Basie Orchestra
- Route 66 | composed by Bobby Troup; arranged by Bob Lowden; performed by various big bands
- Samba Dees Godda Do It | composed and arranged by Tom Kubis; as performed by the Tom Kubis Big Band
- Satin Doll | composed by Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, & Johnny Mercer; arranged by Sammy Nestico; as performed by the Count Basie Orchestra
- Saturnian Sleigh Ride | composed and arranged by Shorty Rogers; as performed by the Shorty Rogers Big Band
- Scotch And Soda | composed by Dave Guard; arranged by Larry Norred; performed by various big bands
- Sesame Street, The Theme From | composed by Joe Rapose, Jon Stone, & Bruce Hart; arranged by Denis DiBlasio; adapted by Bob Lowden; performed by various big bands
- Sing, Sang, Sung | composed and arranged by Gordon Goodwin; as performed by Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
- Sing, Sing, Sing | composed by Louis Prima; arranged by Dave Wolpe; performed by various big bands
- Skylark | composed by Hoagy Carmichael & Johnny Mercer; arranged by Jerry Nowack; performed by various big bands
- Splanky | composed and arranged by Neal Hefti; transcribed by Ernie Houghton; as performed by the Count Basie Orchestra
- Spring Is Here | composed by Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart; arramged by Lennie Niehaus; as performed by the Stan Kenton Orchestra
- Stardust | composed by Hoagy Carmichael & Mitchell Paris; arranged by Art Dedrick; performed by various big bands
- Stella By Starlight | composed by Victor Young & Ned Washington; arranged by Nelson Riddle; performed by various big bands
- Stolen Moments | composed by Oliver Nelson; arranged by Paul Jennings; performed by various big bands
- Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All The Time) | composed by Harold Arlen & Ted Koehler; arranged by Jerry Nowack; performed by various big bands
- Straighten Up and Fly Right | composed by Nat King Cole & Irving Mills; arranged by John Oddo; performed by various big bands
- Strike Up The Band | composed by George & Ira Gershwin; arranged by Sammy Nestico; as performed by the Count Basie Orchestra
- String of Pearls, A | composed by Jerry Gray; arranged by Johnny Warrington; as performed by the Glenn Miller Orchestra
- Sultry Samba | composed by Steve Allen; arranged by Tom Kubis; as performed by the Tom Kubis Big Band
- Switch in Time | composed and arranged by Sammy Nestico; as performed by the Count Basie Orchestra
- Take the A Train | composed by Billy Strayhorn and the Delta Rhythm Boys; arranged by Sammy Nestico; as performed by the Count Basie Orchestra
- Tangerine | composed by Victor Schertzinger & Johnny Mercer; arranged by Dave Wolpe; performed by various big bands
- Teach Me Tonight | composed by Gene DePaul & Sammy Cahn; arranged by Tom Kubis; as performed by the Tom Kubis Big Band
- Teddy the Toad | composed and arranged by Neal Hefti; performed by various big bands
- There's the Rub | composed and arranged by Gordon Goodwin; as performed by Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
- Things Ain't What They Used To Be | composed Mercer Ellington & Ted Parsons; arranged by Dave LaLama; as performed by the Woody Herman Orchestra
- Time for a Change | composed and arranged by Hank Levy; as performed by the Stan Kenton Orchestra
- Tribute to the Duke | composed by Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz, & Albany Bigard; arranged by Sammy Nestico; performed by various big bands
- Tuxedo Junction | composed by Erskine Hawkins, Buddy Feyne, William Johnson, & Julian Dash; arranger unknown; as performed by the Erskine Hawkins Big Band
- Waterloo Blooz | composed and arranged by Lennie Niehaus; performed by various big bands
- Way You Look Tonight, The | composed by Jerome Kern; arranged by Nelson Riddle; transcribed by Walt Stuart; as performed by Frank Sinatra
- What Sammy Said | composed and arranged by Gordon Goodwin; as performed by Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
- When I Fall in Love | composed by Victor Young & Edward Heyman; arranged by Jerry Nowack; performed by various big bands
- When You're Smiling | composed by Larry Shay, Joe Goodwin, & Mark Fisher; arranged by Tom Kubis; as performed by the Tom Kubis Big Band
- Which Craft? | composed by Gene DePaul & Sammy Cahn; arranged by Tom Kubis; as performed by the Tom Kubis Big Band
- Who Can I Turn To? | composed by Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley; arranged by Tom Kubis; as performed by the Tom Kubis Big Band
- Willowcrest | composed and arranged by Bob Florence; as performed by the Buddy Rich Big Band
- Ya Gotta Try | composed and arranged by Sammy Nestico; as performed by the Count Basie Orchestra
- You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To | composed by Cole Porter; arranged by Lennie Niehaus; as performed by the Stan Kenton Orchestra
- You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You | composed by Russ Morgan, Larry Stock, & James Cavanaugh; arranged by Dave Wolpe; performed by various big bands
- You've Got to Have the Blues Sometime | composed by Steve Allen; arranged by Tom Kubis; as performed by the Tom Kubis Big Band
- Beauty And The Beast | composed by Alan Menken; lyrics by Howard Ashman; arranged by Gordon Goodwin; as performed by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
- I Just Can't Wait To Be King | composed by Elton John & Time Rice; arranged by Gordon Goodwin; as performed by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
- Count Bubba's Revenge | composed and arranged by Gordon Goodwin; as performed by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
- I Just Found Out About Love | composed and arranged by Don Menza; as performed by the Count Basie Orchestra with Diane Schuur
- Caught A Touch Of Your Love | composed by C. Bikhardt, J. Keller & J. Best; arranged by Frank Foster; as performed by the Count Basie Orchestra with Diane Schuur
- Too Close For Comfort | composed by Jerrold Lewis Bock, Larry Holofeene4 & George David Weiss; arranged by Gordon Goodwin; adapted by Scott Tringali; as performed by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
- La Almeja Pequena | composed and arranged by Gordon Goodwin; as performed by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
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