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BLUES & SWING medium / medium-advanced
There Will Never Be Another You—arr. Mark
Taylor. Here's a great chart on the familiar Harry
Warren jazz standard that features the drummer
on brushes and tasty figures from the full
ensemble. Also featured are wonderful sectional
and full ensemble passages that display your
band's ability for cohesive playing. There's a
suggested or improvised solo for trombone
supported by excellent background writing.
Here is a highly creative and tasteful chart that
exemplifies this arranger's skill. Developing
groups will find it ideal for festivals, concerts and
casual occasions. Highly recommended!
10667344 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .45.00
Things Ain't What They Used to Be—Mercer
Ellington/arr. Alan Baylock. Mercer Ellington's
classic blues shuffle gets the Baylock
treatment! The style is down home and the
solos are for alto, trumpet, trombone, and tenor
sax. Also included is a powerful Baylock-style
shout chorus and optional parts for expanded
instrumentations. It's a fun chart and it gets our
highest recommendation!
10513911 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .52.00
Throttle Up!—Chris Sharp. This barn burner
will get your blood pumping! Built on the chord
changes to the jazz standard Cherokee (even
in the same key) and showing off the technical
chops of your sax section, this piece offers
aspiring improvisers the chance to gain the
faculty to play the standard itself. It features
solo changes for tenor sax. The lead trumpet
plays a high C, and lead trombone plays a G.
11515313 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .75.00
Upshift—Debra Stempien & Gregory Turner.
Bring back the 1960s' rhythm and blues
sound with this funky chart and let your rhythm
section groove! The bluesy chord progression
will remind listeners of such classics as
Unchain My Heart and I Heard It Through
the Grapevine. Optional written solos are
provided for electric piano and alto sax, with
chord symbols included for those preferring to
improvise. The lead trumpet plays up to a high
B, and the lead trombone plays a G.
11516187 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .48.00
The Way You Look Tonight—Jerome
Kern/arr. Sammy Nestico. Sammy Nestico's
interpretation of this great old tune is right on
target for today's jazz ensembles, with all the
class we have come to expect from this master
arranger! Written in a relaxed swing style, this
chart features lots of tutti ensemble writing,
very melodic counter melodies, and also a
wonderful sax soli. No solos required.
2259943 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .55.00
We'll Be Right Back—Paul Baker. Your band
will launch into a hard-swinging chart with big
brass punches answered by a hard-charging
sax section! The bridge is dominated by a
bebop trumpet section soli before handing
off to the saxes to finish the chorus. Solo
opportunities are provided for alto sax and
trumpet, or piano or guitar may be added or
substituted. The solo changes are rhythm
changes in E flat. Trumpets get to have some
fun with plungers on the background figures.
The shout section ensues featuring a trombone
section soli on the bridge followed by a brief
coda. Killer!
11349291 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .50.00
Whats Ya Got?—Tyler Mire. Got rhythm?
This swinging take on the chord changes
from Gershwin's classic I Got Rhythm will is
what you're looking for. There's solo space for
trumpet and trombone, but this can be opened
for any and all - a great teaching tool. A 32-bar
sax soli is punctuated by the brass before a
second solo space for guitar and/or piano. The
ensemble then trades twos with the drums - yet
another solo opportunity - before returning to
the bridge and shout section. Trumpet range is
to written high C, trombone to F.
11515357 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .50.00
Wichita Lineman—Jimmy Webb/arr. Eric
Richards. Although this was a pop hit back in
the late 1960s, this familiar ballad lends itself
nicely for jazz ensemble treated here as a
jazz waltz. Scored to feature a solo trombone,
alternate solo parts are provided for B-flat and
E-flat instruments for added flexibility. This
terrific setting features a driving style with solid
hits for the full ensemble as well as feature
spots for the brass section and also the saxes.
11172096 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .55.00
Work in Progress—Gordon Goodwin. If you
want to play original Gordon Goodwin charts
but find them are too challenging, check this
out! Composed and arranged by Gordon
Goodwin specifically at a more accessible
level, this medium tempo swing chart is
outstanding! The lead trumpet range is to
written G on top of the staff and there's an
open solo section with written solos provided
for E-flat, B-flat instruments and trombone. It's
the Gordon Goodwin Big Phat Band sound, but
accessible for your band!
10277755 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .52.00
Work Song—Nat Adderley/arr. Erik Morales.
Wow! If Nat Adderley could hear this chart on his
iconic jazz standard, he would be pleased! The
first statement stays very close to the original,
which is a good thing. The solos are for written
or improvised alto and trumpet, and the solo
backgrounds are simply wonderful. This swinger
plays well at about 176 bmp, has excellent full-
ensemble passages, a bari sax and rhythm
section break before the last chorus, an exciting
shout chorus, and great development. This chart
has it all! Our highest recommendation!
10513905 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .52.00
Yardbird Suite—Charlie Parker/arr. Mark
Taylor. Arranged for six horns and rhythm
section, this accessible chart on Charlie Parker's
swing classic features a trio of alto sax, trumpet
and guitar to start things off, followed later by
great sounding scoring for the full ensemble.
Solos are included for trumpet and alto sax
with chord/scale sheets in all keys imcluded.
Instrumentation: 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1
trombone and rhythm section. Optional parts are
included for alto sax, tenor sax and trombone.
10461362 Jazz Ensemble
(Little Big Band). . . . . . . . . .45.00
Yuriko—Billy Byers. This is a quintessential
original chart for the Count Basie Orchestra.
Originally recorded on Basie Land, the easy
swing feel and tempo make this piece very
accessible to most bands. There is a bit of flute
in two saxophone parts. There are solos for
tenor, trumpet, and piano. Of course there is
the required masterful shout chorus that leads
to a quiet, cool ending. The ranges make this a
very accessible chart for developed bands.
11202782 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .55.00
Blues & Swing
Medium-Advanced
At Long Last Love—Cole Porter/arr. Billy
Byers. As recorded on This Time by Basie!,
this arrangement is pure Basie. Opening with a
short figure reminiscent of the Count, the band
then swings at a bright tempo into a terrific
version of this great melody. There is a solo for
tenor saxophone and moderate ranges for all.
11202779 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .55.00
Basie-Straight Ahead (Professional Version
as Recorded)—Sammy Nestico. Don't miss
your chance to play this great chart exactly as
the Basie band recorded it, unsimplified! Your
band will meet the challenge with enthusiasm
and be proud of the results. Not for wimps!
2233872 Jazz Ensemble
Professional Version. . . . . .60.00
Beauty and the Beast—Alan Menken/arr.
Gordon Goodwin. Gordon Goodwin pays
tribute to the great Count Basie on this famous
Disney tune. With a slow Basie groove, solos
for piano and tenor sax, dynamics galore, and
a fabulous shout chorus, this is a fantastic chart
from start to finish. As performed by Gordon
Goodwin's Big Phat Band.
10012004 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .70.00
Black Hole Sun—Chris Cornell/arr. James
Miley. James Miley presents a very hip
arrangement of a great contemporary tune.
Soundgarden's Black Hole Sun is masterfully
scored for the modern big band, making
great use of interesting saxophone effects, a
wonderful rhythm section feel, neat rhythmic
ideas, and very playable ensemble parts.
The trumpet range is an optional written D.
The melody is stated by tenor saxophone and
trumpet with warm, dissonant backgrounds
provided by the ensemble. The soloists can be
as chosen for tenor saxophone, trumpet and/
or trombone, making this very flexible for the
strengths of your band.
10455848 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .65.00
Blue Train—John Coltrane/arr. Kris Berg. Kris
Berg has scored John Coltrane's jazz standard
to offer strong ensemble writing, a fierce sax
section soli on Coltrane's transcribed solo,
and solo space on the 12-bar blues chord
progression. It's flexible so you can have
as few or as many soloists as desired with
backgrounds as needed. Great tune, great
chart... it's as simple as that!
10071917 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .60.00
Bolivia—Cedar Walton/arr. Eric Richards.
A big ensemble introduction leads into the
familiar and hip bass and piano line followed
by the melody stated by alto, tenor, trumpet,
and trombone. This chart also features great
section and full ensemble parts throughout, a
huge shout chorus, and the lead trumpet goes
to written high D. Solo space is available for
alto, tenor, trumpet, and drums. This extended
arrangement is a great big band chart on a
great Cedar Walton jazz classic. An ideal
festival chart for better bands!
10311459 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .60.00
Count Bubba—Gordon Goodwin. Here's a
monster of a swinger that's designed to feature
the entire ensemble. In addition to a wonderful
riff-based theme and a very satisfying shout
chorus, the chart includes section feature spots
for saxes, trumpets and trombones, without the
rhythm section. Very effective!
2471427 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .65.00
Crisis—Freddie Hubbard/arr. Mike Kamuf. The
entire ensemble gets a workout on this highly
creative chart! The overriding style is driving
swing alternating with some Latin statements
of the melody. Suggested solos are included
for trombone, tenor, trumpet, and guitar or
optional alto sax, but improvised solos are
welcome. The tempo is 164-172 bpm, the lead
trumpet range is to written B above the staff,
and there's a roaring shout chorus. Optional
parts are included for flute and vibes. This chart
will be a highlight on any program!
11198970 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .54.00
Cross Roads—Kris Berg. This contemporary
swing chart is full of energetic and exciting
harmonic structures. This piece develops
organically to show off its strong orchestration,
counterpoint, and rhythmic writing that will let
your band show off!
11393024 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . .50.00
BEST
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Blues & Swing
Medium-Advanced
Best Selling Charts! These selections,
listed in order of their popularity, are
chosen most often by directors like you.
Moanin'—Charles Mingus/arr. Sy Johnson.
2388650 Jazz Ensemble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.00
Well You Needn't—
Thelonious Monk/arr. Mike Kamuf.
10513924 Jazz Ensemble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.00
My Foolish Heart—
Victor Young/arr. Alan Baylock.
11400558 Jazz Ensemble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.00
The Neighbor from Naylor—Bryan Carter.
11503726 Jazz Ensemble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.00
I Can't Stop Loving You—
arr. Quincy Jones.
10368505 Jazz Ensemble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.00
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