A Hefti Dose of Basie, as performed by Patrick William's big band on his brilliant CD Home Suite Home---this chart is a marvel of taste and restrai...
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Shade of Jade arranged by Alan Baylock is high energy swing! A jazz standard that is a terrific vehicle for your more advanced band with solo space...
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Afternoon Cruise is a relaxed, medium swing tune that pays homage to one of the greatest jazz composers of all time, Benny Golson. This piece is in...
View full detailsLet the bass take the spotlight in this straight-ahead swing chart with a classic jazz feel. Written to showcase the upright bass, it keeps the gro...
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Composed during a visit to Reno, Nevada—THE BIGGEST LITTLE CITY IN THE WORLD— Big Little City is an easy minor blues skillfully scored to make your...
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Whoa! A super high-energy Latin samba arranged by Eric Richards that is the perfect opener or closer for any performance. Solo opportunity for teno...
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A big ensemble intro leads into the familiar and hip bass and piano lick followed by a melody stated by alto, tenor, trumpet, and trombone. This ch...
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It's a funky-rock groove, let's call it a "boogaloo," performed around 126 BPM. A very catchy melody, with stop-time sections and solos provided fo...
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From his office at the University of Minnesota, composer Dean Sorenson’s view overlooks the Mississippi River. The timeless beauty and power of the...
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An easy bossa-rock chart with a catchy melody, no individual solos, and easy brass ranges. Played around 142 BPM, this chart performs well with red...
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What better way to welcome the sunshine of spring than with an upbeat, calypso-styled tune? “Celebración del Sol” was written to fill that need! Th...
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Charlie Rides Again—by popular demand! “Jammin’ With Charlie,” the first chart in the Standard of Excellence Jazz Ensemble Method, is a perennial f...
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Isn’t it time you try some Funky Stew? A perfect concert opener—Funky Stew features a simple yet driving groove in the rhythm section. The winds an...
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Yep, another chicken-themed chart set in a rock groove played at 132 BPM. Solos are provided for alto 1 and trumpet 2, lead trumpet range is to wri...
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Check out this gorgeous Brubeck melody set in an easy swing groove around 120 BPM. Featuring your lead alto player on the melody with suggested wri...
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Leave the Cowbell Alone is a funky rocker that will have your band and audience grooving all the way. Along with playable ranges and rhythms and so...
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A timeless jazz standard with an irresistible melody built on a rising sequence, this fully flexible arrangement works with as few as five players ...
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A holiday swing chart on this classic, performed around 130 BPM, with suggested solos written for alto 1, trumpet, 1, tenor 1, and trombone 1. Easy...
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This swinger cooks at 172 BPM. The melody is stated by tenor 1, bari, trumpet 2, trombone 1 and guitar with solos written-out for those instruments...
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This jazz standard gets a bold, modern makeover with a metal fusion twist! Crunchy guitar riffs, optional double bass drum time, and high-flying ho...
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A brilliant tune superbly arranged and played around 110 BPM in the Cuban-flavored guajira groove. Tenor, trumpet, guitar, and trombone initially s...
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This high-energy calypso original, first recorded by Sheroes, brings infectious rhythms and vibrant colors to the stage. The arrangement highlights...
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My Man Sam by Gordon Goodwin is a tribute to the late, great, brilliant arranger/composer, Sammy Nestico! The medium swing tempo is 134 BPM and the...
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A terrific Gershwin song for your female vocalist. The vocal range is from G below middle C to third-line B-flat. The lead trumpet range is to writ...
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