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Gordon Goodwins "Absoludicrous" is a totally hip and fun chart played at 120 BPM. The electric piano will sound great on the funky piano introducti...

A great jazz standard, this swing chart plays well at 176 BPM. Features of Adderleys "Work Song" include a lead trumpet range to written A above th...

Gordon Goodwin wrote this funky chart for Grade 3 to showcase trumpet 1 and trombone 1. Everything is written out to include the melody duet, the s...

You know this great standard, but check out how the chart goes back and forth from F to A-flat. The swing feel is around 148 BPM, solos are written...

Open any concert with this swingin chart that will make your audience sit up! At a tempo of 208 BPM or faster, written solo space for tenor and tru...

Charlie Parkers great bebop tune arranged to swing at 172--200 BPM. Plenty of excellent sax section solis, brass solis, solo space (suggested writt...

A driving swing chart on a classic jazz standard featuring suggested written-out solos for trombone, tenor, trumpet and guitar (or optional alto) p...

A hard-hitting shuffle groove about 135 BPM. A suggested written-out solo is provided for C, B-flat, E-flat, and trombone. A nice swingin shout cho...

I Remember Clifford, arranged by Erik Morales features a gorgeous flugelhorn in the ballad style with a brief double time section. Played around 70...

This jazz standard is typically a jazz waltz, but this superb chart has a very hip Latin-pardido feel in 4/4. Tempo is half note around 77 BPM, wit...

A very exciting chart, alternating between a very funky boogaloo and swing. The tempo is around 144 BPM and the lead trumpet range is to written A ...

Originally done by the Big Phat Band, this samba is played around 90 BPM in cut time. Its a very exciting Latin chart with solos for alto 1 and tru...

A gem of a chart by Freddie Hubbard. This is a straight-eighths groove at 132 BPM with written solos for tenor and trumpet 2. The trumpet 1 range i...

This medium swingchart is played at 140 BPM with the melody handled by tenor 1 and trombone 1. There are written solos for alto, tenor, trumpet, an...

Oh, yeah---this great chart cooks at around 170 BPM. With a straight-eighth note groove, everything written out, trumpet 1 range to written G on to...

You may have heard Basies band play this great swinger, but this version is very accessible for young players at around 166 BPM. Features include a...

A holiday fav, arranged as Latin bossa with a swing intro. Played around 134 BPM, no solo just ensemble with a unison tutti section for all winds. ...

Treated as a Latin cha-cha, played around 150 BPM, aptly titles, totally cool chart. Solos provided for alto 1 and trumpet 2, trumpet 1 range is up...

A great chart for the holidays or any season. This jazz waltz bounces along at around 158 BPM with a written-out suggested alto sax solo, lead trum...

Okay, its chicken time! A funky rock groove played around 130 BPM. Solos provided for tenor 1 and trumpet 2, lead trumpet range is to written G-sha...

This jazz standard is truly a classic. An easy-going swing tempo at 110 BPM, written-out solos for alto and trumpet, and lead trumpet range is to w...

A jazz standard that switches between straight eighth and swing feel at a tempo around 150 BPM. Trumpet 1 has a written melody solo on flugelhorn, ...

This arrangement of "Scarborough Fair" looks at the famous tune in a traditional, slow rock style. It contains written solos for trumpet 1 and teno...

A swingin chart at 148 BPM with an easy melody line, a written tenor solo, and easy brass ranges---all good. A mature sounding yet easy to play arr...

An easy swinger played at 120 BPM with everything written out to include a tenor sax solo and a very cool shout chorus. Trumpet 1 range is to writt...

Finally an easy version of this classic! Played with a swing feel around 144 BPM with a written-out alto solo, trumpet 1 range to written F top lin...

A pop-rock gem played around 138 BPM. Trumpet 1 range is up to written E top space. No solos, solid ensemble all the way. Catchy, straight-ahead ro...

This catchy TV theme is a sure-fire winner at this easy level. Its very accessible swing played at 120 BPM, no solos, and the trumpet 1 range is wr...

Youll love this very catchy treatment of a traditional Chanukah song done here with a Bo Diddley groove. Very accessible for a young band with brie...

A nice medium swing groove played around 128 BPM on a tasty jazz standard. Written out solos for tenor 1 and trumpet 1, a sax soli, with trumpet 1 ...

Oh yeah, you are in New Orleans! This tune is very hip, funky and simple to rehearse and perform. Played around 168 BPM, written solos are provided...

Theres nothing else like this chart! With a haunting melody, Victor Lópezs "Polar Vortex" will capture your imagination---guaranteed. The even eigh...

Check out this very easy bossa played at around 138 BPM with a brief 3/4 interlude and plenty of optional parts. The meter change is no problem---i...

This well-known melody begins with a moderate Latin feel around 126 BPM then the groove changes into an accessible rock beat. This chart is easy to...

A concert arrangement of the well known hymn "Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven."A majestic opening is followed by a rhythmically varied statemen...

This is an adaptation of the original Polovetsian Dances from Borodin's opera “Prince Igor”. This very closely follows the original (you can’t make...

This arrangement of 'A Seedy Treat' is identical in form of the original concert band version, but for full Big Band instrumentation. The 3rd of th...

Street Funk is an easy funk chart for young bands. The rhythms look a little difficult on paper, but are easy to feel and to learn. The infectious ...

This up-tempo blues-rock chart with a catchy tune introduces students to the blues harmonic progression in a straight-eighth-note setting. Three so...

This funky horn-driven chart weaves in and out of the boundaries with winding chromatic lines and high energy accompaniment. Solo space for tenor s...

A hypnotic straight 8th jazz waltz in the style of guitarist Pat Metheny that adds additional colors with soprano sax and flugelhorns. Counterpoint...

Active Measures is a classic straight ahead swing chart with bebop overtones. Cup mutes are featured throughout the brass and instantly place the l...

This chart was commissioned by the Walt Whitman High School Jazz Ensemble to feature their lead tenor saxophonist. In the style of the Ray Charles ...

This chart was commissioned by the Normal West High School Jazz Band in Normal, Illinois. A funky laid-back acoustic bass line sets the tone for th...

This hard swinging 12-bar blues features the acoustic bass in a Thad Jones inspired setting. At a tempo of 140bpm, this chart provides a very acces...

Based on the chord changes for Canteloupe Island, this high energy rock chart shines the spotlight on each section of the band, and features a sax ...

Based on the chord changes for the jazz standard Doxy, this fun swing chart features the saxophone section on the melody. Written solos are provide...