Ensemble

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Composed and arranged by Gordon Goodwin as a duet for Maynard Ferguson and Wayne Bergeron. Gordon adapted this one to feature only one trumpet soloist with written lines and some jazz solo space. It s...

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This is a great chart! Arranger David Berger is one of the masters at transcription and/or adaptation of swing era jazz charts. Big John's Special was composed by Horace Henderson with a light airy fe...

Perhaps the most famous time chart of all time, Take Five is in 5/4 but the rhythmic pattern is clear and consistent throughout. You'll find this arrangement very accessible with easy alto sax and dru...

Here is a swinging chart on a great jazz standard. Arranged by jazz educator Victor Goines, this chart has the melody played by alto and tenor with solos (written) for both, an exciting ensemble build...

As the title suggests, this one has two styles, funky and Latin. The 'Rice' has a funky blues-based melody, and the 'Beans' is a Latin groove. Victor López arranged this chart to include optional part...

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An exciting samba groove composed and arranged by Victor López. This chart is packed with montuno patterns for all sections, a very catch melody and trumpet 1 range is up to G on top of the staff. An...

The Best of Belwin Jazz: Young Jazz Collection includes twelve outstanding jazz arrangements for the young ensemble. Each chart is written by experienced educational jazz arrangers and composers in a...

Jeep's Blues is one of many blues lines written by Ellington's star alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges. This one was for an Ellington small group recording under Hodges' name in the late 1930's. It's basi...

Jeep's Blues is one of many blues lines written by Ellington's star alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges. This one was for an Ellington small group recording under Hodges' name in the late 1930's. It's basi...

Juan Tizol's Moon Over Cuba started life with the title of Puerto Rican Girl. Although the copyright date is 1939, the only performance of this piece is the Victor recording from 1941. This obscure pi...

Juan Tizol's Moon Over Cuba started life with the title of Puerto Rican Girl. Although the copyright date is 1939, the only performance of this piece is the Victor recording from 1941. This obscure pi...

Even when Benny Carter wasn't writing for Count Basie, many of his charts from the 1950's onward sound like they could have been written for Basie. Maybe this is because so many of Basie's arrangers (...

Symphony In Riffs is Benny Carter's most famous piece. Originally composed and arranged in the 1930's for 4 reeds and 5 brass, Benny re-scored this version for a larger band some 50 years later. Benny...

Although Movin' Uptown has some technical difficulties (range and tempo), it shouldn't present too much of a musical challenge for your students. The style and content are very similar to a number of...

Although Movin' Uptown has some technical difficulties (range and tempo), it shouldn't present too much of a musical challenge for your students. The style and content are very similar to a number of...

Although Movin' Uptown has some technical difficulties (range and tempo), it shouldn't present too much of a musical challenge for your students. The style and content are very similar to a number of...

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Do you have a promising alto sax player? Feature him or her in this straight-eighth ballad showcase for 1st alto. With a melodic alto solo all the way through contrasting major to minor, this very pla...

The melody has a cool, minor-mode sound, similar to the 'Odd Couple' theme. Because there are no improv sections this is a great chance to focus on ensemble playing and swinging.- The Instrumentalist

This is your swinging holiday chart! The familiar heralding brass opening turns into an easy swing feel with clear articulation throughout, easy rhythms, and written solos for alto, trumpet and trombo...

Yes, your young band can be funky---but only arranger Mike Story can take a pop tune like 'Play That Funky Music' and make it come alive for the young jazz ensemble. Simple rhythms, effective and colo...

What is a 'Pacific Attitude?' It's cool, it's refreshing, it's a fun-to-play rock chart. This one is easy to play, quick to rehearse, and includes a written tenor sax solo, a nice ensemble interlude,...