orchestra jazz per principianti

Need an easy introduction to the swing style for your beginning jazz band? Look no further than 'Lock It In The Pocket!' Horns play slurred eight note lines and staccato quarter notes. Clearly written...

'After Dark' is an exceptional chart to introduce swing style from the very first rehearsal! This 'Jazz Starter' is expertly written well within the easy level, allowing your students to sound good qu...

Based on the classic version recorded by Clifford Brown, this chart opens with a frantic 'traffic jam' effect before settling into a more relaxed uptempo swing style. The melody is first stated by a c...

Recorded on the landmark album 'Kind of Blue', this Miles Davis blues standard is a perfect improvising tool for beginning players, and a great introduction to a legendary jazz figure.

This popular song from the 1920s has been recorded by pop and jazz artists alike. Here's an imaginative swing version scored with easy rhythms and modest ranges. With a familiar melody and great feel,...

This popular song from the 1920s has been recorded by pop and jazz artists alike. Here's an imaginative swing version scored with easy rhythms and modest ranges. With a familiar melody and great feel,...

Discovery Jazz - Grade 1.5 Here is a very easy version of Woody Herman's trademark tune. Mike's solid-sounding arrangement features plenty of tutti rhythms along with melody for saxes and answering st...

From the well-known and often recorded Jerome Kern songbook, here is a very easy version of this familiar standard. Rick's moderately paced swing arrangement will sound great with beginning players an...

From the well-known and often recorded Jerome Kern songbook, here is a very easy version of this familiar standard. Rick's moderately paced swing arrangement will sound great with beginning players an...

From the well-known and often recorded Jerome Kern songbook, here is a very easy version of this familiar standard. Rick's moderately paced swing arrangement will sound great with beginning players an...

Utilizing the Dorian mode and a bluesy melody, here is a catchy original perfect for teaching swing. This one also works great for beginning improvisers since the solo section uses only two chords (tw...

Utilizing the Dorian mode and a bluesy melody, here is a catchy original perfect for teaching swing. This one also works great for beginning improvisers since the solo section uses only two chords (tw...

Written for Frank Sinatra (and the title track of his 1958 album), this tune epitomizes the cool sounds of the swing era. Here's a smartly scored version for beginning bands, written with modest range...

Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy' with a swing feel. This wonderful melody really does swing! The chart features written solos for trumpet and alto sax, and a double time feel, modulation and a shout chorus. E...

It's Count Basie-style swing all the way! Arranger Roy Phillippe takes this Basie gem and scores it for first year players. Written out solos for 1st alto sax and 1st trumpet. Lead trumpet range is to...

It's Count Basie-style swing all the way! Arranger Roy Phillippe takes this Basie gem and scores it for first year players. Written out solos for 1st alto sax and 1st trumpet. Lead trumpet range is to...

It's Count Basie-style swing all the way! Arranger Roy Phillippe takes this Basie gem and scores it for first year players. Written out solos for 1st alto sax and 1st trumpet. Lead trumpet range is to...

Originally done by the great Basie band, Teddy is a mellow chart that will give the young band an intimate sound played at an easy swing tempo. Not difficult, yet very effective with written solos for...

Originally done by the great Basie band, Teddy is a mellow chart that will give the young band an intimate sound played at an easy swing tempo. Not difficult, yet very effective with written solos for...

Originally done by the great Basie band, Teddy is a mellow chart that will give the young band an intimate sound played at an easy swing tempo. Not difficult, yet very effective with written solos for...

An original swing chart at a medium tempo, this chart will sound great with young players. Mike Lewis knows how to help you get a full sound, with plenty of doubled harmonies, lots of section work, a...

Arranger Mike Lewis took the swinging Glenn Miller hit and arranged it for the easy jazz ensemble player. Mike's clever reworking of the solo sections and the descending harmony line makes this chart...

Arranger Mike Lewis took the swinging Glenn Miller hit and arranged it for the easy jazz ensemble player. Mike's clever reworking of the solo sections and the descending harmony line makes this chart...

Arranger Mike Lewis took the swinging Glenn Miller hit and arranged it for the easy jazz ensemble player. Mike's clever reworking of the solo sections and the descending harmony line makes this chart...

This chart swings all the way and is very playable by a young band. Arranger Vince Gassi captures the essence of this well-known Strayhorn composition made famous by Ellington, and scored it exactly r...