Premier Jazz Series

Here is an outstanding tenor sax feature chart that was composed by pianist Joey Calderazzo, recorded by the late, great Michael Brecker and arranged by Alan Baylock. A haunting medium swing groove, t...

John Coltrane's jazz standard is arranged by Kris Berg to offer strong ensemble writing, a fierce sax section soli and solo space on the 12-bar blues chord progression. It's flexible so you can have f...

La Quema del Diablo (The Burning of the Devil) is a non-stop swing-shuffle with plenty of challenges for your band. Victor López offers you a power introduction, a hip melody, solo space for tenor sax...

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Chelsea Bridge is a level 4 Premier Jazz Series piece designed for high school and college bands. Full instrumentation includes 5 saxophones, 8 brass, and 4 rhythm parts. Background parts are provided...

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This piece has a cool vibe between the New Orleans-style marching beat in the drums and the horn section's Latin-style melodies and counterlines.--The Instrumentalist

Red Clay from the Premier Jazz Series is designed for highs school and college bands. Full instrumentation includes 5 saxophones, 8 brass and 4 rhythm parts. background parts are provided behind impro...

This good arrangement of a Henderson classic has a laid-back Latin feel . . . Great sax lines, loud background punches, and a neat montuno section (fast brash final chorus in Cuban music) create stron...

Anthropology from the Premier Jazz Series is designed for high school and college bands. Full instrumentation includes 5 saxophones, 8 brass and 4 rhythm parts. Background parts are provided behind im...

A very hip and contemporary chart arranged and recorded by Kris Berg for his big band in the Dallas area. On this great jazz standard, there is solo space for alto, trumpet, tenor, and trombone, lots...

A very hip and contemporary chart arranged and recorded by Kris Berg for his big band in the Dallas area. On this great jazz standard, there is solo space for alto, trumpet, tenor, and trombone, lots...

A very hip and contemporary chart arranged and recorded by Kris Berg for his big band in the Dallas area. On this great jazz standard, there is solo space for alto, trumpet, tenor, and trombone, lots...

The melody is stated by saxes and trumpet 2, solo space is for alto 1, tenor 1, trumpet 2, and guitar, all optional as needed. There is also space for a drum solo as well. An interlude with lower dyna...

Challenge your group with this swinger including a samba bridge! Features include solo space for tenor and/or optional trumpet, some great drum fill space, a nice sax soli, and lead trumpet to high D...

Arranged especially for the USAF Airmen of Note, this alto ballad is outstanding in every respect. The introduction features 'bones playing the bridge, followed by the A section statement with alto an...

A Metheny-ish ballad with straight eighths with sort of a melancholy feeling, Graham Breedlove's use of color is superb, with soprano sax (alternate alto 1 included) and flugelhorns. Solo space provid...

Freddie Hubbard's great jazz waltz with the Les Hooper touch is an excellent combination. The trumpet 2 has the initial melody statement and (written-out) solo space and chord changes for alto, tenor,...

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 chart features great section and ensemble parts through...

Yep, it's the tune by Sonny Bono, from Sonny and Cher fame! With a driving shuffle feel, this contemporary and hip treatment of this classic pop-rock tune let's you know you are in for a treat from th...

A wonderful tune with a rich texture and voicings. This is a solo vehicle for C, B-flat, E-flat or bass clef instruments with all parts include---especially ideal for flute or vibes. Bossa nova tempo...

You gotta have this spectacular chart! Alan arranged this one reminiscent of Maynard's version but in a lower key - the lead trumpet only goes to written D above the staff. Tempo is brisk at 220 BPM b...

A burnin' jazz classic with a funk groove. If you have played Eric Richards' charts, you know they are meaty but worth the work. The tempo moves along at 208 BPM and the lead trumpet range is to writt...

A great swinger on one of Coltrane's brilliant compositions. Set around 208 BPM, this chart includes solo space for alto and tenor and a lead trumpet range to written high C. A big shout chorus and sa...

A great jazz standard played around 178 BPM, this swing chart features alto sax (suggested written solo provided), and a drum solo played in between band hits. Lead trumpet range is to written high C....