Premier Jazz Series

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...

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...

A straight-eighth Latin groove with a Chick Corea flavor! This powerful and creative chart has plenty of activity for all players. Features include a soprano sax lead (alternate alto 1 part provided),...

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...

A chorale intro leads into a funky groove. Saxes take the heat with some hot solis, and the brass section stays busy as well. Rhythm section parts are critical, especially the bass, but it's not too c...

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....

This Cuban-flavored salsa is interspersed with some funk grooves. At 190 BPM, this chart includes written solos for trumpet 2 and tenor, and a lead trumpet range is to written A above the staff. Also...

This chart is a creative musical voyage! With a Metheny-flavor, the work begins with bari sax and band vocals trading back and forth. Then the swing groove begins at 184 BPM with a soaring ensemble fe...

From the group Tower of Power, this funky chart hits the mark. At 180 BPM, the chart includes solos for tenor, trombone, or guitar, with a lead trumpet range to written high C. Lots of ensemble, too!

This Aric Schneller arrangement is a burnin' swing chart of a Cole Porter jazz standard. Great energy is created with the 180 BPM tempo, the solo space for alto 1, and a fierce unison horn interlude....

'Tell Me a Bedtime Story' by the great Herbie Hancock has been arranged with a funky straight-eighth groove by Alan Baylock. At 118 BPM, the tempo is laid back, the lead trumpet range is up to written...

This sensational solo feature is available for B-flat, E-flat instruments or trombone. Recorded as an alto solo on our demo recording at around 74 BPM, the lead trumpet range is to written high C. Kri...

This sensational solo feature is available for B-flat, E-flat instruments or trombone. Recorded as an alto solo on our demo recording at around 74 BPM, the lead trumpet range is to written high C. Kri...