Young Jazz Classics

Here's a great sounding and very playable chart on this familiar jazz standard that features the drummer on brushes and tasty figures from the full ensemble. Perfect for either festivals or casual occ...

From the film Swing Time and originally performed by Fred Astaire, The Way You Look Tonight won the Academy Award for best original song in 1936. Since then it has remained a popular jazz standard, an...

Composed in 1963 it wasn't until Frank Sinatra released his iconic version in 1966 that this familiar tune solidified its place in pop culture. In this medium slow version for younger players, John Be...

Composed in 1963 it wasn't until Frank Sinatra released his iconic version in 1966 that this familiar tune solidified its place in pop culture. In this medium slow version for younger players, John Be...

This classic minor blues by Dizzy Gillespie is arranged here in a comfortable medium swing style. A small group is featured at the top using the distinctive stylings and articulations of the original...

Long recognized as the signature song for the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Mark Taylor beautifully arranges it here for young jazz ensembles. Set in a slow Basie style swing, this chart features plenty of...

Long recognized as the signature song for the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Mark Taylor beautifully arranges it here for young jazz ensembles. Set in a slow Basie style swing, this chart features plenty of...

Written by jazz legend Thelonious Monk, In Walked Bud features a memorable melody and rollicking swing style sprinkled with unique Monk-isms that his music is known for. This terrific version for jazz...

Written by jazz legend Thelonious Monk, In Walked Bud features a memorable melody and rollicking swing style sprinkled with unique Monk-isms that his music is known for. This terrific version for jazz...

Although composed primarily as a novelty song and famously recorded by Nat King Cole in the 1940s, this catchy tune has established itself as a standard recorded by such jazz artists as Ella Fitzgeral...

Although composed primarily as a novelty song and famously recorded by Nat King Cole in the 1940s, this catchy tune has established itself as a standard recorded by such jazz artists as Ella Fitzgeral...

In classic Count Basie style, Mark Taylor's well-crafted arrangement of this familiar standard is set in a medium slow swing style and features the full ensemble perfectly scored to sound rich and ful...

In classic Count Basie style, Mark Taylor's well-crafted arrangement of this familiar standard is set in a medium slow swing style and features the full ensemble perfectly scored to sound rich and ful...

This swing classic from bebop legend Charlie Parker belongs in every jazz library. The easy melody and blues changes make this a perfect fit for younger players. Mark's classy chart spreads the melody...

This swing classic from bebop legend Charlie Parker belongs in every jazz library. The easy melody and blues changes make this a perfect fit for younger players. Mark's classy chart spreads the melody...

Arranged in a medium swing Basie style, this sultry chart is a terrific feature for a trumpet soloist. There are plenty of tasty ensemble accompaniment figures along the way, and the solo part is comp...

Arranged in a medium swing Basie style, this sultry chart is a terrific feature for a trumpet soloist. There are plenty of tasty ensemble accompaniment figures along the way, and the solo part is comp...

This Jimmy Giuffre composition was made famous in the early years of the Woody Herman Orchestra. Peter Blair has done a marvelous job of adapting this saxophone feature for young bands. Includes an op...

Featuring a medium swing feel on a familiar standard, this effectively written chart for young players includes nicely paced variety between the brass and saxes. A flexible solo section leaves room fo...

Beautifully scored in a traditional Basie swing style, this chart allows each section a chance to shine in addition to showcasing solid ensemble playing. Includes a written or ad lib solo for trumpet.

Written in a medium swing style, this appealing chart opens in a half-time feel featuring the saxes. Later a heavier swing style sets in with the full ensemble, a sax soli, solo for trumpet, and a dri...

One of the classic arrangements from the Count Basie Orchestra is adapted for younger bands in this authentic-sounding version by Mark Taylor. The signature piano intro is scored for trumpets in mutes...

One of the bebop classics that defined an era, Groovin' High (arranged here by Rick Stitzel) is a great introduction to the music of Dizzy Gillespie for your younger players. With careful attention to...

Here is the classic Ellington swinger in a fabulous version for younger players. The drive and excitement of the original is still there as Mark starts out with a small combo of 2 tenors and 2 trombon...

Here's a perfect touch of swing era nostalgia with this signature tune from the Glenn Miller Orchestra. All the elements from the original are here including the famous sax melody, trumpet and alto so...