Mike Lewis

Give Mike Lewis the most famous 5/4 tune ever written and tell him to arrange it for young jazz ensemble, and you have an instant hit. Mike has created a great opportunity for developing young jazz mu...

Ray Charles made it famous, now you can play it with your young band. No individual solo, just ensemble all the way with some unison sax solis with optional lip bends to give the chart a bluesy sound....

Believe it or not, this Benny Goodman classic has never been available for standard big band instrumentation. The original contains solo clarinet and less than a full compliment of brass, so we asked...

It's hot - way hot! This jazz-rock chart hits hard and keeps going. The young players will really dig into it. No individual solos, but plenty of action for everybody! Easy ranges. It will take some w...

Here is a great jazz ensemble arrangement for your more experienced band. Leroy Anderson's clever holiday tune joined with Mike Lewis's creative treatment makes this a must-have in your library. Mike...

Ray Charles made it famous, now you can play it with your young band. No individual solo, just ensemble all the way with some unison sax solis with optional lip bends to give the chart a bluesy sound....

12 outstanding arrangements for the beginning jazz ensemble written by experienced educational arrangers and composers. A variety of styles and tempos are included: swing, ballads, rock, pop, holiday,...

The ever-popular Henry Mancini theme has never sounded more 'hip' or been easier to play than this Mike Lewis arrangement for beginning jazz ensembles. All the ranges and rhythms have been carefully c...

Some tunes just live forever, and students always love to play them. PINK PANTHER is a perfect example. Mike Lewis gives the least experienced jazz groups an opportunity to play this all-time favorite...

Lush, vibrant, and beautiful, this arrangement of the theme from the film Summer of '42 will be the perfect addition to your program. Instrumentation: 3.1+EH.2+BCl.2: 4.3.3.1: Timp:Perc(2): Str (9-8-7...

It's hot - way hot! This jazz-rock chart hits hard and keeps going. The young players will really dig into it. No individual solos, but plenty of action for everybody! Easy ranges. It will take some w...

This full-throated Brazilian Bossa is a toe-tapper all the way through! Brazilian Fantasy is the perfect addition to any summer pops concert. Feature the orchestra with rhythm section accompaniment in...

A light ballad in a Latin style, the bass clarinet solo part may also be played by tenor saxophone. The principal difficulties will be with some advanced range requirements for bass clarinet. Rio de l...

A light ballad in a Latin style, the bass clarinet solo part may also be played by tenor saxophone. The principal difficulties will be with some advanced range requirements for bass clarinet. Rio de l...

It's ballad time. This chart will provide your alto player with the perfect alto sax ballad. Everything is very playable for young players - the melody is beautiful and lyrical, harmonies are lush, rh...

This Gershwin classic has been performed and recorded countless times, and now it's time for your beginning players to play and learn this gorgeous standard! Arranger Mike Lewis has scored Embraceable...

If you ever wanted to play an easy swingin' shuffle, this is it. Mike Lewis is betting you will dig this chart with its huge shuffle groove. The written tenor solo swings, the ensemble swings even har...

A gorgeous rock ballad for solo oboe, orchestra and jazz rhythm section, Thoughts on an August Day is the perfect addition to any summer pops concert. Feature your oboe player in this tender interlude...

A gorgeous rock ballad for solo oboe, orchestra and jazz rhythm section, Thoughts on an August Day is the perfect addition to any summer pops concert. Feature your oboe player in this tender interlude...

It's 'A Little Bit Latin,' simple as that. Do you need an easy Latin chart? Well then, this stylistically accessible cha-cha-cha-flavored arrangement will work perfectly. No individual solos to worry...

Glenn Miller's band made this a huge World War II hit song and it is scored here for the young player. Mike Lewis arranged this chart with no individual solos, very modest brass ranges and plenty of e...

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...

A medium swing arrangement for the 'bone section, this chart begins with unison trombones, then 'bones in harmony followed by exchanges with the other sections to include a stop-time section. It's eas...

It's an easy grade 1 swing chart at about 124 BPM with easy brass ranges, no solos just ensemble, a fun melody composed and arranged by a superb writer. A well-written easy swing chart.

Correlated to Unit 5 of Jazz Expressions™, Sweet Georgia Brown is a great jazz classic arranged by Mike Lewis at the easy level. The focus in this chart is on syncopation using easy rhythms, modest ra...