Sheet Music for Jazz Ensemble

Big John's Special is a romping swing chart from the early years of the Benny Goodman Orchestra, when much of his success came courtesy of Fletcher Henderson's arrangements. We have expanded the chart...

The Good Earth was written by Neal Hefti for the Woody Herman Orchestra and is a blistering swing chart. Our transcription is taken from the 1963 Basin Street West studio session in Hollywood. The ori...

B-19 is a driving swing number, clearly taking some influences from tunes such as Sing Sing Sing and Bizet Has His Day, and the chart has a raw and angry feel about it, as one might expect from a tune...

Our version of Lemon Drop is very closely based around the original Gil Fuller chart for the Herman band. The form and structure is the same, though we have replaced the scat band vocal lines with uni...

Written by Jack Mattias (of Trumpet Blues & Cantabile fame) for the Harry James Orchestra, James Session is a big swing chart that features Trumpet, Drums, Trombone and Alto Sax. HJ recorded his chart...

Harry James recorded a couple of versions of this tune, first in 1941 and again in 1955. Ours is from the later version which we feel packs more punch. The chart is at heart a Trumpet sectional featur...

'Pompton Turnpike' is another well known chart from the Charlie Barnet band and the original arrangement was penned by Billy May. (The use of lip-slurs in the reeds would later be a trademark sound fo...

In 1941 Skippy Martin took the 24th of Niccolo Paganini's variations for solo violin, and turned it into a big swinging chart for the Benny Goodman Orchestra. We have adapted and expanded the chart, s...

Lean baby was written by Billy May for his own orchestra, and first recorded in 1951. May then used the chart as the theme tune for the band. The arrangement is transcribed 'as played' by the BM orche...

Jump Time is a Sy Oliver chart written for the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, and is a Trombone feature. This version was transcribed from his November 19, 1940 session live to air from the Hollywood Palladi...

A fine Jerry Gray composition for the Glenn Miller Orchestra, our chart is a transcription of Miller's USAAF band version from early 1944 recorded in the UK. The arrangement is a great dance chart for...

Originally released on the b-side of Shaw's March 1939 Bluebird record B-10202, One Foot in the Groove is a very cool and relaxed swing chart based around a repeating four chord progression. The solo...

Written and arranged by Buster Harding for Artie Shaw's band, and recorded on the RCA label in 1945, Bedford Drive is a medium tempo swing chart, and a big Clarinet feature. Unlike many of Shaw's earl...

Everything is Jumpin' is a very rare chart from the Artie Shaw book. A cut down version of the arrangement was featured in the 1940 film Second Chorus, though this full version of the chart extends to...

Swingin' Down The Lane is a very rare chart from the Benny Goodman band. We have transcribed this one from his February 7th, 1939 Camel Caravan broadcast from the State Theatre, Hartford, Connecticut,...

When it comes to Artie Shaw, Stardust is right up there with Begin the Beguine. We have had many requests to make this chart available, and so are very pleased to offer it for you now. The arrangement...

Glenn Miller recorded this chart in July 1942 Victor 20-1509-B, as the B-side to Juke Box Saturday Night. The original arrangement is credited to George Williams who also arranged extensively for Lunc...

Made famous by the Les Brown Orchestra, this tune is one in a series of numbers where a classical theme is given the swing treatment. Other examples are Goodman's Bach Goes To Town, Miller's Moonlight...

This is an up-tempo swingy version of What Is This Thing Called Love, the original Shaw arrangement being attributed to Jerry Gray. The first half chorus has a 2-beat feel, moving to full swing for th...

Swingtime in the Rockies is a fast-paced (240 bpm) swing chart in riff style from the earlier days of the Goodman band. We have augmented the Brass from the original 5 to 8 voices to suit a standard 5...

The London Suite was written by Thomas 'Fats' Waller during his 1939 European tour. It is his musical interpretation of six London districts and the suite was arranged for and recorded by the Ted Heat...

Alligator Crawl is one of Thomas 'Fats' Waller's most popular tunes, played by jazz bands the world over. This big band version was recorded by the Ted Heath orchestra and it bounces along at a reason...

Wrappin' It Up is a very rare chart from the Benny Goodman book. Like many of his earlier hits, is a Fletcher Henderson composition, and is up-tempo and delightfully bouncy. Great for the dancers. Goo...

Here is our transcription of Early One Morning, taken from Ted Heath's 1958 'Old English' album. This chart contains plenty of tonal colour and some excellent sectional writing, as well as solos for T...

This chart has been transcribed from the 1945 recording that Goodman made for the US Armed Forces Radio Service. We have adapted it to suit a standard 5/4/4/4 lime up whilst keeping the feel and flavo...