Sheet Music for Jazz Ensemble

This period composition pays tribute to trumpeter Bubber Miley and alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges, both contributors to the legendary sound of the early Duke Ellington orchestra.

Samba. Composed by George Graham and an arr. By Tom Kubis. Features Trumpet [but of course]. Requires strong lead trumpet. Dbls. Recorded by the George Graham Jazz Orch on Sea Breeze Jazz.

Funk. Will need some work, but the time spent will be worth it. Tenor solo. No score. Recorded by Univ Wisconsin-Eau Claire Jazz Ens.

Nice ballad. Features Alto sax solo. Conductors sketch.

Blues shuffle. Features a Trombone solo. No score.

Jazz shuffle. Alto on sop. Nice ensemble & shout chorus, bone soli. Features bone solo. No score.

A medium tempo blues shuffle written for George Graham. Piano solo in the middle of chart sets up a resounding shout chorus with lead Trumpet solo over the band.

Up tempo flag waiver based loosely on a [over] requested Glenn Miller 'classic'. Open solos.

Medium jazz shuffle. This is not a solid concert opener or closer. Nice sax solo. No score.

What a great jazz shuffle. All saxes solo. Has a cappella sax soli, ensemble shout takes it out. Alto 1 dbl. on soprano.

Blues all the way. What a chart. Starts w/a sax soli. Ensemble shout. Tenor solo. Soprano dbl. No score. Recorded by Northern Arizona University.

A very romantic ballad featuring flugelhorn solo.

Fusion-samba featuring Trpt, Bone & Tenor solos. No score. Recorded by the Bill Watrous Big Band on 'Space Available'. See Otter Dist cd store.

Medium blues shuffle w/ Tenor solo [opt. Open solos]. Lead Alto may be played on Soprano.

Samba-what else? Starts off w/two unison sections [that should get everyone up] into a solo section w/ chord changes in every section. Based on the old Jazz standard 'China Boy'.

Starts out w/ a tenor ballad section w/brass [flugs] reharmonization of this great tune. As the ballad section finishes, the tenor takes a written up-tempo break ala Super sax & then weaves his way th...

Medium up tempo chart based on some tune about 'A' train. This is a difficult chart w/a lot of ens. Solo section has solo chords for each section. Trpt to high D. No dbls.

Based on whispering changes. This is an up tempo burner opening w/saxes. Solo section open for anyone-even you. Trpt high D.

Very cool samba w/a short funk section in the middle. It's not an easy chart but is guaranteed to keep the feet tappin'. Recorded by the George Graham Jazz Orch 'With More Help From My Friends' on Sea...

Jazz blues shuffle. Features the 4th Trumpet player. Plenty of great ensemble. Trumpet to high 'D'.

This is a clever version of the old standard with plenty of ensemble and sax soli & trpt solos. No score.

Jazz shuffle based on the old Glenn Miller tune. Starts w/an a cappella section with lots of ensemble all over the place. Chord changes in each section.

This 4th trpt feature plays a 'Bix-like' melody line. Comp. By Steve Allen, arr. By Tom Kubis. As you all know, Steve Allen is a fan and writer of all musical styles. As a tribute to the great trumpet...