Sheet Music for Jazz Ensemble

Driving 12/8 style! Fun to play. Ladd out did himself on this one. Vigorous, high energy concert work.

Rollicking shuffle. Challenging brass solo. Classic ending. Solos: Tenor, Bone & Guitar. Dbls.

Up-tempo rouser. Exciting unison Trpt line punctuates bass & rhythm. Rich voiced saxes take the bridge. Tenor/Trpt solos. Recorded by Ladd's Big Band on Sea Breeze Jazz.

Latin. Alto sax ballad & flag waver. Solos. Alto & Piano. Dbls. 3 movements.Listen To RealAudio SamplesI. LiquorII. I wanna Watch You...III. Great Times in H.Z.

Rollicking shuffle. Bone & Soprano solos. Wonderful shout chorus. Some dbls.

Greasy, straight ahead chart with a nice funky aftertaste. Baritone saxophone feature. Alternates between two-beat and straight ahead 4. Nice colors. Dee-lightful! Medium-difficult. LAST SUITE MESA, T...

Haunting ballad for soprano saxophone and piano. Mostly written out with minimal improvisation. Rest of the band plays only at the end of the piece. Excellent change-of-pace chart. Medium-difficult. L...

Muscular, straight ahead, driving up-tempo chart. This one roars from the first bar. Solos: Tsx, Pno, Trbn (in plunger mute). Band shouts! Just when chart seems to end, there is a short, soulful trump...

An aggressive, driving straight-eigths chart that features guitar and alto 1 (solos in both), and the drums toward the end. The arrangement centers around modern harmony, rich textures, and an excitin...

Mineyo (Samba Min) was written by saxophonist Tim Ishii for his daughter. The arrangement remains faithful to the playful nature of the original tune, with solo space for anyone in the band. Beginning...

Commissioned by the Westwinds Jazz Orchestra in Calgary, Gozar is a high-energy chart with a 12/8 Afro-Cuban feel. Starting with open solo space for percussion or drumset, the bass enters with an osti...

Pulse was commissioned by the jazz program at Virginia Tech. Although this chart is a guitar feature, the solo part will work well for vibraphone, saxophone, or trumpet as well. This chart starts with...

Travelogue through samba, rock, free and straight-ahead sections. Flute and soprano doubles.

Latin jazz/fusion in a driving 3/4 pass out the percussion! Doubles.

Inspired by the work of McCoy Tyner. One soprano double.

Contemporary fusion fantasy - from delicate to intense. One soprano double.

Completely different arrangement from Series X version, doubles.

An unusual sound and style for big band. Doubles.

Chorale-like intro leads into jazz samba. Solos for tenor and piano or guitar. Features different themes, stop-time segments. A great chart.

Unusual composition written in 4/4+3/8, feels like 1 1/8. Starts with a bluesy call and response between trombones and bass. Players should check out how Dave Holland's Big Band treats odd-meter rhyth...

An opening free-style piano solo which progresses to set up a groove in the left hand. Tempo should be about 100bpm. Solo section open, backgrounds on cue. After solo piano returns with gospel/blues s...

Meant to be performed up-tempo, at least 220bpm. Style is very contemporary. Features intricate lines over ostinato type bass figure. Solos are more free-style over walking bass lines. Potential for g...

5 sax, 4tpt., 4 tbn., guitar piano, bass, drums. Contemporary odd-meter Afro-Cuban. Tempo: mm=124. Tpt range G (top of staff). Soloists: tenor 1, alto 1, tpt. 4. Sets up with a piano/bass obstinate-dr...

5 sax, 4 tpt., 4 tbn., guitar piano, bass, drums. Driving even eighths, 'afro-samba' with strong, uplifting theme. Tempo: mm=188. Tpt range: D. Soloists: solo changes written for Alto 1, Tenor 1, Tpt....

5 sax, 4 tpt., 4 tbn., guitar piano, bass, drums. Half-time shuffle-funk, with gospel overtones and lots of contrapuntual energy. Tempo: mm=200. Tpt range: D. Soloists: Solo changes written for Alto 1...