Sheet Music for Jazz Ensemble

Medium tempo 'Blues For Alice' type progression w/ 16 bar contrasting bridge. Solo: Tenor w/opt'l Trpt, & or Bone solos. Chart concludes w/challenging sax & brass solis & a modulation to A major for t...

Slow blues in 12/8 features an Alto soloist & a plunger-muted Trpt soloist. Dissonant 'Thadish' voicings, triplet cross rhythms, dbl.-x sections & a sax soli w/baritone lead all contribute to an Ellin...

An up tempo Bb blues with a bridge commissioned by the Airmen of Note. The chart includes a difficult sax soli, flexible improvised solo sections with backgrounds, and lots of traditional big band sho...

Loosely based on 'Struttin' With Some Barbecue' the chart has an ooen solo chorus followed by a background chorus designed for a trumpet solo. A canon fills the next chorus followed by a shout chorus....

Eb.Pensive even 8th note chart, harmonically innovative, but lyrical. Piano and tenor solos. Powerful shout chorus. Top trumpet note written F at end. Very Effective.

Eb. A real scorcher, and one to end a concert with. Dedicated to Buddy, Woody and Maynard. Uptempo latin alternating with rock feel. Tenor and lead trumpet solos. Lots of unison writing. Some tricky m...

Uptempo mambo chart from Bill Cunliffe album Imaginacion. mStarts nin E minor, modulates to Db major. Piano fearure, and dueling trumpets going out. Lots of unison brass writing. Piano part is challen...

Written for the Buddy Rich Big Band. F major.Powerful jazz shuffle. Alto and trombone solos. Moderately difficult. Top trumpet note written G above staff.

Written for the Buddy Rich Big Band. Ab. Slightly simplified version of the powerhouse rock chart with a rock 3/4 middle section. Hugh climax. Lots of fun to play. Top trumpet note written E.Difficult...

First of three movement suite in the style of the Bill Reddy/ John La Barbera/ BuddybRich suites. First section medium rock feel (Oxford Street), moderately difficult, top trumpet note written D, but...

Third movement of the London Suite, written for and performed by the Buddy Rich Band. Recorded by the Roger Fox Big Band on their album 'A Rare Connection. Trumpet top note written Eb above staff. Fun...

Bb Standard big band orchestration. A powerful and exciting jazz shuffle featuring piano as soloist. Written for a new recording of the Oscar Peterson Jazz Legacy Big Band featuring pianist Marian Pet...

Modern, challenging, atonal composition comprised of permutations of a 12-tone row. Free solos for Trumpet and soprano saxophone. 5 Reeds, 4 Trombones, 4 Trombones, Piano, Guitar, Bass, Drums. Lead Al...

Commissioned by the University of Northern Iowa in celebration of 50 years in jazz education, this chart is a challenging episodic work that begins with a somewhat dark, evolving incantation that can...

Tired of the same old big band charts?? Do you love minimalist music? Looking for something different?? If so, then this is the chart for you! Written ina quasi-John Adams/Steve Reich-esque style, thi...

A pretty moody waltz written for Phil's dear late wife Kathy. Sax solo (alternate Bb part for soprano or flugel solo included). Trumpets tacit unless solo is employed. Woodwind doubles: 2 flutes / 2 c...

Medium tempo modal shuffle featuring a snaky blues sax line over plunger trombone figures which develop in a contrapuntal fashion when the trumpets enter. Fairly dissonant shout chorus utilizing Geral...

An easy paced loping shuffle featuring contrapuntal trombones and saxes. Solo spaces for tenor and trumpet. Mid register shout chorus uses restrainted dynamics for the most part. Fun to play.

An energetic tip of the hat to one of my all-time favorite arrangers, Bill Holman. A sort of Roman a Clef of 'Camptown Races' with lots of linear interest as well as a screaming shout chorus that recu...

This medium-up straight eighths chart is scored for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 4 tpt, 3 tbn and rhythm. It features solo flugelhorn on melody and improvisation, and there is also a trombone solo. So...

Funky shuffle featuring Tenor solo, Sax ens & a head played by trio of Trpt, Tenor & Bone.

Jazz/rock 'cooker' featuring two alternating Trpts & explosive Kentonesque brass writing.

Nice rock shuffle featuring sax exposition w/Earth, Wind & Fire - like horn riffs. Plenty of space for solos w/interesting contrapuntal variations & big shout chorus. Strong rhythm chart w/good use of...

Medium tempo samba featuring a simple, gentle melody. Some fun contrapuntal ensemble work leads to solos. Nice section for the Obones to show off and a good 'Latin' workout for the cats in the rhythm...

A hard driving up tempo Blues that feature an open piano solo with a funky bass line at the beginning with a great brass section background. The opening melody is played by the saxes. The ensemble sho...