Jazz Ensemble Sheet Music

Exciting straight ahead up tempo chart. Begins with a catchy bass/piano riff underpinning the melody , has a tenor sax solo, and closes with a rousing shout chorus.

This emotional 3/4 ballad was written in memory of David's high school band director, Harvey Brooks. It is an ensemble chart with a few clarinet or optional tenor sax melodic (written our) solos. The...

Ballad featuring the trombone section.

A fun blues chart in the style of the James Brown band, w/a twist-eleven bars in 11/8 w/the twelfth bar always in 12/8. An open section provides solo space for any soloist in your band on Bb Blues. Fl...

Medium tempo blues written in memory of Chris Woods. Lots of unison writing in brass & reeds. Features one soloist of your choice through the main part of the chart with an open solo section on blues...

Medium tempo blues shuffle that can feature as many soloists as you wish. A cappella section, soloist trades fours with the sax section, trpt section and trbn section.

An interesting & fun chart in 12/8 time based on the chord changes to 'Summertime'. It features any soloist of your choice throughout & opens with a cadenza by the soloist. Trumpet to high C.

(comp by Ron Miles, arr by James). Quiet arrangement of a Ron Miles ballad written for his appearance at the Central Coast Jazz Festival in 2003. This chart is intended as flugel/trumpet feature, but...

Lush ballad featuring the trombone section. Lead trombone solo. Pretty changes and lush voicings. Trumpets on flugelhorns. Medium level.

David Liebman Series. Comp by David arr by Vince Mendoza. This is a lyrical composition in an eighth note featuring Bb soprano sax with challenging chord changes of all types throughout the long form...

David Liebman Series. Composed by David arr by Ed Summerlin. Celebrating Charlie Parker, this straight-ahead jazz composition is in a 'time, no changes' format with plenty of room for the soloist to d...

David Liebman Series. Comp by David arr by Scott Reeves. A straight-ahead chord changes jazz tune with an ostinato bridge. It features the sax section playing part of Liebman's original solo recorded...

David Liebman Series. Com by David, arr. by Arnon Palty. A real challenging bebop song with a lot of ii-V combinations and a lyrical melody, inspired by George and Ira Gershwin who contributed so much...

Unique chart featuring an acoustic and an electric bass together, as well as a jazz and a rock groove. Scored with an optional guitar part to cover one of the bass parts. Doubles

Medium rock shuffle with soprano lead. Open solo section for any instrument and an extensive sax soli.

Medium samba that features Flugelhorn solo. Doubles - flute and soprano

Medium blues shuffle featuring tenor saxophone and trombone.

Chase theme, adventure-oriented song thats heavy on the Krupa-style toms. A jumping sax/trombone riff is played over low brass drones, while the trumpets shout high above. Jazz solo for flute, and a b...

Medium slow 'Basie' groove. Short solos for Tenor, Alto & Trpt. Recorded by the John Mahoney Big Band on 'In From Somewhere.'

C minor. Soprano sax, trumpet and drum/percussion solos. Lead trumpet top note written F, but not rangy. Lovely 6/8 afro latin chart. Medium difficulty, but a few challenging ensemble rhythms. Alto sa...

High Energy, straight 8th, modal composition in 3/4 time.Tenor Vibe was written for the California Polytechnic High School Jazz Ensemble, and has proved popular with high school and college bands. The...

After a short rubato horns introduction, this straight-eighth piece (in 6) unfolds with its distinguishing evocative line. Just let it flow: melody and atmosphere are the key words. Lead trumpet goes...

Featured in the documentary 'On the Shoulders of Giants', produced by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, about the Harlem Rens basketball team of the 30's and 40's. Bb, medium difficulty, up-tempo two-beat '30's' j...

An intermediate level big band arrangement. Scored for five saxes (AATTB), four trumpets, four trombones, piano, guitar, bass and drums. The trumpet range goes up to the G just above the treble staff....

An intermediate level big band arrangement. Scored for five saxes (AATTB), four trumpets, three tenor trombones, one bass trombone, piano, electric guitar, electric bass and drums. The trumpet range g...