Advanced Jazz Ensemble

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...

5 sax, 4 tpt., 4 tbn., piano, bass, drums, opt. vibes. Hip-hop contemporary jazz style. Tempo: mm=180. Tpt range Bb. Soloists: alto 1, tenor 1, tpt. 2. Contemporary jazz played over a straight-forward...

Nice arrangement of Johnny Warrington-Ruby Fisher chart. Ballad featuring trombone.

Ballad featuring trombone with x-time feel of this Johnny Warrington-Ruby Fisher chart.

Bebop line with extremely angular & modern sounding chart. Theme is stated in octave line by flute, trombone & string bass. Lead alto dbl. flute. 10 brass.

Fast samba. Bitonals & unusual harmonic progressions. Lots of 'blowing' space. 10 brass.

A modern type tune with bitonals & a form that has straight combined with Latin. Based on the changes to 'Soon'. Reminiscent of 'Birth of the Cool' arrangements. Solo trumpet & tenor. No dbls. 10 bras...

Your dog may ignore it completely, but your Trbn sec. may eat up this jazz waltz. The chart incl. plenty of ens solis for the bones as well as solos for 2 players & the Piano. The chord chgs are not e...

This chart combines a moderate 16th note Latin feel w/a memorable tune, somewhat complex harmonies and a rich tonal, palette to make a unique addition to your band. Features Guitar solo & requires a B...

A 3/4 & 4/4 ballad. Chart makes extreme use of subtle shadings & complex harmony. Builds to a high energy 'McCoy' slow three. Optional vocal choir parts. Dbls.

A straight eighth ballad with a haunting melody. Alto sax solo.

Fast Latin and 4/4 jazz. (3/4 bars thrown in for good measure). Some sax dbls.

3/4 time take-off 'Old Folks', medium slow tempo. Trombone feature.

Perhaps you need a good funk shuffle with no woodwind dbl. that features trpt and tenor sax. This one features both instruments on the melody and on solos and should be playable by most bands.

This is a flugelhorn feature with a straight 8th feel in 5/4 time that is dedicated to Seattle trumpeter Hadi Al Saadoon. Parts are included for doumbec & require to give the composition a Middle East...

Comp by Herbie Phillips. The trumpet and tenor are featured stating the theme and on the solos. This is a colorful arrangement. It builds up to a classic big band shout chorus and finishes with a very...

Comp by Herbie Phillips. This happy and up beat theme is stated by the trombones and features two trombones on the solos. After the solos they play 8s, 4s, 2s, and then play together. The band plays a...

Comp by Herbie Phillips. The theme is stated by the low register instruments, Bass Trombone, Baritone Sax, Bass, Piano. The solos are written for trumpet and tenor. This arrangement like fine wine is...

Comp by Herbie Phillips. This arrangement was written for Christa McAuliff, the school teacher that lost her life in the Challenger tragedy. This up tempo piece features trumpet, alto and trombone. Th...