Advanced Jazz Ensemble

Piece chosen for big band competitions in Europe.

This is the definitive swing chart composed and arranged by the legendary Sammy Nestico. Straight from the Quincy Jones/Sammy Nestico Orchestra CD, this chart starts off swinging and then swings even...

Composed by the Grammy¨ award-winning composer/producer Quincy Jones, this is an emotional ballad featuring tenor or soprano saxophone that will touch the hearts of both performers and audience alike....

Bob Mintzer paying tribute to Count Basie - you can't beat that combination! From Bob Mintzer's Big Band's newest CD Homage to Count Basie, this is an outstanding arrangement that is fresh sounding ye...

From the Quincy Jones and Sammy Nestico CD titled Basie & Beyond. Music legend Quincy Jones composed this beautiful swinging ballad and arranged it together with the great Sammy Nestico. This chart de...

This monster chart is directly from the Benny Goodman library. Transcribed and re-created by Jeff Hest, not many tunes can match the energy of this big band classic. Solos are for clarinet (solo part,...

A superb feature for baritone saxophone, this is certainly one of Ellington's more beautiful melodies and another winning chart from master arranger Dave Wolpe. The perfect ballad showcase for your ba...

Recorded by the SWR Big Band on their 'Fun Time' CD, the 'aces' here are the alto sax and trombone soloists who play in separate and simultaneous solos for a truly unique effect. A dynamic chorus by t...

This Basie flavored chart does not have the ordinary chord progression. It's 'pretty' jazz, but always keep the beat in mind. It heats up with some very interesting, playable ensemble work from measur...

This chart features combos within the band, and alternates back and forth between the keys of F and Ab. There are two sax choruses and solos for tenor saxophone, trumpet, and trombone.

Commissioned by Keith Winking at Texas State University, this unique piece for proficient groups is an engaging samba-funk original that was inspired by the composer's visit to a town in Brazil of the...

Paul Merrill, director of the Cornell University Jazz Ensemble (Ithaca, NY), commissioned this engaging bossa nova original for proficient groups. Don't let the title fool you, though, because there's...

This 6/8 jazz groove is reiniscent of 'A Walk on the Wild Side' which Mike arranged while he was staff arranger for the 3rd Army Band in Atlanta, GA. This Bb minor blues has a touch of Charles Mingus...

As recorded by the Oliver Nelson Orchestra, 'Berlin Bei Nacht' is the 4th movement of the Impressions of Berlin suite. Set in an up-tempo fashion, this Oliver Nelson's 1971 forward-thinking original s...