Advanced Jazz Ensemble

The brilliant composer/arranger Billly Strayhorn created this gorgeous melody and lush arrangement - this is the authentic version by Strayhorn himself. Recorded by Duke Ellington, the suggested tempo...

A medium swing chart at 136 BPM for a smaller band consisting of tenor, trumpet, trombone, piano, bass, guitar, and drums. Includes solo space for all. (2:39)

A medium swing chart at 136 BPM for a smaller band consisting of tenor, trumpet, trombone, piano, bass, guitar, and drums. Includes solo space for all. (2:39)

A medium swing chart at 136 BPM for a smaller band consisting of tenor, trumpet, trombone, piano, bass, guitar, and drums. Includes solo space for all. (2:39)

Composed and arranged by Billy Strayhorn! A medium-up swing at 164 BPM, this chart was originally recorded by Duke Ellington. It's been edited and transcribed by Jeff Lindberg to exacting specificatio...

Composed and arranged by Billy Strayhorn! A medium-up swing at 164 BPM, this chart was originally recorded by Duke Ellington. It's been edited and transcribed by Jeff Lindberg to exacting specificatio...

This is the title track chart from Gordon Goodwin's GRAMMY Award-winning 2014 CD Life in the Bubble. This plays at around 96 BPM with swing sixteenths. Solo space is provided for all saxes, trumpet 3,...

One of Strayhorns finest works, Billy's original score of 'Pentonsilic' has been edited by Jeff Lindberg. The tempo is bright at 208 BPM and there is clarinet on the tenor 1 part to include solo space...

One of Strayhorns finest works, Billy's original score of 'Pentonsilic' has been edited by Jeff Lindberg. The tempo is bright at 208 BPM and there is clarinet on the tenor 1 part to include solo space...

One of Strayhorns finest works, Billy's original score of 'Pentonsilic' has been edited by Jeff Lindberg. The tempo is bright at 208 BPM and there is clarinet on the tenor 1 part to include solo space...

We are so happy to welcome Drew Zaremba to the Excelcia catalog! Back Porch Swing is a masterful tribute to Count Basie and Sammy Nestico but it is Drew through and through. It swings like crazy!

We are so happy to welcome Drew Zaremba to the Excelcia catalog! Back Porch Swing is a masterful tribute to Count Basie and Sammy Nestico but it is Drew through and through. It swings like crazy!

This fast 3/4 swing features a trumpet/tenor chase. Great ensemble writing contributes to this exciting thriller that is very intense from beginning to end. An ideal addition to any concert, Travelin'...

Written for the Ellington orchestra by saxophonist Johnny Hodges, this catchy riff-based tune swings hard from beginning to end. After the hard-hitting opening, solos are exchanged by tenor, trombone,...

Similar to the style of the original recording by John Coltrane, Mike Tomaro's chart for six horns is a smooth-sounding uptempo swing chart. Great scoring in the little big band format.

Here's a fresh new take on a traditional jazz standard. The style is still uptempo swing, and the saxes maintain a fair share of the spotlight along with ensemble hits and solo spots for drums. Howeve...

Feature a trumpet or trombone soloist on Frank Mantooth's masterful 'brisk' treatment of this standard. With powerful ensemble punches and a driving feel throughout, this one defines the term 'burner....

Written in a medium-tempo, swing style, the saxes take the lead in the beginning answered by screaming brass figures. Soprano sax and a solo trombone engage in an ongoing bluesy dialogue interspersed...

A study in contrasts, this dynamic chart features a blazingly fast swing tempo that alternates with sections in a very slow ballad style. The flexible solo section allows you customize this chart to f...

Here is THE hot version of this swing standard arranged by Jeff Tyzik as recorded by Doc Severinson and the Tonight Show Band. With a dressed-up feel and solos for alto, tenor and trumpet, this timele...

Written for Jon Faddis and the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, Michael Mossman gives this longtime favorite an outstanding treatment in a moderately slow swing style. Using imaginative rhythmic and harmonic...

Adapted from the arrangement that John Clayton did for Dianne Reeves and the WDR radio big band in Cologne, Germany, here is a moderately slow and sulty swing version of the Duke Ellington favorite. A...

Arranged in a medium up-tempo swing style and featuring an alto sax soloist at the top, here is a fabulous setting of this jazz standard for mature bands. Also featured is an extended sax soli with fl...

This sparkling uptempo swinger from the pen of Mark Taylor is impressive right from the opening full ensemble statement, and it doesn't let up from there. Small ensemble playing is beautifully contras...

Recorded by the Mingus Big Band on the CD Que Viva Mingus!, this stellar Steve Slagle arrangement takes the band through an extended modal format, while always swingin'! With a unique blend of group i...