Intermediate Jazz Ensemble

Recorded by Count Basie & His Orchestra in the late 1960's, this classic blues for developing ensembles features written or ad lib solos for trombone and drums. Midway through, shortly after the tromb...

In Horace Silver's own words, this sassy, bluesy shuffle with a bebop-style melody portrays "a mythical man of rather dubious character." An alto, trumpet and trombone trio give the opening and closin...

A super blues by well-known jazz composer Lennie Niehaus.

A super blues by well-known jazz composer Lennie Niehaus.

Featuring killer ensemble work, a strong melody, sax soli, an open solo section (as written or ad lib) and a memorable finish, this hard-driving shuffle will ignite any program. A great workout for ev...

Featuring killer ensemble work, a strong melody, sax soli, an open solo section (as written or ad lib) and a memorable finish, this hard-driving shuffle will ignite any program. A great workout for ev...

There is nothing like a straight-ahead medium blues for teaching the essential elements of jazz playing. This medium level swing chart has it all; a strong melody, solid ensemble writing, dynamic cont...

There is nothing like a straight-ahead medium blues for teaching the essential elements of jazz playing. This medium level swing chart has it alla strong melody, solid ensemble writing, dynamic contra...

Commissioned by friends and colleagues of noted music educator Cliff Kaminsky, this medium level piece is dedicated to his memory. This hard driving shuffle has plenty of ensemble work for everyone an...

Commissioned by friends and colleagues of noted music educator Cliff Kaminsky, this medium level piece is dedicated to his memory. This hard driving shuffle has plenty of ensemble work for everyone an...

With a catchy half-time shuffle-funk feel and a wonderful harmonic structure, this medium level chart emulating the music of Herbie Hancock And The Headhunters (1970's) and The Robert Glasper Experime...

Just as you'd expect to find at a late night diner, this chart serves up a slow, greasy blues -- according to Doug Doug Beach, "the greasier, the better!" All is built around a down-home, 12/8 feel wi...

This straight-ahead shuffle will be a big hit with groups at many levels. For better bands, solid ensemble writing and blues-based changes make it a great solo vehicle. For younger players, it's a gre...

Need a great opener or a burning closer? This chart will take care of either spot on the program. With a strong melody, an irresistible groove and solid ensemble work, this imaginative jazz shuffle wi...

Written in the style of Slide Hampton's Slide's Derangement (recorded by Maynard Ferguson on Message From Newport), this medium-uptempo blues captures the spirit of Slide's chart in a fresh, accessibl...

With a driving groove from the rhythm section, a strong melody and blues based harmonies, this shuffle for medium level groups is equally great as an opener or closer. An open solo section features an...

With a driving groove from the rhythm section, a strong melody and blues based harmonies, this shuffle for medium level groups is equally great as an opener or closer. An open solo section features an...

A driving shuffle always lights up a program, and this one will definitely deliver the goods! Commissioned by the Inaugural Mountain Ridge Jazz Orchestra, it is similar in groove to the David Letterma...

Shifting between shuffle and hip-hop feels and groovin' hard from start to finish, this exciting closer for advancing groups is recorded on the Tom Kubis album Live And Unleashed. Dense ensemble passa...

Shifting between shuffle and hip-hop feels and groovin' hard from start to finish, this exciting closer for advancing groups is recorded on the Tom Kubis album Live And Unleashed. Dense ensemble passa...

Rich ensemble writing, a resonant swing melody, and written or ad lib solos for all earn this street-smart blues high marks for accessibility and programming appeal. Ideal for advancing groups, a guit...

Rich ensemble writing, a resonant swing melody, and written or ad lib solos for all earn this street-smart blues high marks for accessibility and programming appeal. Ideal for advancing groups, a guit...

In the trademark style of iconic jazz composer Thad Jones, The Woozy Dude Blues is a hard swinging 12 bar blues in Bb which makes extensive use of his advanced harmonies. Keeping with that tradition,...

A true shuffle by Rick Lawn adds depth to the swing tradition with a more harmonically advanced and interesting take on a stretched out blues, but this isn't just your typical 18 bar blues. Interludes...