Intermediate Jazz Ensemble

One of Artie Shaw's most endearing charts, Softly as a Morning Sunrise was scored as a mid-tempo swing chart for the Shaw band by Jerry Gray, later of Miller fame. We have transcibed the chart and sco...

The Andrews Sisters recorded this chart with the Jimmy Dorsey orchestra in November 1938, and it went on to be a big hit for them. We have transcribed the original chart, but have scored it for 8 Bras...

This version of Alright, Okay was done by Joe Williams with the Count Basie Orchestra and it is a very dancable bouncy shuffle that has a solid pulse. There is nothing complicated about the chart and...

This is the theme tune for the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, and perhaps the definitive solo vehicle for Trombone, where the melody brings out the best of the instrument. This arrangement is true to the ori...

The classic jazz ballad, from Tony Bennett's 'Duets 2' album featuring Amy Winehouse. Cy Payne has transcribed & extended the chart to make it playable as recorded, with full strings or by the usual S...

Here is our faithful transcription of Skippy Martin's inspirational chart written for the Les Brown band. It is not a rework of the stock chart that was published decades ago which contained many erro...

Sammy Nestico, who wrote many fine scores for the Count Basie Band, has provided this laid-back Basie-style arrangement, starting with the piano and rhythm section, and then gradually building right t...

Transcribed from the original Neal Hefti chart written for Sinatra's sessions with the Count Basie orchestra, The Tender Trap is a fine example of powerful writing which supports Sinatra's crooning vo...

Rarely does a song have staying power over time like this gem from West Side Story. One of the definitive ballads of all time, here is a wonderful opportunity to perform it with a vocal soloist and bi...

Every program needs a great funk chart and "Scam Jam" from Doug Beach and George Shutack will kick your next concert into high gear. Plenty of fun playing for both the rhythm section and the wind sect...

Every program needs a great funk chart and "Scam Jam" from Doug Beach and George Shutack will kick your next concert into high gear. Plenty of fun playing for both the rhythm section and the wind sect...

Every program needs a great funk chart and "Scam Jam" from Doug Beach and George Shutack will kick your next concert into high gear. Plenty of fun playing for both the rhythm section and the wind sect...

Every program needs a great funk chart and "Scam Jam" from Doug Beach and George Shutack will kick your next concert into high gear. Plenty of fun playing for both the rhythm section and the wind sect...

Every program needs a great funk chart and "Scam Jam" from Doug Beach and George Shutack will kick your next concert into high gear. Plenty of fun playing for both the rhythm section and the wind sect...

From Essential Jazz Editions, Set #4: Music of the 1930s, Part II.

Mike Tomaro's Latin charts are well known for being challenging and exciting to play, and this sizzling samba is no exception. Playing at the indicated tempo (half note = 116 in cut time) is important...

Commissioned by the Pennsylvania Unit of IAJE for the 2000 All-State Jazz Ensemble, this ambitious chart features two open solo sections (one for brass, one for saxes), several dramatic modulations, a...

Here is Tony Bennett's great version of As Time Goes By. The chart opens with the rarely heard verse, colla voce, backed by the Piano, (though you can start the chart at the chorus if you prefer) and...

Transcribed from her album 'Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook', this version was performed as a duet between Ms Midler and Barry Manilow (who also played the Piano on the track), and it...

Jazz at Lincoln Center Library. is an exciting project under the artistic direction of Wynton Marsalis that is dedicated to the preservation of the jazz style and designed to honor the greats of jazz...

This chart of the Blue Danube has been transcribed from a version by Joe Loss, and is played at Viennese Walts tempo. Saxes are scored for AAATT in Miller style, with 1st Alto doubling Clarinet. The a...

In folgender Besetzung (Basis Instrumentation) bereits spielbar: 3 Saxophone, 2 Trompeten, 1 Posaune, Keyboards, E-Bass, Drums. Inhalt: 01 Rock Opening 02 Karibische Träume (Beguine) 03 La Paloma Swin...

A medium up standard based on Easy to Love. Uses similar chord changes as Easy to Love. Set in a relaxed swing feel, this piece has solo space for drums, trumpet and tenor sax (optional written solos...