Intermediate Jazz Ensemble

As recorded by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra on their Consummation album (Blue Note), this tender ballad in 3/4 time draws its strength and power from the purity of a simple melody line and...

Starting and ending as a ballad in a comfortable two-beat style, the jazz waltz midsection provides essential contrast in this beautiful arrangement of the Rimsky-Korsakoff classic. As always, attenti...

Recorded by Miles Davis on his iconic album Miles Ahead (Columbia) and arranged by the great Gil Evans, this moody ballad featuring trumpet throughout is not a technical showpiece, but rather requires...

Written for advancing groups to feature any instrument, this beautiful ballad with trumpets on flugelhorns changes to a double-time Latin feel for the improvisation section. This is an excellent vehic...

Written for jazz artist George Rabbai and recorded by the little big band Power of Ten on their Earth Tones CD, this moving, lyrical ballad features solo flugelhorn (or trumpet) throughout, a double t...

Commissioned by Steve Holland and the Dowling Catholic High School Jazz Ensemble, this beautiful ballad/jazz waltz for advancing groups showcases a trombone soloist throughout. The melody is cast in a...

Big Band Girl Vocal. From the album 'Congratulations to Someone'. We think this superb ballad is quite a discovery and a great addition to any concert. It starts very dreamily with just a rhythm secti...

Music4Schools edition. This chart follows the original Hot Night in Paris album track, but with the solo taken on flute. The rest of the line is: 2 Bb Clarinets, 3 Alto Saxes, 1 Tenor Sax, 4 Trumpets,...

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...

Pat Metheny is known for his beautiful melodies, and Back In Time is no exception. Featuring the flugelhorn throughout (the solo is written out with chords included for improvisation), this arrangemen...

Zu Beginn dieses Shuffles spielt nur ein Combo aus der Band den ersten Chorus. Ein geschmackvolle Passage des ganzen Sax Registers wird gefolgt von einem offenen Soloteil für den Solisten Ihrer Wahl....

Did someone say, shuffle?? From the stop-time intro to a poppin' shout chorus, this Howard Rowe chart is maximum excitement! Subway Shuffle is an excellent showcase for soloists and ensemble alike and...

Jazz Classics for the Young Ensemble - Grade 3 This standard blues tune really swings in the expert hands of Mark Taylor. The trumpets are featured off the top, followed by the saxes and a solo sectio...

Recorded by the J. Geils Band in 1982, this familiar rock classic features a driving shuffle style and plenty of rhythmic energy. Also included is solo space for alto sax and trumpet.

This jazz standard was composed by legendary vibraphonist Milt Jackson and recorded notably by Milt with Oscar Peterson on the album by the same name. Opening with the theme played by a small group of...

Funky blues-shuffle. The saxophone section gets to shine on this piece. The satirical lyrics are about people in the U.S. who watch too much TV. They can be changed to whatever TV shows are viewed or...

Nothing makes you tap your foot like a shuffle and this one has a monster back-beat groove. A very hip melody line, written-out solos for tenor sax and 1st trombone, lead few features. Check out the h...

This classic New Orleans standard has been given the full Ellington treatment - with a beautiful alto opening, and solos for baritone sax, trumpet, and clarinet.

A hard-hitting shuffle groove about 135 BPM. A suggested written-out solo is provided for C, B-flat, E-flat, and trombone. A nice swingin' shout chorus, an auxiliary percussion part plus optional flut...

Stay in Your Lane by Gordon Goodwin is a hard-hitting shuffle groove at about 135 BPM. A suggested written-out solo is provided for C, B-flat, E-flat, and trombone. A nice swingin' shout chorus, an au...

The evolution of this chart is epic! It grows from a whisper to a roar, with everything in between along the way. Think Gordon Goodwin meets the Bunny Hop with some musical zaniness built in.

This is a unique jazz ensemble resource that includes music for rehearsal and performance that can be used to enable your band to sound more mature, become better sight-readers, and help students deve...

Straight ahead, B blues scored for big band, with the brass section playing the head against a sax tutti. Solo changes are written in the tenor, trumpet, and trombone parts, with room for additional s...

This original shuffle is solidly scored with a Benny Golson/Quincy Jones flavor. The saxes are featured on the head with the solo in the first tenor part. The bridge features a two sax/two trumpet ens...