Intermediate Jazz Ensemble

This familiar standard is arranged here in a medium up-tempo swing style and features your entire trumpet section. All parts include written sample solos, and it is constructed so that a single player...

Bring the sounds of Gene Krupa and the big band era to life again with Paul Lavender's nostalgic arrangement of this classic from the '40s. Includes a flexible solo section and optional whistling on t...

Adapted directly from the version he penned for the Count Basie Orchestra, Sammy Nestico brings the signature style and familiar strains to this fabulous version for younger bands. ªThe solo spots for...

Featuring a medium swing feel on a familiar standard, this effectively written chart for young players includes nicely paced variety between the brass and saxes. A flexible solo section leaves room fo...

Recorded by jazz great Cannonball Adderley, this classic jazz standard has been skillfully arranged here for younger players in a moderate shuffle groove. The trademark opening chant is handled by pai...

One of the most enduring compositions from Miles Davis' early career is this medium swing tune recorded on the 1954 album Walkin'. In this terrific chart for younger players, Rick Stitzel uses some ni...

Often recorded and performed by jazz artists, this tuneful standard by Duke Pearson is skillfully arranged here in an uptempo swing style. Solo duties are shared between trumpet and tenor sax, and the...

Here's a great sounding and very playable chart on this familiar jazz standard that features the drummer on brushes and tasty figures from the full ensemble. Perfect for either festivals or casual occ...

What a tasty-sounding swing original by Rick Stitzel! This minor blues features a catchy melody, solid ensemble writing, and a perfect solo setting for just about any player. Works great for festivals...

Irving Berlin's tuneful standard was put back on the map with the classic scene from Mel Brooks' movie 'Young Frankenstein'. This clever arrangement alternates between a 2-beat feel and straight ahead...

Paul has taken the famous Les Brown version and adapted it for younger groups. The authentic style of the original is still there in this classy arrangement of a classic from the swing era.

Here's an arrangement by John Higgins which makes this jazz classic accessible to most ensembles. Intriguing chord voicings and strong thematic construction make this chart a sure winner.

This classic blues was a standard of the Count Basie Orchestra for many years, and Sammy Nestico's very playable version for young groups really cooks!

Creative use of unisons will give young groups added confidence, and the polished ensemble writing adds just the right contrasts in this Basie-style masterpiece.

This sultry laid back swing tune was made famous by Peggy Lee, and in the hands of Sammy Nestico you just know you are in for something special. Great writing for young groups.

Hard-swinging shuffle that is reminiscent of those great Thad Jones charts. Solos are for piano and alto, but it can easily be opened up for other soloists. Young bands and professionals alike will ha...

Musical quotes are sprinkled throughout this medium swing chart - most obvious being Charlie Parker's Ornithology that is used in the opening of the sax soli. The out chorus features skillfully writte...

The opening melody of this jazz waltz features the alto saxophone and trombone. Solos are provided for trumpet and alto. This is a great change of pace chart. Advance Music is proud to present our new...

Amen is a medium up-tempo gospel-swing, influenced by Horace Silver's The Preacher. Mike Titlebaum underlaid the bluesy melodies, developed throughout the arrangement, with a driving shuffle rhythm, f...

Composer Wynton Marsalis and arranger David Berger team up to deliver a high power stylistic masterpiece. Based on a traditional swing groove and playable at a variety of tempos, this chart has the po...

Trumpets out front! Showcase the trumpet section with Dave Wolpe's chart on this great jazz standard. Written-out solos on all four trumpet parts and the lead trumpet range is to a written B. This wel...

Just in Time is a wonderful jazz standard, superbly arranged in a swing style by Scott Ragsdale. The intro alternates between a two-feel and a four-feel then the chart locks into four. Modulations wil...

Check out arranger Terry White's straight-ahead bebop-influenced chart on this Gershwin standard. Swing feel throughout, a beefy sax soli, lead lines and solos (written out) for alto 1 and trumpet 2 a...

Everybody gets the melody in this unusual but hip swing chart. Check out how jazz trombonist Wycliffe Gordon has taken this jazz standard and worked his arranging magic. A piano or guitar solo section...