Jazz Ensemble for Beginners

Down and Out is a mellow, laid back blues chart. It uses the traditional 12 bar blues changes and the standard AAB form for the melody. After a strong opening, the piece moves into the main melody, in...

Mission: Secret is a classic spy tune written using a 12-bar blues form. It mostly comprises of a catchy bass line riff with a simple, sustained melody over top. Those instruments playing the riff (te...

You Must Know opens with a fun mixture of syncopated rhythms and the power of a rock chart that will grab anyone's attention. This samba tune is meant to be played with lots of energy using an upbeat...

Rough Copy is an original funk tune primarily made up of catchy riffs and licks. Although it is composed in cut time to create a laid back, funk feel, the eighth notes are to be swung. This helps keep...

Oh So Fine is a light, feel-good funk chart. Written in the classic style, it features an opening by the bass player. Then the rest of the rhythm section enters to help generate the groove of this cha...

This chart is dedicated to one of the composer's colleagues, Brian Vincent. This piece reflects his personality as it is a high energy, consistent, and catchy rock tune.

Curnow has created two easy-to-play charts on commission from the University of Portland. This chart features a melody and a style similar to the West Coast Jazz approach to things. Line for Lyons cam...

Curnow has created two easy-to-play charts on commission from the University of Portland. This chart features a melody reminiscent of the Lester Leaps In tune, but has very reasonable ranges and rhyth...

Les has written a thoughtful, lovely Latin tune. Flugelhorns can be used to create a warm, pretty sound. You'll really like programming this one. (condensed score)

This outstanding original is guaranteed to be the hit of your next concert! A full ensemble opening leads into a catchy melody before solo opportunities begin for alto sax and trombone (written solos...

Jay's jazz original is easy to prepare but packed with solid, full-ensemble writing. It'll be a winner on any festival or concert performance!

A great chart in the Count Basie Style. Wonderful writing for all sections at a moderate swing tempo. Solos can be played as written or opened up for improv. A great melodic and stylistic piece for st...

Hush is a simple lyrical composition in the style of a lullaby. It was inspired by the thought of that time of night when the lights are finally turned off and the house is quiet. The modest technical...

Here is a really nice blues chart with fresh, interesting lines and great ensemble passages. This chart is another of Geoff's very creative approaches to big band writing. Written with the young band...

This is a lovely rock ballad featuring alto saxophone throughout. Ellen is a superb composer who knows how to write for young bands and still create fresh, interesting and beautiful music. The melody...

'No Moon At All' is scored as a bluesy mid-tempo female vocal chart. The structure and feel of the chart is based around the 1947 Doris Day version that she recorded with an eight piece band under the...

Male Vocal Sweet Caroline was a huge hit for Neil Diamond, and has become one of those songs that everybody knows. If you're ever stuck for a crowd-pleasing vocal at a function gig, this is the chart...

This beautiful Jerome Kern song was recorded by Sinatra in 1964 on the Reprise label for the 'Days Of Wine & Roses' album collaboration with Nelson Riddle. We have adapted the chart by removing the st...