Jazz Ensemble for Beginners

Composer/arranger George Vincent puts the rock flavor with a little Latin spin on this easy chart. A very pretty melody, no solos, just nice ensemble all the way. Easy brass ranges with 1st trumpet ra...

An easy-to-play Latin bossa with everything written out for the rhythm section and no individual solos. The tempo is around 148 BPM with very accessible brass ranges and plenty of optional parts to in...

Here's a bossa that is just right for the young band. Played around 136 BPM, it has a catchy melody with great harmonies; easy brass ranges; and optional parts for flute, clarinet, and vibraphone.

The familiar Jamaican folk song in a Calypso groove is very accessible for young bands. No individual solos and easy trumpet 1 range to written D fourth line. Reduced instrumentation and flexible opti...

Finally an easy version of this classic! Played with a swing feel around 144 BPM with a written-out alto solo, trumpet 1 range to written F top line, this easy to play crowd pleaser will be a hit. It'...

Rob Vuono continues to show why his beginning jazz arrangements are so popular. This clever arrangement with a bossa flavor is ideal for teaching basic concepts of this unique style. Very easy to play...

Rob Vuono continues to show why his beginning jazz arrangements are so popular. This clever arrangement with a bossa flavor is ideal for teaching basic concepts of this unique style. Very easy to play...

Based on the classic version recorded by Clifford Brown, this chart opens with a frantic 'traffic jam' effect before settling into a more relaxed uptempo swing style. The melody is first stated by a c...

Recorded on the landmark album 'Kind of Blue', this Miles Davis blues standard is a perfect improvising tool for beginning players, and a great introduction to a legendary jazz figure.

This traditional swing tune from the '40s works great in this easy setting for beginning bands. The moderate swing tempo and easy rhythms provide a perfect model for teaching this style to inexperienc...

Arranger Mike Lewis took the swinging Glenn Miller hit and arranged it for the easy jazz ensemble player. Mike's clever reworking of the solo sections and the descending harmony line makes this chart...

This Gershwin classic has a refreshing sound, as the chorale intro slips into a slow swing feel reminiscent of the legendary Miles Davis/Gil Evans arrangement. Arranger Rich DeRosa brings a big sound...

It's an easy grade 1 swing chart at about 124 BPM with easy brass ranges, no solos just ensemble, a fun melody composed and arranged by a superb writer. A well-written easy swing chart.

This wonderful jazz tune is played at 120 BPM, it has written solos for alto 1, trumpet 1 and trombone 1, and a swingin' modulation from E-flat to F. Trumpet range is to written F-sharp top line. When...

An accessible and swingin' version of Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band chart scored for young players. There is a nice sax soli and 1st trumpet range is to written G on top of the staff. A 12-bar writte...

Perhaps one of the most well-known standards of all time, this easy but effective chart has a laid-back swing feel. The tempo is MM=90 with written solos for alto 1 and trumpet 1, lead trumpet goes up...

This easy-to-play shuffle swings at around 144 BPM. This is a well-known melody scored for young players that features accessible ranges, brief written-out solos for tenor, alto, trumpet, and trombone...

A very clever chart for a younger band featuring a few sound effects. An easy swing played around 132 BPM with written solos cued for all saxes and trumpets. Trumpet 1 range is to written E-flat top s...

This is a very cool shuffle-swing groove by Zachary Smith is played around 140 BPM. Written solos are provided for trombone 1 and alto 1, a stop-time interlude, a big shout chorus, and an optional voc...

There's no riddle when it comes to the success of Rob Vuono's jazz charts! His ability to create a complex sounding chart that is extremely easy to play makes this one a guaranteed winner. Starting of...

There's no riddle when it comes to the success of Rob Vuono's jazz charts! His ability to create a complex sounding chart that is extremely easy to play makes this one a guaranteed winner. Starting of...

The best way to teach the laid-back 'Basie style' is by working on LI'L DARLIN', but up until now it was only playable by more advanced groups. Roy Phillippe has changed the key and reorchestrated thi...

Neal Hefti's great drum feature CUTE is arranged here for your beginning jazz band! This tune has been performed by many great jazz bands from Count Basie on down, but now arranger Mike Story works hi...

Correlated to Unit 5 of Jazz Expressions™, Sweet Georgia Brown is a great jazz classic arranged by Mike Lewis at the easy level. The focus in this chart is on syncopation using easy rhythms, modest ra...

Composed by Grammy?' award-winning composer/arranger/producer Quincy Jones and arranged by Roy Phillippe. Roy captures the swinging big band sound starting off with a call-and-response between the sax...