Hal Leonard Sheet Music

With its roots in early jazz, "Basin Street Blues" is a great way to introduce the concept of "call and response" to your young players. This arrangement scored for 6 horns features solid ensemble sco...

Highlight your sax section with this great F minor blues chart. Hip swinging melodies wrapped in phat brass and rhythm section hits along with great unison brass writing on the bridge make this highly...

When the trombone section gets a chance to speak, it's usually with a touch of attitude and style. This sassy shuffle tune in a moderately slow tempo gives them a great opportunity to take the spotlig...

Recorded by Michael McDonald, this bluesy tune features a moderate shuffle groove and a distinctive contemporary sound. Scored with plenty of variety, this appealing chart also includes solo space for...

Featuring a freewheeling New Orleans style street beat alternating with straight-ahead swing, here is a Monk favorite in a unique and creative setting. Trumpet and tenor share the melody, and solo spa...

Enrich your jazz musicians with the music of Horace Silver with this arrangement of one of his most soulful blues tunes. Tenor Sax 1 and Trumpet 2 play the first statement of the head creating the ori...

Here is a clever blues tune written in a medium swing style. The melody features some half-step slippin' around played by full ensemble. Solo sections are also provided for any sax and any brass instr...

A fantastic small ensemble arrangement of the immortal Mercer Ellington standard scored for 1 Alto, 2 Tenors, 2 Trumpets, 1 Trombone and rhythm section. Solos for Tenor sax, Trumpet and drums. Lead Tr...

Primarily scored for the entire ensemble with brief choruses for the saxes, this original shuffle really lives up to it's name and has a great feel. An open solo section gives you added flexibility an...

Recorded by Peggy Lee in 1958, this sultry swing tune went on to become her signature song and has remained a popular standard. Paul's version for young players definitely retains the 'cool' factor wi...

Recorded by American blues singer John Lee Hooker in 1961, this remains one of his most identifiable and enduring songs. John Berry's bluesy swing version for young players includes the signature ques...

One of the classic early hits by the Beatles, this catchy tune features an immediately recognizable melody and a driving swing/shuffle style. Included in this version for young players is the famous g...

Arranged in a medium swing/shuffle style, here is a very easy version of this jazz standard by Sonny Rollins that maintains the style and feel of the original. Featuring a mix of tutti playing and cal...

Recorded on the 1956 album Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet, this jazz standard composed by pianist Red Garland adapts beautifully for beginning jazzers. With a moderate tempo, riff-based melody,...

Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble - Grade 1-2 This latest installment in the continuing adventures of Bubbert is a blues in a '60s boogaloo style. It's loaded with blues scale material that can be...

Recorded originally by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, here's a classic jazz tune that works great for young ensembles. Arranged here in an attractive shuffle funk style, there's a nice balance betwe...

Here's a great-sounding slow blues from master jazz pianist and composer Red Garland. Terry White's version for young players features tenor sax and trumpet on the head followed by the full sax sectio...

Creatively set in the style of New Orleans street beat, here is a new take on an old favorite. A perfect example of an early jazz tune that stands the test of time, this one is sure to add an element...

Shorty Rogers was one of the primary creators of West Coast jazz, both as a composer and performer. Popo is a great example of a cool blues in a medium tempo, with solo space for any player.

Here is a fresh take on the bebop blues classic by Charlie Parker. The chart starts out in a funk style and then alternates with swing sections. Soloists have a chance to improvise in both styles.

Made famous by the Woody Herman Thundering Herd, here is a marvelous adaptation for younger players by Paul Murtha. Following the opening chorus for piano, the trumpets state the main theme with answe...

Recorded by Barbara Morrison with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra for The L. A. Treasures Project, this powerhouse arrangement is a study in contrasts. The sparse and quiet opening gradually build...

Riff-based blues tunes are always valuable when teaching young players to improvise, and here is one of the best! Arranged here for inexperienced players, this Sonny Rollins classic features a swing s...

Here is a great-sounding chart for featuring a tenor sax and guitar duet (or just tenor sax). Utilizing a medium shuffle grove, this smooth chart also features a dialog between a small group and the f...

Here is a swingin' blues from Oscar Pettiford that has been a favorite with jazzers for years. Along with superbly scored ensemble sections, Mark Taylor's chart also features solos for tenor and tromb...