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This moderate tempo Latin-style composition has plenty of unison ensemble writing. Attainable with limited rehearsal time, this energetic straight-forward chart will please your band and audience leav...

This exciting Samba is very playable and very melodic. Great unison lines set up the themes allowing the chart to settle into a distinct groove before the solos. A powerful interlude leads to a strong...

Uniquely scored Mambo style chart allows for the conductor add sections at various times to allow a different performance each time it is played. Get your rhythm section going with congas, bongos, tim...

Sin Palabras (Without Words) was written for Rich's 'Bad Little Big Band'. Relaxed Latin style. All high notes on the recording are optional and all solos are written out.

A hip Samba with firm roots in both the Blues and Salsa.

Carl has created a dynamic chart at a moderate difficulty level that gives you that hot latin chart you've been looking for.

This beautiful Bossa Nova shows us Thad's sensitive side.

This bossa Nova/Swing is easy to play and sounds great.

Simple Latin based tune written in mostly unision, octaves, counterpoint and block harmonies. Written solos for tenor and trumpet.

Medium tempo Jazz Samba that captures a tinge of Spain while allowing Jazz elements to shine through. Solo sections are on 2 chord changes (Cm/Db) making for easy soloing.

This chart captures that island feel of the Caribbean. The simple unison melody is based on the A section of Gershwin's 'I've Got Rhythm'.

This very hip Cha Cha is a bit more challenging than our other titles but many high schools and Colleges will find this a great addition to their library.

A light Latin feel with lots of unison and ensemble sections for young players. Solos on the A section of the tune.

From jazz saxophonist Eric Alexander's most recent album, 'BE COOL', Steve Broidy's 'Footsteps' features a contemporary jazz Latin groove written at a moderate level to provide a welcome addition to y...

Featuring a moderate tempo contemporary Latin groove, Mike Carubia's arrangement of Freddie Hubbard's 'To Her Ladyship' opens with a unison melody featuring alto sax, flugelhorn or trumpet with an opt...

Diese bisher unveröffentlichte Thad-Jones-Komposition ist ein interessanter Swing im mittleren Tempo mit einem Hauch von Blues-March-Feeling. Diese gut spielbare Nummer wurde erstmals im Jahr 1967 von...

This chart features the sound of a New Orleans funeral marching band historically known as the 'Second Line' which follows behind the family and casket. It's a time for celebration coming after the in...

Thad Jones composition re-scored for high school & Jr. high bands. Technical and range requirements have been reduced without compromising the 'Thad Jones sound.' Easier of the 2 'Sassy' arrangements....

This happy Shuffle/Swing is the least difficult in the series. Solos are played over F7 & Eb7 so almost anyone can try improvising on this one. It's simple, but it Swings! 8 brass, 5 saxes, 4 rhythm,...

Extended blues form shifts from a Swing Shuffle to a Funk bridge then back again. Optional lead trumpet notes save chops but won't take the energy away from this chart.

An easy Basie/Nestico style swinger at a Medium Fast tempo. Brass ranges are very comfortable with lots of unisons and full ensemble sections.

This classic Clarence Williams composition was written at the very beginning of the Jazz Age and speaks in the Count Basie language. An 8 measure written piano solo feeds into a quiet full ensemble me...

A unique jazz/ swing chart that starts with a 'march feel' but transitions into a straight ahead jazz 4/4 feel for solos over familiar 16 bar changes. Very playable, easy ranges with some Thad styled...

The arranging and composition professor at William Patterson University has written this medium groove gem. It swings hard and has plenty of ensemble and unison passages with a blues feel though not a...

This chart was written when Thad lived in Denmark and was named after jazz organist Rhoda Scott. This writing is typical Thad that was a favorite of the Mel Lewis Orchestra and it is still played by t...