First Year Charts Series

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...

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...

A nice medium swing groove played around 128 BPM on a tasty jazz standard. Written out solos for tenor 1 and trumpet 1, a sax soli, with trumpet 1 range to written F on the top line. Optional parts ga...

A nice medium swing groove played around 128 BPM on a tasty jazz standard. Written out solos for tenor 1 and trumpet 1, a sax soli, with trumpet 1 range to written F on the top line. Optional parts ga...

Finally an easy version of the classic tune, Malagueña, arranged by Mike Story! Played with a swing feel around 144 BPM with a written-out alto solo, trumpet 1 range to written F top line, this easy t...

A moderate swing played around 132 BPM. A fine jazz classic with a catchy melody, written-out solos for trumpet 1 and trombone 1, the lead trumpet range is to written E top space, plus a few sax solis...

A moderate swing played around 132 BPM. A fine jazz classic with a catchy melody, written-out solos for trumpet 1 and trombone 1, the lead trumpet range is to written E top space, plus a few sax solis...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Immerse yourself in the golden era of big band jazz with one of the most timeless classics of all time: "Li'l Darlin'" in its signature, laid-back swing style. Published by Belwin Music, this masterpi...

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...

There are probably times when you would love to say 'Knock it off!' to your budding young jazz players! Well, now you can tell them to play this contemporary swing original by Tom Davis instead. Tom i...

This Duke Ellington classic is now in a very easy and playable arrangement by young band specialist Paul Cook. Paul has a way of making these easy level charts sound so right, yet be so easy to play....

This Duke Ellington classic is now in a very easy and playable arrangement by young band specialist Paul Cook. Paul has a way of making these easy level charts sound so right, yet be so easy to play....

This Duke Ellington classic is now in a very easy and playable arrangement by young band specialist Paul Cook. Paul has a way of making these easy level charts sound so right, yet be so easy to play....

This clever new jazz original by Willie Thomas is correlated to his Jazz Anyone.....? method for jazz improvisation. It has a street beat boogie flavor reminiscent of the celebratory music played afte...

One of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra classics comes to first year-jazz ensembles in this exceptionally accessible arrangement from Paul Cook. Classic big band repertoire for your developing band. Very Ea...

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...

Here's a nice easy-goin' swing chart on a great jazz classic composed by Fats Waller. Arranger Ralph Ford, one of our specialists in writing for young bands, does it once again. Solos are for piano an...

Here's a nice easy-goin' swing chart on a great jazz classic composed by Fats Waller. Arranger Ralph Ford, one of our specialists in writing for young bands, does it once again. Solos are for piano an...

Here's a nice easy-goin' swing chart on a great jazz classic composed by Fats Waller. Arranger Ralph Ford, one of our specialists in writing for young bands, does it once again. Solos are for piano an...

A nice easy-goin' swing chart for the first year jazz group. Master arranger Mike Lewis scored this jazz classic to feature plenty of ensemble with a brief written trumpet solo (the trumpet range in o...

A swinging chart, direct from one of the most famous streets in New York City, Forty Second Street is a familiar melody that's accessible for the young jazz player. Scored by Paul Cook, this chart goe...