Jazz Ensemble Library Series

Here is one of Tito Puente's best known Latin production numbers and, in the hands of Latin master Michael Philip Mossman, this chart sets up an infectious and authentic groove that just does not let...

Recorded by the group Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, this is a great medium-tempo mambo to add a little Latin spice to your program. Roger's excellent chart features distinctive melodies, solos for tenor and/o...

Recorded by the group Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, this is a great medium-tempo mambo to add a little Latin spice to your program. Roger's excellent chart features distinctive melodies, solos for tenor and/o...

Here is a great arrangement of this Latin classic done in an authentic Latin style but with a big band twist. All the rhythm parts are carefully notated taking the guesswork out of interpreting this c...

Here is a great arrangement of this Latin classic done in an authentic Latin style but with a big band twist. All the rhythm parts are carefully notated taking the guesswork out of interpreting this c...

George Shearing's classic from the 50's is arranged here in a moderate Latin style which is actually closer to the original version. Mainly scored for the full ensemble Mark includes a few meter chang...

Written as a solo vehicle for tenor sax, Mark has created a marvelous setting on this Hoagy Carmichael standard using a sensuous slow Latin groove. Very effective!

Written as a solo vehicle for tenor sax, Mark has created a marvelous setting on this Hoagy Carmichael standard using a sensuous slow Latin groove. Very effective!

Kenny Dorham's relaxed Latin classic is a must for all jazz programs. Mark has retained elements of the original version using a small group (alto, tenor, trumpet and trombone) on the opening statemen...

Jazz Ensemble Library - Grade 4 Jazz giant Ray Bryant penned this classic mambo and Michael Philip Mossman provides a dynamic setting for jazz ensemble! Fully notated rhythm section parts guarantee an...

Made famous by John Coltrane, but treated here in a more traditional Afro-Latin style, this is something a little different for jazz ensemble. As with all Mossman charts, the rhythm section is meticul...

Jazz Ensemble Library - Grade 4 This smooth and moderately paced bossa is a perfect feature for your flugelhorn soloist. The beautiful melody is in an easy range for this instrument and the ensemble l...

This medium tempo samba features a quartet of alto, tenor, trumpet and trombone on the melody along with clever counterlines from the rest of the ensemble. A recurring unison bass line riff holds it a...

John Berry has taken this Cole Porter favorite and converted it into a real powerhouse chart for big band. Not just a re-hash of the version recorded by Buddy Rich, this exciting treatment alternates...

Explore the exciting world of mambo with this Michael Philip Mossman original commissioned by the Delavan-Darien (WI) H. S. Jazz Ensemble. A variety of moods and meters are used and there is solo spac...

We're not entirely sure what possessed Mike Tomaro to take what is probably the best-known jazz waltz and turn it into a samba! Actually, the relaxed Latin groove works quite well, and there are solos...

Here is an excitingly different take on this Ellington swing classic done in a mambo style! Including a slightly twisted melody to fit the style, Latin master Michael Philip Mossman cleverly adds coun...

Here is an excitingly different take on this Ellington swing classic done in a mambo style! Including a slightly twisted melody to fit the style, Latin master Michael Philip Mossman cleverly adds coun...

Arranged here in a unique samba setting, Michael Mossman provides some surprising twists and turns in this familiar Latin classic by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Every section gets into the act, along with a...

Arranged here in a unique samba setting, Michael Mossman provides some surprising twists and turns in this familiar Latin classic by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Every section gets into the act, along with a...

Here is one of the most tuneful of Jobim's many familiar Latin standards in a marvelous setting featuring a baritone sax soloist. The style is a laid-back Latin groove and Michael incorporates a wealt...

What a neat idea to turn this Henry Mancini classic into a medium samba groove! Your lead trombonist receives some well-deserved feature time and is joined briefly by the entire bone section. The ense...

Written in a driving Latin feel, this energetic original features biting melodies, edgy harmonies and even foot stomps and hand claps. Including a solo for tenor sax and plenty of powerful ensemble wr...

Leave it to Michael Mossman to combine two unique Latin styles (tango and bossa nova) into a single composition! The saxes take the lead on the sultry tango theme punctuated by the brass, then a trump...

Feature a flugel soloist on this lush and melodic original from Mark Taylor. Written in a relaxed Latin groove, this offers a nice opportunity for a change of pace for festival or concert use.