Advanced Sheet Music for Jazz Ensemble

David Liebman Series. Comp by David arr by Alan Baylock. With a fusion sixteenth note intense rhythmic underpinning and intricate unison lines, this features the soloist playing freely over the rhythm...

David Liebman Series. Comp by David arr by Henrik Frisk. A slow eight note quasi ballad with five sections of four bar polychord harmonies. This arrangement features an array of contemporary colors an...

Bingo is wonderfully fun and quirky tune by New York based Matt Wilson. Based on the traditional children's song B-I-N-G-O. Matt commissioned this arrangement for a performance at the Univ. of Norther...

Medium ECM chart in 6/4 written to feature soprano sax and guitar solos. This chart demonstrates Villanueva's motivic development in the big band setting. The send-off, the Phrygian polyphonic interlu...

In the words of its moniker, baritone saxophonist David Zapotocky, This piece was penned [as a tribute to my] creative driving skillsat the Reno Jazz Festival. The following year - curiously enough -...

Up tempo minor blues. Features alto, trumpet & tenor solos.

Front line of Tenor, Alto & flugel. Any or all may solo plus Piano has opt'l solo. Recorded by the John Mahoney Big Band on 'In From Somewhere.'

Up tempo blues. 1/2 note =208+. Features Tenor sax & Trpt solos. Recorded by Bob Parton's JAZZTECH Big Band on Sea Breeze Jazz.

Eb. Tribute to Ornette Coleman. Standard orchestration. Alto and drum feature. Not demanding in terms of ranges, and a tuneful, but challenging piece of music. A few time changes. Top lead trumpet not...

The chart is a challenging straight ahead blowing vehicle. Trumpet range is up to high concert E and there are some options to play lower notes written in at the highest points. Soloists: Tenor 1 and...

An advanced level big band arrangement. Scored for five saxes (AATTB), five trumpets, three tenor and one bass trombones, piano, guitar, bass and drums. First alto and first tenor double on flute. Sec...

Composed by Woody James Arranged by Dave Leech. An advanced pro level big band arrangement. Scored for five saxes (SATTB), six trumpets, five trombones, piano, guitar, bass, drums and Latin percussion...

Modern funk. A challenging lead Alto showcase w/opt'l altissimo. The rest of the band really gets to blow, also. Opt'l keyboard. Percussion 1 & 2 parts are include. Dbls.

Fast jazz waltz w/powerful Latin feel. Slow brooding intro featuring soprano sax & bone solos.

Groovy funky blues featuring Tenor, Trpt & Bass solos.

Out of control, funk madness w/lots of blowing for everyone, esp. the saxes. Soli sections for trpts & bones ensures no sleeping on the stand [or in the audience] during this tune. No dbls. Recorded b...

A rollicking up tempo bop fest w/a melodic motive that might be recognized to Rob & Laura Petrie. This tune, based on 'Another You' changes. Features challenging section work for everyone. [1st alto o...

One of the winning compositions from the 2005 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards competition, Hike!!! was premiered at the North Seas Jazz Festival in the Hague. Exciting meter changes and cl...

Winding Rose is an exhilarating composition that consists of clever melodies and an imaginative rhythmic treatment. Comprised of several tempo an meter changes, this piece begins with a slow introduct...

This is the first of three compositions that are based on the nearly 550 year old melody entitled L'homme arme (The Armed Man). This collection incorporates compositional techniques from renaissance c...

Part III is a high-impact feature of the L'homme arme melody set in various orchestrations. An up-tempo closer in 3/4, a drum solo begins this part accompanied by an ostinato bass line. The energy sta...

Straight eighth notes in the ECM style. This multi-section piece in 6/4 time features tenor saxophone over modal changes and electric guitar (solid body) or soprano saxophone over pedal point and slas...

Time piece starting in 7/4, a jazz waltz, then an up-tempo samba! Some sax doubles

If you want to feature your bass trombone player with an aggressively fast samba, than this is the chart. mFeroz meaning 'fierce' with good section features when the bass bone is resting. 1st trumpet...

Romping simple melodic line over some strangely interesting changes. Some sax doubles.