Advanced Sheet Music for Jazz Ensemble

Commissioned by the Tennessee All-State Jazz Band, this exciting and well-crafted composition features a light and breezy samba style and some marvelous ensemble writing. A duet of alto and trumpet ar...

This Santana hit has endured through the years and been recorded countless times. Here it is like you've never heard it before in the masterful hands of Michael Mossman! Arranged for David Sanborn, it...

One of the most familiar Latin standards is given a complete facelift by Michael Mossman in this creative and impressive sounding arrangement. You'll find harmonic wrinkles and rhythmic twists and tur...

From Chick Corea's My Spanish Heart album, this tune is not really a rhumba, but rather an extremely energetic samba. This chart features dynamic and challenging passages for the entire ensemble and a...

Here is a striking and well-scored arrangement of Jobim's well-known standard. Arranged for little big band, Mike's smooth Latin arrangement provides plenty of variety and a great sounding groove.

Recorded by Chick Corea in the early 1970s, Señor Mouse is a sophisticated samba that exemplifies Corea as a skilled and visionary composer. Mike Tomaro's sizzling chart for mature bands maintains an...

Originally recorded in 1984 by Stevie Wonder, here is a smooth version in a cha-cha style that provides a very appealing setting for vocalist. Michael uses some harmonic twists and turns, interesting...

This jazz fusion classic by Chick Corea was recorded by Stan Getz in 1972 and also by Chick Corea with his group Return to Forever on the landmark album Light as a Feather. In this exciting version fo...

This jazz classic from Sonny Rollins features an uptempo Latin groove with alternating sections in swing. In this challenging, yet great-sounding arrangement the head is treated in a tutti format for...

Reminiscent of the music Mark Taylor wrote for the Stan Kenton Orchestra, this fiery showpiece features a churning Afro-Cuban groove alternating with sections in swing. Small group scoring is contrast...

A cha cha you won't forget! Trumpet is featured in this fabulous chart by today's hottest contemporary writer, Gordon Goodwin. The trumpet soloist has plenty of space to solo - both improvised and wri...

A cha cha you won't forget! Trumpet is featured in this fabulous chart by today's hottest contemporary writer, Gordon Goodwin. The trumpet soloist has plenty of space to solo - both improvised and wri...

A cha cha you won't forget! Trumpet is featured in this fabulous chart by today's hottest contemporary writer, Gordon Goodwin. The trumpet soloist has plenty of space to solo - both improvised and wri...

Funky! Gordon Goodwin is the hottest writer on the scene today. The Big Phat Band is modern, hip, exciting, fresh, and captivating to listen to - and here is the real thing as performed/recorded by th...

Funky! Gordon Goodwin is the hottest writer on the scene today. The Big Phat Band is modern, hip, exciting, fresh, and captivating to listen to - and here is the real thing as performed/recorded by th...

Although 'Tin Tin Deo' is usually associated with trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, it was actually co-composed by Gillespie's original arranging partner Gil Fuller and conguero Luciano 'Chano' Pozo.  T...

Written as a sequel to his memorable chart Category 4, Jeff has left no stone unturned with his latest composition Return of the Storm. "Driving 12/8 groove" is an understatement for this daring excur...

Written as a sequel to his memorable chart Category 4, Jeff has left no stone unturned with his latest composition Return of the Storm. "Driving 12/8 groove" is an understatement for this daring excur...

Calling for crisp, well-accented horn articulations, this big band celebration in the jazz samba style is outstanding fare for any concert program. Several solo opportunities for your drummer keep the...

With an auxiliary percussion part and flugelhorn doubles in three of four trumpet parts, this bright jazz samba features plenty of full-band writing in a convincing Latin style and solo space for teno...

Recorded on the Sammy Sammy Nestico CD A Portrait Of Sammy, this exciting jazz samba in 3/4 time is written for . Lead trumpet extends to a written high D, no woodwind doubles are required, and it fea...

This brisk salsa features an Earth, Wind & Fire unison horn theme over a percolating Latin groove. Bob recommends listening to his CD, Latin From Manhattan, before rehearsing it, and suggests working...

Alegria, Spanish for Joy creates a calypso groove that is a fantastic style for young musicians to learn. It is fun to play and has great energy. The great ensemble writing throughout the chart frames...

One of ten tracks from the album The Danish Radio Big Band Plays Thad Jones (1997), this uptempo samba for experienced jazz bands features trumpet and soprano (or alto) sax first as a duo, then opens...