Advanced Swing Sheet Music

Bright swing, unison bop line for alto, tenor, bari, trumpet and guitar. Fun changes for tenor sax and trumpet solos. Challenging development section for the whole ensemble and sax soli/ensemble shout...

Two for Two is a medium swing tune based on Tea For Two that features alto and trpt soloists playing the head and improv. 5-4-4-4 (Lead Tb. C5, lead trpt. F6)1/4 note= 180. Medium difficult.

No Evidence is a medium, Monkish swing tune based on There Is No Greater Love that features tenor sax and piano. An ensemble 'Pittsburgh March' (ala Erroll Garner) is thrown in for good measure. 5-4-4...

Written for Doc Severinsen, trumpet feature is an excellent vehicle for a good soloist with 'high chops'. Medium fast swing. Recorded by Dimartino/Osland Jazz Orch 'Off The Charts'

A Basie rhythm feel with lush harmonies in the Alf Claussen vein. Beautiful melody featuring Flugel lead over saxes. Tenor and Flugel solos. Difficult. No Score.

Mix A Modian Lid is a modal swinger for the advanced level band. Scored for five saxes (SATTB), four trumpets, four trombones, piano, guitar, bass and drums, plus optional tuba and vibraphone. A trick...

Up-tempo swing. It's a barn burner! Written using augmented scales and quick rhythmic pops throughout, this fast, driving chart will make an exciting end to your concert. Solos for Bari and Soprano sa...

A tuneful nod to Mayberry's favorite barber, in that hard to find funky, 'swing-16th' feel. Diatonic, yet challenging w/both brass & sax sections featured. Open solo for alto sax. FL-Clar. dbls. Recor...

A rollicking good time for the whole family [instrumentally speaking], this is a good combination funk shuffle-swing chart w/lots of space for blowing. No dbls required but difficult ens work & a stop...

Written for a standard jazz big band (5, 4, 4, 4) in a medium swing style. The melody is written in the first tenor sax and 4th trumpet parts only in the exposition of the piece while the recapitulati...

. ... reflects the moods of the city late at night. The piece has a dark, film noir sound, with prominent trombones and flugelhorns, often accompanied only by drums and bass. The piece is based on the...

This medium-up tempo swinger , as recorded on the Newyorkestra big band CD 'Urban Soundscape' (Seabreeze Jazz SB-2134) is based on an extended modal blues structure, and features many challenging and...

Bright swing tempo. Intro features open Piano solo. Solo for Trpt & open Tenor battle. Trpt written to high dbl. G. No Dbls.

Begins funk, moves to double x swing, returns to funk. Tricky ensemble.

This hard swinging, shuffle blues was commissioned by a consortium of directors from the American Band College. The chart features a funky melody, trumpet section soli and a roaring shout chorus with...

Great ensemble writing. Medium groove swinger featuring the bass.

A modern style aggressive feeling mixed meter swing chart that moves to various straight eighth feels as the piece progressive. It features a funky piano solo, gentle flugelhorn solo and a tense mixed...

A mini suite w/swing ballad sections & suitable for a good high school or college band.

Medium swing inspired by Lee Konitz. Based on changes to Remember April. Solos for Alto, Tenor, Trpt, Trbn & Piano as well as more chances for others in your band to blow.

Medium swing chart w/Trpt & Trbn solos, [opt'l open] Sax soli & big shout chorus. Lots of two & four feel fun for the rhythm section.

A favorite of players & listeners alike, the chart toggles between a funky hip-hop groove & swing. Tenor sax & Trbn soloists find themselves being kicked by heavy ensemble chords that lead them head f...

Was awarded the 1st place prize in the 1993 Phi Mu Alpha Natl. Composition. The chart features colorful ensemble and soli writing over a minor samba feel. The solo section, which develops into a strai...

Up tempo swing chart. Features solo space for Alto & Trumpet. No dbl. Recorded by the Dallas Jazz Orch. on Turning Twenty.

No Evidence is a medium, Monkish swing tune based on There Is No Greater Love that features tenor sax and piano. An ensemble 'Pittsburgh March' (ala Erroll Garner) is thrown in for good measure. 5-4-4...

This up-tempo, hard swinging contemporary minor blues was written to get them 'on their feet'. A catchy melody, comfortable oppor. For creative & dynamic solos. Solos: Piano, Trbn, Tenor & Drums. Requ...