Alfred Jazz Ensemble Sheet Music

'Up on a Housetop' is a holiday favorite played at 128 BPM with a swing feel and no individual solos. Benjamin Hanby's arrangement features great ensemble work all the way and is easy to rehearse and...

Check out the 'red chicken!' 'Pollo Rojo' is a Latin cha-cha performed at 146 BPM that includes easy brass ranges, a written-out alto sax solo, section solis, and a cool melody. (2:59)

With the chicken-flavored title, this Kris Berg chart is just plain funky. The laid-back tempo is around 100 BPM, there is a suggested written tenor solo, and some slap bass licks on the hip bass part...

Check out this easy-going chart that swings at 132 BPM. This great Cole Porter standard is arranged with written tenor, trumpet, and alto solos with an alto cadenza. The lead trumpet range is to writt...

'Tattooed Bride' is Ellington's masterpiece from 1948 - a through-composed, 11-minute jazz symphony. Prominently featuring the clarinet, each of the four sections contrast in mood, tempo, and dynamics...

'Tango for Jam Jam' by Zachary Smith is a captivating tango sure to be a hit at any concert. The tempo is 120 BPM and the chart has a written alto sax solo, along with lots of built-in energy and most...

Here's a funky rock chart by Vince Gassi called 'Contents Under Pressure' for young band. It's played at 120 BPM and features a written solo for tenor sax, accessible brass ranges, a catchy melody, cl...

'(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue' arranged by Victor López is a beautiful ballad, and very playable by a young jazz group. The tempo is around 82 BPM with a straight-eighth ballad feel, smooth...

'A Day in the Life of a Fool (Manha de Carnaval)' arranged by Terry White is a bossa nova groove - but not just any bossa - this one stands above the rest. Superb harmonies, nice voicings, a nice sax...

You thought you'd never hear the well-known 'I Love Lucy' theme in a big band chart? Check out this hip hop version arranged by Paul Baker right now! It is loaded with wonderful writing, great develop...

A 'Taste of Cuba' for sure. A very hot Latin chart premiered at the Midwest Band Clinic, 2015, this is a show-stopper chart for a strong band. The chart is jam-packed with lines that bounce from secti...

'El Abrazo' by Alan Baylock is truly stunning chart! The ballad beginning and ending will bring tears to your eyes - it's that beautiful. The chart then moves to a samba around 110 BPM for the half no...

Fool Me Once from the Jazz Band Series is designed for high school and advanced junior high school band. Full instrumentation includes 5 saxophones, 8 brass and 4 rhythm parts. Optional parts include...

An easy to play jazz waltz featuring two holiday songs, 'The Holly and the Ivy and 'We Wish You a Merry Christmas. The tempo is 128 BPM, trumpet 1 range is to written F top line, no individual solos a...

This wonderful jazz standard swings at 160 BPM with the opening melody line played by alto, tenor, trumpet, and trombone. Sample jazz solos are provided for tenor 1, trumpet 2, drums, and the lead tru...

A medium tempo Latin with a bit of swing feel, played around 150 BPM. The opening statement is played by tenor 1 and trumpet 1 with written-out suggested solos for each. Trumpet 1 range is to written...

A swingin' jazz classic played around 156 BPM. Written-out suggested solos are provided for alto 1 and trumpet 2 with cues for piano and trumpet 1. The sax section soli, drum fills, a few familiar quo...

A Latin-pop original, that's kind of funky, targeted at the skilled high school level. It's played around 176 BPM with lead trumpet range to written high C. Sample solos are provided for all instrumen...

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...

The familiar Jamaican folk song in a Calypso groove is very accessible for young bands. No individual solos and easy trumpet 1 range to written D fourth line. Reduced instrumentation and flexible opti...

This chart is very accessible for young players with lead trumpet range to written G on top of the staff. It includes written-out suggested solos for tenor 1 and trombone 1 with background figures to...

One of the best jazz standards arranged in a Latin groove played at 156 BPM. The melody is handled by tenor, trumpet, and guitar with written solos provided for tenor and trumpet. Lead trumpet range i...

From Essential Jazz Editions, Set #5: Music of the 1940s, Part I.