Alfred Jazz Ensemble Sheet Music

Gordon scored this superb chart for a good high school jazz ensemble to be played around 126 BPM with a straight-eighth feel into a rock groove. The saxes start things off acapella then things heat up...

The groove is a funky-rock played around 140 BPM. This chart is a great tune and excellent vehicle for guitar or any instrument. A suggested written solo is provided for guitar and for C, B-flat, E-fl...

The well-known classic spiritual with a funky rock feel played around 110 BPM. Brief written solo statements from various players and modest trumpet 1 range to written E top space. Optional parts incl...

A very soulful alto sax 1 feature with a relaxed rock-flavored groove played around 86 BPM. Everything is written out for the alto including a suggested ad-lib solo section. Trumpet 1 range is to writ...

This chart is a very hip funky rock with a driving groove. Played around 92 BPM. Solos are provided for trombone 1 and alto 1. Lead trumpet range is to written G on top of the staff. This chart will r...

It's a funky-rock groove, let's call it a "boogaloo," performed around 126 BPM. A very catchy melody, with stop-time sections and solos provided for alto, tenor, trumpet, trombone, and guitar, plus so...

This is the funky chart you have been looking for -- a well-known soul melody with a great groove. The band will want to explore this chart as the bass player digs in and your alto sax soloist tears i...

Michael Bublé sang this hit song and now it's time for your vocal soloist and jazz ensemble. Arranger Scott Ragsdale captured the essence of the Buble arrangement with his terrific adaptation of this...

This is a contemporary and funky-ballad treatment of this classic vocal. The key is D minor, the vocal range is A below middle C to 2nd space A. The instrumental parts are very reachable with lead tru...

'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...

I Remember Clifford, arranged by Erik Morales features a gorgeous flugelhorn in the ballad style with a brief double time section. Played around 70 BPM, the trumpet 2 flugel solo is all written out wi...

Chuck Mangione's huge hit arranged by Victor Lopez, 'Feels so Good' features the Flugelhorn solo (on the 1st trumpet part) throughout with the distinctive melody and then a written out solo along with...

This is a classic tune in a classic arrangement for four vocalists with jazz band. In the style of the great big bands, this chart contains lush, thick four-part vocal writing, but it is very singable...

The beautiful Gershwin ballad shines in this strong Dave Wolpe arrangement for jazz ensemble with solo vocalist. We were surprised that Dave had not scored this tune before, but it was worth the wait....

A wonderful ballad for the solo vocalist written in two keys for flexibility. Arranger Dave Wolpe, one of the best in the business, has written this swing ballad in G minor and C minor with reversible...

A shuffle at 166 BPM, this is a feature for two tenor saxes - not a duel, but a vehicle to showcase both your tenor players. Sample solos are provided, and the lead trumpet range is to written high C-...

A swingin' blues but with a fun twist, 13-bar blues! Play it around 172 BPM with suggested solos written for tenor 1, trumpet 1, trombone 1, and some brief drumset fills. Trumpet 1 range is to written...

Here is a must-have jazz classic that has been performed by virtually every jazz artist from composer W.C. Handy and Glenn Miller to Herbie Hancock. That's because it is a clever and interesting tune...

The title speaks for itself! Victor Lopez does it yet again with this classic pop song now for the young jazz musician. No solos but plenty of funky groove plus a call-and-response section. Lead trump...

At last, a showcase for the trumpet section from Gordon Goodwin! The groove is straight eighths with a funky feel. Solo space is provided for trumpets 1, 2, 3, 4, but can be tailored as desired. Lead...

Jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard has sadly passed on, but his wonderful music lives in this masterfully-arranged haunting melody with an alternating bossa and light funk groove. Solos are written for pi...

A burnin' jazz classic with a funk groove. If you have played Eric Richards' charts, you know they are meaty but worth the work. The tempo moves along at 208 BPM and the lead trumpet range is to writt...

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...

From the Quincy Jones -- Sammy Nestico CD titled Basie & Beyond. Composed and arranged by the legendary Sammy Nestico, this chart begins with a funky drum groove and develops into a nice easy swing fe...

Arranger Dave Rivello has taken this well-known traditional melody and brought it to life with his outstanding gospel-sounding chart. The tenor solo is written and a few modulations keep this chart mo...